The Nevada journal., 1851-12-13

choice Of Mr.. Weightman. A fearful
state OF society is said to exist in New
Mexico. Mr.. w. c. Skinner, of Con.
necticut, was assassinated near Santa
Fe, and during the same week. n Mr.
Burtnett was also cruelty murdered.
Both these gentlemen held high posi-
tions in the county. The murders were
believed to have been perpetrated by
Mexicans.
TEXAS --Advices received at San An
tinio, Texas, render the fact certain
thn. Wild Cat and all his Indians have
gone to join the Mexican governments
forces. in the contest with the Sierra
Madre insurgents.
The Ners learns that dispatches have
been sent 6y General Twiggs, in accor-
dance with orders from the government,
to Gen. p. F. Smith, instructing him to
use the means at his command to pre-
vent the expeditions from this State,
crossing the Rio Grandc with view to
aid in the revolution in northern Mexico.
1t is said that General Smith contem-
plates an entire change in the disposi-
ton Of the military posts on The frontier.
The infantry are to be stationed nearer
the Indian country, and in stronger force
than heretofore that is, greater num-
Der Of men will be placed at each post,
though the number Of pests will thereby
be diminished. The points designated
for these new military sta tions, thosgh
not probably determined on, are the
Clear Fork of the Brazos, the Concha,
and San Saba, or the LlanO The regi-
ment Of n ounted rifemen will be kept
actively engaged in traversing the coun-
try from the Nueces to the Rio Grande,
and such other measures will be taken
as will render it next to impossible for
hostile Indians TO elude the military in
their marauding incursions.
BY the arrival Of the Franklin, at New
York, from Havre, dates have been re-
ceived from Europe up to the 23rd of
October.
kossuTH.-S Sou outhampton was in state
OF great excitement, awaiting the long
expected advent of Louis Kossuth, the
Hungarian patriot, who was to arrive
there on the 23d or Oath ult, by tho
steamship Madrid, from Gibraltar. The
proposed arrangements comprehend n
grand reception on the part Of the town
at large, the presentation of an address
by the corporation in an open court n
banquet given by the mayor and corpo.
ration to the illustrious exile, at which
the American minister Lord Dudley
Stuart, and many leading celebrities
connected with the Hungarian struggle,
were to be present; and, finally, u great
mars meeting which was to be held in
the open air, in front 0i the American
consulate, where stage was to be
erected, and the ceremonial of publicly
presenting kossuth with Gag, sent nv
the Hungarian residents in New York,
was to be observed. After ali these
ovations, he was to proceed to London,
to be feted by the corporation of the
metropolis Most of the manic pal bo-
dcs Of England had voted addresses to,
kossuth; a national subscription was
being got up in his favor; aad during
his stay in England be will be the lion
of the day, Notwithstanding the efforts
OF portion Of the press to damage his
reputation.
The Vienna correspondent of the Lon
don Times writes that the Austrian cabi-
net had decided to rocall their repre-
sentative from the court of St. James,
in case Kossuth should be received Mt
audience by Lord Palmers ton, the Sec
retary.