Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-07-23
Later from Texas.

We copy the following from the New Orleans Bee
of the 9th inst
By the arrival of the steamship Galveston we have
received our files of papers to the 4th inst. The Gal
weston left Brazos Santiago for Galveston on the eve
ming of the ult, and reached that city on the I'd
inst.
Capt NJ. K. Smell who arrived at Galveston on
board the steamship has authority to raise from three
to FIVE companies of foot. Gen. A. 5. Johnson has
been elected Col of the LIST Regiment Texas Infantry
E. McLane, Lieut.. Col.-and MIR. Wells of Nacog-
doches, Major. Mr. Forward has been elected to the
command of the Galveston Rifemen, in place fCapt.
McLane. ]. c. Hays has been chosen COL, Walker
Lieut.. COL and CheVollo, Major Of the lst Regiment
of mounted men.
The Second Regiment is incomplete, but numbers
already about 400 men. Gen. Lamar would probably
be chosen Brigadier General of the Texas forces.
On the 3Oth ult., says the Galveston News, Capt
Lawrence, three men and boy, started in a small
boat to reach the l.. NJ. Hitchcock, lying outside the
bar at Brazos The boat 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 to the point of Padres Is
land, where Capt Nage went to his assistance, and
brought him off safe. He is much bruised and great
y exhausted, having remained in the water from four
to six hours.
As a specimen of the absurd stories circulating
about the camp, we may mention that at the depar-
ture of the Galveston, prevailed that Paroles
was at Monterey, with $4,000 men; that his camp
covered mile square, was perfectly impregnable,
being protected with two hundred pieces of artillery
and that he was determined to await attack and
defend himself to the last.
An ARRAY took place on the 10Th ult. at the camp
between two Texas mounted men, in which one by
the name Of Walker was shot and Immediately killed
The high pressure steamer Potomac, which left this
port few days since for the Rio Grande, wreck
ed, as we learn, in the recent heavy gale about SIX
miles beyond the pass of San Louis. Our informa-
ton is, that she sprang leak which continued to in
crease until the Captain compelled to run her on
shore. She had about thousand bushels of coal
on board and other freight. Capt Lumsden and some
of his company were passengers. The boat, it is
said, will be total loss and the freight greatly dam
aged.
The country all around the Rio Grande has been
flooded by incessant rains.
The Texas Advocate, published at Victoria, says
that good looking Mexican, not long since, went
into settlement above Victoria and by representing
that horses would sell in Matamoras for the large
sum of $500 each, persuaded some young men to go
with him since which time they have not been heard
of, and it is supposed they have been murdered 1t
is also stated that about two months ago, some people
from the same ne;ghborhood went to Gen. Taylor's
camp with several wagon loads of butter eggs, etc.
From the camp they started to Point Isabel but have
not been heard of since No doubt is entertained but
that they murdered by the Mexicans the road.
Reports of rather an indefinite character had reach
ed San Antonio, that the Mexicans were concentrat-
ing a large force Preside de Rio Grande, for the
purpose of marching against San Antonio. The re-
port failed to excite much alarm among the Texans
Seven companies of Mounted Rifiemen from The
Red River counties of Texas passed through Austin
on the 18th ut on their way to San Antonio where
they would be mustered into the service Of the United
States. They are said to be well mounted and
equipped. and to be composed Of the best class Of
Texan citizen soldiers.