The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-06-30
TSE WEEKLY DISPATCH
THE DAILY DISPATCH
TEXAS.

By the steamer Mexico, Capt. Place, from
lndpnola via Galveston, we have our Texas
exchanges. The dates from Galveston are to-
the 18th inst. We extract from them the fol-
lowing summary
g Capt. ]. Nj. Howes makes a report, dated
Fort Inge. June |. to Major George Deas, A.
4. e., at San Antonio, TO the effect that his
command had fallen in ith party of Canaan
ches, not far from Eagle Pass, having with
them nineteen mules and fifteen horses. The
Indians were pursued and overtaken, and all
the animals reIaken. Two of the Indian 3
were wounded (supposed) mortaliy. The rest
of the Indians fed. The Indians had two Mex.
can children prisoners, one OF whom was re-
captured, who says the horses and mules, and
himself, were taken near Guerrero, in Mexico :.
Near the place where the party of Indians was
encountered. two girls and boy were found,
Who stated that their father and mother and
Two brothers had been killed few DAYS be
fore, by party ofIndians. while on their wayi
from Eastern Fexas TO Mexico, aud that the
Indians had left them after taking them days
Journey. Their father was an American, by
the name oi Chambers. This party Of IndiansI
were also Camanc hes.
Another letter, dated June A. says that thel
father and one OF his children ere not killed, i
rs suppose j, but were wounded and in Fosti
Duncan.
The chiefs of the Lipan, Camanche and
NUscaler0 tribes of Indians have recently vis-i
tied San Antonio and nude professions of,
friendship. The Ledger says the Lipans havei
this year cultivated corn to a considerable ex-!
tent and the Camanches and NGscGleros also
express desire to pursue agriculture and,
abandon their rowing life, provided only they.
can have a territory set apart for their use,
where they will be unmolested, and such an
assignment 0fterritory is what they earnestlys
desire. Will it not be true economy for ihet
General u Iovernment TO purchase our territory.
north of the 34th degree of latitude for theirs
settlement, and thus at the same time save al
large portion OF the present heavy expenses for;
frontier protection, and prevent the numerous.
murders ard cons lant pillaging, against whichs
the present expensive system seems to affordf
Sui very little security p?
All the accounts which have reached US off
she growing crops in Texas, are highly favora
ble. The corn cron Is now secure. The;
country is well supplied with hogs, as we'll ass
beeves, and emigrants may rely upon abun-!
dant supplies of these substantIals IN the way.
ofprovisions, the coming season. Fewer ar;
ticies of food WILL doubtless, be imported the|
coming winter, than ever, heretofore, withinI
the same period, Notwithstanding the lmmense
increase in our population.
The San Antonio Western Texan states
that Il few days since, some hands engaged m
digging trench on Mr.. s. A. Maverick s.
place at the Alamo, struck upon the part of a
cannon, in digging out which they discovered
twelve Others, varying in size from small wall
pieces to those ten feet in length. Among the
number are three eighteen Founders, two cop
per twelve Founders, two copper and one IRON
eight pounder, and four swivels, or wall pie,
ces. The general impression is that they
were buried by Travis previous to the fall OF
the Alamo.
The Western Texan learns by a letter writ
ten at Eagle Pass, n the 29th ult., that par
ty OF Caiiforn:ans, five in number. who passed.
through Eagle Pass and San Fernando, few
days previous, were murdered by the alexl-
cans. Their names were not known to the
writer.
The San Antonio Ledger of the 10th instant,
says thar Gems. Harney, Cortland, Col. May,
Majors SibIey, Harrison, aud Lieuts. Tyler
and Stewart had arrived in that town from the
Rio Grande.
The Lone Star of Washington, now Says
there ale strong reasons to believe there is
little or no truth in the story Of Dir. Fugate' s
being robbed. Our readers will recollect the
story we copied from that paper few days
back.
DR.. Naphegyi has suddenly absconded from
Bastrop, thus removing all doubt OF the truth
OF the charges made against him through the
Galveston News.