Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-08-23

" The late rains have been Of essential bea-
c6tt the la,e crops in this section.
6cr The Steamboat Rola, has undergone thor
oueh repai:s at Little Rock, and will be ready IN
a few days,o commence her regular trips between
that place anivun BOrcm Captain Mckinney
seems determined to make every exorlion to reL-
der her worthy of patronage.
or Our readers are respectfully referred to
the circular letter Of the Protection Insurance
Company, Of Hartford Con-, to their Agent in
this City, in which i, is shown that their loss by
tho great fire in New York will not seriously ai
feet them.
0<5-Our mails have been very irregular OF late.
The papers we received yesterday were due on
Monday, and the mail duo yesterday was not re-
ceiycd at all Wo have not had a N. .. Plea
yune in two weeks.
RoLis, Cherokee, was found dead near Evans.
vile afew days SINCE. Suspicion is said to have
iaIIen upon ono Ezekiel Rider.
0erMARcgLLUs DuvAL, Esq, lately appointed
Seminole Agent, has reported himself TO Capt.
Armstrong as ready 10 cniCr upon the discharge
Of his duties.
GJ-The Sixteenth, or School section, of this
Township will be disposed of to-day at public
auction, ut the court house door in this CITY,
Persons wishing to purchase desirable country
seats in a shor, distance of town, would do well
10 attend. Il is laid out in 40 acre tracts, and
will be divided SO as to give satisfaction.
H-The weather during tho seek has been very
warm and unpleasant. Our city and the neigh
borhood around il continue very healthy.
n.rThe steamer Rnlln arrived on "Wednesday
last, from Little Rock, and returned to the mouth
Of the riycrthe next day. The Wasp arrived on
the same day from Gilmore's Landing and left on
Thursday for the Mouth of the Arkansas. The
Eyeiinc arrived on Wednesday from New Or.
leans.
or From the Eastern papers We learn ,hn, the
annual interest on the State deb, of Pennsy Nania
was undoubtedly paid on the Is! inst.
y
would wish them. The democrats are every
where triumphant. In Missouri lis the same
why. frcm Kentucky and Illinois we have heart
nothing.
0rWo have nothing of importance from Tex
as by the way of New Orleans. Our dates are
10 the OH at that ,me all remained quiet so fal
H.,
in this city for The last few days, of engagements
having taken place between Gen. Taylor. with
the u. S. troops under his command, and an ar.
my of Mexicans in possession of Corpus Christi,
which we do uot credit. We also heard tha: Col.
Twiggs, with the second Reg't of Dragons, had
had an engagement, and that he lost lis men at
the first fire Of the enemy. The horses which
this Regimen. have in use are known TO be en-
,irely unframed, and are reported to have broken
line and fled hetcr skolter over tho country, and
that the consequence was the loss Of the men men.
toned tia. he collected his forces, re,reaed, dis
mounted, and returned 10 attack tho fort on foolt
and captured ii after slight resistance. Aris,a
is SAID TO have led tho Mexican forces. We do
not place the least reliance upon tho reports. =
The Mexcans have undoubtedly advanced upon
Corpus Christi, and the inhabitants have evacua,.
ed the place. Gen. Taylor may, ere this. have
reached the place and have had an engagement.
with the enemy, but sutficien. time has no, eIaps.
cd for US TO receive the intelligence.
lE3-It is said that lettes from Mile. Togoni
has been received by distinguished gentleman in
Philadelphia, in which she states, that size "il pos
ltvely visit the United States during the coming
fall HeI difficulties with the European mana.
gers have been settled. aud she ia NOW FREQ ic
wander where her fancy leads
Morements of The Troops Ieras-Merico.--
We understand from Judge Doak just from Fort
Towson, that a rumor had reached there, ria Tex.
as, which was credited, that the Mexcans were
already in possession of Corpus Christi. Genl.
Taylor will have, before this time, reached thero
with formidable force of Dragons and Infan.
try. Col. Twiggs had received orders TO leave his
baggage at Nacogdochoz and make forced march
to the frontier to join Genl. Taylor, it is supposed.
Major BealI is under arching orders at Fort
Wushi;a. He will have received the horses for
L;s ,,ountod ,inorpop ybich n, esaJ III ,L;