New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-17

LATEST FEoM TEXAs-At an early honr yes;er.
5ay morning g. Texan vessel, the schooner Sur, ar
rived ri this port twelve days from daiVeston nav
ING on board Mr.. E. o. Corr. with dispatches tor the
r. s Government, and for the British and Errnc:
minister's at Washington CRY. The dispatches
pposed TO refer to the invasion of Teaxs. Gen.
\, oil with some 10 ego OF The advance detachment
Of the Mexican army, has, II Is said arrived on the
banks Of The Rio GraEde. The dispatches were
forwarded by yesterdays mail. This is indeed deep
" interesting intelligence, and may be supposed 10
hsye created great excitement in Texas. Its, how
ever. out rumor. Many intelligent gentlemen with
whom we have convefsed express the opinion that
this report il Il; least premature. Although such
force NAV be on Ihs march for that base OF the lt:
ture operations OF Mexico against Texas are
constrained 10 doubt il they yet have an organized
force Of ten thousand men ready 10 cross the from
tier
Our latest dates from Galveston were to the Eth
ut. We now have dates 10 the oath. The Cal
weston News Of that day IL before ne, from which
we gather the following intelligence.
1t pains US to learn Of the death OF Commodore
J. r. X. Loihrop, OF the Texas Navy. He died III
Washington on the lath ult OF bilious fever, Capt.
L. was we'll known in this CITY, and his loss will be
deeply regretted by numerous friends The vim
dicator" states he was native Of Massachusetts,
and descendan, in the maternal line from Xix
land, one of the early pilgrim fathers.
A letter iiom highly respectable merchant in
San Antonio 10 gentleman ir GalVeston, dated JiI-
" Stb, says:
..You have heard OF the intended invasion of Tex
as BY Mexico, and must say am of the positive
impression It is true, the sIexicans living in This
nace have received many letters from their friends
the other side OF the Rio Grande, confirming the
news
Com. Moore's trial was progressing at last ac
counts from Washington.
The health of Galveston seenss 10 be improving
Fhe News has the following on this subject:
We now feel justified in assuring cur friends
abroad and those who have taken 10 the country TO
preserve their health, thar the epidemic has entirely
left our city. There has not been case TO our
knowledge since the ihunder-shower that visited us
last week, and we believe our city is in as good e
state OF health rs ever, excepting in some cases
where the patients attacked il the early part
of the sickness. Yesterday we had another sne
shower, and our CRY is now all life again.
The canTassing in the election for President was
going On very quietly. There appears TO nave been
less than The usual excitement manifested. So liz
lie hustle just before an election was never witnessed
before
= aiter the above was prepared, We learned
that the dispatches for our Government we're for
g.a.ded By Sir. Newell, the American Consul at Gal
vesion, 10 Dir. Barrett the Collector of this port,
with iniimsuons their importance, and requesting
him 10 have them sent with all despatch TO the seat
o; Government. In compliance with this request,
the documents left IN yesterday morning mei.
\. O. PcsyuEe, Sept. 3.