The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-18
Texas correspondence of the New York SUM-
GALvEsros, (Texas,) I'd May, 1912.

Texas correspondence of the New York Sun.
GALVESTON, (Texas,) I'd May, 1912
Nj. Y. BEACH, Esq.
DEAR SIR: We have news from the frontier TO the
26th ult. Troops were then concentrating very RAJ
pily-there were 1000 at Corpus Christy, GOO at
Gonzales, 800 at Victoria, 200 at San Antonio, 500
at Austin and with the forces at Texana and other
towns in the west, will probably make the whole
number in the field 5000 strong Besides these there
probably 5000 volunteers east OF the Bazos, u-
der arms ready TO march at the call OF the Execu-
tive The President has not yet stated when he shall
call upon them but waiting for further reinforce
mens from abroad, and have no doubt IL VIII be the
middle Of June before the army Is put IN motion
The course pursued by the President since TINS cam
paign commenced, have no doubt will have the most
salutary effect He has not been carried away py
popular clamor, or the excitement of the moment,
but has been steadily and indeiatigably engaged IN
forwarding men and munitions OF war TO the scene oil
operations, and has carefully husbanded every re-
source he could bring to bear upon the contemplated
invasion and have no doubt that when the moment
al rives for action, there will be such force sent
against Mexico will shake that distracted and I'M
happy country to its centre. The troops at present
in the field are armed and equipped better than any
that have heretofore been in the service The Presi-
dent in every instance has carefully preserved his
plan of operations from his cabine officers
He writes all his orders and seals his dispatches with
his own hands, before they leave his presence; and,
IN speech he delivered to the troops he received IN
this place few days ago. in abiding to the great
anxiety that had been manifested by certain lndvdu-
ais to know the time he contemplated putting the ar
my in motion, he made use of the following words
" If thought one hair of this head knew what was
passing in my mind, would tear it out and trample
it under my feet ~
A letter received from gentleman who has deep
interest in this country, and who left here for the
frontier on the first news of the INVASION states that
he has been as far west as the Rio Grande that there
not more than 1000 Mexicans under arms on that
rivers and that he believes have either peace
or with Arsta who had gone into the interior to
prepare the people in that section for another revolu-
ton.
Authentic information has been received here that
Stuart Newell formerly United States Consulfo this
port and afterwards citizen of Texas, has been for
some months at Matamoras, in the pay of the Mexl-
can Governments and that he was lending all the as
sstance in his power towards the subjugaton OF Tex
as. Oh, man, what will you not do for money
The sloop of war Austin and schooner San Anto-
MO arrived last evening, three days from Campeachy
They bring no news of Importance. The Texan
brig Wharton at the Areas Islands, taking in wa
ter and would leave in two days for Very Cruz. The
Yucatan Government had paid the full amount pro-
missed before Commodore Moore left. Mr.. Lubbock,
recently one of the Santa Fe prisoners, who made
his escape from the city of Mexico about two months
ago, came passenger in the Austin. He says the two
prisoners who escaped at the same time with him
went in the direction of Pacific; he took the road to
Vera Cruz, where he was taken on board OF an En-
glish vessel, and conveyed to Laguna
An United States soop of war was off this port on
Saturday and Sunday week, but did not communicate
with the shore. as