Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-20
From The Ncw Orleans Daav National
LATEST FROM TIE RRAZOS.

By the arrival OF The steamship Telegraph,
Capt. Wilson, from Vera Cruz The Sd and Bra
EOS The 9TH, we have Flag OF The All, and let
Ter from our CORES pondent al Brazos Island; no
letters or papers from Vera Cruz.
The news is interesting, SO far as il indicates
forward movement on The part Of Gen. Taylor.
Correspondence OF the Daily National
BaAzos ISLAND August 8, lsi7.
Dear Sir: There is steamer in sight, sup
posed 10 be from Vera Cruz; presumins he wii
bu, touch for few minutes. and proceed directly
on IL yuur city, | embrace the opportunity 10 wrlle
you lew lines.
The impression now is, that Gen. Taylor will
make forward movement aboulthe first 81 Sep
lember enc column will be Immediately al
yanced to Encarnacion, which IS The last place
where running water is 10 be had, and where en-
advanced depo, OF provisions and munitions will
be established and hence spreads out desert Of
more han sixty miles, without wood or other We
ge,ation, anG no wafer e1cep, in tanks and wells,
sait 10 be easily destroyed; but here we hardly
regard these things now as distractions, believ-
ing, as we do, that Tor the old General TO start is
10 go through
The country is still full of rntber bands, cut
ling of sirasslers and small parties-bul am
inclined 10 think ihcir ambition extends no lar
Their. The panic makers have that in;quitous
culhroat Urea down npon some part Of The
line about once week, and 40 he is frequently
seen in the nei2hborhoods Of Tanpico, Victoria,
Caydereua Monterey, Camargo and Ma,amo-
ras, on he same day, The wags begin 10 think lie
is spreading himself"
This has been a very remarkable Summer
The rainy season should be far advanced, and yet
we have scarcely had drop. This has sc. he
"odes Inhabitants" 10 croakIns; they say thai,
during the Summer OF 1871, when he settlements
here and al the mouth Of The Rio Grande were
swept away, all the indications were similar; and
tina, no season, either before or since, has exhi.
bi,ed similar Signs and indications. The MeIi.
cans predic, i: With apparent conhdrnce, and
many VI hem are leaving in consequence A
storm and overflow would be very destructive,
both 10 lie and property, as we have no hign
land 10 relrea 10. and but few seaTofky Gratis,
at lsas, sufficiently seawor!hy 10 weather real
northweser; however, rumoIs and prophecies
have fallen So lar below par, that we would
hardly believe 10 Storm until fairly a, sea in
crafts hardly so sale as that i'll which the three
wise men VI Gotham wen, ya!chiDg cnce upon
time. W.
INDIANA.-We regret TO perceive (says tie
Columbus sta,esman) by the Indiana State Sen.
tinel, that Mr.. Dubson [Dem. in The 9th district,
is beaten .scsirs votes by Dunn, [Whig This
lsdiana.
IowA.-I, is reported that both Thompson
and Letter ire elected 10 Congress from Iowa, BY
maiori,ies Of 500 and TOO, and that majority. O.
Democrats are elected 10 The Legislature II lni'
be correct, two Democratic Senators Will &C emo
sen next winter.
uLISoIs-Mal. VIM. A. Rich aTdson: De
mocral is, no doubt, elected 70 cgDsIes ; 10 'n'
d;s,ric, lately represented by Judge douglass
MlssIssIPPI-The Democratic Congeni'o'
If ,he an congressional district, assemb cd a
N Monticello ,,i in Lawrence county, have nomina,
% s%0I he accia nation Albert G. Brown [presen
Go5ve,nor as their candidate Tor Congress Gov
Blown appeared and accepted the nomination