The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-07-14
LATE FROM TEXAS.

By the steamship Palestine, Captain Smith,
from PortLavaca, and Galveston, we have the
latest papers from Texas.
Gen Brooke was received with great ros-
peCt at Galveston. A convention of citizens
addressed him a letter Of welcome, and invit-
ed him to a public dinner, which he declined
being obliged to continue his route immediate
ly for Lavaca.
The Galveston News gives summary of
the news from Western Texas, derived from
Captain Burbank, U. s, A. who came passen-
ger on the Palmetto, having left San Antonio
on the 22d, and travelled from Eagle Pass, a
military post on the Rio GrOnde, to San Anto-
MO, He passed the bodies Of seven dead Mexi-
cans, who had been killed by the Camanche In
dams, about "a miles east Of the Leona and
65 miles west Of San Antonio. The Mexicans
hadbeen carrying military supplies to the Leonu
and were returning with their empty carts,
having been joined by another Mexican who
had been riding express; he and six OF the
teamsters were killed-one teamster escaping
The Indians were supposed to number about
thirty, and from the marks Of bullets on
the carts were evidently supplied with fire
arms. The bodies of the MeXicans were
stripped and every thing worth taking carried
off. .| ha. r..
At Eagle Pass every thing was quief. The
troops stationed there were quite healthy
The neighborhood Of Eagle Pass is described
as being sterile and destitute of timber. Rain
is almost as unusual there as snow storms are
in this region.
San Antonio was free from cholera, no
new cases heard of for a number Of days pre-
vious to the god. The expedition to Ell Paso
had got as far as the Leona and was enc mp
ed on that stream at last accounts.
b A gentleman who left San antonio al the
same time with Capt. Burbank, mentions a re-
port current there that three Americans were
also killed by the Indians at the sam time and
place above alluded to-. ~
The political canvass in Texas is getting
warm. There are four candidates for Governor
Mr.. Pillsbury has strong competition for Con-
gress in his district.
General Sam Houston was expected to make
a speech at Huntsville on the 25th ult. in
which it was thought he would take the same
ground as Benton, in Missouri, on the %territori-
alqui sIlon.
INDIANS AGAIN,-An express arrived here
on Wednesday last stating that the night pre-
Vious a party o findians came to Mr.. Love's ram
cho, six miles below San PaIricio, and stole
every horse he had, about one hundred head.
From the size OF their trail Mr.. Love thought
there could not have been less than four hum
dred Of the savages; but, as the trail might
hayO been made by the horses in their COM
pany, no certain conclusion could DO drawn
from it. A party Of is or 90 we're seen
near San Patrieio about day break the 6 K
morning, having some horses before them. and
the person who saw them recognized a negro
in the crowd who formerly lived near that
place. This was supposed to be a decoy party
sent out to draw the citizens into an ambush.
On receipt Of this news, Lieut.. Walker, ofthe
Rangers, who was stationed at Barranca Blan-
ca, seven miles below, Immediately started in
pursuit ofthe Indians, with 40 men, and pass.
ed through San Patricio a short time after the
marauders had been seen. Nothing had been
heard from him or his partyat the time our
paper went to press; but unless the Indians
are too strong, he will be able to give a good
account OF them.- - ew Orleans Crescent.