New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-15
Texas News.

We take the following extracts from the " ASH
incton Union OF Saturday
We have received the official advices, which have
been received by our government, by the revenue
cutter W Oodbury, with later dates from GalFes'on
In speaking OF the present military resources OF
Mexico. and the state Of preparation tor war on hef
Rio Grande frontier, the Civilian says;
In reference 20 the recent reports that Mexico has been
concentrating troops upon her northeastern frontier and
making preparations 20 take and nod possession ~ a.
that portion Of territory not known a. Texas proper
or Iexas il was before the separation from MEXICO
the Telegraph save
II has been satisfactorily ascertained that Mexico Il
wholly unprepared Tor The emergency Inc la'e sl9is
that she had concentrated seven thousand troops IN ile
country East OF the sierra Madre prove % De utterly
erroneous and j. now found that the iorce- IN tne
Eastern Provinces are as wca 10 not weaker thh tNts
have been during the ast i've yeaT- EFen IN Aataino
ras il j. said there some TWO or three hundred
troops and the few renforcements that have recently
arrived from the interior Al -alio Monterey ana oiher
large towns barely sufficient to supply me o-es ln
the garrsons caused By the frequent de-eriions The
scarcity Of military stores clothes and arms indicates
that the Government Is even poorer than mat OF
Santa Ana. and is military resources are scarcey ale
uuae 10 defend the frontier from the assaults OF the
Indians"
The Camanches threatened trouble toIthe settlements
hish up on the Brssos The Agents Of the Government
with much proprety refused q furnish them with arms
and ammunition and this may BE- the cause Of the recent
hosiiliiies
We obtain the following interesting items from
the Civilian OF the 2lsi utmo
Daniel Homsby. and Mr.. Atkinson, were killed y
Indians short time since, while hshns N the Colorado
nine miles this side OF Austin.
Tho National Register says that the Government has
received information from Captain Hays that santa Ana
the Indian chief and part oil his oc, hinerto ho-ue
mas visited Bexar with Oyertures for peace.
The National Register conradicts the rumor that the
Government had received certain Information from
Captain Hays that considerable augmentation oi the
Mexican forces had taken place IN the vicinity OF our
frontier. swelling the whole number Of troops 90 about
1000. The Register mentions report brought by
party of raders that an inconsdeFae force han arrived
on the Rio Grnde supposed for the purpose OF
relieving those duty there heretofore The same pa
OF one thing we believe the people may rest assured
which IT, that If any such movements or any other Al
all suspicious are being attempted by Mexico the Presi
dent will BE- prompt act and that no one Will 90 ur
Their maintaining nights TO the country west oil the
Nueces nyiolae. than be will.
we are aware of the election of seven members 10
the Convention who have hitherto been opposed 10 An
nexaton in TOTO who have rot regarded the condi-
lions and guarantees proposed by me United states
a. lust and fair towards Texas We believe, however
that none Of those men 20 the Convention with the
view Of presenting any obstacle 70 the contamination oil
Annexation under the prescribed since i man
ifes that majority OF the people 81 every county IN tue
Republic excepting two, are decidedly M ihFor ~ An
nexaton on any terms. r. the phrase goes
The Germans are apparently pouring INTO texas
five may Judge by the following paragraphs from
the Galveston News
Inc brig johann DtiuAu ~NNit4.li-f aiiAf'h Ut"
Wedne sday the ih alt from Bremen with l25 passen-
gers for the colony under the contract Of Nj Fisher
part of which number lett yesterday TOR Port La Naccs
hy the soop Denmark being destined for the tOme set
Element a few miles above -eguin on the Guadalupe.
The brig Ferdinand Capt Hacedorn. arrived yester-
day the 20h ut from Bremen with 90 passengers, who
design ~ are informed, 20 make permanent settle
ment in the country
In another part of the paper the Union says;
The Executive has been polite enough 10 place IN
our hands the following correspondence between
Major Donelson and the government of Texas along
with printed document communicated 10 the Con
gress of Texas, and comprising some OF the mystic
re- of the treaty with Mexico.
The papers which We here lay before our read
ors We're received in this city last evening. They
were brought 10 Galveston by Col. Samuel b. Mar
shall of Nashville Tennessee-ihe brother in-aw
of Judge CairOn, who died at Galveston OF fever
caught from exposure 10 the sun in the praries. on
his way 10 that place They were brought from
Galveston BY Captain Foster. IN the revenue cutter
Woodbury. who arrived AT New Orleans on the
iih of July and letter from NewOrle which
enclosos them 10 our government, states. upon me
authority OF Captain Foster. Il report which had
reached Galveston that MAJOR Doneson was seri-
ously III but hope says The New Orleans cor.
respondent that the report is without foundation
The Congress of Texas was to adjourn, by resoiu-
ton on the 2-ih June
The mon then gives official documents, the sub
stance of which we have had by previous arrivals.