Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-10-02
LATEST FROM TEN AS.

Virginia.
LATEST FROM TEXAS.
The steamship Alabama which arrived at New
| Orleans on the 18th of September, brings the
! following intelligence from Texas:
| On the 10Th inst, the steamer Dayton burst her
boilers when about half way between Corpus
Christi and st. Joseph's island. There were
GLIDING United States soldiers and the hands at
tached TO the boat. Ten individuals were killed
ON the spot, including among them Lieuts. Wig.
gins and Berry oc the 4th regiment of Infantry.
Seventeen were wounded, some of whom were
not expected to survive their injuries. The Plea.
yune says:
! Captain Crossman, the Quarter Master, was on
board, together with two otheY officers. They
were blown 10 the distance of one hundred Yards.
bnt were not severely injured. Capt. G.. had one
nof his legs somewhat bruised, but the next day
was able to walk and attend to his business.
! We have been unable to obtain list of those
who were killed and wounded.
Letters OF subsequent day inform us that the
bodies of all those lost had been recovered One
of the wounded Ga colored deck handy died the
next day the other sixteen were less injured
than was at first apprehended. and no fears were
entertained for them. We trust that the number
killed will not exceed eight. The steamboat it,
self is an utter loss.
There is no important news from the army un.
der Gen. Taylor They receive almost all their
intelligence from this city. The u. S. sloop of
war st. Mary'S arrived at the Bay of Aransas on
the 18th inst, with bearer of despatches on
board for Gen. Taylor from Washington.
On The evening OF the same day, the u. S. brr
Porpolse hove 10 off the bar and communicated
with the st. Mary's. In half an hour thereafter
she sailed towards Vera Cruz. Nothing as to
their purposes or intelIigence ,ranspred
on the morning of the Nth instant company
OF traders arrived at Gen. Tay lor's camp They
reported that they had seen, within two DAVIS
march OF the camp, about two hundred Lappans
and as many Camanches on their way TO Meta
moras (by invitation of MeXco) to Join the forces
to be directed against Gen. Taylor. The report
ol the traders was but half credited
zen. Taylor sent out Lieut.. Scarritt with an
escort OF forty Dragons to reconnoitre for 80 or
40 miles about, to ascertain everything possible
and he no doubt has spies pushed further ahead
The New Orleans Picayune states that it has
received an entire copy of the State Constitution
OF Texas, as adopted by the Convention. Al
tached to it is the following important ordinance
In regard to the large grants of Texas lands here
tofore made TO individuals on condition of coloni-
cation and settlement. This ordinance is to be
submitted to The people for ratification or rejec-
lion at the same time with the Constitution.
AN ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, various contracts have been entered
into by The President of the Republic of Texas
with divers individuals, with the expressed in
tention of Coonizing an enormous amount of
the public domain of Texas and Whereas. il
is believed that said contracts are unconsttu-
tonai, and therefore void from the beuinning
and if carried out would operate as monopoly
OF upwards of a million of acres of the public
domain OF Texas. in the hands of a lew indv-
duais-when, In truth, the citizen soldiers and
creditors Of the Republic of Texas had. by the
laws and constitution of said Republic, clear
and lndispuable previously snbssiing right to
locate upon the public domain thus attempted to
be assigned TO said contractors:
SEC /. therefore, ii as hereby ordained and de-
ciarcd, That it shall! be the duty of the Attorney
General OF this State, or the District Attorney OF
the Dlstrictln which any portion of the colonies
may be situate, as soon as the organization of the
state shall be completed to institute legal proceed
ings against all colony contractors, &c &c. GThe
bill provides for the protection of actual settlers
SEC. 3. BE al further ordained, That the Leeis-
lature Is hereby restrained from extending any
contract for settling Colony, and from relieving
contractor from the failure of the conditions or
the forfeiture accruing from noncompliance with
the contract.
Sec. 3. lind be further ordained, That this
Ordinance shall be presented to the people for
their adoption or rejection at the same time this
Constitution shall be presented to them, and the
returns OF The voters taken on this Ordinance, etc.
etc.
Adopted in Convention, 18th August, 1915.
THOMAS J. RUSk, President.
JAMES Fl. RAYMOND, Sec'ry.