Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.


.4aotder Santa Re EXPEDITIONS Com Moore dc
cared a Pirate. BY the arrival on the 18Th ut, OF
the Steamship New York, at New Orleans the
Picoyune as Galveston dates up TO the l6lh ult
The news will he found OF unusual interest.
One Of The most important lteus Is tile puush-
ed fact that urge force left Texas early III the
Spring, ON another Santa Fe expedition, although
this time their object is war and not uade. some
time in March, Colonel Snvely received com
mission to raise n body Of 300 men III the lron-
tier counties of the north ensi, for descent upon
Santa Fe, and the capture OF tic lyran! AinllO
and the traitor Lewis; and further to inlet suIa-
bic punishment for the barharous treatment visit
ed upon The trading expedition under NJ Leod and
Cooke
The. Galveston Civilian Of the 10th Instant,
states that The principal difficulty was not 10 ralse
enough men, but to keep from rnising TOO many
Five hundred are known certainly to he i'll the
field, aud it is thought TO he nearer eight. 1he
place of general rendezvous was Coiices slnllon,
The time the 18Th OF April. The men were to
elect their own commander at the place OF geher'
al meeting aud march Immediately.
The whole thing has been kept secret ~ en-
and in this the editors of that country have
pursued the wiser policy The calumiues when
heiel The former Santa Fc expedition, were ~
part caused by the too grent publicity gwen OF lis
movements. The route taken by Tie present eN-
petition is to the soHlh OF Red River, only eros
snry. Military operations were 10 be exclusively
confined TO the territory OF Texas aud OF A'eXlco.
| The ST. Louis road viii I've entered 100 miles iton
Santa Zee, within the territory OF that department
by far The most important news brought by INT
New NOjk, is the fact that Gen. Houston has is
sued proclamation virtually denonncng Com
Moore us Il pirate and as making war upon ih'
MeKirnns contrary 10 his llloustou's orders.) Ih'
! Commodore is moreover charged with acts OF dis
obedience contumacy aud nf,ltny by Houston, i
| declared suspended from all command ia the ma
| W OF lhe Rerubc Of Texas, aud is ordered Il
| report forthwith, in peison, to the Head OF the De
| parrneut of War and Marine Of that country.
| HOUSTON further declares, on failure OF obedl
euce to this command, or on his having gone I
sea, contrary 20 orders that dis government wi
no longer hold Itself responsible for his acts upo
The high seas but in such case, requests all gov
/ ernmCnts in treaty. or on terms Ut 0nuy win thi
| governments and all the naval officers OF Tie hlg
seas, or Ia ports foreign to that country, TO sez
the said Post Captain f.. W. Moore the ship Aus
tin and the brig Wharton, with their crews, AN
! bring them, or any Of them, into the Port OF Ga
weston, that the vessels may lac secured 10 the lie
public ADD the cuprit OF cuprits arrnisned ali
punished by the sentence Of legal tribunal.
This proclamation is dated at Washington o
the 23l OF March, aud signed hy Houston hin
self and the acting Secretary of STATE, John ila
From all we can learn, Com. Moore is actin
under sanction of Col. Morgan, one OF Houston
Commissioners, who has ever written letter
the effect that he is perfectly satisfied with Il
: Commodore's movements.