Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-12-08


New Orleans on Saturday week brings later
accounts from Texas, being TO the lSih inst
and we have before the Houston Telegraph
down to the slh instant, and the Galveston CT
william to The 18th.
/ From these sources We learn that Gen. Mur-
| ply, the American Charge d'Afisires in Texas,
did not sail for Vera Cruz on board the United
States schooner Flirt, as was reported By for
me7 arrival. He remains at Galveston.
I We also learn that there was Just foun-
daiOn for the report uf the return 10 Galveston
Of the TeXian Commissioners who went To
Mexico To treat for peace. These gentlemen
were received at Matamoras with every dem
onstration OF respect, and whilst there were
handsomely entertained and otherwise treated
with every marked attention. They remained
at Maiamoras until the 30th ultimo, when, IN
der the best escort that could be provided for
them, they left that place to meet the Com
missioners on the part oil Mexico at Laredo,
4 ;shere the negotiations were TO take place.
I The Subject Of these negotiations was exciting
! an increas;;ng interest in Texas as well as in
Mexico: but. Fl IN the best of our information,
The powers of the Commissioners extended no
further than the arrangement OF the terms and
dur alton OF an Armistic between the Mexican
and Texan Republics.
President Houston attended public meeting
at Houston on the Sih instant, al which he adj
dressed the citizens, and took occasion 10 al
Jude To the accusations against him Of treason
able intercourse with the Governments Of
Grea: Britain and Mexico, which he indignant
~ repealed.
With respect TO the reports here alluded to,
and which have received quite an extensive
notice from the newspapers Of the United
States, we find nothing whatever in the papers
before that has tendency To give credit to
, them. On the contrary, in alluding TO The
!. sperches Of Lord BFougham and Lord Aber-
deem. and the supposed disposition of the Brit
4 ish Government 10 effect the abolition of slave
: ~ in Texas, the Telegraph says that it has no
a evidence, nor even the shadow OF evidence,
that President Houston has in any manner, ei-
: ther hy word or act, encouraged any such
that The person from Texas 10 whom Lord
BroughaIn referred in his speech having
: been conferred with the subject, had been
n the political opponent OF President Houston,
: and never possessed his confidence.
In Immediate connection with this subject
. the Civilian also assures its readers that the
e vague rumors which have hern circulated, 10
o the effect that General Murphy had obtained
i information which exhibited in n dishonorahe
light the negotiations between Texas, Mexico,
and England, are wholly destitute OF launda-
ton. This denial appears to be made auihori-
iatively. The same paper also denies, in like
!, manner, The report that General Murphy had
suTrepiuiously obtained copies Of Important
doc uments from the archives ofthe Texian gov
eFnmenl. That gentleman, between whom
and the President nf the Republic the best I'M
= dersiandiug prevails has had access 10 no cor
respnndence OF records except with the knowl-
edge of tic proper officers, AMI il is not be!icv-
= ed that the Cabinet possesses any information
i in relation tn any subject which would he with
r held from, him, II lac tlesiIet IL. Neither is the
q American charge displeased with the manner
d IN which the diplomacy Of the country has been
: conducted, as he had been heard 10 say. since
his return TO Galveston, that the publication Of
: the correspondence 'wnuld reflect more honor
|. upon President Houston than the battle of San
n Jacinto."
. The above is the substance Of all the infor-
8. nation on the subject which we find ia the pa
e prrs, except an observation by the Telegraph
i that General Murphy was In fact at first dis
; ssiisfed with the negotiations, md that, if he
have changed his npincns snre his interview
with the President, il was because, until that
interview, he had misunderstood his policy
Naiicnai InieiligeReer.
: Rail Road .Mte'ipg-Quite spirited Rail Road
u mFrtins was held IN this lo@h On Friday evening
{ last. The meeting ably addressed by several
gentlemen from Brattlehuro and this village. The
. object is exsend the Fitchbnrg Railroad to Brat
;, tleboro, with branch from the mouth Of Miller
e RiVer IN this Viarp We afti ulad 10 That our