The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-02
Later from Texas.
notice.

The Palmetto arrived at New Orleans on the
oath, with dates from Corpus Christi to the 7th.
We take from the New Orleans papers the follow
ing items
ArrAcx ON A u. s. TRAIN gentleman in this
town received a letter from Laredo on Monday last,
which stated that news had been received there
that the Iadians had attacked train of the u, S.
wagons between Bexar and Eagle Pass, and killed
thirteen teamsers, taking all their mules. But
teamster escaped. company Of flying artillery
had arrived at Laredo on their way to the Leona,
but on the 9th ult they were ordered back TO
Rio Grande city. Some of the citizens at Laredo,
however, waited upon the officer in command, and
represented the exposed state Of that place and their
apprehensions of an attack from the Indians, and
induced him to remain until an answer could he re.
ceived from General Herney, TO whoman express
had been sent with request to have the company
| stationed at Laredo for the present.
The Corpus Christi Star, of June 7th, contains
the following items of Mexican News
PRoNUNcIAMENro FOR SANTA AsNA-A letter
from gentleman in Laredo, received here day or
two since, says that Paroles has pronounced for
Santa Anna No particulars are given but the writer
adds that the greatest excitement prevails on the
opposite side of the Rio Grande. All the Mexican
regular) troops have left their station opposite La
redo and the national guard ordered from the
frontier to Victoria. A revolution in the northern
provinces of Mexico was deemed inevitable, and
proclamation of the republic of the Sierra Madre
was daily expected
From the same source we learn that the chol-
era was raging with great violence in Moncova.
The Western Tsrian, published at San Antonio
mentions the arrival at that place on the 29th ulti-
mo of Captain G. K Lewis, from Brownsville,
via Corpus Christi, en- route for Austin. He had
left the Salt Lakes, some twenty miles north Of
Brownsville, and was on his way To see Governor
Wood, for the purpose of obtaining an order to
raise company of rangers, to be stationed on the
lower Rio Grande, to protect the inhabitants from
| the incursions of the Indians
Captain Lewis states that as many as three
attacks have been made upon the Salt Lakes by
different parties of Indians, and they have been as
often repulsed and prevented from doing any in
belonging TO the concern.
He further reports that the Indians made another
descent upon one of Colonel Kinney's ranches. the
Alacean. They killed his vaquero, a Mexican, and
drove off upwards of sixty head of horses.
Brevet Major COLLlssoN R. GATES, of the 9th
regiment United States infantry, died at Fredericks-
burg, Texas on the 18th June, Of cholera. Major
Gates was brave and gallant officer, and served
with distinction in the Florida war, and also in the
Mexican war at Resaca dc la Palma, where he was
severely wounded. As as he recovered from
his wound he joined SCOTS wing of the army, and
bore gallant part in the capture of the city of
Mexico.
The British brig Cuba has arrived at Brazos San
tiago, from Liverpool, with a valuable cargo of
goods for the Mexican trade which have been en-
tered at the American customhouse at Point Isabel