The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-24
Fem IL, N D. Piedpa.
LATE IRON TEXAS.

Fairly Yesterday morning the steam ship Neptune
Capt Rollins, arrived from Galveston, bringing d,
dates from the young Republic TO Saturday last the
10th inst The papers do not contain aoy very i'm
portant intelligence.
Congress was convened at Washington ON the Isl
inst and President Houston delivered his message In
person. that day. TO the representatives Of the pCo-
pie. This document Is severely commented on by
some OF the papers, as matter Of course while u
is warmly applauded and commended by others n
is published in full in several of our files but Nc
have only room for few short extracts from il ~
The President says
Our foreign relations have undergone no mate,
rial change since the last Executive communicate
TO the honorable Congress, with the exception of te
exchange Of Publications Of the treaties with Great
Britain. No information has been received m rela-
ton to the mediation Of that Power between Texas
and Mexico. 1t is hoped, however that before the
adjournment Of the present session, it will be IN the
power Of the Executive TO submit to The honorable
Congress important information embracing that sub
Ject
Although We have an enemy upon our frontier
and are not IN situation to retaliale in such a man
ner as our disposition would urge US TO do and carry
war into their territory yet if resources are
carefully economised and properly employed We can
render their predatory warfare harmless
q" As il has hitherto been the people have rushed
to the frontier upon the first alarm given of the enc
my's approach. want of discipline and subordlna
ton was the consequence and after consuming the
substance Of the frontier settlers they have returned
from their homes leaving behind them an axhansted
country and for the want of order aud discipline
having permitted the enemy to escape without chas,
tisement.
" For the want of means, every possible embar-
rassment has been presented to the administration
Texas, In truth, presents anomaly in the history
OF nations, for no country has existed without
currency, nor has any Government been administer
without means
| Nothing is said in the message about the Nav,
and other items than those we copy without in
! terest TO our readers
All quiet on the Mexican frontier
| 1t was reported that Gen. Somerye started from,
the Leon on the Goth utmo, for the Rio Grande Will
about seven hundred or a thousand men with one
field piece On the 22d they were on the Medjr,
and orders were issued for them TO start on thai
morning for the Rio Grande by the Ioredo road
Nearly all the drafted troops had previously Ien ,b
camp to return to their homes. The army could
have marched week or two sooner but the stream.
west OF the San Antonio high that they were
impossible. II is said that the Rio Frio for seyera
| days was four miles wide and the Nueces al th.
! crossing OF the Preside road had overlooked HE
country so as 10 l the whole valley TO the bordern
hills An express rider from Washington passed
through La Grange about the Sd inst, with order,
from the President to Gen Somerville The purporl
oil these orders was not known but il was currently
reported in La Grange that they would delay the
march of the army
The Indians have recently stolen several horse,
from The citizens residing at and near Austin Nh
Muchersoh While riding from Austin to Bastrop IN
the evening, was shot at by an Indian when within
1--WE miles OF Bastrop. The ball passed through lh.
blanket he wore but did not injure him.
The Custom House in the San Augustine District
IS closed and no duties collected II is sand that
people all along the line from the Red River to the
mouth of the Sabine openly defy the collectors and
bring IN their goods from the United States with a,
little hndrance as they would meet with in trans
porting them from one County to another
} The collector at Galveston lately found ,hirt,
pieces OF silk handkerchiefs packed sntigy in bar
rel OF Hour, and baker at Galveston who had mr.
chased some flour which had passed inspection found
quantity of silks packed in of the barrels Ap-
prehenslons are entertained that quantity of goods
have been struggled on the coast between Galveston
aud Sabine Pass, and the collector at Galveston has
chartered the schooner Santa Anna to act as a reye
nue. cutter and make occasional trips along that coa
The schooner San Bernard is still living fast
aground where she was cast in the late gale a, Gal
weston.
Small quantities of cotton occasionally arrive AT
Houston from the interior.