The New York herald., 1845-10-18


movement of any importance
We make extracts from our correspondence with ofi
GERS oil the army who have kindly found time
oei u'' " 'no" le state Oh aHars IN camp p:-
CORPUS CHRISTI Sept 81, IS45
Gen. worth with portion of the 9Th regiment of in
iantry landed here yesterday The other portion will
be here in few days. think the force here now is
about rs or 1000 about 200 oficsrs)
Nothing new since wrote you last Il think the 2lst
or 22d) Capt Kerr (dragoons) out few days since
on small scout about so miles from here and he speaks
N raptnres OF the country He says, it is beautiful be-
direction by clusters Of deer turkies and wild horses
We heard, yesterday from Capt Crane about 35 miles
up the Nneces and that he finds Instructions in the
river for light draft boats So far the least depth was
feet inches. lie is expected to return in few days
his party were in small boats.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Sept %, ls45
MA portion of the 5th infantry has arrived as also
captain ogden's and Captain Kello's companies of
from Key West The other companies Of the sth
and 9th are looked for daily. A company of the ID
at Aransas and will be here shortly Lieut. d. came
from New York on board ship, with 60 horses. Some of
them were placed in the hold, as understand and Is
Day before Yesterday two Lpans visited us in compa.
ny with Col Cook, Texas Secretary of War Captain
Jack Hays, Of the Spies and Col. Howard The Lipan
chief Castro, is noble looking fellow about feet or
inches and built in proportion.
hays takes my eye He is young man. not over 81
80, very youthful appearance modest and retiring
in his manners but is said he has the courage of the
lonand he has complete control the pans Castro
Hays and myself took small blizzard' together and
Castro told him he wanted the Lpans go against the
Mexicans or Camanches he should have all the warriors
Hays has constant commune alton with the Mexican
ders He says that at Matamoras there 80O at
Monterey about 240O and at Loredo about soldiers
AZ Loredo they are making preparations to receive
It Hays opinion that we remain here the Mexi-
cans will not to attack but that if we go to the
Rio Grande we shall get fight. All we have to say
about the matter is, our Government wishes 60
to the Rio Grande let them give the order and it shall be
done. We came here for fght-its in line Of bust
ness Hays says whenever he wants to know anything
about Mexico he tells two of his trusty fellows
60 and bring him Mexican - he says he has hook
ed several out of L0redo and other towns on the bor
ders
Lieut. scaritt (engineer corps has returned from his
tour OF reconnaissance. He reports that fifty miles from
here, upon the Nueces, also upon stream for chain
of ponds called Sweet Water, there beautiful loca-
Capt Grain (engneers is out with party survey.
ing the Neuces its praccabilty for steamboat navga.
the interior
The from Galveston and Eastern Texas is of no
great Importance
On the I'd inst public dinner was given at Galveston
to the Hon c. w Terrell, late Minister from Texas to
France and England The Ciplon says that it was
well arranged and agreeable affair Judge Terrell
an opponent of Annexation, and avowed himself at
the dinner but at the time declared his readiness
to acauiesce, like good citizen, in the decision of the
people.
We have before mentioned the nomination of General
Henderson as Governor Of the State The Houston
Telegraph says is not probable that any candidate will
be nominated in opposition to Gen. H.
The packet brig Empire arrived on the Goth ult. from
New York, whence she sailed the second She brought
but twenty passengers
The rumor which prevailed in Galveston some days
since and which reached this city the burning Of the
Treasurers office at Austin including the records and
papers up to the commencement of President Houstons
second term is confirmed.
William Bedsoe, a brotherIn-Iaw of Gen. Houston
died at his plantation in Liberty Co.. the Goth ult He
much esteemed
In regard to the crops of Texas we make or two
extracts The following is from the Galveston Cipan Of
the Oath ult -
Upon Brassos we believe that the product of cotton
is set down "a fair average Further the
planted less than that OF the last attention
se in tSs e
resulted from the anticipation of increased immigration
and we understand that the same cause keeps the
price up to nearly fifty cents per bushe On the Trinity
believe both the and cotton have turned
medium crop The rains during the summer throughout
the country partial and in neighborhoods the
crops have been uncommonly good while in others they
have comparatively failed
In later number Of the Cirilidn find the fol
lowing extract from tho Brassos Planter =
The weather is again fine for cotton picking, and the
crop in some parts Of ~ the country is better than for
and those in the United States whose prospects
have been blighted by drought would do we'll to emil
crate to Texas. We have fat cattle, rich lands and
plenty to eat and drink if milk and water would be
ken as substitute for more exciting liquids. In fact
we have all the elements of great State except popua
tion We want men, and Of the industrial classes whose
labors will develope the resources OF country and
cause it to blossom like garden.
gives pleasure to make the following extract from
the Ciuhan of the Oath nit
The air, for few mornings, has had that frosty and
exhlrating feeling commono October in more northern
latudes and so welcome to the lovers Of the gun and
the chase The present wholesome state of the atmos
phere and the lateness OF the give
that lS45 will prove another year of uninterrupted good
health in Galveston scarcely possible to conceive
of more healthy season than have had. We antic
pate an early commencement of the business
The United States forces now; or soon to be- at the
camp near Corpus Christi number 4,2l6 men, composed
follows 10 Companies and Dragons 10 do 7th In
fantry 10 do 5th Infantry edo and and Sd Artillery
10 do. Sd Infantry 10 do 4th Infantry do Volunteer
Artillery 10 do .,: sth Artillery
volunteers on the ground
Information has been received by a gentleman of this
CITY, from the camp to the effect that the above force
about advancing from its present position to the Rio
Grande.
THE MYSTERIOUS ATTEMPT TO MURDER Mrs.
BuRDIcK.-The bold and diaboical outrage COM
account from the Chenango Republican continues to
excite general attention in that community but thus far
battles investigation We shall have, in the next Che
mango papers, the result of committees inquiries Mrs
Burdick, though most of the time deranged, has
made at lucid intervals statement, under OATH of all
she knows OF the outrage The accounts she gives when
delirous and when calm consistent in relation to
the deep damnaton of her taking off," And Yet there
some, there who insist against every probab
does not feel at liberty to furnish portions of Mrs BIS
as It is supposed that this outrage connect
cd with one previously committed for the development
Of which active efforts are making. 1t will be recoect
ed that aMrs Bolt of Triangle disappeared my sterious
known. Two men arrested on suspicion who live
near Binghampton, but they proved alibi and
CharBeu thougn tne suspicion remains at least on one
OF them committee of 20 influential citizens has been
appointed by numerous meeting, who making eff
cient efforts to untange this complicated affair and it is
are brought to punishment The mother and brother OF
Mrs. Burdck as was stated before arrested. The
brother after an examination discharged but he is
held as witness for the people In the meantime is
not certain that the victims will be restored
that her life can be prolonged In her lucid intervals
she suffers the utmost mental agony yielding ap
prehension that she is doomed to die by violence and
her friends to their efforts 10 restore her,
albany Journal, Oct. l6.
STATE OF THE SOUTHERN RrvERs.-The long
spell OF dry weather has at last broken up and we
are in fair way of having full share Of dull cloudy
days, dirty streets and bad roads We had light but
nnued rain on Saturday last repetition Of the
Tuesday but on Wednesday it came down steadily and
heavily nearly all day. The river had risen consdera
bly, and is still rising rapidly and promises to be
navgabe for the largest sized boats We have no OBJ
lection to this as business has been waiting for some
time for the rverto rse and feighs on the small boats
have been extravagantly high. There is dsadvan-
tage however in the heavy rain, IL must have done con-
tha In tba fall Gfnra