Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-12
Prom the New orlesas riesyuns. Dee. Z.
Later from Galveston.

The steamship GaVe5t'r, Cspt Wright arrived here We.
tSHay from 1aN s'n which place she left the st
10y this vessel W. have ToSa, paPcu late as due.
We hnd IN some OF our papers further rs 10
the destination q. Con Woo's army. We make the iol
lowing extract from tho Victoria Advocate:
1--WE have convcrscd with an intelligent Young ren,le
mah connected with the QuarctmsstcI's Department Of
Gen Woods divoa of the army arrived NJ th, place on
Monday evening lat on his way from San Antonio to
Io,' LaYeees; aud from him learn that express arr
cu San ANTONIO on the llth inst. bearing Dispatches
from Gen Wool TO Capt Irwin, Quatcrmascr at Port La
'aeca This express left Moncova on the ih a, which
time MonclOva in possession OF Gen Wool the place
having made No other opposition than the acadc profess
testing in the name OF the Mexican Government against
tha entrance Gen Wool Understood ON his arrival that
some zSOO volunteers ranchcos had intended TO defend
'he place. but m consequence Of orders received
Anna aiew days before woos arrival this force had le
M'neoNa for the purpose Of joining Santa Anna at Sao
II Is said SANTA AunN orders were TO make no resistance
10 Cen WCCs entrance but 10 let him advance as far into,
the hes OF the couny az he wished aad to repair TO him
Al SauIo where he at tho head OF 10000 Mexican troops
expected u m,ci The American army.
80 sooa as the train wagons with Government stores
no" on the ROAD from san Antonio, should arrive at Mon
eo'', Gen Wool Designed leave that place Tor Chhua
hna lie l. not to n Gen. Taylor rs was rumored Com
muncaun has been opened with G,. Tnyo, .;,r, h "a
bcoa MoEcluva
The Instructions TO Capt Irwin wo understand are to
'enn what teams there the employment of the
Government, loaded with provisions TO Nonco,, upd.r
the escort ct Captain Henry MeCulloch (vho has u,
russo NOBLE company OF rangcrs aud hon brc ak up this
me n supply 10 the army, The Government stores now IT
san Antonio, aud OF which are TO remain th.r, NJ,
estimated TO be sufficient maintain Gen Woos entire
d'i"''n ,SuuO mem for live months They will be oCusc
however, TO the Texan volunteers, eleven compaue. Of
"no are already or in Of being rascd but wheh
e. 10 act IA concert with Gen. Woods division or 10 be un
Ger zen Taylor, We know not"
we doubt II the future opefstons Of the army can he
safely predicted present. The taking of Tampico NAV
nave an important bearing the plan OF the campaign:
ment:
"a train OF wagons laden with provisions will leave Ga,
Antonio lot Monclova lew days 1t is to be guarded
by Capt. McCulloch's company
Meess. Callahan ard Mcclellan. accompanied BY three
'i'Ncals ON their return from Cen WOOs army, were
recently attacked on the Seco. tributary of the Rio Ftn
party oil i"dans, numbering about twenty three The
attack was made early IN afternoon The parties were
engaged until dark when the Texans succeeded ia making
meIf escape, leaving behind them two Mcxicans whom
uey supposed were kill d; Of them arrived unhu, in
San Antonio, but the other found dead by Marty
rsied the place o combat shortly after the fight occurred
he had been wounded and had crawed water and there
1ou' MI callahan was Of opinion that Of the In.
@ were Aled' Ihey captured mule from the party
S wieh Were packages eontaning dispatches from
Zen. Wool MIR. Callahan thinks the Indians who attack
cd ms party were certainly Lipans."
great deal OF uneasncss felt In the upp.r cu,,r
on account ~ the Indians and the absence OF adequate
means Of protection against them
ne recent cal, Tor additional troops had reached Texas,
MNl' ChcNhhe was engaged IN recruiting at Galveston
Republ " "'' ''I'
:, public dinner was recently given a, Austin to Gov
enu'r on nnd the Texas volunteers VINO took part in
the battles ct Monterey.
II" remains OF the Texas Navy, SAYS the Civilian were
sold at public auction Monday and like the independent,
sNeiesny OF the county for about nothing leaving
Texas with heavy debt for the acquisition and Welding
but te 10 the Golfers OF the Union by the TIRE of own
ershp. ~
The papers contain numerous notices of tho success f
sugar cultivation in Texas. From all account, the eXpe
ment IN sugar growing has proved cmneny successinI
we copy the following rom the Texas Democrat:
""iLp CAr-lt is stated upon the authority Of Col Me-
Gary; that the celebrated Seminole chief Wild Cat is now
IN IeAas at the head Of $50 waors $50 OF that number
oeing Semino!os lie is said to have expressed deter
innauon TO do as he pleased. Several families who set
ued IN the upper Cross Timbcrs the Trinity have de-
serted their homes, having suffered from the Kill
g OF inet working oxen, stealing their horses and so on
Capt Smith lost fourteen of his horses and stared 7O
men on the trail ot the thieves They followed six or eight
miles and c7me to spot where about sixty Indians appear
ed TO have encamped the night boor they halted and sent
back Tor endorsements; Capt Smith was in the act Of
marching when McGlry left This party of Indians were
hoagh' from the hoo marks have had forty shod
or American horses with them, believed that they
were part Of Wild Cats band"