The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-16
LATE FROM TEXAS.

The steamship Palmetto, Capt. Smith, arrived
last evening from Galveston, having left that place
on the 18th. From the papers received by the Pal
metto we extract the following items:
SILVER ORE.-We learn from the Austin Demo-
GRAFT that specimen of Texas silver ore, sent to
New Orleans to be assayed turns out to be exceed
ngly rich, yielding one hundred and fifty ounces to
the ton.
SMALL Pox-We learn that the small pox was
prevailing at Seguin, in this State last week. There
is one case in our own town.-Victoria Advocate
The BRAzos STEAMERs-We learn by gen.
| tIeman who left Washington ION the Brazos) on
Friday, the 9th, that the steamer Washington on
her trip down, got aground on Coopers shoals, but
was hauled off by the steamer Brazos on her PAS
sage up on Monday, the 9Th inst, and proceeded on
down the river.
Companies and l, 9Th regiment U. S. Infantry,
have been removed from Austin-one company to
Preside del Rio Grande, and the other to station
on the Leona.
meeting of the Democracy of Houston, held
on the Sd inst, passed a resolution recommending
State Convention to be held at Washington, on
the Brazos, in May next.
At the regular meeting of the Galveston Lyceum,
on the 10th instant, E. Walbrdge announced the
death of DR.. Stephen Smith, member thereof.
The Palmetto lowed up the British schr. Dart,
which vessel had on board MIR. Folger, the clerk,
the first engineer and part of the of the steam
ship Galveston. The Palmetto brought the follow
ing passengers:
Mr. Foster Mrs. Lewis and child Mrs Sesn and servant
Mr.. Martin, Mr.. J. w. House. Mr. Tucker Mr.. A. b. NJ
Waters
G~ The following letter from our friend, David
Jobson, will be read with interest. He goes in the
company alluded to in the letter from COL Hays,
appended below:
CORES N d o n r q n the
VICTORIA, Texas, March g. iS49.
Eds Crescent-l am in first rate health go in
the Victoria crowd, on the 18th inst, headed by
Major c. N. Creaner l did intend writing Won in
full, and shall forward you full particulars of our
route as proceed and follow this letter in a day
or two in detail. | have Just been handed letter
from the gallant J. c. Hays, of Texan fame, and
hasten to give you copy of II, as think it will in
terest your community. Now for items Our COM
pany will consist of some 60 men. A constitution
has been adopted, and its strngency will have
beneficial effect upon the entire command; | will
forward it to you at my earliest opportunity. A
gentleman from San Antonio says there up
wards of 1000 persons at that place, bound for Cali
fornia-some of them waiting to go with Worth.
l found it difficult getting mules-they are selling
freely for $40 up to 500. California has had
great effect on the mule market. Mr.. Logan, of
the Texan Advocate, is on his way to Washington
City, and will be in your city soon. They have
a case of the smallpox in this place, and great is
the ALARM vaccine matter Is III demand. VIII
write in day or two again. No pistols or fire
arms TO be had here. Adieu. d. j.
[CopyI SAN ANTONIO. February "a, 1S4s.
Gentlemen Yours of the 18th has Just come to
hand, and In answer to your inquiries | will state
to you that as yet | have not determined whether
not shall 90 further than the ella this spring.
if | do should be happy to have the company of
yourselves and friends from that point to Califor-
mia. You can leave Victoria by the LIST of May
and overtake Gen. Worth's command by the time
that it reaches the ella, it will not leave this
place before the 18th of April and will travel very
slow. would advise you by all means to take
the route which will be opened by Gen. Worth, as
il is the nearest and best route to California. Gen.
Worth will open the route to the ella, and from
that point it is good route to California, it has
been travelled by the commands of Majors Cook
and Graham, with large teams of wagons. You
will have no difficulty in taking light wagons and
able to procure supplies for the road at Passo del
Norte it will not be necessary to start with sup
plies for the whole route.
Very respectfully, yours. JOHN c. HAYS.
Messrs. Logan Allen.
o. Mrs. Fanny Kemble Butler read Romeo
and Juliet on Monday forenoon, 9Th inst, at the
Stuyvesant Institute, New York, to a large and
fashionable audience, mostly ladies. Her g Mac
beth - on the Saturday evening previous, was
triumph in every way, and realized upward of $780,
ny Mr. Frederick Dickens, brother of : Boz. ;"
has married young lady of the name of F" We'll
ler." Some editor wonders il she is a sister TO
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