Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-01

Trx,,-Tbe aNew Orleans Trop;c" corrects the
erroneous reports, which ii recently clIoua'eu IN lae
form of lett from Galvest N, oil Oe'ooef 10 we
stated at I've time we published coploos extracts
rr,m tho letter That such charges ianst General
U,n.ioa selling TIE sovereignty oil iekas 20 Hrett
Britain, for brbc) ''feqn'red continuation: me
urropic now says, that TIC assertions OF us Ha'-
ves.on CORES pondrnt 'LAckrD AUTHORITY; that "he
ho heen yreaty deceived by ihos. WHOSE designs are
yet n he unmaskt d. and that he has nnwtngly mace
us the instrument deceiving or 10 oeee'e
otbers"-that Sa ~. Houston can never prove raise 10
tho land Of his birth" And the "lropic further
sars ..rbai nny important portion Of tn people-lhe
.nh an,i, peope-of Tsxas, are in favor oil The ato-
ou Of slavery OF ,he nckno" ledgmen oil The Sc
v.rcpnty of Mexico that land, or oil the cesson
Of the Republic TO England, or that Sam. houston
would dare IN face of The consequences, 10 compro
mise The honor of his adopted country,are oil matters
winch TO our poor comprehension, seem 10 be founded
in the sverr error OF the moon
II adds that the mysterious documents, winch were
Ted 10 have been "ds eorered oy Genefai mufpny,
The American Charge d.lbares ind Transmitted to
W.bino,on "were obtained by him with the consent
and concurrence OF the Texan Government and,
therefore, cannot be supposed that they uinsh proofs
of treason on the part Of the highest iunctonafes oil
Texas.
The New Orleans papers also give other particulars
from the Galveston papers, TO the 18Th Now brought
nv the steamship, New York. Among lhe passengers
! in the New York, were Col. W. u Cooke and Dr.
Levi Jones, both members elect OF lie le1an Con-
gress. =. , .
.Gen. Sam Housions movements seem TO be al
,,,ciro some d-rree of attention. He attended pub
lie entertainments given by the PeoPi: OF houston, on
the Slh inst. The Citizen says
,h an eeGucnce and ra;cs Of which Houston alone is
master he urged the Of that spIrt M faction which
has ncrced TEXAS wt many wounds and caused 20 much
injury 10 III freedom The fehnke ne utsieu asans
those malignant asrcrsc OF his character VINO nav 70 os
hu,icd nj, nscveS iradIng his motives and niSrepesrn
his policy tremendous IN the extreme nh , ".s anu
u si,ivc the reiterated charges o teh
o,emacv OF Mexico aud colonial vasalage TO England so
powerful his .in~calion and so eiea ms esis' ,l we
Doubt If even enemies now believe is accusations
they have su repeatedly and boldly promulgated . -
l Navy came IN for share and the OF the awuy
secret ACT was expad and in that explanation there was found
INN Of unrr which long fam "A fruitful topics Tor edi'o,
rial pane makers and demasoenrs The veil Is now ea, ana
there is great monster icauy VIII uSe""'u jaw " WA wy
people Of The country"
Having published extracts from the Galveston letter,
we deem il n duty owe TO Gen. Houston, to publish
this contradiction from the New Orleans ifopc
| Some negotiation is OH foot between Texas ana
Mexico as two Texan Commissioners have lately pro-
Gee ted to A1exico-a, the same tune 1t rs rumored that
| Santa Anna is sending munitions on The rou!e 10
Texas, and seems to be preparing some arrangements
| for further blow AT that country.
The New York also brings accounts from Galveston
of the British Government having ''presented claims
Of lis subjects 10 land Texas TO The amount OF from
ten TO twenty million acres They are principally En-
presairo grants and the Government has been noteo
by Mr. Elliot that unless the facts set forth oy these
claimants are reluled, UT q s"-iS'"S'o'J s"P'"1
given her B1ltinnic NJ ljestys Government would lee
fully authorised take steps TO nforce the just riim
Of her subjects. ,
"Wnh reference 10 this subject, The Editor OF tho
$ Redlander says
,is movement on the part of the British
what strange and singular, the least oi H. VINE th'
friendly interpretation Of that has been, apparently, cor
daily extended mediator between Texas and Mexico '"
have been dismiss jeans doubt that mas some
times regarding lis sincerity iu we can no longer Oh
nish our aud fears upon this subject II o appenl
hidden motive, advantage sought or SOM
In attained aad fear, detrimental To texas
or his .prcted question would have been presented
this critical uuciu.c Of as Al any rate, cannot
light than indicative Of mercsnary p
Irv on Great Britain that the friendship oil Eng
Il land for he emun-ratd either by the sacrifice oil
motion of her British Colonization, PERHAPS by
policy Of that Government relative To our do
. me sc Institutions