The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-11
From the New Orleans Picsyuns Of the Sd inst.
LATER FROM TEXAS.

BY the arrival late last evening of the steamship
Galveston, Captain Wright, from Galveston, we
have received files TO the LIST inst. from that city
The Galveston made the trip in Sc hours
The election for representative, which took place
on Monday last, resulted in Galveston as follows
For Colonel 8. M. Williams, 449; Judge Pilsbury
SO; Colonel Cook, 8; General Megginson, 7; Lewis,
7; General Green, /.
The Galveston Civilian makes the following ex-
tract from letter the editor Of the Corpus Christi
Gazette, dated Matsmoras, March 18th. The CT
william thinks the most is made Of the Mexican forces
upon the Rie Grandei
General Mejia is now at Matamoras. As soon
he was informed Of the arrival Of the detachment
from your army, under Captain Hardee and Lieu
tenant Hamilton-the one opposite Brazos Santiago,
via lsla del Padra, the other by the old Matamoras
road, near the Sal Colorado-he mustered every
soldier here, and crossed the Rio Grande in person,
under the impression that he should meet the adj
vance Of your army. He marched far as the Colo
RADIO creek with the utmost possible despatch, and
discovered that both these detachments had returned
to the camp at Corpus Christi. His anger at this
unexpected mo find you there" knew no bounds,
as he had boosted, upon his departure from Mata-
moras Of the laurels that he and his troops would
win before their return TO their old quarters. His
excellency was, however, compelled to put back
without single trophy to grace his unwecome re-
turn.
All the forces, late under the command Of Gen.
Arista, at Monterey, and now under the orders Of
Gen. La Vega, about 500 strong, have arrived at
Matamoras and il is said will march forth with for
the Salt Lakes and the Sal Colorado, to arrest the
march Of Gen. Taylor upon the Rio Grande. Gen.
Canalss, of Comargo, with his regiment, nearly
900 strong, has received orders to form the adj
vance Of forces TO watch the movements Of your
army, and is now occupying position in a direct
twenty-five leagues from the former place, at the
northwestern extremity Of the great Salt Lake, Gen.
Ampuda-the gentleman who boiled Sentmanat's
heads within two days march of us, with 3 500
men, mostly cavalry. We know very little Of what
is going on in the country or interior, General
Paroles has stopped the transmission OF all news
papers as dangerous.
You who know pretty well all the movements
upon the political draft board will be able to Judge
OF the times by the signs. What is here stated is
true and you may your friends Of that fact.
| might state many other matters, but they are too
delicate for discussion at this moment. In my next
you will have further particulars, and before you
get this, the questions of fight or no fight between
us and General Taylor will have been decided upon,
and the Independence Of the northern provinces de-
clared, or their future connexion with the parent
State, quietly, tamely, basely acquesced in Our
present armed force and stations as follows:
General Canales, with 900 or 1000 troops, at the
head of the Salt Lakes, sixty miles from Comargo.
General Meiia on Sal Colorado, where the old
Maamoras road crosses that river, about sixty or
seventy miles from Matamoras-about $50 men,
Gen. Garcia, at Point Isabel, with 280 men, most
ly infantry and artillery.
Gen. Savereigo with some 200 men, is upon the
Colorado, between Gen. Mea and the lower ford,
which is from 10 to Is miles from the gulf.
Gen. La Vega at Matamoras, with 800 troops,
lately commanded by Gen. Arista, detained to rein
force Mejia. Total force, say 1000 men-about
half of whom are the east side of the Rio
Grande.
NY next letter will be of more importance, or l
am mistaken. Arista is still keeping himself in
serve at his hacienda. Don La Cara Flores,
governor Of the Tamaupas arrived here last night,
with an intention, as it is said, of organizing the
rancheros, veterans, &C., for defensive operations,
should they unfortunately be required.
FRoM YucArAN-The Mexican schooner Apare-
ing from Campeachy, having sailed on the Gath ult.
This arrival puts beyond all doubt the intentions of
the principal citizens of the peninsula. The old
governor, Barbachano, had arrived at Campsachy
from Merida. The overtures made by the admin
istration Of Gen. Paroles, in order to secure the
fidelity Of the department to the central government
had been entirely Intellectual. Gen. Paroles had Of
fered to confirm the treaties of 1943, entered into
while Santa Ana was in power, but upon certain
conditions, to which the Yucatecos would not for
moment listen. We may henceforth regard Yuca.
tan as entirely independent Of all control by the
government of Mexico.
From the Jefersonian IN. o. of the I'd inst.
| LATE FROM KINGSTON, JAMAIcA.-By the arriva
of the brig laramie, we have file Of the Kingston
| (Jamaca) Despatch to the 18th ult. New militia
laws had been enacted and caused some dissatisfac
ton among the inhabitants of the islands. By al
arrival from Hayti, the Despatch was informed tina
"Jean Bapste Richie" had been elected President o
Hayti. trr