The republic., 1851-12-11
Later from, Texas.

We have received papers from Galveston of the
2Sth ult.'
The Galveston Ne,Ds learns. by the arrival Of
the schooner Uncle Bill from Brazos, that General
Uraga had arrived at Matamoros with eight hun
dred men, one moEtnr, aud several pieces of artil
lery, to reinforce General Avalos. General Car
valal was in the noighborhood Of Camargo and
daily receiving reinlorcements. He Is occupy ing
all the roads leading to MatamoIos Brgadier
General Ford has gone into Texas 10 raise men,
and was expected back in four weeks No general
action will occur until Ford returns.
Ii was rumored that Avalos would pursue and
attack Carvajal. The Mexican troops at Matamo-
numbered about two thousand. Carvaial had
not. al last advices, more than five or six hundred
men under his command.
Business in Brownsville was dull
In relation to the doings of the Legislature, the
Austin Gazette, of the 22d ult., says:
"An immense amount of business has been pre-
scnted, and referred TO the appropriate commit
tees, upon some OF which reports of an important
character had been made. The ecommittte on pub
lie debt, on petition for relief for property de-
stroyed by the army Of Texas, as well as by the
enemy, during the revolution, made report ad-
verse to granting such relief and their report was
adopted by the House; thus settling at the outset a
question which promised to claim much Of the time
of the Legislature
"The absorbing question OF the public debt has,
we may say, scarcely been touched as yet, though
bill the subject has been introduced into each
House and appropriately referred. On Wednesday
last the Governor sent in a message, transmitting
10 the TWO houses the report oil the comptroller and
auditor, showing the amount and character of the
public debt, and their action in the premises"
The Red Land Herald says great part of Red
River raft has been burnt up during the late unpre
cedened low water and that the rest of it will have
to be cut up and removed.
The Star says that the entire cotton crop oil
w nshington county is yet on hand Most OF the
cotton and nearly all the sugar grown upon the
Brezos ia yet in possession of the planters. The
river Is now up, and promises heavy business for
steamboats,.
The committee appointed by the late Railroad
Convention at Auatin reported resolutions request
ing the Legislature to set apart $3000000 as an
internal improvement fund, 10 be lent by the State
to such enterprises of internal improvement q
be undertaken by any chartered company in this
State-that is in aid of canals, nayigabe streams
railroads and piankroads in the man proposed in
their report; asking the Legislature to give bonus
of five thousand acres of land for every mile of rail
road constructed in the State, and requesting the
incorporation Of a company to construct railroad
passing nearly through the entire of State to
road at any point; and, further, that liberal dona
tion in land be made in aid of the construction o
the same
The resolutions met with some opposition in the
convention, and, after discussion, were referred
back to the committee for amendment, to be acted
on at a subsequent meeting.
The United States court at Austin was organized
on Monday two weeks ago by Judge Watrous
We learn from the Gazette that William p. De
N. C.. Raymond has been appointed deputy mar
nhal for Western Texas. The counties embraced
in this branch of the court the same as those
embraced in ths branch of the supreme court, ex-
cept the counties of San Patricio and Refugio
~ o. Picayane, ST.