Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-04-28
From The Netc Orleans Crescent Ciiy.
FROM TEXAS.

by tie steam packe ct New York arrived lith in
slant, We have full files of Texas papers up to III,
18th instant, Inclusive.
The news il interesting, but not important. j
i. stl the deter minaiion OF the Texians To eu(nrc
the declaration of their independe nee by NJ, xien
| and Natamoros is sinelea our a. the first place o
attack. The volunteers have BEEN received will
oren aims The New York carried down 1872 o
| them. Tie Civilian says -" The company 81
Tennessee Wolf Hunters which arrived in the New
York. are. we believe, the finest and siouisst look
rug body of have seen assembled
There - not among them whn does not looL
every inch a man. and their inches not a few
they appear be just the for soldiers in war
and good citizens in ps ce-hrm, temperate, per
severing, and Intelligent"
Lieut.. Lansing brought into Galveston, the
Huh instant, n h.xican prze schooner. She i.
called Dos Amigos Two Friends and has on
board 500 sacks OF salt. When ttAen, she was
under the command Of American captain, who
he'd formerly been an associate Of LATTE. Sht
was captured by Com. Moore. of Tuspan. She !.
a fine craft. aud was built originally for n piol
boat, for Mobile but account of her drawing too
much water. she was sold TO the Mexicaus, AMI
this her first trip under that flag.
On the same day, Lieut.. Oliver. Of The Navy, ar.
rived from before Vera Cruz having left the Isl
instant in change OF the M xican schooner, Dole
-it4s captured by the sioop OF war Austin and
schooner San Antonio, ia the sight Of the harbor
and castle. On Witnessing the transaction, the
Mrxicans got up steam on the Dublin, and took
their New York built schooner in tow, but did not
choose TO come out and risk hattie.
Com. Moore had information of two other ves-
sells one, both Of which he expected to take The
day after LIEUT.. Oliver sailed.
The San Bernard had sailed for Laenns "a
bring OF Mr. T. Lubbock. one of the Santa Fe pr.
soners who escaped in January, and has since been
CON called.
The Texian vessels have been cruising of Vera
Cruz for several weeks but expected TO sail 70,
New Orleans in a few DAYS to reht
Ynoalan has complied faithfully with her con-
tract, paying punctually the amount stipulated TO
our Navy.
Much excitement is reported to exist against
Santa Ana in Mexico.
News from the west had been received. All was
quiet at Corpus Christi and no news had been re-
ceived fom the spies sent out on the Rio Grande
They passed through Colonel Owens camp, on IN.
Colete, eight days ago. where they found about 100
men and were Informed that about the same num-
Der were at the upper camp near San Antonio
GEN johnson was at Mrs. Suiherland's not fai
from Owens camp. Two Mexcsns came into Vic
,ora from the Rio Grande, few days since. They
were ignorant laborins men, and could give
eount of The movements of 'he enemy, except tina,
the Rancheros the Rio Grande were collected
and required to go into service
Nearly all Of tho Texian volunteers who went
out at tho commencement of the war rumor, are
returning home.
Al Galveston, the bustle and excitement, occa-
stoned by the tumors Of war, have, in great mea.
sure, subsidized and men returning to business
again.
The Mexcans have a large schooner, which
mounts long AZ FOUNDER Paxhan gun, four 10
Founders, and she is prepared to throw Paixhan
shot with all her guns and steam boat which, il
she can do nothing else, can tow the other
The papers loud in complaint against the
conduct OF the Texan Commissioners.
The volunteers, both fom Mobile and New Or.
leans, did hesitate to declare publicly that the
Commissioners did not attend 10 the business uron
which thsy we're sent