New-York tribune., 1842-02-07
1.1vp FRox TExAs.-By the Steamer

I.7gR Fnox TExAs-By the Steamer New
York, Galveston dates to jan. 23d have been re.
ce;ved a: New Orleans. The following items o.
Intelligence are from the Galveston Civilian
4 party Of three gentlemen have arrived tro-
Corpus Christi, and report tha; large bcdy OF
(a,nanchcs have been down in the vicinity OF sai
Antonio and stolen some Of ;hc horses AID Hl!ies
a number of the settlers.
They also state that some Mexican robbcr'
have been again making attempts 20 raise me;
Quough 10 rob the rancho q, Corpus Christi ou'
have 10, succeeded. Col. Carns i, IN The vicinity
with good coEnpanyot thirty men, and w1tsl those
residing ut the ra.s.cho t1cy feel able 10 meet 'y
assault winch r,.ny be made upon them :, Sea-
tcslanhas goH,, 10 Mnanor.s 70 ascertain wi!ettlst
the Marnuders upon the frontier are ciirouraSco y
'llc ilexic;.n authorities
Tho opinion a, TIC west Is ina; Santa NINA ii>
no idea of invading Texas. and thc people on TIC
frontier vc the best possible iacilities tor ootrin-
ing information from Mexico
Two Nicx;cans latcis ca'n. INTO the Rancho
With letter purortins 10 DC from Mexican at
the head ot some sixty others, to=C0. Kinney.
requesting him to visit the Mexican camp. itcy
s. were de.irous of trading. bu, afraid TO come in
without assurances from Col. X. that they you'd
l,c well received. From something the bearers OF
The letter let fall it va, believed tina, tic party
wished 10 get posses son Of Col h. AID place
MIN IN front Of their ranks in an attack upoa
tie rancho; thus 10 prevent the Een,.s from firing.
The two men were seized and compe.d,o piio;
the texans 10 the HcXica,i cnca,np!ncn,; bu, OF
their arrival the pnc;l gone. and cou, not be
found, though their tire. were still burning.
.ight with pistols took puc" tho ilou'e on
The 9th, between Mr.. Kaufman, late Speaker oi
tic House. and Mr. May,icd delegate from Na'cii-
#toclies. The former received dangerous wound
in the abdomen from :. pistol bail. The affair Is
under investigation in the House. Alr. }inyfeid
has siven boi.ds .. 5000 TO appcar at the :iest
term Of the District Cocg,.
Austin papers have bccn received % the }ls,.
The Austin City Gazette publishes is. of the
persons who composed the Santa f6 Expedition.
On tie 30tl ult. .hc Pr.sidcn, sent a message
70 the Senate, recommending appropriation. to
bui!d tort!fcations a, The entrance of Galveston
aud llatagor;!a Bavs, to he amounted wilh i'aiXlan
guns or bomb cannon and also an appropriation
TO-! the purchase of scscrl! pieces q. III" sumo
sind Of ordnance for tho use ns the NaY..
e Oac OF our espondeI,s tays, tia, hca7pro-
priatiuns made ~ tie present Congicss will not
oHcecd one hundred und fifty t%o hundred ihoI-
sanf; dollars nt most.
. The law excmpting slaves from execution was
rept0icd in tic house or the goth. with only two
dissenting voices--lIun'cr and hluyficld
bill was introduced in the Senate on tic 29th,
BY Ijon.J.A Greer, directing tlcl President to ne
so'ia,c with tho United States for the annexation
ct Icxns to that Republic.
On the 28th, in the House of Representatives,,
The Naval Committee reported in avor oi The re-
peal of the act laying W the Navy in ordinrry.
The Austin Bulletin Of the 3lst ult., states tEut
the Hon. c. Van Ness, who had JUS, reached that
place from San Antonio, had with him public pa
pcrs from chihuahua, giving further accounts of
the capture. lhc prisoners stated that they had
fought tic Indians from Austin to Santn 70; and
when they were captured. were completely worn
ont by fatigue and want of food. Cook Howard
and Caldwell are reported to have been killed in
attempting TO escape.
5F An act to fund tho Toxien debt has passed the
Senate. Also bill to authorize tic issuing OF
:l50000, exchange bills.
man had b"cn arrested in lIouson as a McX-
can >py-but liberated for want of proof
At n public meeting in Galveston n number Of
resolutions were passed having for their jcct the
cnrellnrnt OF the militia for the purpose OF as-
crcssvc operations against Mexico, and the lorti-
iication Of the Island Of Galveston BY proper bat
tcrics, &c. The war toycr seems, to ragc-and
well II may.