The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-28
PAINFUL RUMoR-The Sentinel OF the 9th gives Il
following account OF a rumored ARRAY between some
our citizens and party OF Mexican soldiers;


BY the arrival here yesterday OF the steamship Calves
ton, Capt. Place, from Galveston the 18th inst we
have received the Civilian, the News, and the Journal, 10
the l4h inclusive with other papers from the interior OF
the State
We take the following from The Galveston News Of The
18th inst
m de by the wreck-maser, Mr. Wilcox. Several persons
from the city attended the sale. We leara that she was
sold of S,I50, which the CHEST bid Very little OF
her fgt wa, damaged and was not therefore Sold but Il
Or VIII be SEQ, 70 Neg odssn, We are informed that se
be got eG very little expense.
'9rhe clerk of the steamer Paneo reports that they
passed the brig Monterey ashore, hard aud fast Matgor
ia bar, "Wednesday evening last The s.eameT Mary
summers was maseE Gu ,ns e gel hor or inc sionieey
sgorda bay"
The Houston Telegraph says
"A portion the books. field notes. aud papers. belong
ing 10 the land Office Ia sk county, stolen and burut
on the Ig.h December W A. Hill was taken up, chpged
with the commission Of the not, and hedo bail 10 the
izens'
We take the following from the Galveston Journal Of
the l2h inst!
caney the survey occaoned by the death OF Maj
Fauntcroy arrived here yesterday the Calves
embraces the entire ooas, rom The mouth Of ,e M..is.pp
to the Rio Grande The work progressing In this bay.
ployed,
The Matagorda Tribune Of the nth inst says
"Thc barque Monterey, Mitchell, master, from New
York. bound 10 this with cargo Of lumber aud
the early part Of last week, and 70 s.. Joscphs
island and at the last accounts We heard from her, fears
entertained that sho would become ,oa loss, IS
high and adverse winds have prevailed during OF the
time since she ashore Messrs Powell and Forester,
the former the consgnee Of the vessel down
inc her condition. bu, had not returned when to
press.
The San Antonio Western Texan OF the 3Ia uliimo
gives the following news relative 10 the road from Fort
Wachiia TO the Pecos;
"Leuteuant eher, ofhe Typographical eng ueere with
his parry, returned this place week after absence
Of about four and half months He left here about the
10Th OF September last with party twenty-five men and
four wagons explore he country from Fort near
Red river to the Peco going by the OF Austin and
the Waco village the Brazos. Two OF his wagons he
took with him through the whole trip The others he
obliged TO leave account OF Of his mules freezing
death The animals he brought, in all in good travelling
condition. Lieutenant Moher len Fort Wacha about the
ist Of November, and followed up The Little Wachiia from
Red river and pursung souhwestery course, crossing
the heads Of the Bazos and Colorado, struck the Pecos
about forty miles above the horse-head crossing making
the distance from Fort Wschts about 400 miles. The
whole is described exceedingly level, and well
ada pied for road u abounds In rich musquit grass.
Plenty Of generally found az short Intervals. he
tween the Colorado and the Peeos the party without
water Tor sixty eight miles II Is thought, however, that
water be found In plenty there, by little exanina
ton Considerable musqut timber was found upon the
route, but little OF any other kinds Several parties OF In
dams SEEM but Of them IN greater number than