Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-06-04
From the N. o. Picayune. May 25.
LATER FROM TEXAS.

The steamship New York, Captain
Wright, arrived in our port last evening,
in 33 hours from Galveston. She brought
over sky passengers, amongst whom
were Gen. Sam. Houston, tx President OF
Texas, and family, who, il is said, are en-
route ior the Hermitage.
The Uuled States squadron, under The
command OF Commodore K. f. Stockton,
consisting of the steam lrisate Princeton,
Lieut.. Cong. E. r. Thompson. ship ST..
Mary's, Capt. Saunders. ship Saratoga,
Capt. Shubrck, and brig Porpose, Lieut..
ComdI. w. L. Hunt, have arrived and
anchored OFT Galveston.
The,Princetun. ST. Mary's and Porpoise
arrived on the Eth inst. Is days from
Hampton Roads. The Saratoga got in
three days alter. The enire squadron
made the passage by the Hole IN the
Wall" aud Providence ChaEuel to the
Gulf, and has made what is considered a
very quick "Trip for this season Of The year.
There not being a sufficient depth OF
water on the bar OF Galveston harbor to
admit The passage OF he larger vessels,
Commodore ,SlUcklon on the 18th shifted
his broad peuaLl from the Princeton to the
POrpOise, and with that vessel crossed the
bar-lhe Porpoise drawing l. feet 8 inch
ches, and there being l3 eet water 10 the
channel. The wind bciug ahead at the
time, she was PEELED lo make ''dead
hear up TO the anchorage of the city
where she Is now lying. On her coming
to anchor national salute was fired,
which was answered by the Austlu-
! Texan sloop IN ordinary
The Porpoise is the largest man of war,
olher lhau Texian vessels built expressly
for that uarlsanOu, that has ever entered
the harbor OF Galveston. The Princeton,
ST. Mary's aud Saratoga were left at
anchor outside lhe bar.
The most lmpurlant intelligence from
tile Republic is contailed III the following
pruclamaIIUn OF President jones, from
which II would seem thai The Executive Is
,cuIIing the Wisdom leeh al last--we use
The word seem 10 denote that the d0ubr
which the previous course ol President
Jones had created has mol been removed
from our mInd: nor should any one relapse
into stale of security aud confluence unIl
&" II Is finished"
By the P'esidentof The Republic Of 1'eras
a PROCLAMATION.
Whereas The people OF Texas have
evnced decided wish THAI prompt and
definite acIlon should be had upon the pro
position i0r Annexation, recently submit
led by The Government of the United
States 10 -ihis government, and that a
| Convention should be assembled for Ibis
purpose; and
Whereas 1t Is competent for the people
alone 10 decide linalIy upon the proposI.
lion for ADuexalIon, and 81 by deputies III
CvDveullon assembled" 10 adopt Cou.
sllIuiIun With view 10 The admission vi
Texas as one uf the Slales OF the Amerl
can UnIoD; and
Whereas no authority is gwen by the
Constitution. Of this Republic, to auy
branch Ut The Government, to call Con-
venlIun aud 10 change The organic law l.,
this helus right reserved 10 lie people
themselves, anG which they alone can
! properly exercise.
Therefore be II known, that !, Ansou
Jones, President OF The Republic Of Texas,
deSIrous OF giving direction aud effect To
The public VIII, already 50 fully expressed,
DO reco mend 10 tae ciliZens of Texas,
that au election Tor '.DepuIies 10 Il Cou-
venlon be held III the different counties
OF the Republic, on Wednesday, The
fourth day OF June next, upon the follow
ing nasIs, VIZ. Each county in the Re.
public 10 elect one Deputy, irrespective OF
The number ol voters II contained al the
last annual elections. Each county voting
al mat time thrse hundred, AMI less than
SIX hundred to elect TWO Deputies. Each
county voting al that tIme six hundred,
and less than nne hundred ~ elect three
Deputies, and each county voting al thai
time nine hundred aud upwards, To elect
four Deputies; which Basis will give to
the county Of Austin, two; Bastrop, onr;
Beyar, iva; Brazuria, two; Brazo5, one;
Bowie, one; Colorado. one; Fayette, two;
Fanniu, lwu;. Fort Bend, one; Golad.
one; Galveston, two; G,nzales, one; Har.
! lis, tuICc3 ildlIiSOui 'uiCC, lluuSlpu, lSUi
Jackson, one; Jasper, one; Jefferson, one;
Lamar, Two; Liberty, two; Matasorda,
Que; Montgomery, four; Milan, one; Ma
cosdoches, three; Reu River. three; Re
bersop, two; RusS, one; Refugo, one;
Sabine, one; San Augustine, two; Shelby,
TWO; San Palricio, one; Travis. one; Vic
lorla. Que; and Washington, three Depu,
lies; and that the said Deputies SO elected
do assemble in Convention at lhe city oI
Austin, Oh the "Fourtn Of July" nexI, tot
the purposeo of considering the proposition
for the annexa;ion OF 'Texaslo the Unilel
Sla'es, aud any other proposition wiict
may be made .coucel mug The nationality
Of the Republic, and should they Judge i,
expedieut aud proper 10 adopt, provision
ally, Constitution TO be submitted to iht
people for their ratification, with view
to the admission of Texas. as Stale. int
the American Union, in accordance will
the terms of the proposition for Annexa