Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-17
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FRou TexAs.-The steamship Cincinnati
Captain Smith, arrived yesterday from Arkansas,
by way Of Galveston. She LETT the former place
IN the 9th uiimo, and The laller Oh Saturday
last.
There is nothing new from The army at Corpus
Christi.
Captain West, and two or three other persons,
who were wounded by he bursting Of HE boiler
oIlhe steamer Dayton, have died OF their wounts
Captain w. was The Clerk of that Steamer.
Our files Of papers are up 10 the day on which
the Cincinnati sailed from Galveston.
On the 9TH ultlmo, The Trcasnreis office at
Austin was DESTROYED BY fire. together with the re-
cords and papers OF The department, up 10 the
commencement OF The second term OF President
Houston. The National Register has no doubt
that il was the work OF an incendiary, who
sought by that means 10 destroy existing evidence
Of deialcation or Indebtedness 10 the Govern
ment. The Secretary Of the Treasury had an
bounced his intention of placing The books and
papers Of his department in condition 10 exhibit.
fully the accounts Of debtors and delauliers pre-
vious 10 lie change OF Governments and this cir
culnslance, together with the facts that the hon>e
was uninhabied, and not near any other building
90 far 10 show the supposilion well founded. The
building was situated near The river, and belonged
To Dr. Moses Johnson; and the correspondent Of
the Lagrange lntellisencer says, MS voucher for
The disbursement Of The public money, while he
was Treasurer, were among the papers destroy
c but considers that the character OF DIR. }. places
him above a suspicion oil having committed the
act.
public dinner was given 10 G. w. Terrell,
!ale Minister from Texas to England and France,
on his arrival at Galveston. Mr. T., al the con-
cIuson OF spec ch in reply 10 assortment Of ap-
probation OF, and respect for, his conduct as
public character, said that, although annexation
was now certain, and il became the duty OF every
good citizen 10 acquiesce in and sustain the coun-
try in The destiny which ils citizens have chosen
for ii. vel be believed the benefits and advantages
expected from il had been over estimated; thai
his own solemn convictions against The deSIra-
blcness of the measure were unchanged, and that
he believed The day was not distant when Texas
would regret the political fate she has chosen lor
herself
MIR. T., al all events, deserves credit for his can
dor in now avnwing his opposition 10 annexation.
He docs not seek 10 conceal il by miserable sub
terluses, as others equally opposed 10 il have
done
The Lagrange Inlelligencer heads It's columns
with The following ticket: J. PIcknry Henderson
Tor Governor, Albert C. Horton for Lieut.. Go
vernon. and Thomas J. Rusi and Nj. 3. Lamar
for U. S. Senators. The Galveston News is Of
opinion that this ticket will be generally accepa-
bic 10 the people, and The Houston Telegraph be-
leves there will be no opposition lo Gen. Hen
dcrson.
On The 2Glh uli., tie barque PLuni1, Of Rich.
mond, arrived at Arkansas in Il days from For
,ress Monroe, Va, with two companies D and
E) of The iih Regiment OF Artillery, under COM
many of Brevet Major Morris, 4th Artillery
The following is list OF the officers:
Hfa; IIfT inutc
Smcad and T. Dea.; 2d Leuts. r. S. Garnet
and c. Benjamin; Bleve 81 Lieut.. s Gill.
Gen. Worth arrived al Arkansas By The Gin
cinna,i, having gone on board al Tampa Bay,
al which place the steamer touched.
"A company ot Comanches was lately seen ira
Yelling in the direction 10 Maiamoras; and
!elachmcn, OF The Dragons had gone in pursuit
The Cincinnati arrived at Aransas Bay, from
Charleston, on the 25Ih nit, with two companies
of artillery The ship Arkansas had arrived
The Sh regiment Of infantry. The ship
landed her troops and departed The same day
Gen. Worth, the commander, arrived al Arkansas
by the Cincinnati. The Ship Hcrmanny, with
Col. Ringgold's corps OF artillery, had also ar
rived The U. :. sloop-ot-war Lexington, with |
seven companies OF artillery, from New York,
was in sight Of Aransds, when the Cincinnati
left The barquc Bachelor from Norfolk, with
two companies OF artillery, arrived few days