Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-10-02
Donlfetir kntflItDeuce.
FROM ARKANSAS BAY TEXAN
ORDINANCE.


The steamship A;asaGna srfsed al New Oreaas on
the 18Th iasl.. in tire sa,s Aransas bay. -
She brought news vt mes depisraee steamboat acct
dent.
On The l2lh insi tho s,rsmer Dayton hurst her boil
Srx when abuui hall be i.ern Corpus hf~i aud
81. Juseph's lsiano 4 hee bttwsen 20 and 50
passen2t boa including u. ) soldiers and The
One says Ten. anovr says ssraa persons
kilted instantly, Including Islcats Higgins aHd Berry.
Of the 4th infantry srraeaa and ufe crnarai iNo
sesmen aid deck hand Seveaeen were Wounded.
Of whom died durng the day. aud others mol
expected 10 live. Capt. Gresham (Qnater Masler)
and Lieut.. Gurjvn, 81 Iufanlfy, dis.
lance On the water, hai wrfe fcktd up yef, slightly IN
sjured. Lieutenant Cfahsm, al The 4ih. aud Dr. trt.
seadeo, Of The 7lh lnansss injured. bai
". Capt. West, CLERK Of the bos badly scslJ,d.
and il va. thought tie cccR could mol survive Tue p
lot had arm broken. Capt.. Nteholis ol the Texan
sloep Gutter, hsd leg bfoken Tie boat iuls
loss. She satk Ia fifteen minutes. and another buller
exploded after she sank, with terrific report.
The health vi The troops Corpus Chflsti good,
end not word had been heard Of Arsia. eAcepI ria
New Orleans. The lfapic gives Tie following tAlfaci
vi = letter iIcm Gen. Iaylor:
As yet. we have met with enemy, nor dn | ex.
rect We shall do So, al any rate lot ine
Chief Magistrate cannot declare waf; and irun all The
information can obtain, % belieye Acxcu viii
declare war against We, AVID should she have the
,erneri,y do go, she III hardly sempt 10 invade any
portion Of our Territory bui II the defensive
ov nun>iniercoufse. quite surprised 10 learn tlat
considerable spprehensh ie by the gmld
of New 0rears ald elsewhere iur our ssety, laficn.
iary neher by eiier any oii way express.
ed eatefaioed the opinion that thong uuf situation
4 critical one; much less lhA desired reinforcement.
thai my culnnsnd adequate repe any iufoe
that might be brought against u-a the time
duly appreciate, wall el under the greatest obi
cations 10 Tie gopd people o Your ety. on, { the
nloes they manifested Ia safely, but .spe-
cially ior the Efficient aid Of the excellent valun
eer companies o artillery which they promptly dos
patched.
The IT, $ soop St, Mar,'s. arrived a, The Bay IA
Tie lji inst. with vi dispatches uf
Gen. Iag ur On bard.
The u. = brig pofpose touched al the bar on cane
day and sailed tor Ncn Cruz
company Of traders the 4th inst, reported to Gen
Taylor. that hey bad seen wlhin twu da y aci u Tie
camp. 2ue i.pans aud many CumBuehts IN ihen
way 10 Metam las, 10 jim the NJ Meals ~ inynau.n
The report not ctcdied; bar Lieut. Seauil will "a
dragons, was seat oa 10 5.lte, 20 40 III les
about.
Fnan TExAs, We leatn ty Tie arrival. lhal lie CON
ven.iun had competed the constitutions aud ratd ~
the seih NIL Tie President nnedal,ly issued lis
Proclan Alton ot submitting lie Constitution TO TIE pen
pie. Aunched is the following important document
which is to ht submitted along with II to he people.
AN ORDINANCE
WHEREAS. various contacts have zen en, red inio hy
the President II lie Republ u lexis with dive rs in.
usid1as, with lie tArnss miehilun al coo0iznp
an enormous amount OF the public dninaiu Of Texas;
and Whereas II Is believed that SAID contracts ore un-
constitutional and therefore, VOID lfom the beginning
aud II earned cut @uuid operate as uonotoy at NJ -
wards Of seven uIuis 81 arfrs Vi the public domain
III Texas, in the hands ota io~ ludytduals--wt,n. III
truth, the cuzsn-sodierS aud creditors Of the Rrpub
tic ol leAhs htd, ey The laws aud constitution o SAID
Republic. 81, or aud Gdsfuablp prev lnusly sussnu
right 10 locate upon public domain thus attempted 10
be ass gned t. said con rletors.
