New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-27
Later from Texas-Di.astrOus steamboat En-
pIosion Loss of Life Important Texan
Ordnance.

From the y. o. Picayune. Extra, of Sept. Is.
The steam ship Alabama arrived at an early hour
this morning having sailed from Arkansas on the 18th
INST She brings the news Of depOrabe steamboat
catastrophe.
ON the 9th inst the steamer Dayton burst her boilers
when about half way between Corpus Christi and ST Jo
sephs Island There between thirty and forty per
sons board including United states soldiers aud the
hands attached to the boat Ten individuals mere killed
on the spot ncluding among them Lieuts Virgins and
Berry the ith regiment Of Infantry Seventeen
wounded, some OF whom were not expected to survive
their injuries. Captain CrOssrnan, the Quarter Master
board, together with two other officers. They
were blown the distance Of one hundred yards, but
were not severely injured Capt c. had OF his legs
somewhat bruised the next day was able to walk and
attend 10 his business We have been unable 10 obtain
a let of those who killed and wounded.
We make an extract from private lettnr wnlcn we
have received fxom officer OF the 9TH Infantry
CoRPus CHRISTI. Texas Sept 18th, ls45.
Ny DEAR SIR Gloom like pail hangs over our
whole camp. The steamer Dayton while ON her way
from this Arkansas to-day, burst her boiler when about
fifteen miles from here and sunk in about eight ieet wa
ter: seven persons killed and seventeen injured
Among the killed Lieutenants Higgins and Berry
Of the ith Infantry The other names | do not know,
some of the bodies yet having been found These,
though were all the officers.
The explosion took place at hsfpast twelve o'clock in
day time and Dr. Crenden who WAS on board Slightly
injured Informs me that she sunk Ia fiIeen minutes
alter and she went down, covered By the water
another boiler exploded with most terrific report
Another body deck hand) has just been brought in.
Yours in haste.
Letters Of subsequent day inform that the bodies
If all those lost had been recovered One OF the wound
ed IA coored deck hsnd) died the next day the other
sixteen were less injured than was at hrst aprehended
and no fears entertained TOR them. We trust That
the number killed Will not exceed egnt Inc steam
boat itself IS utter loss.
There is no important news from the army under
Gen Taylor They receive almost all their intelligence
from this CITY, The L. = slOopowar 81 Mays arrived
al the Bay OF Arkansas the 18th inst with bearer OF
dispatches board for Gen. Taylor from Washington
On the evening the day the L. : brig f0rpoise
hove of the bar and communicated win the - Hary .
In haitian hour thereafter she sailed towards Vera Cruz
Nothing as 10 their purposes or intelligence TRANSFERRED
On the morning Of the 18th instant company OF ira
ders arrived Gen. Taylors camp They reported that
they had seen within two days march of the camp,
about two hundred Lsppans and rs many CaInancnes
their way Matamoras (by invitation rom Mexco)
to Join the forces to be directed against Gen Taylor
The report Of the traders was but half credited.
Gen TAYLOR sen. Lieut. Scarritt with an escort Of
forty dragons 70 reconnotre for 80 or 40 miles about 70
ascertain everything possible and be doubt has spies
pushed further ahead.
We have received an entire copy Of the State Constu
ton II Texas as adopted by the Convention Attached
10 It ordinance Of vast importance IN regard to
grants Of Texas lands twill be submitted TO the people
al the same time the Constitution. We copy Il en-.
tire and il all we have time % do and save the mall just
closing.
ysFsy. varou. contracts have been entered into by the
President Republic ofTexas with divers individuals,
with the expressed intention Golonizins an enormous
amount Of the public domsin d Texas and Wherru rs
believed hat said contracts are unconstitutional AM,
therefore, yodirom The beginning and carried oeI WOMB
operate monopoly OF upwards OF million " acres VI
The public domain Of Texas IL the hands OF e~ ndvoa
als-when in truth, the ciuzen soldiers and creditors %
The Republic Of Texas had, BY the laws and Conslutono f
ad Republic and indispuiable previously sus-si
Ing night locate upon public DOMAIN mus attempted 20
- assigned 10 aid contractors
So TIrrsto~e a 4, sersby ordained deiared That
.a be the The Attorney General OF his STATE or me
District Attorney Of the District 10 which any poron Of Tie
colonies NAV be situate The organization OF The
State shall b. completed, to institute eEA proceedlngs
against al CONTRACTOR &c &c The Dill PROVIDES iof me
protection Of actual settlers
s,cr IL It fr,ly orcasined That Legislature IS here
BY restrained from extending contraction setting Col
ony from relieving contractor rom the failure Of tho
CONDITIONS t- forfeiture aeer8ing rom noncompliance
sc J. 4nd teit frriier ordaia<d That tins Ordinance
hal presented the people for their adoption or reec
on he time that his Convention sna be presented
them and e returns OF The votes tasen GA his ordnance
&c. &C.
Adopted in oOnveuO1 liza Aasu; R bIts President
JAMES H. RAYMOND, Secretary.
II The Florida Sentinel states that Hon. Isaac
a. Bronson declines accepting the Office OF Judge OF the
Circuit Court Of that state for the Eastern Circuit The
appointment now devolves upon the Executive
10 The Cincinnati Commercial says: The
True American will be out In less than two weeks IL
Will be printed By Mr. sparrovhsvk Of this city we I'M
iersiand but published end mailed at Lexington, hy.
- DR.. BASNIyG will resume his Free Lectures
IN our City on Monday evening in the Pearst Church,
near Broadway We believe both the diseased and those
VINO would rather De may hear these Lectures
~irh profit. (see Card)
Ny. STATE Cause.-The county Of Ulster
contain, population Of i9l07a $40, i5,e22; gain
aa.5
~ WALTER P. WARD, Of lafayette. Ia has
been fully committed for the murder Of Alexander STAINS
bury.
rY' The Sriss Bel Ringers are drawing i'm
nensa auah,uces 10 Bostou