The St. Landry whig., 1845-05-15
This squadron will probably cooperate with


Aggregate 1874"
This will be q pretty large feet-suficiently
large to blockade Vera Cruz and the other Mex.
lean ports.
Another sloop of the first class, carrying 30
guns, is to be added forthwith to the Gulf Squa-
dron, which will then mount ia guns in all.
The Washington correspondent of the N. Y.
Journal of Commerce writes, that in addition to
the naval forces ordered to the Gulf of Mexico, a
contract is about to be offered for steamships, to
be armed and employed iQ the same service.
The same writer suggests that the military
operation menaced by Mexico, and as. vet kept
secret, is probably TO be the employment of the
Cumanches against Te as.
FROM TESAs.-TheEi schooner VIM. Bryan,
Capt. Place, arrived ffre last evening from
Texas. She left GaIve4t on on Friday, and pro-
ceeded up the Sabine, Lwhere she took in the
load of cotton with witch she came f~reighted.
She has brought no new neither verbal OF other
wise.-Pic. 10th iast. Z
Through the Harrissfn (Texas) Times the
Caddo Gazette has received cheering news of
1.-THE cause Of Enumeration in Eastern Texas. The
Times says ssAtno meeting ofwhich we have
yet received the proceedings have we found re-
corded more than three dissenting voices. The
counties ofLamar, Fannin, Red River, Bowie,
Harrison, Shelby, Sabine, Jasper, San Angus
tine and Nacogdoches are almost entirely unan-
inous in favor of the measure, and in Western
Texas it is the chief political object of every
man.
We learned, says the Baltimore american Of
the 29th ult., by the Electro Magnetic Tele-
graph yesterday, at half past one O'clock, that
the Cabinet was then holding a special session
on the subject of our relations with Mexico.
It'll rumored in Wall street that Mr.. Polk will
send c1-President Van Buren, on a special mis-.
sion, to bring the Oregon question to a satisfac-
tory issue. The new paper at Washington, the
U. S. Journa, which succeeds The Madisonian,
urges upon the President to nominate Mr.. Cal
houn to this important embassy, although he has
once declined the honor. The letter writer's
have more than ordinary difficulty i'll obtaining
the secret purposes of Mr.. Polk.
A SPECIAL Mission TO ENGLAND. The
New York Commercial Advertiser states tina,
it is whispered in Wall street, that the result Of
a cabinet consultation on the Oregon question,
is a determination to send a special Minister to
London. Even the Minister, the same paper
adds, is named, Mr.. Van Buren,, and we have
heard also, in this connection, the name o ano-
ther distinguished leader of the democratic par.
~.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. The Charlottes-
vile Aduocate of the 10Th ult., states that the
measures adopted by the Faculty for suppressing
the late riots, and banishing the authors thereof,
had been successful, and that perfect tranquility
has been again restored. The lectures of the
Institution were resumed that morning.
The N. Y. Courier and Enquirer, in mott.
cling the appointment Of Mr.. Burke of New
Hampshire to the place of Commissioner of
Patents at Washington, shrewdly remarks that
stMr. Polk has evidently made up his mind to
test one experiment pretty thoroughly. He in.
tends to see how the country will get along under
the very worst appointments that could be made
under any circumstances. He has gone on capi,
tally thus far. Our opinion exactly.
NAVAL DEPoT AT MEMPHIS. The titles to
the site Of the Naval Depot recently established
at Memphis, have been received and examined
by the Attorney General, the Hon. John X. Ma
son, as satisfactory TO the government. We.
learn that speedily operations will be commen-
ced. The following are the officers that willie
charged with the general superintendent and.
management ofthe station:
Com. Thomas Ap CatesbS Jones, Commaa.
daaa.
Jos. 4. Watson, Nary agent.
Mr.. Brown, Ndeal Store keeper.
4, 3, Wafford, Principal Engineer.
SUGAR. writer in Tie Boston Courier
says, that the whole quantity ofsugar imported
into the United States annually, is about one
%hondred and thirty-six millions of pounds, of
which about fourteen millions are exported, lea
wing for consumption. one hundred and liity-fve
millions otpennds; Having an aggregate of one
hundred and ninety,two millloasl
The Grand jury ofthe Circuit Court have
found a bill Of indictment against William Bur.
nett, pilot Of the Steamer Swallow, on account
of the disaster which befel thai boat on the even.
ing of the 18th ult.