The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-23
Sketches from The last files Of 7eras papers
received at the office of the Union.

On the 18th ult there twelve or fifteen flats
| and keels loading on the Colorado river between La
Grange and Austin. These boats carry from three
to eight hundred bales of cotton each. They dis
charge their cargoes at the head of the raft fourteen
miles above the mouth of the Colorado river; from
thence to Matagorda, OK wagons used to con-
vey the freight to the lighters which take it to the
vessels lying in Matagorda bay, from five to ten
miles below the town Of that name. Three years
ago, the business navigation of the Colorado COM
menced. In that year, C42,) four cargoes only
reached the port of Matagorda (va the nver) from
the upper country. As this is the dull season, when
almost every article of produce has been shipped to
market, we are inclined to think that, during the
! year lS45, at least hundred cargoes will reach
Matagorda from the upper country. The soil and
timber the banks Of the Colorado inferior TO
none in America-we almost about to write,
in the woodland after passing line sixty miles
from the coast, the climate is healthy as on the
banks of any river west of the Allegheny mountains.
BExAR.--The business of this town is represented
as improving. Its inhabitants being encouraged by
the prospect of annexation have placed every acre
of enclosed land in the vicinity under cultivation.
II will be recolected that such has been its exposed
situation for three or four years past, no one
dare venture out of the town limits unarmed. The
Camanches were its troublesome customers.
We extract the following article from the Hous-
ton city Telegraph of the Both ult. The editor of
that paper is probably better informed of the under
currents at work in the Mexican republic than any
other man in Texas, and therefore his speculatons
on Mexican affairs are very interesting
1--WE have been informed by gentleman who has recent
y arrived from Vera Cruz that currently reported
that city that Arista dissatisfied with the new govern.
ment OF Mexico and fears entertained that he would
for years been DESTROYS to reestash the old ede
raj constitution ofls24 He and his parsans consider the
are much dissatisfied with i as they were with
the government of Santa Anna I'm exchanging
Tor hepSsa and his on they say they have only
have for long time evinced little harmony with the rulers
in Mexico The revolt of Canaes was but the harnger of
more extensive revolutions Many OF the leading men Of
the northern provinces have been gradually preparing
form separate conirderacy and throw of the central yoke
Of Mexico. We have recently letters from OF
these leaders, and they evnce determined hostility
to the government similar to that evinced by the old
leaders the revolution against SPAIN The opponents ohe
have probably been only kept check by
the large standing army in the Interior they have doubt
less been waiting quietly under the expectation that the
main portion Of the army would be dsbanded PROPOSE
ons have been introduced into the Mexican Congress
reduce the army TO onethrd of its sze and has
been urged that the revenues OF the country hardly
adequate to support three thousand troops These
among the officers and soldiers who thus threatened
with loss Of employment and If they could receive
that they would receive good salaries and promises Of
continued employment from the revontionss they would
doubtless readily enlist under their banners General
Reyes, the late communicating hef Of the northern army
been cashiered and sentenced imprisonment for his
adherence TO Santa Anna and II is reported that General
Wo who Is under arrest in Mexico, will share SINH
lar fate Great hostility has also been shown by the
TO NIL the subordinate officers who served under
Santa These officers. therefore. and their friends
feel much attachment TO the present officers Of gov
enment and whenever the standard of revolt raised by
powerful chcan they will doubtless flock TO IL with alac
rity Arsta Is well Of the state of affairs around
him and he will probably every exeron 10 organize
the opponents OF the and long
march at their head to the capital II is not improbable
that his to government instead Of being
as one of our cabinet officers remarked entering wedge
negotiations that would result in the unconditional
wedgmen OF independence intended by Arts.
be the entering wedge Of revolution that
suit the overthrow Of the present government Of Mex
co..
| About the 18th ult. party of fifteen or twenty
Camanches made their appearance about the town
of Austin, on the Colorado, and sent In a white flag
They were treated with great GOODNESS by the in
habitants, and after short parley they retired to-
wards the mountains. This is the first time that
proposition-even for a talk--has come from the
Camancbes since the memorable and ever-to-be-re-
GREETED massacre of their chiefs in council at Bexar
This company were probably part Of those recent
| ly routed by Captain Hays, on the Aqua Dolce.
Captain H. regards all the western bands Of Canaan
ches as hostile and will not hesitate to attack them
wherever he meets them.
We had intended to present the readers of the
Union with an abstract Of the proceedings of the
rous county meetings in Texas on the subject Of
annexation but must content ourselves with remark
| ing that the Texas papers filed with these ac-
counts, and nothing else. The country appears to
be in perfect blaze Of enthusiasm in favor Of annex
alton In some FIVE countless there said TO be but
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