The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-04
From tks Nsw Orleans Picayuns, March rs.
From Texas.

EXECUTION or CAPTAIN yRKNcn AND oTHnRs.
By the steamship Galveston, Captain Place,
which arrived yesterday, we have Galveston dates
TO tho 2lst instant and Rio Grande dates to the 18th
instant.
Among the arrivals in San Antonio, up TO the
18th Instant were Governor Bell, who joined in the
funeral procession at the obsequies OF General
Brooke; General Harvey, who 10 TO take the COM
mand vacated by the death Of that lamented Off
Ger; Colonel Cooper, Inspector General; Captain
Sitgrevcs attached TO the Boundary Commission;
Captain McCown, 4th Artillery, in command OF
try, ON the 6alado; DR.. Swift, Captain Maclay, on
his way 70 Join his company at Fort Worth, and
Drs. Turner and Guild, Of the United States
army s -.
McCown, Wallace. and Dagby, whose terms OF
service are about expiring, are TO be remustered
into the service.
the nights Of Thursday and Friday, the 9th and
28th ultimo, that killed many garden vegetables
that were quite forward, and cut down great deal
of the young corn, which had just made its ap-
A German, belonging to Capt. walIace's COM
pany of rangers, was recently killed by Indians
near the Nueces. The Indians were on foot, and
consequently left no trail by which they could be
A brilliant fsts was recently given by the officers
and citizens in tho colony of Piedras Negras cele
brating the Inauguration Of President Arista, to
which invitations were courteously extended to
Grandc.
The scene is described as a brilliant one-the
rich, full uniforms of the Mexican and American
officers mingling with the rich costumes Of the
American ladies and the picturesque dresses of
the sen0rifGs, Seminded one Of fairy scene. Sew
eral Indian chiefs, from the colony above, were In
attendance at this grand celebration.
A letter TO the Galveston Netos from Green
landing, on the Trinity river, says the furniture
and freight OF the steamer Galveston, deposited in
a warehouse there, were destroyed by fire ON the
10th instant. The river had risen so high as to
come into the warehouse where quantity of lime
was deposited, and it 10 supposed caused the ire.
The drcdge- boats for the excavation of the Bra
EOS canal near Galveston, are making at the latter
place, and will be speedily completed.
In article in relation to the canal, the Calves
ton Journal has the following:
eve have spoken in the above remarks Of New
York a. the great port Of the home commerce of
Galveston. New Orleans would seem TO be natu-
rally the port of home commerce for all Texas; but
the excessive charges and high freights of our in
tercourso with New Orleans, drives our commerce
TO the great northern Atlantic ports. Freight,
charges, and insurance, ut least twofod great
between Galveston and New Orleans than be-
tween Galveston and New York city
The Austin State Gazette denies that Governor
Bell will be candidate for Congress to replace Mr..
kaufman.
The Indians arc again at their work of plumber
and murder in the valley of the Rio Grande. The
planters along the river in the greatest alarm,
from the Indians having killed or wounded party
of herdsmen near the river, between brownsville
apd Camp Ringgold Families are removing to the
Mexican side.
Gen. Canales, it is thought, will be appointed to
the military command at Matamoros, in place OF
Gen. Avalos.
Three entcrprising mechanics Of Rio G rande City
have completed and launched sloop Of thirty tons,
at that place, three hundred miles from the mouth
of the river. She il built Of musquite and ebony,
and 10 destined for the coast trade.
A letter has been received at Brownsville, from
Mazatlan, dated February Is. 1t states that Capt.
D. 10 sk.nk
or hanged, for highway robbery, on the road be-
tween Mazatlan and Durango. A party of Mexi-
cans arrested him and his eight men at place
called Chavaria, after hard fight of two hours
One Of the men escaped. French and the others
were taken to Salto. small military post, and
were then executed.