The New York herald., 1845-09-27
Very Late from the Sent OF War-AHairs
with MexicO-Terrible Steamboat ExpIo-
sion.
We have received by the Southern mail the to-
lowing interesting and painful intelligence from
Texas-the seat of war, Gc

io"AiS HitcicotiHS anu pdlHIul lutcHInencc from
Texas-the seat Of war. &c.
New ORLEANS Sept Is, 1916.
The affecting disaster of the explosion of the DAYTON
is the first and only nauspcious affair that he's yet
Cured to cast gloom over our military proceedings
has produced deep sensation here and loud and just
complaints made against the department at Washing
ton for the wretched bungng and inenicency OF
s their arrangements for the transportation and debar
Lieut. Carr, of the Dragons, captured four Mexican
spies when out on scouting party recently They are
There indication of hostile movements the
west of the Rio Grande and recent accounts from Vera
Cruz brought by the Saratoga to Pensacola are any
The Texan Convention has closed its labors. and the
Constitution framedby the collective wisdom is in all its
operative features very little different from the one re-
Gently formed for this State
[From Mobile Herald Sept. 1871
The steamship Alabama arrived at New Orleans on
IT, She sailed thence the 18th. For tho we are
indebted to an extra from the office of the Picayune.
Some Of the is important-particularly the ord
nance, which we copy below in full.
On the 10Th inst the steamer Dayton burst her boilers
when about half way between Corpus Christi and st
Josephs Island Between thirty and forty persons
attached to the boat Ten individuals killed the
spot including among hom Lieuts. Wiggins and Berry
OF the 4th Regiment Of Infantry. Seventeen were
wounded, some OF whom not expected to survive
their injuries Captain Crossman the Quarter Master
was on board together with two other officers. They
weie blown to the distance OF hundred yards bat
were not severely injured Captain C.. had one Of 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 killed and wounded
We make an extract from letter which have re-
ceived IRON an officer Of the 7th Infantry :
CoRprs CHRISTI, Texas, Sept u, ls45
Dear Sir-Gloom like pail hangs whole
camp The steamer Dayton while on her way from this
to Arkansas to-day, burst her boiler when about fifteen
miles from here and sunk in eight feet water Seven
persons were killed and seventeen Injured Among the
killed were Lieuenants Virgins and Berry OF the 4h
Infantry; the other names do not know. of the
bodies not yet having been found These though,
The explosion took place at hafpast 10 O'Clock, in
time and Dr. Crtenden, who was board, slight
injured informs me that she sunk in fifteen minutes
after and as she went down covered by the water)
another boiler exploded, with r,est terrific report
Another body deck hand) has Just been brought in
Letters o subsequent day inform that the bodies
Of all those lost had been recovered OF the wound
ed, colored deck hand died the next day the othe
sixteen were less ured than at first
and fears entertained for them We trust that
the number killed will not exceed eight. The steam
boat itself is an utter loss.
There is no important news from the army under Gen
Taylor The u s. sloop Of war st Marys arrived at the
dispatches on board for Gen. Taylor from Washington
On the evening Of the day. the u s. brig Porpose
hove to off the bar and communicated with the St Mary
In hall an hour thereafter she sailed towards Vera Cruz
Nothing as to their purpose intelligence transpred.
On the morning of the l4h inst, company Of ira
they had seen within two days march Of the camp about
two hundred Lappans and as many Camanches their
way to Matamoras (by invitation from Mexico) to join
IL
port of the traders was but half credited.
Gen. Taylor sent out Lieut. Scarrt with escort Of
oi'y " ceono,ie ior % or ~ iniies ABOUT 70
every thing possible and he doubt has spies
pushed further ahead
We have received entire copy of the State Constu.
on Of Texas as adopted by the Convention Attached
to is ordinance of vast importance in regard TO
grants of Texas lands II will be submitted peo
Pile at the time the Constitution We copy it en-.
tire and 1t is all we have time 10 do, and the mail
just closing.
ORDINANCE.
the President of the Republic of Texas with divers nd
yiduals with the expressed intention of coonizng
enormous amount of the public domain Of Texas and
whereas is believed that said contracts uncons
tiona and, therefore, void from the beginning, and il
carried out would operate as monopoly of upwards OF
million OF acres OF the public domain Of Texas, in the
hands Of few indivduas-when in truth the citizen
soldiers and creditors of the Republic of Texas had by
the laws and constitution of the said Republic clear
and indiputabe previously subsistng right to locate
upon public domain thus attempted to be assigned to said
That shall be the duty fthe Attorney General of this
State or the district in which any portion the colonies
shall be completed to institute legal proceedings against
all colony contractors Sc SC. THE bill provides for
the protection OF actual settlers
Sec. 3 Be tiurther ordained That the logis ature is
hereby restrained from extending any for
Ting colony, and from relieving contractor from the
failure OF the conditions the forfeiture accruing from
with the contract.
Sec g. And be it further ordained That this ordinance
shall be presented to the people for their adoption
sented to them and the returns othe votes taken this
ordinance, sc. sc.
Adopted in Convention 18th August lsi5.
THOMAS J. RUSK, President.
JAMES II. RAYMOND, Secretary.
From the N. o. Picayun Sept. 1871
The Courier on the French side infers from recent
events but particularly from the purposed withdrawal OF
the volunteers from Texas and the sudden departure
the St Marys from Pensacola, that there will be
with Mexco that the United States have eady TAX
the initiative for resuming diplomatic relations with
country. The departure of the squadron under Com
Conner the Courier supposes to be to countenancc by
respectable force the negotiations about to be opened
How overtures for renewal of diplomatic intercourse
may be received the Courier is not sangune though
full Of hope He thinks the Executive could not
as to reduce the force in Texas had
not good to believe in immediate arrange men
OF the existing difficulties between the countries
From the Mobile Herald
We learn by officer of the navy direct from Pensa.
cola, that the steamship Mississippi, Commander Fitz.
hugh, will sail from that port to-day cruize in the
Gulf She will no doubt first appear off Corpus Christi
and thence proceed to Vera Crcz.
Commodore Rousseau passed through this city on Sat
urday last for Pensacola where he will remain until the
arrival of the fngate Columbia when he will hoist his
broad pennant on board that vessel, and
mand Of the Gulf squadron
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