Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-08-16
From the Tropic, Of the 4th inst.
FROM TEXAS.

The steamship Alabama, Captain Win
die, arrived on Saturday morning from
Galveston, bringing papers from tina; city
to the 3Orh ult. The Alabama carried
out the Sd Infantry to Arkansas Bay,
where she arrived on tho 25th ult. On
the following day, with the assistance o!
two small lighters and her own boats. she
landed all The troops, with the exception
of 1876, which were landed on the 9th
by The steamboat U dne,-the place Of
Decentralization being St. JosePh's Island.
The Alabama left Arkansas Bay on the
3Oth ultimo, and Galveston on the next
day.
The steamboat Monmouth, which has
been chartered by the United States Gov
eminent, arrived off Galveston bar on
he 3Ist ult., and having injured her
steam pipe laid there and made the
necessary repairs and cleaned out heS
boilers. She was 10 sail on the lst inst.
for Arkansas Bay.
The following extract from letter
written by one of the Sd Infantry TO his
friend in this city, giving an account of
the landing Of the troops and the planting
of the s;ar-spangled bunner, will be found
Interesting The latter is dated "St. Jo-
seph's Island, Texas, July 2Sth, 1916"
The writer says
We had not been landed more than five
hours, when we had four wells completed,
capable Of yielding water enough for the
whole regiment. X Company was the
first that landed and encamped, Lieuten
ant Chandler planted the star-spangled
banner on the Island in less than an hour
after the Alabama anchored and excaim
ed, "Woe be unto him that attempts 10
harm the mother and infant daughter,
Texas" We leave the island day after
to morrow-part Of the regiment for Cor
pus Christi and part Of Live Oak Point,
at which stations it is rumorod, we will
remain until late in the fall.
1t is anticipated that the Convention
will get through its abors by the middle
of the present month. Austin is likely to
be the seat of government for the next
five years, at least. The several Com
mi,tees in The Convention have made their
reports. The Galveston News, of the
29th ult,, publishes the bill Of Rights"
as reported to the Convention; but we do
not think it necessary to lumber our col
umns with the details until the Bill has
been acted upon by the Convention.
When the Constitution is adopted, we will
lay clear synopsis Of its various provis.
ions before our readers. DR.. d. A. Per
ry, of Washington county was murdered
lately by negro who formerly belonged
10 him, and who being suspected and accu-
sed. confessed the deed and has been hung
Galveston continued healthy. Rain
was much needed Speaking of the crops,
the News Of the 29th ut.. says
All our accounts orthe crops in Texas,
continue extremely favorable. With the
exception OF the lower Trinity, the corn
crop lhrour hout the country is universal,
~ represen ed the best ever made in the
OF the Oldest inhabitants The
recent dry weather is doubtless favorable
TO cotton, as tho previous rains had been
loo abundant for this crop. From pres
rnt prospects it is thought the amount Of
Texas cotton will, this year, greatly ex
coed what i; has ever before been. To
bacco, sugar cane and sweet pota toes
are said to afford the most encouraging
hopes to our farmers.
There is no further news that we can
find in our exchanges.