Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-10-01
From NE Picaguhe Of Tuesday.

BY the arrival at this port yesterday of the
~steampacket Merchant, from Galvsstof,z we
have dates from Texas to the Oath instant.
The Times published at Galveston, de-
seribes a laie severe storm, and its ravages at
that city After several days changeable
weather, The wind blew STEADILY from the j.,
N. E., during all of Sunday, the 18th, causing
the waters OF the Gulf to flow into Galveston
Bay until it was full to or%ertlowing. The wa
ter arose with GrightfuI rapidiiy in the streets
Of Galveston, until the depth ranged frot, two
10 four + ct in all the streets situated within
three hundred yards of The bay shore, in the
principal business parts Of the city.
During the prevalence Of the storm, in the
dead hour oil the night, many families were
compelled TO flee from their falling houses and
seek shelter with their neighbors. Before the
dawn of day The winds were lulled and the
waters subsidized with the same rapidity as
they rose.
The Episcopal ChurchAa new and stately
wooden edifte, just ectnpleted-was blown
from it's foundation, and is a heap of ruins
The Catholic Church funinished) is nearly
ne much injured. Dwelling ~houses, stores,
stables, &c, were blown down or much dam
aged briggs and sehoeners driven from their
mornings. capsized and dismaste1 the rain
fell in torrents and the tornado ragged with APP
| paliing iierceness.
The total loss Of property and injury Sis
tanned. it is supposed, must have amounted TO
100000. No lives lost or persons seriously
hurt.
San Antonio was completely surprised on
the 18th inst. by thirteen hundred Mexlcans
under Gen. Wall Fify-three Of the principal
citizens taken. The Circuit Court was in SEES
sion and the Judge and officers of court were
made prisoners. The Proclamation Of the
President, headed 1.-THE Enemy Again. or
defs the marching forthwith Of the militia Of
Brazoria, Austin, Fort Bend, Colorado. Veto
ria, Gonzales, jackson and Matagerda coun-
ties against San Antonio and the counties of
The upper BRACES and Colorado to march to
Austin, and the citizens of the other counties
to hold themselves in instant readiness. The
orders Of the Executive are direct that in the
| event of the evacuation of San Antonio by
The Mexicans, they are TO be pursued be-
yend The Rio Grande and chaslised M "thelr
audacity deserves" In the event of a formal
invasion the western counties are to hold
| them in check until the rest Of the Republic
can rally 10 the rescte.
The Austin Gazette of The 7th inst. says
at is our painful task 10 record another
shocking murder committed by the Indians on
last Sunday afternoon. Five persons left here
with two ox-teams a few days since to 20 to
Brnshy TO procure corn and ON their return,
when within about three miles of the city,
they were attacked by a party Of about fifteen
Indians. Two of The five, Capt. Piron and Mr..
Donovan. were killed. Several of our citi-
Gems Immediately repaired to The spot and
brought in the bodies, which were buried on
Monday morning
Tit President has revoked the blockade Of
the ports Of Mexico. in order to allow a more
favorable opportunity for the mediation Of
England and the United States.
Mr.. Teulon, late Secretary of Legation to
Great Britain, states that The Royal West In
da steamers will. in a short time, touch at
Galveston.
Gen. Burleson. with about one hundred md
twenty men. left Austin on or about the 9th
ult, for the Indian country, for the purpose of
~intereepting some small lhieving parties Of In
dams, whose trails had been seen leading
down towards the settlements.
- At Galveston fears wsfs entertained that
the cotton crop in that region had been in
iured by recent heavy rains. In the interior
the erep was good, and the farmers had com
meneed picking.
Four Cherokee Indians were killed on Lit
lie River, by a party Of settlers In that neigh
borhood. The Indians had stolen horses, and
were pursued, evertaken and all killed, and
the horses recovered.
The Houstoniau of the 18th inst. eayB -
" For sixty-four days in succession this city
and vicinity has been visited with rain, and
the end is not yet"
All the water-courses in the country are
unusually high-soms higher than ever be-
fore known.