Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-08-04
FROM TEXAS.

Galveston dates of the 10th instant
have been received at New Orleans. A
skirmish between the Mexicans and the
Texan volunteers in the West took place
at Lipantitlan. on the river Neuces. a
bout TWENTY-FIVE miles from Corpus
Christi, Of the 9TH instant; the particu-
lars of which are thus detailed in .les-
patch from the commanding officer of the
Texan troops to the Secretary of War,
bearing date on the day Of rencounter:
son last evening received certain
Intelligence that we should be attacked
in ashort time by large Mexican force.
The position which occupied being an
unfayorable one for small force to con
tend against large one, removed my
encampment some few hundred yards to
a strong position.
"This morning about daylight, the en-
envy, seven hundred strong, entered our
old encampment, and in few minutes
attacked US in our new position. which
they kept up for about twenty minutes,
and then made hasty retreat. Three
Mexicans were left dead ON the field !:
and from their trails, many were dragged
of. Their killed and wounded could
not have been less than thirty men. am
happy to inform yol that we had not
man either killed or wounded. My
whole force. including Captain Came
ron's company of mounted gunner, did
not exceed two hundred. The Mexican
force, as learn from wounded prison.
err, consisted of two hundred resula.
troops and FIVE hundred Rancheros the
whole under the command of General
Canales. The expedition was fitted out
for The express purpose of attacking this
post. They had enc feld-piece-a four
FOUNDER"
The Texan Congress continued in ses.
sion. The principal questions which
have occupied the attention Of the body
since its meeting are the Mexican inva-
sion, and the repIenishment of the treas
ury. The Civilian of the latest date says:
The bill to make the President COM
mander inperson Of an army to be raised
for the invasion of Mexico. giving him
authority to draught one-third of the mi
Itla for the purpose, and authorizing him
70 hypothecate (the right to sell was
stricken out the public lands for the pur-
pose Of raising means, passed the House
of Representatives on the nth instant
by vote Of 90 to H.
We understand that the Senate is ep-.
posed to some of the features Of this bill,
but that it will e adopted as it stands bv
that boly, before they will allow the
whole to fail.
The question in the House Oh the a,lop.
ton of the two most important features
of the bill stood as follows:
lst. The provision to authorize the
President to take command of the army
IN person-27 to T; majority 90.
I'd. Authorizing the President to sell
or hypothecate any portion of the public
domain. or any other unappropriated rev.
enue of the republic, was carried by 90 to
8; or 26 majority.
Bya communication from the Treasu-
ry department, it appears that the expen-
ditnres between the 9TH Of March. 1871
and the 4th of March, 1912, were as fol-
lows: Civil, Miscellaneous. and Foreign
intercourse, S6,292,211 Sc, Military.
515.655,411 95; Naval, $6,sOO,592 95
Treasury Notes and the old funded debt
S8,038,l8 1877 OF ;-total, thirty three mill
ions, two hundred and sixty-six thou
sand four hundred ard three dollars and
forty-seyen cents. This is indeed s're-
trenchment" and ECONOMY" with ven.
geance - Lynchbwg Rep.