New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-11

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r CooPER, Plaintiffs Attorney
To THOMAS McELRARH, Esq, one Of the Detsndfn's
and .encrre4 fo, Defendant HORACE GREELEY
Important from Texas.
We have received by mail Washington. Texas,
papers to the Eth and Galveston to the oath OF
June They bring the intelligence that an
AJ7nistice had been concluded betu7cen Me11co
and Teras, and that negotiations have COM
mcnced between the two countries for the estab-
lishment Of permanent peace. This has been
BROUGHT about BY the mediation Of the British
/! Charge d'Affiaires in Mexico, and President
Houston has issued a Proclamation dated June
18th, ordering the cessation Of all hostillues dur
| ing the existence of the Armlstlce. Santa Ana,
of course. has done the same. What are the terms
on which negotiations are to be opened is not dis
tinctlv stated they are said, however to be much
more liberal than those previously offered and
probably include the recognition by Mexico OF
Texan independence. The Houston Telegraph
has the following speculations concerning the
probable result of the attempted negotiations
or needs hut The duest intellect to perceive that Mexico
will not reuuuish her claims the territory west oil the
Nuece without violent struggles and We can only exc'
20 ma ntain our clam By force or ty purchase e1-
co now has possession Of that territory, aud have recent
intelligence that hundred al her troops actually sta
TONED east of the Rio erande. When Commissioners
those of Santa Ana even ii the latter are disposed 10
acknowl ledge he independence al Texas question VIII
Immediately arise relative the limits of Texas; our
Commissioners will insist extending the limits Of Texas
TO the Rio Grade those Mexico TO the Nueces and t
will spring up which Mexico Will doubtless reiei
Great Britain arbter she has already selected
the British Minister her moutpiecc. The darng policy
Of England will then be called into requson and Texas
HID
Stunning part Of lie debt Of Mexico British bondhodeTs
what would be more agreeable TO England VIII be com
PEELED TO receive this territory only upon the condition that
slavery shall be allowed in H. Thus by mastersroke
Of policy England would strike fatal blow seyilc
institutions and Texas would few he compelled TO
Weld up institution that has thus far proved one Of the
elements Of her prosperity These not idle notions
prompted By spirit Of speculation There many facts
connected th the conduct Of the British Government that
warrant this opinion and behooves our Government AID
People be well the alert al THIS moment lest they ma
late that receiving them through the present channel
they are incauliousy taking adder he- bcsoms'
A runor had reached Washington that Coils.
Warfeld and Snively had captured the Santa Fe
traders without bloodshed The amount of booty
taken is said TO be upwards OF two hundred thou
sand dollars. The report was dscrcdted.
Col Kinney, who had been confined in Mata-
moras for many months, has made his escape and
reached Galveston.
A French brig from Havrc has arrived at Gal
weston. having on board 200 cmigrants from
France.
Col. John O'Brien was lately shot with rife
ball while standing at the door of his house, in
Anahuac, by some person concealed in the bush
es near the place. He expired few moments
after receiving the wound. Mr.. Ferguson, who
was standing near him, was also shot aud dan
gcrousy wounded with buckshot at the same
time. II is feared that Mr.. Ferguson can survive
his wounds only few days. The people of that
section have charged the murder to person who
has held high rank in the country and who has
hitherto sustained an unblemishcd reputation.
The Washington Vindcator is mainly devoted
to the vndcation Of President Houston from the
attacks that are made upon the policy he has ptr-
sucd. 1t contains an article with reference to
Col j. H. Perry, whose lecture on Texas and
Sam. Houston we reported last winter 1t also
denounces, in the most violent terms. the exccu
ton of the four men convicted fmutny, by Com
MooRE, which it says was done while he was I'M
der crrest.
Efforts were making to open the navigation Of
the Brazos to the falls, ono hundred miles above
Washington.
The indicator says that the Mexican General
Paradcz has raised the standard of revolt against
Santa Ana, and il is said that the Mer prisoners
in passing through the province of Quarator.
where he has command, have been liberated by
HIM, and have unanimously Joined ms standard.
a large amount of ESchequer bills were sold
at Washington, Tor specie, al sixty cents on the
dollar.
Late from the Coast OF Africa.
The brg Robert, Cant Cook whose serin1ns