Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-18
Texas.

Texas"
Texas.
The Brasos Planter" says, the convention has
fixed the seat of government at the city of Austin
until the year 1850. Thirty-six votes given in
favor of Austin and scattering vote for other pla-
ceS.
An important document from the land Office at
Austin has been laid before the convention From it
we learn that the superficial extent of Texas
prsed within the limits defined by statute of the first
Texian Congress- comprises in round numbers, 1884,
600 square miles, 254 254 l66 acres that the to-
tai amount of land issued by the various boards of
land commissioners is 43. SAB $40 acres that the to-
tai amount of the above recommended good and
lawful claims is 10, 2l2 206 acres issued by the de-
partmert of war, bounty and donation claims
6,3OOOOO land scrip sold by the Texisn government
36S, 7S7 acres; amount Of legal claims to lands isSu
ed by Texas 25, $50 993 acres; amount issued, and
supposed to be fraudulent, "a ,33l 764 acres ISSUED
by the authorities of Mexico, portion of which is
supposed to be invalid, % ,060,000 acres; and that
the total amount of the public domain subject TO loca
ton, and unsurveyed, is lSl,99l, 403 acres. The
officer of the land office, in communicating the above
statement, says that he has of knowing the
whole amount of scrip that has been issued by the
Texan Government, but thinks the amount yet out is
about Oneeighth of that shown to be in his Office and
that the same is the with reference to bounty
lands.'
U. S. ARTILLERY IN TExAs.-The Washington I'm,
ion thus explains fact upon which of the whig
papers, in the pentude of their ignorance have COM
mented to the disadvantage of the administration:
"Seeing that certain newspapers are commenting
upon the fact that Gen. Taylor's artillery in Texas
were 'cithout guns, we have taken pains to
tain the following facts Our artillery regiments are
not armed ield-arillery, and never meant to
be, In the whole, armed. They armed, (the
regiments, except one company in each) and always
have been as infantry serving in the Notifications
xutfh hooxrr o1loI ,rf,Tl 4lo
law and meant for garrisons to the seacoast for
catons. We have four regiments of this artillery,
or forty companies. IF these were all fea-artillery
they would require 24O feld-peces, guns and howit-
zers-feld-arery sufficient for any army of 24O,OO0
men, according to the rule which prevails In modern
armies. This though preposterous force of artillery.
if armed .feld-artilery, for any army the United
States MAINTAIN send into the field is much
too small for complete garrisons of forts the
sea-cost and lake frontiers These FORTS when COM
pleted, estimated TO mount 6, 800 heavy guns.
The regiments of artillery contain rank and file, as
from the Army Register, 2, l6S men-less than
IL man to heavy cannon. In time of war; this force
would be increased but it is not meant ever gar
rison the forts entirely with regulars The militia
would, great part, be employed for that purpose,
and it is certainly the best and most useful employ
men for that force. We SHALL however, have in each
garrison disciplined, weinstruced body of artil-
erists, for the more difficult duties at the guns. This
statement shows the purpose of that part of army
called artillery. Of this, 4, companies are, by law,
equipped feld-artillery, with guns and horses.
Four such companies have been ordered to Texas.
The other IL artillery companies sent thither, are
armed and instructed infantry; and, of course
without guns that is " fied-cannon." The news
papers which have commented upon this matter, may
now understand it,
SAvERfAGo.-This noted Mexican leader has for
several weeks past been ranging with a company of
about seventy men In the vicinity of the Salt Lakes
west of the Nueces. 1t is said that he has made no
attempts to modest any of the western settlers of Tex
as, but is unremtted in his exertons to capture the
Mexican traders who engaged In smuggling goods
from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande small par
ty of Texans from Corpus Christi recently at
the Salt Lakes collecting salt, and SEWERAGE and his
company encamped near them. He protested great
friendship for the TEXANS and permitted several of
his soldiers to work with the Texans, for small
sum, help them to remove the salt 1t is said that
SEWERAGE is In favor of annexation and believes II
will be the best policy for Mexico relinquish her
claims all the territory east of the Rio Grande pro-
vided the rights of the old Mexican settlers be secur-
ed and fair consideration is paid by the United States
to Mexico for this territory Perhaps he is in
degree influenced by selfinterest for he former
ly resided at Goed and has claims to large tracts of
land heiprobably imagnes that he will be compensated
for the lands he forfeited by his treachery This man,
who has often spread terror western frontier,
is in appearance one of the most harmless men. He
appears so weak and efemnate that our western ran
gers always look upon him with the most supreme
contempt
Improvement is advancing in this city with even
accelerated steps. The number of new buildings in
progress was never, probably so great at any other
period There is scarcely vacant tenement in town,
and strong efforts will be necessary to keep pace In
building. with the increased demand for houses-Gal-
UeStOn CtUilian.
From the Washington Union, Sept 4.