Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-30

FKOM TEXAs.-The steamer Undne arrived at NeworIeans the 27th inst, bringing Galveston dates to the 2sd. We copy from the Picayune the following communication from Capt. Grice, which embraces the latest news from Corpus Christi:
 ON BOARD STEAMER UNDINE,
 Ascending Mississippi Riugr, Aug. 26, I845 {
 We left Corpus Christi on the 18th inst. Ali is quIet at the United States encampment. Gen. Tay- Tor had succeeded in removing all the troons of inc srd and 4lh regiments Of Infantry and a large pro- portion o the public stores to Corpus ChrIsti where hls head quarters at present established. A breasiwork of earth has been thrown up and nearly completed. A lew pieces of ordnance, procured in the town, were brought into requsition. No certain information concerning the advance of the Mexicans had been recelyed but Il rumored that Arista was assembling q large force al Matamoros and along the Rio Grande. The U. $. Dragons, under command of Col. Twiggs, had crossed the Colorado, and were their march to Corpus Christi--al well company of Mexican traders were expected in the next day. The location of the encampment is salu. brious and pleasant, being immediately upon the beach of the bay, and open to the sea breeze. The health Of the camp was good.
 We Jeff Aransas Bay at 6 o'clock, on the evening of the 2lsl. The schooner Florinda, with coal S-c from New-Orleans, had just airived schooner Ro. sella, Shpman, was preparing for sea, to leave in lew days; steamer Monmouth repairing al St. Jo- sepl's Island. The wreck of the schoOuer Swallow on Aransas bar, had been stripped of her masts. sails, rigging, &c., and some of her cargo sayed, sale was 10 take place on the 22nd inst.
 We arrived at Galveston the 23rd inst. re. nenished wood and water, and left at noon on inc 24ih. The steam shlp John :. Mckim was in port and advertised to leave al 3 o'clock that afternoon. The ship Constellation, Capt. Jackson, and the brig Reaper, Capt oreton, were also in port-te form CT loading for Genoa. to sail in five days.
 Al o'clock in the afternoon of the 24th inst, when about lurtj five miles east oi Ga alyeston we experienced very heavy squal of wind and rain from the ouh.east, accompanied by vivid hnshes of lightning and a constant roar of thunder, which con tinued for lhe space of fifty minutes. This was fol- lowed by dismal night and heavy sea; however, We received no injury.
 On ihe mornlng of the 24h, at 10 o'clock, we passed the s. w. Pass of Vermion Bay. Wesaw steamer at anchor near the Iighthouse, which was supposed to be the White Wing, bound for Aransas. although no smoke nor signs of moving were discern- ible.
 | From Austin the latest news we have is to the 18th inst. The Convention was still in session. but il anticipated that their abors would close the 23rd.
 The Houston Telegraph of he 20th contains the letter of F. Aen acting Secretary of State, to the Hon. Ashbel Smith, informing him of the rejection by the Senate of the preliminary propositions to me- gotate treaty with Mexico the basis of the sep- arae independence of the Republic, and telling him, that under such circumstances il is unnecessary for him any longer to continue discharge the duties of minister to the European Governments. | News of the arriyal of the Dragons, under the command of Col. Twggs at San Antonio, had reacl,- ed Galveston. They performed their march at he rate of twenty miles per day, and with very little sickness among their number-450. They are ex- pected to joln the army Corpus Christi under Gen. Taylor.
 A committee of the Convention, to whom the sub ect referred, state that the expenses of the new State Government for the first year will be Ss44 ,450. They estimate the nett for the year al $s47,- 492 25; and by raising the tax land, which they suggest, from one-tenh of per cent. fifth of one per cent, thus equazing with the specific tax, they estimate that the yearly revenue will be $65, ,492 52,
 The idea of annulling the present Constitution. and of forming Provisional Government until Tex as assumes its position State of the Union, which bruited by many, has not been entertain- ed by Ihe Convention; nor do we hear any thing of
 the formation of the territory into two States, about which some of our Northern contemporaries seemed | to be very much troubled.