The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-14

weston, Captain Wright, we have Galveston dates
lie dinner should be given to Captain Elliott, the man
with white hat" before he leaves the country, as he
suffered more in the cause Of annexation than any one
else The efforts OF Houston, Jones and Ashbel Smith,
to bring about that great put down as moth
ing by the News in comparison with Elliotts Compli
mentary, very, to the entire quartette.
The Csiiian Of the slst u has the following, which
may be important to the merchants Of this city =
we'll 10 remember that the tariff Of Texas is s in oper
alton here. and may be until the latter part Of next
month unless the u 8 Court is organized here in time
to test the question the period Of its abrogaton at
an earlier day"
From Austin we learn that all was quiet on the from
tiers Young Facco the Lipan chief had come in from
hunt on Litter River and the San Gabriel He re.
ports that section full of Indians but all Of them friend
ly small party Of United States dragons had also
There had been report that Col W. 6. Cook had been
killed and scalped by Indians but there was no founda
ton for it. The Cirihon of the 3lst ult. says:-
We believe that none Of the commissions Of officers
Of The customs of Texas have yet arrived from the Unit
inst says that gentleman, whose name is given, was
to have left the night Of that day for Texas with these
documents ne has not yet arrived. r,; Cav,
Elliot to Texas much curiosity has been excited res
psctng the Of his visit Some have supposed that
he may have been directed by his government to inter
pose obstacle TO tho contamination of annexation
others, that he had demands to make against
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that his visit is merely Of ceremonial character he
has ns to leave Of the existing n
the State Legislature is possible that he intends to
submit the claims OF the British subjects to Empresario
Grants in Texas to the government with view ulti
matey OF submitting them to the government Of the
U nited States for adjudication.
have crossed the ferry at Warrington ION the Brazos
during the last three months There four hundred
persons collected at time the east bank Of the
Brazos, waiting to pass over the ferry.
Messrs Butler and Lewis, the commissioners appoint
ed on the part Of the United States to treat with the
prairie tribes of Texas lately passed through the upper
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whore they expect to meet the Camanches and their
kindred tribes and conclude treaty with them about
the middle Of February at the full this moon Col
Coffee, Of Red River, accompanies them His long ac-
quaintance with the prairie tribes Of Texas, with whom
he has traded at his station high up Red River for
many years, will render him important auxiliary to
the commissioners in this expedition Col has par
chased large number Of cattle in the frontier settle
council and an immense number of blankets and other
articles have been provided to present to them Much
benefit is anticipated will result from this mission
Captain Gillespie lately pursued party of Indians
who stole some horses from the vicinity Of Bexar
took them and recsptured all their booty The India
escaped into the thicket About four days after the
return Of Captain Gillespie, party of Indians, sup.
posed to be Wacoes went into the camp Of the United
States dragoons and cut the halters Of most OF the
horses in camp but four mules that harnessed to
wagon, fortunately being frightened through the
nsishborns tScse,s and mos, Of them were
the next morning Four only were missing, and il is
supposed they stolen by tho Indians II the mules
United States Dragons would have been as esctualIy
dismounted at this time they few years since
by the law Of the American Congress.
Avery valuable lead mine has been discovered on a
small tributary Of the Trinity about twenty miles west
OF Dallas This mine was first discovered by party Of
surveyors who were engaged in running the lines Of
MERGERS colony The editor of the Houston Star feels
confident that there il very extensive region Of coun
try extending from the Trinity to the San Saba Valley,
which contains valuable lead mines Those Of Mis-
souri, or Wisconsin. I" Indeed, We consider il quite
probable" he adds that the lead region Of Missouri
extends quite through Arkansas and Texas to the Dor
ders Of Chihuahua The minerals Of those sections
quite similar and the geological formations indicate the
presence Of extensive veins Of lead and copper We
were informed I'VE or six years since, by gentleman
who accompanied OF the military expeditions to the
upper waters Of the Trinity that ruins Of old for
trsss were discovered on that stream, distance
above the present site Of Dallas, and believed
that the Spaniards formerly worked silver mne near
that fortress"