New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-09
TIE vAsDAllA.-Letters from Newport, R. l.

~ vand,l;a has examined the African coasti from
Gambia to Grand Barely, without the sign o'
.,a,., or hearing OF single instance OF moless'
,iop to our flag BY British cruisers. capt Nan
GOV confirms the report OF the destruction os '''
parebv nation of the American brig Ann CarVer'
.,nd the murder of her entire crew. BY the natiVe'
Every effort was made to punish the lfio's -
.e-ned in the destruction of the Ann carver oy 'e
la.,.,cb first of merchant vessel with part Oh
,be yapdalia's crew, and followed up by the pre-
.e,ce of the ship; but the towns were abandoneo'
the people gone to the lunges, and beyond pursuit.
The vandalia lost but man on the coast Oh
Africa.
r,on TExas-The following news from Texas
| was received by the steamer Neptune at New VI
leans. We copy it from the Bee OF the 29th uit'
Bv late advices from Houston, the army haa
taken up its line Of march 10 the Medina, PrePa.a-
,orv TO general movement on the mo urahoe, rance:
Their number is variously estimated at from iHo1
- 1900 men. They were abundantly supplied
with every article of food except coftee ana 10 10
bacco The march was to begin on the 9Th or lotn
;nst Some of the soldiers were sadly in want OF
shoes and blankets Other letters mention that
great dissatisfaction existed among the drafted
troons. most of whom were anxious or returning
| 70 their faraies The volunteers, however, 10
man are determined go TO the hlo eIfahae.-
The whole force of the Mexicans east OF the noun
tains doe. not exceed 3000 The Houston leie
GRAPH saws: The forces now under zen. " OH al
Lanpases, making only 1900 men, and the fve
hundred at Matamoras, are prooaoly al the eAec'
tive troops that be raised TO oppose our army
# therefore, we should once reach the ho Grandc,
and learn the true weakness of the enemy, thsre
would scarcely be an obstacle interposed to the
conquest of these provinces.
MIR. Napoleon B. Garner was killed in San Az
sustine fortnight ago by Gen. J. Pinckney hen,
derson Garner perfect desperate, ana mao
threatened to shoot Gen. Henderson. he was IN
the act of carrying his menace into effect, when
the latter stepped into house, ootaihed eun
and anticipated his enemy by killing him on the
spot.
without qaorum.
The I,ipan tribe of Indians have split into two
narries-one led on by J ohm Castro, and the other
hv Flacco. The latter remains faithful to the In
terests of Texas The former proceeded westward,
and have possibly joined the Mexlcans.
A FIRE IN NoRFoLK.-A destructive fire oc-
Cured in Norfolk on Sunday morning last, as we
learn by slip from the Herald office, which de-
stroved the warehouse, with its contents, OF Mr.
Simon Stone. on Campbelrs wharf. The flames
communicated to the store of Mr.. Alexander An.
derson, which was also partially destroyed with Its
| contents No insurance. Mr. Stone was insured
within about So, 500 of his loss.
Ru.sELL's PLANETARIUM.-This magnificent
| ~ s,lnudi6 pier Df 1p-
chinery ever exhibited in this country, has reached
.L:. o., on So-nepeo.iona at tho a "1orI
can Institute in connection with series OF Astro-
nomical Lectures by MIR. GsURAuD, whose won
derful exhibitions of memory we noticed few
DAYS since from the Buffalo Commercial This is
one of the greatest ever constructed
in America, and was made by Mr.. James Russell
of Columbus, Ohio
p Some wag in Bangor, Ma. advortises, at
great length, that he is preparing an immense bal
loen TO carry the people Of that city out of harms
way when Miller's confagration happens in April
He says he has sent to Europe for an immense
amount of silk, and the car is to be $50 feet long
and 90 wide Seats in the baoon 5000 each The
books are to be opened on the 1st of April, and
|
rush.
U Miss Hamblin has been tried for murder,
for having stabbed a Mr.. Ewing in the theatre at
Mobile, and acquitted. She had been privately
married TO him. We have seen none OF the testl'
monv, and are therefore unable to Judge on what
grounds this very singular verdict was rendered.
The facts of the case will be remembered by our
| readers.
r In relation to Commodore Barron's resig
. nation of the post of Governor of the Naval Asy-
um on the Schuylkill, the Germantown Telegraph
states that the retirement OF the old veteran
q in consequence of some official and otfcious
interference on the part of the chief Of the Med-
cal Bureau at Washington, with the management
of the Asylum.
| G On the 18th, a building occupied by lawyers
offices, &c. at New Orleans, was burned. The bar
keeper Of the Merchants Exchange is supposed to
have perished in The flames. A Ar. Taylor let
himself down from window and was SO seriously
injured that he was not expected to live.
20 Ex-Governor Montfort Stokes, of N. C. died
at Fort Gibson, Ark, on the 4th ult. in the 32d
year of his age. He had filled many important eff
ces, and at the time of his death was Indian agen,
for the Cherokees.
90 Mrs. Hotchkiss, wife of Mr.. Elijah Hotch.
kiss of Westyile, CT, aged about 80, was burned
to death few days since by her clothes taking fire
while the family were absent at Church.