Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-08-31
LATE TRou TEXAS.

The psoke,sicame Sarah Barnes arrived Of New
orleans on the i9'h instant, bringing news 10 The
9Th, (95 days lsuer.) from Galveston.'
a proclamation was issued by Santa Ana. June
is'h' givine liberty 10 all prisoners within the Re.
public confined from political offences. The ptoc
lamauon seem 10 include only Mexican oniren,.
Dispatches had been received from G an. Adrian
VOL to the Texan government, Designating Laredo
AZ The PLACID al which the commissioners from the
Two governments may meet, and arrange matters IN
relation TO the two countries on tho immediate
frontier TO which his commands extends Hosui-
Ties on tho part Of Mexico have ceased and the
troops on the Rio Gtandc hare been ordered to Ma
iamorss.
The General Supsrin,erdan, Of Indian Affairs
expects TO be able to effect treaty Of peace with
tho Camanehes the waooes, the Reaches, the
Caddoes and Ionic Indians. President Houston
has leli Washington to suesd the treaty, which is
| 10 be held at Birds For,
Both Commodore Moore and Captain Ls,hrop
have been dlmssed rom office, by order Of Presi-
dent Houston, charged with disobedlence. These
officers icn their vessels the 23th oil, and wen,
ashore a, Galveston. This was followed by the re d.
signation Of all the remaining officers but two; and
oil The men about i~o-thirds OF the ships left,
The president has been hung in effigy a, Galveston
In consequence OF the course Of action pursued by
hin in relation to Com. 4. w. Moore and it was
rumored that the Commodore would be sent 10 Con-
gress from Galveston County.
A secre, law has been passed for tho future dis
position OF the Navy, and the impression prevails
that the sale Of the vessels has been ordered with
out regard to the atu,ubde Of Teas towards Mexi.
CO. Meantime Comma adore Moore has been dned
by the citizens Of Galveston and the officers Of bis
command, and have published address explana
tory and eYculpaory Col. Morgan also Publishes
an address in which he literally divides the blame
if any, between Houston, Moore and himself.
An Indian agent sent by the President somt
weeks since, TO purchase beads and other trinket'
for the Indians, has "decamped" with the publ,
money to Mexico.
A new College is about TO DO established at Sar
Augustine, under the auspices Of the clergy anC
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The revenue cutter Santa Ana sailed the 9th inst
for Matamoras, with dispatches from Mexico to th
government OF Texas.
Her Is. NJ. sloop Of war Seville, arrived at Cal
weston on the 22nd ultimo in ten days from Yer
CRUZ, supposed with dispatches to the British min
lister
I, is denied tina, Cap, Elio, had been ins,ructe,
by his Government, TO propose TO the Government
Of Texas the abolition of slavery. the price fo
the active intervention Of the Government q
, Great Britain 10 compel Mexico into terms
peace.
The amount of exports at the port Of Galveston
exceeds the amount imports for the quarter endin
July 3lst, by $35,49S So. The last quarter the Z
, cess on the same side vas 1904 %
The bark John Barnes sailed for Liverpool on tn
9th inst, with full cargo of cotton the first Tex
an vessel which ever sailed for England
The cotton and corn crops throughout the coun
try promise to be most abundant