The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-27
From ale ". o. fieaytsns, FED. 10.
Erau. Texns

From Texas.
BY the arrival here yesterday Of the steamship
Galveston, Capt. Place, from Galveston the 9th
inst, have received the Cislan, the Nstes, and
the journal TO the l4h inclusive, with other papers
from the interior Of the State.
We take the following from the Galveston Neios
of the lth inst:
ssThe sale of the wreck Of the schooner Newton
has been made by the wreck-master, Mr. Wilcox.
Several persons from this city attended the sale.
We learn that she was sold for $50, which
the highest bid Very little Of her freight was da-
mayed, and was not therefore sold but is or will be
sent to New Orleans. We are informed that the
schooner has suffered but little damage, and will
probably be got of at very little expense.
=" The clerk Of the steamer Palmetto reports that
they passed the brig Monterey ashore, hard and
fast on Matagorda bar, on Wednesday evening
last. The steamer Mary Summers was making
efforts to get her off The Monterey has been run
ming in the trade between New York and Mata-
gorda bay
The Houston Telegraph says:
GA portion Of the books, field notes, and papers
belonging to the land Office in Rusk county were
| stolen and burnt on the 10th December. w. A.
Hill was taken up charged with the commission OF
the act, and held to bail in the sum of $4,000.
Great excitement prevailed among the citizens"
We take the following from the Galveston Jour
nal of the 18th instant;
Colonel X. d. Cuts who has been appointed to
fill the vacancy in the Coast Survey accustomed by
the death of Major Fauntlcroy, arrived here yester
day on the steamer Galveston. Colonel Cuts takes
entire coast from the mouth Of the Mississippi to the
Rio Grande. The work is progressing in this bay,
where several officers and two schooners are now
employed
The Matagorda Tribune Of the tn instant says
"Thc bark Monterey, Mitchell master, from
New York, bound TO this port with cargo of lum-
Der and merchandise, parted her chain in heavy
northeaster during the early part of last week, and
ran on to st. Joseph's island, and at the last &C
counts we heard from her fears were entertained
that she would become total loss, as high and adj
verse winds have prevailed during most Of the time
since she went ashore. Messrs. Powell and Forres
ter, the former the consignec Of the vessel, went
down to examine her condition, but had not return
ed when we went TO press"
| The San Antonio Western 1sran of the 3lst ult
gives the following news relative to the road from
| Fort Washita to the Pecos:
| Lieutenant Michler, of the Typographical En-
gineers with his party returned to this place last
week, alter an absence of about four and ha II
months. He left here about the 10th of September
! last, with party of twenty five men and four
wagons to explore the country, from Fort Washita,
near Red River, to the Pecos, going by the way Of
Austin and the Waco village On the Brazos. Two
| of his wagons he took with him through the whole
| trip. The others he was obliged TO leave on &C
| count OF some OF his mules freezing to death. The
animals he brought in are all in good travelling
condition Lieutenant Michler left Fort Washita
about the lst of November, and followed up the
Little Washita from Red river, and pursuing a
souhwestery course, crossing the heads of the Bra
zos and Colorado, struck the Pecos about forty
miles above the Horse head crossing, making the
distance from Fort Washita about four hundred
and ninety miles. The whole route is described as
exceedingly level, and well adapted for road. 1t
abounds in rich musquit grass. Plenty of water
was generally found at short intervals. Between
the Colorado and the Pecos the party were without
water for sixty-cight miles. II is thought, how
ever, that water may be found in plenty there by
| little examination. Considerable musquit timber
was found upon the route, but little of any other
kinds. Several parties of Indians seen, but
none of them in greater number than that OF Lieu
tenant Michler; they consequently Professed great
| friendship. After reaching the Pecos, he followed
road, came in part of the way by that road, but
struck off to the head of the San Saba, thence to
Fredericksburg, and from that place here.
"a petition has been sent TO Governor Bell by the
citizens of Goad county for protection against the
Indians. 1t says that without such protection the
farmers the San Antonio river will be unable to
cultivate their farms this it says that the
party of Indians who killed, near Refugio, Major
C.. q. Bryant, were about thirty in number, armed
with spears, and recommends the raising of rang
ing company from that and the adjoining counties.
| "Another petition from the citizens of Leon, Lam
passes, and Salado, represents that the Washitss,
Tonkeways, and Towiash Indians, daily COM
hitting depredations their property, isstealing
horses and killing cattle and hogs"
/ In reference to this sad scourge of Texas, the
Western Ierdn says:
1.-The Governor sent message TO the Legislature
the 10th January, accompanying these petitions,
admonishipg them of the necessity of preparation
for general Indian our frontier, and recon-
mending the passageo Of law, authorizing the Ex-
ecutive, when II may be deemed absolutely neces-
sary, to call into service competent force, and
defining more particularly the duties Of the Execu-
tive under such circumstances. The Governor
says that calls for aid similar to the transmit
ted, ore before the executive department. from diff
fercnt portions of the frontier Their situation
requires relief and they have right 10 demand it. "
We take the following items Of intelligence from
the San Antonio Western Tsrdn of the 80 ut;
"The detachment under Capt. Steel, sent out from
the post at Fredericksburg to pursue the Indians
who committed the murders at Castroville, re-
turned unsuccessful. They followed the trail to
the head waters of the Coloradothere their guide
said il was seven days old.
"Breyet Capt Smith, Of the Rifles, arrived here
on the 2Sh with seventy recruits for the Sth regi
/ ment. The number when leaving New York wai
eighty. five--ffteen had died upon the way Capt
/ Stewart will join his regiment IN Oregon, going
by the way of New Orleans and Panama. Lieuts
> Marshall and Barton also arrived on the 2Sth, .,
route for their companies in the Sd regiment, at
Paso and Santa FG. They will leave in a few day
with Col. Mccall.
"A party of some ten or twelve persons, among
whom were Messrs. w. $. 0wry, J. G. Mcdonald
r M. Yeremendi and others, left this place shor
1 time since TO make some surveys on the Ri
4 Grandc. Some Mexican traders, Just come in, re
port that they met them the other side OF tn
Eueces all on foot. They awoke one morning ant
found their horses missinRp