Washington telegraph., 1851-04-02

FROM TExAs-We learn from the s.
Antonio Western Texan that, on the oaa
ulr., the body Of Mr.. Howard NJ
found near there, having several a.
rows sticking in it. 1t had likewise been
sca.ped. Several horses were stolen h..
the Indians on the same night.
Gen. Brooke has issued an order,,
proving the conduct of Capt. Ford.
mounted company during its recent one
rations on the Rio Grande.
The Governor has appointed Colons,
James Rely delegate for Texas TO a.,
tend the Worlds Fair at London.
Gen. Mcleod is announced as a cand
date for Congress in The Eastern Dstrc,
and William Menifee in the Western"
Matthias Ward and Il. NJ Williamson
are candidates for Lieutenant Governo,
Gen. Harney, Col. Hardee and Can,
French arrived in San Antonio few davs
ago. The latter gentleman is to ,aks
charge of the government train tba,
leaves San Antonio sometime in the spring
for FL Paso. Capt. French had charpe
Of the first train ever sent by the Govern.
ment 20 Ell Paso.
The San Antonio and Mexican GpF
railway project is getting OH very well.
The city has subscribed $50, 900 and o,h
er parties 100000.
Lieut.. Thomas, Of the T. s. Armv A..
rived in Galveston on the 9th inst. nv
the steamer Yacht. being direc, from
Santa Fe, by way of chihuahua, E. Paso
and Saltillo. He brings with him the
first map Of New Mexico that was pro.
badly ever executed from actual SURVEYS
and observations. This map is on large
scale, and is work Of great labor and
scientific skill. The Indian hostities
in New Mexico still continue. The
traveller from Santa Fe to FL Pa.o is
constantly in danger.
After Lieut.. Thomas arrived at Gal.
weston. he received letter from FL Paso,
dated since he left that place. The fol,
lowing is an extract from ii:
The Commissioners Gointly) have
fixed the starting point. We have Sc,
cured the copper mines and large tract
of country on the Gila, which we did not
expect Col. Craig starts for the copper
mines on the 10Th January, to establish
post"
The point established. saws The Calves
ton News, is the intersection of the 22i
pareilel of latitude with the Rio Grande.
which is about eighteen miles north Of
Ell Paso. From this point the treaty
provides that The line shall run due west
til! it strilSs some branch of the Gla,
and thence follow that stream TO its
juncture with the Colorado. In case said
line should not strike the Gila or any Of
It's branches, ii is tnen TO proceed west ill
it approaches the nearest point 10 the Gila
from which point the boundary is then to
run due north 10 the Gila. Ii is now ass
certained that the only branch of the ella
the westerly line can strike connects
with the Gila some fifty or one hundred
miles west Of the copper and gold mines
and runs in a noEthwesterly direction.
leaving the mineral region considerably
within the United States.
1t is yet doubtful whether this west
line will even strike this branch Of the
Gila at all, in which case il Will have TO
run little beyond the meridian OF lOj
west, which is the nearest point 10 the
maE body of the Gila, aeing abou, Que
hundred miles to the south. This bonn.
dary is considerably Ia the south OF the
actual boundary of New Mexico, as un.
derstood 10y the Mexicans, aud takes IL a
large portion of country that has always
belonged TO the State of chihuahua.
Picoyune, 18Th Kit.