Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-15
From the N. o. Bulletin.
LATEST FROM TEXAS.
Blockade Of the Myrican Ports qrh Of the
Texan ARM for Merico.

DlOchdde OF Inc f1erlcdn 4 O1tS--I lfdTch Of Inc
Texan Army for Merico.
By the arrival yesterday of the steam pack
| ct New York, Capt Wright, we have received
advices from Galveston to the 2Sth.
1t will be seen by the accounts below that
at the last dates there were probably no Mex
lean soldiers within the limits of Texas. New
ertheess, SO certain is the government that the
Mexicans are preparing for invasion with all
their force, that the Texan commander is or
dered to cross the Rio Grande, and .scarry the
the war into Africa" Matamoras will proba-
! bly, be the first point of attack-and capture.
/ In the mean time the Mexican coast is
blockaded by the Texan marine, as will be
seen by the proclamation of the President,
| given below.
Texas is now fully committed to war for
the security of the national independence, and
calls earnestly and with singular claims for
aid from all the friends of civil liberty.
In letter addressed by President Houston
to President Santa Ana; dated at Houston,
March 2lst, we find the following, being the
closing paragraph:
SIN the war which will be conducted by
Texas against Mexico, our incentives will not
be love of conquest will be to disarm
tyranny of its power. We will make no war
upon Mexicans or their religion-our efforts
shall be made made in behalf of the liberties
of the people, and directed against the author
Titles of the country, and against your princi-
pies, Sir. We will exalt the condition of the
people to representative freedom--they shall
!, choose their own rulers-they shall possess
their property in peace, and it shall not be ta-
ken from them to support an armed soldlery
for the purposes of oppression. With these
principles we .will march across the Rio
Grande: and Sir, believe me, ere the banner
of Mexico shall triumphantly float on the
, banks of the Sabine, the Texan Standard. of
the Lone Star, borne by the Anglo Saxon race,
shall display its bright folds in libertys triumph
on the Isthmus of Darien."
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BULLETIN
GALVESTON, March %, 1912
The reperrts az regard InvasIUIi OF
} Mexico have been SO contradictory, that we
/ fear our friends in the United States scarcely
understand our present condition. think the
following summary of facts may be relied on
as correct:
e Ist. Mexico has determined to invade Texas
and is preparing TO march in her whole iorce
y as soon as possible.
2nd. There is not any considerable Mexican
; force now in our republic.
: Sd. Texas has unalterably determined, both
through her people and President, to invade
n Mexico forthwith.
u The following order will show this fact:
u Cry OF HoUsToN, 18th March, lS42.
IF To Mr.. A. G. Allen: Sir-You will receive
r herewith copy of the order of Gen. Somer
, vile to cross over the Rio Grande with the
! forces now in the field, who are required t.
I, report to that officer, as commander of the ex
/ petition. 1t is my desire that all the troop
st that are willing to join this enterprise shoulC
proceed without delay to the head quarters 0
the commanding General (Somerville) and re
: port for duty.
d You will please communicate this to tn
q. troops on your route.
1t will be most suitable and expedient 70
Z those on foot to proceed 10 Galveston by sea.
at SAM. HOUSTON.
Id A letter was received yesterday from gen
to tleman who accompanied the expedition i
r. the steamboat LaF'itte. He informs that the
-. had not yet found the enemy, but were deter
- mined to continue their search to Matamora:
y if they could not sooner get fight.
&c The Rev. T. O. Summers, of the Methods
~ Church, stationed at this city and Houston
or goes out as Chaplain for the army. Scarce
~ company leaves our city but carry with ther
: a supply of the scriptures.
50 In the midst of the excitement of the time
1g 4 am pleased to be able to inform you that tn
r. moral interests of the community are not Ell
,ir tirely overlooked. We had very able Sc
: mon preached in our city to day from the tex
J., righteousness exalteth a nation, &c
The speaker was the Rev. James Huckins
the Baptist Church. It was truly a Nation,
Sermon, and was sa word in season. 10 OF
it people.
10 The temperance cause continues to progress
:. A new Sunday School is to be organized ne,
Sabbath.
as Many of our planters remain at home, a
he tending to their crops We think great de
wv of corn and cotton will be made in Texas tn
as year, Notwithstanding the war.
10. From the Houstonian-Extr
BU the President of the RepzbIic of Teas