The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-16
Later fram Taxna.

From the New Orleans Delta Sept ~
The steamship Portland, Capt Bonner, from Fort
Lavsea and Galveston, arrived here yesterday she
brought galveston papers OF the 3lst ult aud papers
There was quite . northsr In Mstsgorda bay on the
Both and 31st ut The bark Milford arrived at Pass
Csvalla with U. 9 troops on the LIST inst from New
York, all well The Boundary Expedition still at
Ipdsnos; there also a report that Capt French
company had broken up and separated. Experienced
very heavy weather from 4. N u. the whole Of the
passage.
The Legislature, in joint session on the Goth vent
into an election for United States Senator in place Of
Ho. Rusk. whose time will expire next March
The following Is the result -
Ru's' '.''.'.. 50 Wigisll; ..........3
So the Speaker Of the House declared the Hon Thos
J. Rusk duly elected Senator to the United States
Congress for six years from and after March next
The walls Of the Senate chamber at Austin. have
been adorned with some OF the Texas revolutionary
trophies parte ulsry Gays the Gazette, with the ele
CANT and elaborstsy wrought flags Of bstsons Of
Talues, Ma;amoras, and Guerrero captured from the
Mexicans at the battle Of San Jacnto by
the Tag Of the late republic and the single star.
statement Of the amount Of money hand the e,ti-
mated expenses Of bringing into the field the necessary
Actual amount in the Treasury slst July 1850 sis-
sol 81 Estimated amount TO be In the Treasury Oc-
tober Sls, 1850 s59sS 2s from which deduct the
umsted for extra session pay Of orcers Of
the state and it, expenses heretofore Incurred and
appropriations made BY last Legislature sse25i 81,
which will then leaves balance the Sist October
1850 q t46l7 Estimated expenses Of ten companies
for sin months actual service, s2i3.532 90
General John Prsgsy, late Adutant General in
the Hungarian army, under Kossuth, has returned
rom Austin to Galveston, and is route for New
York where he expects to meet number Of his brave
but unfortunate counirymen. The object Of Gen.
Prsgays visit TO Austin to solicit of the Legsl.
ture, nov In session. grant Of lands for homes for
himself and his exiled and oppressed comrades In
arms Gen. Pragsy IL highly pleased with Texas
lie thinks we'll adapted 70 the profitable production
q vine and silk, and TO the raising Of sheep In
hsse eTanehes Of industry, the Hunsarisns excel
ns believed That land can be procsred favorable
hrms, That there will be large emigration TO this
state o. the most Intelligent industrious and re-
Pfagsys petition
To ~, IsesLsrrtE rHr Starr or Trras;
nour petitioner representing the interests Of his fell
country m.n driver rom their homes by the fore
worn ana fsthless government o. Austria. and Of
fose yet 20 smigrate respectfully submits 70 your hos
cradle body the following prayer and proportions for
the loundstion OF 40 styled Hungarian Colony
let That territory may b. as,isued to the Hunra.
fiens wherein each Hungarian emisrant ARRIVING nr3o,
70 ne eo.s O ls52 may receive certain qusntum Of
land and whereas no land may 10 convened without
pay-he public domain being aside Tor The liouIda
uon % the public debt-thst they NAV recsis e IN.
,sa lsnas or the smallest acceptable consideration
Your petitioner would suggest tina, family NAV 70.
eei!s one half section, and single person quarter
"a That at the above named terms. a section NAV
be assigned Tor the site Of stovn 70 h. called Kssutb
And Furthermore. should our worthy ex.presiaen,
Kossuth, come here in person that tour section. ~
assigned TO him for bis use upon the terms above
specified.
Sd There being few or no tradesmsn smonv nv All,
eountrymen, and they being unscquainted Nth the
procedure Of fsinitg to advantage in this county
petitioner vsuld further ash for two sections e
be distributed osuch trsdesmsn and farmers as would
Be necessary % an early prosperity of the colony
upon the same terms a. TO said Hungarian
To secure the State against any abuse Of the priv.
leges prayed for 10 this petition your petitioner would
ib fbst the conditional certificate. or evidence.
of the privileges granted 20 said refugees msy not be
ssued uptil the colony shall be fully o-rsui,sd
Oh. That thOse lsads granted as sbove said SHAH