The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-08

ARMY MoVEMsN1s-sTATE DEBr-MUxDEa BY WILD
CATS PARTY, ETC, ETC.
We have received papers from Galyss.,n Ia ths
oath ult' from which No make the following ex.
tracts
been sent by Gen. Twiggs, in accordance With or.
ders from the government at Washington cisv. to
Gen. p. +. Smith instructing him to use tas meas
at his command to prevent armed expeditions fro "a
Texas crossing the Rio Grande With . vbw TO aid
in the recent revolution in Northern Msxco TIA,
information in regard to the precise natue Of tbs
instructions is necessarily vague and ndeHnits bat
if the revolution progresses Gen; smith may be re-
auired to withdraw q considerable portion of tbs
for ces under him from the Indian frontier These
orders will, more or less impede the active msa-
sures Gen. Smith has had in contemplation for tds
defence of the border settlers from the ncarsonS Of
the Red men.
1t is said that Cen S NTH contemplatss an entire
change in the disposition of the military posts on
tho frontier: The infantry are to be stationed
nearer the Indian country, and in stronger !orcs
than heretofore that is, greater number of msa
will be placed at each post, though the AZ N
Der of posts will thereby be diminished. The
points designated for these new military stations,
though not probably determined on, are tas Clear
Fork of the Brasos, the Concho, and San Saba, o.
the Llano. The regiment of mounted rihemen viii
be actively engaged in traversing the country from
surss will be taken as will render it next to mposs
BILE for hostile Indians to elude the military in .h.i,
marauding incursions.
According to report from the Comptroller of ths
State the aScertained value of the FIRST class dsbss
is $3,7ll ,S2l TO- Of the second and third classes,
1921 ,2f6 80. AS many claims are filed which have
not yet been examined, it is not improbable that
the amount may be reduced below these figures.
Of the FIRST class, all, except S6i u.s. fails within
that description of the debt for viii ,h the President
has decided that the revenues were pledged, upon
the satisfaction of which he makes the issues of the
reserved five millions dependent. The entire debt,
asceraned under the provisions of the act Of 1873,
for that purpose, amounts to the sum Of $685.
0G6 79. The ostensible amount Is not stated
The San Antonio Ledger states that q man bY
the name Of Saier, was murdered Oy some of Wild
Cats tribe, near Eagle Pass, in Texas, about tds
23d Of September, 1851. and about the same TINA
man by the name Of McGraw, left Eagle Pass o,
to be gone only few days. After an absence OF
about fourteen days, body, supposed to M oCrav's
was found near Pellotes, in Mexico, brutality man
Killed by some Of this same band Of sayages.
The San Antonio papers think that their project
ed raroadto the Gulf will certainly be constructed
The San An, tonic sRers have news from FL Passo
at Ell Paso in good condition. and had started back
for San Antonio.
The military post at Elizario had been vacated.
and the post at Franklin would also be vacated in
few days. The troops were to be moved up to tas
Rio Grsnde, and stationed about the line of % de-
grees. Fears were entertained that the Indians
would take advantage of the removal Of the troops
and make o descent upon the inhabitants and steal
of their property, as they have heretofore trisi
their hands successfully a. that game, both at tho
Pass and bove it, where they have su ,cseied in
carrying eff every description Of stock. They stoIs
the animals belonging to the Boundary Commission
when encamped at the Copper Mines.
A considerable party of miners, WHO spent last
summer on the ella, have made good work in dig
girg gold The ella gold mixes are said to be vcTY
rich.
Col Emory, accompanied by Lieut. Msecalsr,
left San Antonio for FL Paso on the l3sh ult.
Advices received at San Antonio, render the fact
certain that Wild Cat and his Indians have gone to
join the Mexican government forces in the oontes.
with the Sierra Madre insurgents The savsges
threaten vengeance account OF ths arrest Of CO.
pher John, and another runaway negro. Speskir (
OF Wild Cat, the San Antonio IA9gT ssyA-Ws
are informed that there is standing order isuei By
the commander Of this department, forbiiiin :
Wild Ca, c. "a tribe from coming on this side Of
Rio Grande. We are Also mo- med that party y
the tribe were on hunting exre ditiOn "a tas NJ
ces. in TEXAS, and that the nander of tae pAn
at Eagle Pass was aware Of the fact Should co
information prove true, and we believe our in.or
ant TO be AZ Of veracity the commander a, tbs
rnst shnuld be held to q striot acncuntahi,itv 90