New-York daily tribune., 1842-10-06

tanned IN the extract Oh d tettst 4iotAi
we published yesterday. San Antonio has been
taken BY tie Mexicans. The following from lhc
Galveston Times gives all tic particulars oil the
| event we have received -
San Antonio was completely surprised, On the
| llh instant, by thirteen hundred alcxicans under
General Wall. Fifty-thrcc of shc principal ciii-
| zens taken The Proclamation OF the President
headed q The Enemy Again, orders the march
! Ing forthwith of the Militia OF Brazoria, AUSTIN
| Fort Bend, Colorado, Victoria, Gonzales, jackson
and Natagorda counties against San Antonio; ana
the counties of the upper Brazos and Colorado 10
/ march K; Austin and the citizens OF the other
counties to hold themselves in instant readiness.
When San Antonio was taken, the Circuls
/ Court was in session, and the Judge and ostlccrs
of Courtwerc made prisoners.
The storm at Galveston was terribly destiHc'
tive. The cqliaoc,ial gale of the 18th, winch
swep, along the coast, had filed the bay TO over
flowing; and BY "a sudden change and the great
violence of The wind the streets OF the city were
submerged Many families were compelled 10 iiy
from their houses at the dead OF nIght-but no
lives wero lost a new large Episcopal Church
was laid tn ruins and great number OF private
dwellings were seriously injured. The loss is cs-
timatcd a, $4,000.
Four Cherokces were killed a few days since on
Little RIVER by parry OF settlers in tina, neigh.
borhood. The Indians had stolen horses, and
were pursued and overtakcn, anil all Killed and
| b.,ss recovered Five persons, when within
tlree miles of Austin, on Sunday afternoon, were
attacked Ey a rar,y of about Is Indians. Two of
tho FIVE. Capt, Piron, and Mr.. Donovan, were
killed.
Several of-tha citizens Immediately repaired TO
,be spot and brought in the bodies, which were
buried on MONDAY Morning. Apariy OF tour In
dians. who recently stole some horses from i'ii-
lam. were pursued aud overtaken by hYc citizens
| who knocked two OF them III the head "iti Inc
! bur ends OF their guns. and despatched two more
soma way or other Gen. Burlcson had left Aus
tin with seventy men all were armed anc 1qulPPea
will, provisions for 80 days campalsn against the
indians. twenty-five Austnans accompanied The
General
I The Wings of kentucky are preparing to
give their members OF Congress great barbacue
at Frankfort on the Goth inst. HENRY CLAY Is
to be there and they are making preparations to
equal the Dayton display
The SUPPOSED MvRDER.-Ihe body fonnd
unon the beach at Governors Island, on lneSda:s'
&c, =, b- that Of Nathan Darling, who has tor
| r,me time been an inmate of the Luuatic Asylum
at Blackwells Island He probably was drowned
| in he attempt TO escape by swimming.
10, The Speeches of the late amentcd Senator
SourHARp, of New Jersey, are about to be col
loc,ed and published under the editorial suPervi-
am, of Professor DoD, of the College OF New
Jersey.
| Iaposr.Yr FROM MExlco.-We learn by
gentleman who came passenger in tie Gov. Yell,
| from the Balize that the Royal Mail Steamer
| Midway. last from Vera Cruz landed bearer ct
despat;hcs from our Minister in Mexico to The U.
| s. Government, The purport of these documents
I said to he TO tue effect that all the existing dltl-
c,,ltes between this country and Mexico we're
settled nmicably, and our relations placed on
srrer footing than 1t is further stated, that
| Campcachy had acceded to the political and other
| Mexican demands made upon her, and would, tor
the present at least, compose an integral part oil
| the government IN " pulio''"
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS-Wc are
| compelled from "A sense OF duty to rcterate our
warning 10 The unacclimaied and non-rcs:dehts 10
| keen away for the present. We have hopes that
| he cool weather now prevailing may continue
steadily enough to cxtinguish the malady, but
uutil the rcports of the Board of Health demon
.tra.c conclusiycly that the epidemic Is on The
decline TIC return among Us ot those VINO ieit
nrior to The development OF the nalady would bc
| utterly unsafe. ~ w. Deo' - ''i.
| HousATOSlc.-The cars on tho 1ouSatonc h,
| Il. now run to Grca, Burlington, in Massachusetts
| Passengers who breakfast there, arc in Ncm'fotk
| on the same day.
4 Committee of the Directors give notice that
| the road will be connected with the Great West
ern r. K. from Boston, tho first week in Noycln-
b.r; and ,lat they have male arrangements with
lie Directors of that road that they will be able
to transport, passengers and f,cishts between New
York and Albany during the coming winter at
very reasonable rates and with great desPaict, the
| rhoie distance being run b. steam Jour. Com.
r The keel for a ship Of 900 ions, has been
laid bv Nlcssrs. Webb II Allen, ship builders,
| She is intended for the Old Line ot LdvcrPooi
Packets, and is to bc commanded by Capt. " aite,
now of the ship England. She will he finished IN
| The hand soonest mariner early III tue spring ana
from the wcll.known talent of the builders will, no
doubt be one of tho most splendid and fastest
| sci atioat lS"''ci
The extensive Iron Works of Reeves, Whitaker
4. Co. a, Bridgcton Yves, Jersey. were partially
burnt on Tuesday last. large three STORY
budinc. in which the FIRE originated, new
workshop ad loining, and smith shop wcre des-
t,oyed; including 81 nail-cutling machines; ; a
machine for making rail kegs, (inventcd in tie
place BY R. s. Buck, about fifty thousand slaves,
and tho whole of the valuable collection OF pat
terms The loss is estimated at twenty live
thousand dollars for casting, besides tho time that
many workmen must be without employment.
The rolling and turning mills, and oths' coa,isu-
os buildings, were saved by the tirensen
American.