New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-02
From Texas and the Rio Grande.


49, we have news from Galveston, Texas, 10 the
lGh brough. By the steamship Louisiana.
The Louisiana, in consequence Of heavy norther,
which blew the water out OF the bay, was no. lble
to cross the bar at Passcarallo, she had ~ tran
chip her mall and passengers outside OF the bar and
retaSe her return mail and passengers outside Dur
ing the severe weather On the night of the 18th,
many small crafts were blown ashore high and dry
IN the bay. In the vicinity OF lnflanoa and Maia
gorda peninsula, large nsmber of cattle persisted
nom the extreme cold weather.
Left at Passcarallo schr. VIM ii Hazard, bound
for New York, ready, waiting for tide to cross the
Bar.
Left at Galveston, ship VIM. II. Wharton, ates,
master, Tor New-Yofk in three days.
Passed off the Bar, bound for Galveston . bark
Nontauk, Brown master, from NewYork
The Indians are recommending their depredasions
in Wettern Texas. We learn from I'he San antonio
Western Ter0n that John {. Yates, e. BuIleson and
four others arrived in that place onrhe 4th inst from
the Rio Grance. They left Davis's rancho on the
eth ut, with adrevo OF mules and horses, number
ing in ali ffty.ohc belonging TO four OF the party.
On the 9Th Of the same month, (December,) about
II o'clock NJ, they had encamped about 80 miles
this side OF the rarcho, and while eating their dinner
they were charged upon by about eighteen Indians,
believed to be Camanohes. The party fred only one
gun and killed one Indian the other gum there be-
irg two i'll the company, missed IRE. The party ind
ing resstance to be OF no avail fled for the chappara,
and tt nee tc Aqua Nueva on the roadto San Parlco
There we've none OF the Americans wouEGed or H.
uTed in their persons. They lost all their animals,
except two saddle horses. Mr. Yates reports that he
less than SO eco, which the lndians took possession
Of Mr. Thomas and two companions, members Of
the same Iagty, lost property to much greater
amount
The Ledger has heard oftwo other ro5beries lately
committed upon the frontier between San An!onio
ard the RIO Grande
Cushnoy 4, Hampton, Of TIE Agsfin STATE Ca
.cfts, have been elected public printers.
The great Internal Improvement bill tsetting
aside two and half millions Of dollars Tor tha pur-
pCse) Is vet before the House, and no test vote has
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the question 10 the people before It can take effect
perhaps it may pass.
A law is passed repeating the charter Of the City
of Brownsville. There existed much doubt OF the
pTopriety of doing but the entire delegation from
there advocated the repeal, and the Legislature
AGREED r. II, knowing tie Representatives were re-
sponsible to their constituents If any wrong should
be thus perpetIated.
THE Senate has rejected bill requiring the cred
itoIS TO file the releases within given period OF
then claims TO be forever barred IL was not deemed
to be the proper way 10 arrange this matter.
TIE House Of Representatives has passed to
thild reading, by vo!e OF A. TO g. the Senates 6l
in scaling tie public debt This large affirmative
| vote places its final passage beyond doubt.
A man named Jas. Ford, of Montgomery, while
sitting at his own table, was shot anu killed 0y some
The arrival of the schooner MAJOR Barbour,
! brought MS The Bro5rHsr7uc Flag OF the oh INST
All tina. this contains III relation 20 the revolutionary
movement Is the following, under the head o! Fi-
we have nothing reliable to give our readers as
10 the movements of this renowned band OF knights
/ Grant. but learn they aye still occupying some Of
! tie unknown rcsions between the Rio Grande and
/ the Colorado We have seen some three or four OF
| their headers about town for the few last days.
/ No doubt what force they have Is moi far from
this city, and It is whispered around confdentlay
that they have l,sQo men and two peceE OF artillery
| arrived with Capt. Ford from Texas We Judge
/ from all We can learn some reentDrcementS have
really arrived ~ las, and that a9o5her attack upon
Ma,snoros is seriously meditated perhaps ere many
! dsvs. Gen Ayalos has under his command at least
I 1880 men, With guns and entertainments IN fds'
every material requisite for successful defense OF
his position. IL he cannot, so situated, take care Oh
his little band OF nEdiscipnet men, why then Mex.
CO may as well crop out Of the family of nations
! h the House Of Representatives bill appropnat-
ing million of dollars for the establishment OF
system Of common schools, out OF the 1--WE millions
to be first received frcla the United States, and also
sppropriaiing for the same purpose tenth OF any
| money which may hereafter arise from the sale OF
the public CONAN, together with the ten per cent OF
the annual revenues set apart by the Constitution ior
/ the establishment and support OF common scaoo.s,
was passed The Fate OF the bill in the Senate was
CONSIDERED doubtful
! TIE Cqrestor Journal of the 18th SAYS il IS cred
ibly informed tina. the | :. District Attorney mas
received positive Instructions 10 prosecute 70 tuc
| full extent of the law, all American citizens VINO
have been engaged in tie CaraVaJal expeditions OH
7Ts Nesfs understands TIA, In the suit Of Cavasas
| ct al rs sgllmGn, the Nederal Court IN session a.
| Galveston, Judge j. c. Natrous preslslng, mas CIV
| e. an opinion in favor Of the compliments nc
amount in issue, in this suit, as The News learns,
was finynine leagues Of land, including the Cly ..
/ Brownsville and sundIy Improvements me nno''
amount of land thus aoudicated is 25l,@9z acIes.
The cold weather has been equally as severe a.
Galveston as here On the nieit OF the ION, 49,
We had our great snow Storm tbe s.ousr IN, hes
Strawberries, 1t was feated. were greatly
| serious npprehensions we've enterlaiaed sha' sNS
| csne vss much damaged