Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-17
From the New Orleans rropc, July 3.
ARRIVAL OF THE GALVESTON.

ARRIVAL OF THE GALVESTON.
The steamship Galveston, Captain Wright,
arrived here YESTERDAY, from Galveston which
port she left on the 81, but brings nothing itnpoi'
ian; l.e,n lie \ rmy. We are indebted 10 Captain
Wright TOR late Galveston papers. Tie News
>; ,ha, place. ay>:-"'rhe high pressure sea-
,cer Potomac which let this port lr% days
since for The Rio Grante, was %fccNed, a. we
learn. IN The recent heavy gale abonI SIX miles
heyonl the pass OF san Louis. Our information
i. thai she sprung a leak which continued 10
increase until the Captain was compelled 10 run
her on shore. She had about 1000 bushels ci
coal on board and Other freight Captain Lums-
den and his Company were passengers. The
boat, is said, will be total loss, and The freight
greatly damaged"
Ii also makes quotation from the "Republic
Of the Rio Grande" which We had overlooked
j, saws :-"That tic San Augustine Company,
while on their way from Corpus Christi 10 Mat
amoras, discovered the remains ol The Ei'esn
TEXANS who were - horribly hu'chcred lev
weeks since ON lhr Little Colorado, aEt buried
them.
Ii i stated ,!.a tic ri. s;ofnrf> attempted r
cent, ID cli; cnl two Mexican sChoonci> foiu lhc
harbor Of TanPcc, hul ai'ci.
An allay took place al ihr camp, on nc .:'.i
ult between Two Texas mounted men, IN which
one by The name Of Walker, was shot and iinme-
| GIatply kltU. w I'LL luiS NANS HiiiHi Sooa $780,
generally prevailed in camp. The following
vessels are al Brazos Santiago Ewing, For
ward Van Buren,, Woodbury., Morris aud t,liH
| No movement Of the main body o! Gen. lay
! Ior's army beyond Naiamofas has yet been made
Tie arrival NJ SUFFICIENT number Of light dfansni
!; steamers for the Rio GranGe woud be TIE s.nai
| .ur such step. Some eight or t-n oil 'hIs class
| al vessels have passed Galveston recently and We
nresun,e thai the advance ci the AIMS III ihed'.
/ !, ~ ,-;li ~ rDuTu LONGER &C.
layed. The troop. are impatient 10 march.
| "A Sidney Johnson has been cicc.et Colonel
| and t. MLean, Lieut.. Colonel, OF Infantry; }. =.
! uays. Colonel, and 9. II. Walker, Lcat. Colo.
mol OF Cavalry. by The Texas volunteers.
The appointment d Captain IN The new resi-
i men, OF United States Dragons, has pseh ue-
clined Ivy Mr.. Walker
The main body OF the volunteers, with Inc ma
regiment of dragons, was encamped on the held
of Palo Alto.
On the 3Olh ult., Capt Lawrence, three men
and one how, started in small boat 10 reach the
l.. NJ. Hitchcock, living outside The bar at the
Rrazos. Tie beat was capsized and Two OF The
men and the boy were drowned One man swan
ashore, and Capt L. after holding upon The boat
long time, finally swan 10 the point ci Padres
Island, where Capt Nas!e went u his assistance
and bron.;i, him Oh safe. He was much bruised,
and greatly exhausted, having remained III Tic
| water from, tour Ia six hours.
Tie Texas "Ad:ocae" says that good look
ing Mexican not long since went into a settle
men, above Victoria and by representing that
horses would sell al Ma,amcras for The large
sym Of 54OO each, persuaded some young men
10 90 out with him, since which time they have
not been heard OIL and it is supposed they have
been murdered. II is also stated that about two
months ago. some people from Inc same neigh
borhood went TO Gen. ray!or's camp with sc:e-
raj wagon loads OF butter, eggs, etc From The
camp they started 10 Point Isabel, bul have mol
been heard 0! since No doubt is entertained bu;
!ha, they we're murdered by Mexicans On 'he road.
"Cap, Nevccma" says the austin Ci'exaS)
New Era, OF the 20h u. arrived in our Gig
last night, direct IRON San Antonio. lie says
that Chico, the L7an, had arrived al that place
from The Rio Gfandc, aud reported that he had
been sent in by The Camanches 10 inform The peo
pie that large force of Mexcans were conccn-
iraing al Preside Rio Grande for The purpose
OF marching agans, San Antonio and that they
said they intended 10 lay that place as low as
they had La Bahia, al the commencement OF the
warn-[N. o. Della.