SIC. !. IhctJote. II IS hereby ordained and declrI.
cd, lhat II shall be he duty al she Attorney Geoepl ol
This State ~ Tie D,slfri Aefney of Tho ID sifct IN
which any Iatan vi I've cinules may be situate soon
as The organization o The State stall be COMPLETED ia IN.
stue lfgal Proceedings agalns, all cuuny contractors
WIN have tncrtd ni1 contracts wnb he President ii
Texas AID II. upon such Investigation. Il shaiite hu1d
that any such runIarI was Unconstitutional ILLEGAL 81
fraudulent, OF tbai lie conditions OF Tie sane have not
been cumped VIII according 10 It's terms such contracts
shall he aJudged aud deete,d null and VOID: Prapi2ed
however thai all acu seitlrfs uud,f such contract
shall be entitled 10 their qnanuly II lard as connlss-
MT TO exceed SIX hundred and y acres Ia The head Of
family and three hundled ard twenty acres ioa snr IL
man. Aud IN all eatis brought hy OF against afs rom
TRACTORS, or any person claiming under 10y Ct through
Them, oI eitiet al hem II shall he Law lu ur the adverse
claimant 10 SET iarh any plea that II would have hcei
Competent ior the Safe 10 plead aud lie parry may IN.
troduce testimony 10 prove the clam e IL ave been
forfeited, "a well for frauds ,galy or uncnnsliIu.
nonali'y, as on account of failure comply with the
conditions OF the uglns grant contract and any such
pleas shsl be deemed good aud valid in law in all such
suit or suits IN this State.
SEC. 2. Be It further ordoiatd. That the epiala
lure Is hereby restrained from extending any
settling L, ony, and tfun relieving CONTRACTOR from
the aIluIe o the cuudiluns, the forfeiture accrulne
from non compliance With The contract
SEC. ). Ind tie Jorihcr or6aiHtd. That Ills aidt
nance sall be resented 10 the proPe Tor their adoplol
REJECTION, al he time tins Consultation 81 ali h
presented 10 theu, he returns al the VOTES :akr ga
this ordinance shall be made HE ,ce Of Secretar,
III State ol tie Republic al ItSas the 'an Time tin
VOTES Tor the Constitution may he returned.
Adopted IN Convention. tins twenty seventh day O
August, une Ihuusand eight huadrd and tn, i've.
1liOS. J. RUSk, President.
A'ies':-JAs II. RArMohp, Sec'Iy. ut CON.
The Convention, wiihrui entering into an in,tslira
sien Of Com. MHfe's Conduct raised Itslve recon.
ineidng thai he be rcnsaicd his rank in II navy q
The L. Suirs
Two candidates already named Gar the <flice ri
Governor Of Texas Gen, Rusk who was the President
Of the Convention fer forming the Constitution aud Gen
James piuekoey Henderson
The Secrc Tray between Santa Anna aid Texas
by which the urmer obtained hrs release when rrsln
is fer the FIRST Vine pnbshrd. The Calves on New,
rays II WIS found Bongs The papers Of Gen Austin
Originally lie treaty enclosed ~ letter rlten b,
Sania ANA 10 General Jaeksan then President q The
baied Saits, and The whole accompanied by another
letter, written by Gen. Alsn Santa Annals I, quest
80 tile sane Distinguished man. spiclting his media
,on and Influence fpr the settlement OF the difeuiie.
beiwoea Mexico and Texas. General Aaslla's let
ter cxplArs fully the grounds upin which Santa :,
CHAINED hls rseaseall of them has inp ,rtnce Il
The solemn pledges made by the later 10 use his exer
ilons To ubla The acknow edeeinent Of Texan ndtpen
.dcnce to he RIO Granss. The Mexican Government
sanctioned mis- treaty, although they ressncd thr
army by Il.
in The SUBJECT ofe circular issued by our Secretary
al IN, a.,