The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-09
Arrival Of the Steamship Union from New
Orl~sHa

TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAu-ARRIvAL OF
GEN. SCOTT AND ADJT. GEN JoNEs-INTRREsTIsa
FROM rExAs-rHE cRKvAssEs-PARoDI's TRIUMPH,
ETC, ETC.
The steamship Union, Capt Budd, arrived at her
dock yesterday morning, making the passage from
New Orleans in six days and ten hours. She had q
good compliment of passengers, among whom were
Gen. Winfield Scott and Adjatant General Jones, of
the U. S. Army, who have been South with view
to select suitable site for a military hospital.
The Ravel family are also passengers in the U.
The Union encountered heavy squall on Sunday
evening, but the weather generally was remarkably
fine. She is considered one Of the best sea
boats running on the coast
The following is her
spoford, Tieston & Corning Co. $327 ISL
Co. ..........,....s $4,000 J.s Robbins Sons, 5000
Phelps a W.tmore 1000 Total. MANN. S54,75l
Through the politeness Of Capt. Budd, wo are in
possession Of files Of New Orleans papers to the LIST
inst being nearly two days in advance of the regu-
lar mail also to Dodge's express and Stinsons
e~prcss for similar favors, from which we make the
following extracts-
tFrom the New Orleans Pcayune, May IL
by the arrival yesterday y the u $. mail steamship
Louisiana We have Ga'e dates to the 18th ut, and
Brownsville dates to the Gath uit.
The anniversary Of the battle Of San Jacnto cele
brated at Richmond the Brazos, by grand ball and
supper, at which $50 persons were present.
startling report had reached Brownsville that at Ro
ma, ON the lilo 6rande persons, being dspleascd
with certain revenue restrictions in regard carrying
hides 10 the Mexican side mounted swivel yun on tne
Texan bank OF The river and 6red n at the Mexican
guard opposite woundug eveia Orders despatched
men
The San Augustine Iiso3 says that Gen Houston and
scohe ~ mol ,eturnirg 70 the Senate
The Brazos river is ti overlooking and the river ris
ng In many places the overflow extends through the
L.Iams fer many miles Considerable injury TO the
crops Is now deemed inevitable similar information is
and long .onti1ued rains are tho causa
Western Texas The crops both Of corr and cotton
are in forward state and there i every probability Of
m Inu,puly isrpe Weld This wear
fh, Numbers II he order al OddPeliows in Brownsville
sId,r IN the Goth uIt
Cap. a. Lewis who was lately arrested Mt AIatarno-
The Mexican effected his escape
on the 10th ut IL was rumorcd that he was to b.
tsk.n 10 Victoria trial: and a. he captain has many
on,mi,s among the Mexcans-he was though still quite
youpr Mi prisoner and a veteran Texan rauger-he
concluded that N was het To g.t home s soon "a nos
sible
The rec,ntly ou;et ard ORDERLY ctv of San Antonio
has again the scenes Of awless acts Among the
prii dc, is one George Vincent alas Little
E,dn wen Known on IND frontiers a. drsnerate cha
yaet,r ~
Nv The resignation Of Judge Beard Of the Eleventh
Texas Judiee dtrct the citizens of FL psso county
civil iir hts or to punish criminals
On a late trip of the steamer Mentoria from Browns
will to Braces Santiago mann mo h fish weighing sol
pounds, was caught With an ordinary hook aud line
Two runaway slaves were caught few DAYS since in
ID MIrY eDsep eel on "A lpp
plctely surrouncod by water ard could not get to the
hiuh land They had moi tasted food for four days
An as,assinat,on was commit tod in I,renham Washing
Son county ON the night OF the 18th inst Mr. Neal
Bowen Whit in a grocery with two other vcntlcp,en
was ,hot down with a rife by some unknown hand and
di,d the morning The individual who perpetrated
tk muderous de ed shot him through the window Of the
grocery and TO mount his horse and ride OF
kuFcion reefs certain individuals. whom, should
the hast ciicumstantiai evidence fall excitement will
be created that will not be stayed until blood has freely
Gown.
rf fha rtt,nn frnpD
under date Of April "a Nave the happness to
you that the waters subsidng; the tide
IL retiring, and town has chance Of once more
Igirg into dry land The back Of town
has ben stopped several times but won't etay stopped
II hort time ago two hundred feet wide. and four
or I've feet deep At frs engineer and enterpris
Ing citizen, Col Spear undertook it but he driven
Of ny the jealousy Of less sful and energetic persons
who took 1t in hand and failed Next. Mr. Norbert Ma
rasneaux ingenious and experienced sugar planter
tried In the odashioned way. lie succeeded In stop
ping II in the night but, To- and behold the next
ing The work had given way He attributes this
TO the hurry aud haste with which they worked and to
the nif bt-which very darkwhen they should have
wateu ill morning In the meanwhile, the water IL