The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-31


from Galveston to the 10Th, and from Houston to
the 18th instant. We look upon the intelligence
thus received as interesting and important.
1t appears that the Mexicans had made every pre-
paration toiinvade Texas at moments notice.
The following interesting letter from our cores
pondent and the subjoined extracts from the Hous-
ton Telegraph, contain all the news.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, May l6, 1874.
The game OF :" all fours," which is playing in
Washington for Texas is one OF the most remaiks-
bic, perhaps that was ever witnessed IN the history
and low" and Clay and Van Buren, " Jack and the
game" Clay has bad hand but he is muster of
The game, and will win the stake. Tyler holds ex-
cellent cards, he knew how to play them, ana it
Is chiefly by his own errors that he Is brought 10
| The verge 1T rum. All are desperate, bur Sam
Houston has stolen the trump card, and his hand
is the issue OF this great political game.
| We have every reason TO believe that treaty OF
alliance Is already signed with England and France
| and that in GO days, ut iarhest Mexico will &C.
knowledge the Independence Of Texas Her ports
ton, sugar, tobacco, nee, &c, and shipped iii
foreign bottoms, and the goods of each nation Ie-
ceived free OF duty IN return Thus a trade Of
several millions per will be lost the Uni
or twenty millions OF cotton fabrics from the north,
which would, in case OF annexation, be sold Ia
Texas and Mexico, and shipped in American bot.
toms, now remain in Lowell and Providence snd
rot upon their shelves. The liabilities OF Texas,
not exceeding five millions, will be paid by Eng
land, and suflciency oipubllc domain transferred
to her sovereignty TO pay the debt. All along the
shores OF the Gull will be great fleets Of vessels
laden with rlch merchandise. From the looms Of
Lyons will come forth the most delicate silks,
| while the musllns OF Manchester, &c, will innelc
with the gold OF Mexico, and the shawls of Cash
mere The "lsand city," with its surrounding
tract, will remain INDEPENDENT and become u rival
neighbor to the T" Crescent" Half the leagues in
the Republic will be turned into principah,lrs--
French and Germans will occupy the vast regions
of Bexar-the English will become gr at III the
east and the Yankees, lords Of the thousand villages
scattered among the green fields of the west. Texes
under the protection Of the Lion and Eagle, will
" wax fat and kick" while tke stars Of The south
will be shorn Of their brightness, and forever be-
come dim.
reminds me OF the fable Of the Cock and Fox. Tho
Fox Of Lindenwald seeing the Cock OF Ashland
quietly perched upon tree, hailed him and said
saa TO Inn was no Longer
Come down and we will embrace each oth.i."
"Fnend," replied the cock, 81 am glad Of this
good news, and il gives me double pleasure TO hear
1t from you" And here the cock gave loud
| crow of rejoicing: "What is that r' said the fox.
s. see two hounds approaching rapidly" says The
cock" no doubt they are coming to give US the
long way to travel, and we will talk of This affair
| another time" "Hew," says the cock, 81
thought you SAID all the world were at peace - $50
DID, says the fox, but mayhap they hav'at
heels, and the cock gave louder crow at the dou-
BILE pleasure of outwitling his friend.
II is said here that Thorn, sons mission to Mex
leo will be successful But, mayhap, you have not
heard the news. There is one prominent man in
| the Texas movement, who was in Texas about
! he time of the revolution, and lost one or TWO
thousand doars worth OF furniture, &c, durlng
| the runaway scrape," called. He rendered
his account afterwards 10 G' b. melt, Tor 4S,COO
dollars, which was immediately rejected as an i'm
| position. Burnett rays he hadn't farihDg over
L all ia a II hos
with Amonte, probably, renders bis account TO the
| United States Government, tor Mexican spon-
| tions TO the tune OF twelve hundred thousand dol
| ars! and | understand the commissioners have
| actually awarded him four hundred thousand dol
lars! he and Almonte, no doubt, TO share the
| spoil ls. Now his Is abominabe. second edition
| OF the Florida war; II should be ngidly invtsi-
gated, and the commissioners be made responsible
for defrauding The government with thtir eyes
open. 1t is high time honesty returned to the GO
vernment house, before the doors forever closed
| How goes Texas funds notes and bends Most
of them were issued at SIX for one, and viii be
deemed at that rato-neyer more than 10 or 10
cents on the dollar. This you may rely upon, and
| 20 may the public The Commissioners under the
Treaty, wi find the absolute debt OF Texas TO be
hort OF five millions, ard scale OF valuation will
| be so made, that few OF the notes and bonds will
| be redeemed higher than the above rates There
will be no injustice in this, as the holders never
paid more for them, and they have never been
| worth more in the market. Like all Revolutlona-
ry debts, II will be paid Slow and slow" and Tex
as having the example OF England, France, and
| The United States before her, will not be more just
| Or generous than either OF these "magpanlmous
| powers" The best way to Obtain their full value
| IS to enter lands with them. They will be received
at the General Land Office, ard Two dollars of the
| notes will buy acre ct good land. In this way
the speculation Is good one, and the hes, that can
| be made. -
| Count Saligny, the French Charge, has left the
country in disgust. His mission has closed in Tex
| as = lie says he came Minister 10 a Republic, and
| not 10 petty Stale. lie apprehends Annexation,
and does not relish it. The United States, he says,
won't haveiTexas any how-England won't have
her, and France La Belle France, don't want her.
She must Ego back" TO Mexico. The Count is a
man OF greater vanity and less polish than is COM
mon to his countrymen and his absence will not
be regretted.
persevere in your good work of reforming the
men and women of this world, and you shall find
| your reward in the next Yours, &c. +. q.
! Captain Hays visited Washington the 3o,h ult. He
reported that the Me.icans tina, captured by him
few weeks since had been tried and Of treason
able conduct, by Court Marital appointed by him sgee
ably to law Not having the authority to punish them,
at the next term OF the District Court. Since the cap
ure Of these bandits the parzsns Of Leal have kept
Com Moore Capt Lo,hfop and Lieut.. Snow arrived In
town on Monday They are on their way to Washington
to await their trial before the Militia Court Martial They
all express great anxiety 10 meet their and
teiain fears that any disgrace be upon them.
by tribunal composed OF honorable and uprigi, men
we eeTh Hom MI Natlin hat one OF the boiuhIs u'-
longing to the Spy Company OF Copt. Iisys come ON es
press few days since to La Orange and brought news
that the spies had lately found two large and subsspai
bridges erected the Nuece end RIO FRO on the DE-
rect route from Bexar TO the PIesdo above the upper
ford II il supposed that these bridges were erected by
Gen Vol, in order that his troops might make rapid
march into Texas and some apprehension hns been ist
the wes that he intended to make smother ncurscn
Bexsr We consider all such sppr.hensions ground
We do believe be will dare to enter Texas he
the negotiations for the annexation Of Texas 70 the United
states are pending We confident that these bridges
were erected while commissioners were Al ssbnss.
Gen VOL intended the moment the negotiations
broken eff dash suddenly into Texas the head oil
body cavalry and create the alarm Of Invasion and
he should find himself holly pressed by our citizens he
would suddenly retreat these brdges, destroy ing
hem he retired but the Intervention Of President Ty
has defeated all hi. plans for the present and he will
compelled wait for favorable opportunity
gather fresh Isurels in Texas" We must give the Mex
cans credit exerng skill in dplonlscy than our