Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-02
LATEST IRON TEXAS

arrived yesterday from Galveston. with
11tes from that city TO Saturday last, the
llth inst. Wv
Among the passengers brought hy the
Neptune we notice the names of Ex nres.
Iden; Lamar, DR.. Thomas r. Lamar
Hon. Apson Jones, Secretary Of State of
Texas, Mr.. Burnley, &c.
The cotton crop all over the new re-
public Is said to be very fne.
There are still near 400 men al Corpvs
Christi under Gen. Davis, and they are
represented as spending their time in in.
glorious inactivity. They have sor,e
twenty Mexican prisoners with them. mon
OF some standing from the Other side ortbo
Rio GTaude. President Rorston had
sent on an order to release them. which i,
Is stated was not obeye2. The p,isooers
are well treated, however, ladnp even
better rhaa ire TeXaps
There was r'pmt at Matagorda that
a party Of Comor cbes had been seen down.
on the San An,ooio river, and that there
were MeXICons among them.
by many IN Texas il ia tbouobt TIM,
the INVASION OF Mexico will be postnoned
'o|e .mi,ely-olhers again surmise that it
IS tiouston's intention 70 give the voIun-
teer chance in J1Iy Of looking at The
fertile plains and valleys on the other side
oil the RIO Grande. Whatever his inten.
tons are we believe that he keeps them
pretty well to himself.
N'P' DY'son company OF mounted
p''n N"'' '''l '''"'lon on 'o'r to the
A"'''" '"''@G' '"'ousn Country abound
!"R WIN p"uA'o' oeer' pear ana honey.
was i''S,y 'y"I"t"-"u.s "i'houlJudge or
Jury al oln 'e'Pe' ne ohd NI.ied one
VI TWO c'N"e"S a"o "oHudeu and threat
ene1 me I'VeS ol oiAet''
ihe Texan PF''a'etr washington, re-
cen.l! c"P'uftu ana sent inlo, The schoon-
er MARY aau L''ztOeIh' She was loaded
VIVA ''fge qnaH'''y OF powder, oud other
c""'r'band articles OF war, together with
com. "A dispute has arisen whether she
was NleNican or Ouited Siales vessel,
when has not yet been settled. The VI
aud Il. was bound 10 Vera Cruz from n.
Orleans.
The Houston TELEGRAPH savs there !.
some prospect that the yalaeof EycheGner
Bills viii saon be enhanced, a Iarge
amount having been Withdrawn from c,r-
cuaGon.
marty Of fneeo ma, roooaI,, I.o
Austin tor the tjonsr CnIoroao and Ioo;a,'
of ths San s, ho ~ saornb 81 aI, "s ~"
know, ;, ha abundant !, ,b,, slo,,."
$3.50
Items from ON. ,ctc Merriam poocrs
TIA . .'s ~ -'.'''' "P''"'
lated throughout the Mexican domiaions
have been redu,ed 10 bv.order of p,os,.
dent Santa Anna. The deducrioo on do.
nestle literary productions is one.lour,b
Col. John Serum. formerly seop,or
from the BeXar District in Texan Con.
gress, has Joined Arsa, the Commander
IN the army of the north.
Queen Vi2toria's birth day was cele.
brs,ed in A becomiog manner Ir,ho d.,
Ish Embassy at Mexico. Invitations
were extended to all the members OF San
ia Anna's cabinet, and the foreign ega-
lions resident here. Eocanegra, the
Mexican MtnIsier Of Foreign Affairs gave
the following toasl:-"Long life to Victo-
land and hieXlcon 10 which the British
Minister, Mr.. Pdckenham, responded by
dHnkIng-"Slccess to Mexico, and health
TO his EXcelloncy, the actual Presden, ~
The greatest harmony prevailed, and the
quests retired highly gratfed with the
festival.
The Mexican Coorrnss ,,oo ~ oo.,,,,t,..