New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-23
NEW ORIEANS:
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY %, 1862.
Later from Texas

The steamship louisiana Captain Iawless arrived yes
to-day morning. bringing the mails with Texas papers to
the 10th inst
A severe northcr occurred the night of the 18th
which blew the water out of the Bay Pascrao so that
the Louisiana could not the bar She compelled
10 ranslip her mails and passengers, and also take her
return mails and passengers outside large number Of
cattle had persisted from the extreme cold weather. the
vicinity OF lndanola and Matagordt, During the blow
Of the 18th several small vessels driven ashore
The Louisiana encountered the heaviest of this gale
which Of the most experienced in the
Gulf She was somewhat damaged but proved herself a
splendid sea boat The passengers arriving at Gal
weston published card compimenting Captain Lawess
pn his GOODNESS and excellent conduct in the hour of
danger,
Left ut Pascarallo schooner VIM H. Hazard bound
rr NewYor ready waiting for the tide cross bar
Left mt Galveston, ship VIM. H. Wharton Gates master
for Network. in three days,
Passed off the bar bound for Galveston bark Srontauk
Brown master for NewYork
Their" has been steamer or mail from Houston on
account Of low water
SNos,A storm visited Galveston on the night of
the 18th,
Mo'EMfNrs Of Tnoors,-rhe newly designated military
posts the Concho San Saba rivers are to be inme
lwtely occupied The position the north branch of
the coucho will be the crossing of the line recon-
nossancc lately made by lieutenant Colonel Johnston
Typographical Engineer and will hereafter be spc-
cieilly dcSgnatedthat the San Saba. will aS the
head spring of that river the III Paso and at
river bank "
The horses used for the mounted companies of the sh
Infantry will be- taken to Fort Martin Scott where the
commanding officer Of the regiment will select for mounted
service at each of the posts company from the
respective wings that have been heretofore instructed in
that duty The number Of borses remaining after mount
Ing those compancr will be turned the Quarter.
masters Department. The horses with the company at
san Antonio will be turned into the Department ut once
Preparatory to the movement from Fort Worth Breyet
nos
from Fort Graham and take after the enart
IF the Infantry Brcvet Col Waite whose prom6tion
to the 9th Infantry may be expected will remain
temporarily at Fort Gates retaining with him an officer and
10 n" a guard to thu public property until be
removed
Companies II and X st Infantry now at Fort Merrill
ana OF the same regiment the former from Fort
eau the latter from Fort Lincoln will be concentrated AS
soon as possible at Fort Martin Scott via Antonio
- Whence they will march under Lieut.. Col Bainbridge
wt inc rfglmrntAl headquarters to the head spring of
the oFth branch Of the Lano and there establish post
In case none Of the regiment IF rifelnen shall
hgys arrived at Fort Merrill at the time of the
% me companies from that post officer and ten men
vi" DE- left there to take charge Of the public property
until their arrival
Tie selection OF the position of the environment.
IN tr vicinity Of the points indicated will be at the dis
rFron Of lhe officers commanding and the first buildings
erected VIII be for the protection of the stores secondly
tn" hospitals thirdly, quarters for the and fourhly
quarters for the officers This rule will in instance be
departed from. and each will be CONNECTED beforn a NOT
in order Is begun the whole be built in the most eco
n"ncal manner by the troops from materials found
in the ueEhberhood, the only articles that can be fur
uisled being nails and iron.
I'DMS DfrREpAmoSs,-The Indians again commit
ting dcpredations in Western Texas Lie;tt Bt1rlcson
John Yates and four Others arrived Antonio on
the 4th inst. from the Rio Grandc. They left Dayss
rancho on the 9th ut with drove Of horses
numbering in all 81 belonging four Of the party On
the 18th Of he same month Decemhcr about II o'clock
they had encaped about 50 miles this side of the ran
ohio and while eating their dinner thrv were cbor,ad n
by about eighteen Indians, believed be Camanches
The party fired only and killed Indian the
other gun, there being two in the company missed fire
The marty finding resistance to he of M avail ecl f A.
or.,,r.I on, ,bonoo "a ,,uo N,o, 80 a, 49,,
90 n '' ~ aqua 1'e'' VII the Fo'o lead
ing to san fatrcio There We're none of the Americans
wounded injured in their persons They lost all their
animals except two saddle horses Mr. y.ta. ront
- :. - 'n''
e s' property III "eS, horses ana soid IN value not
less than $1,000 which the Indians took possession of
MIR Thenas and two conpanions numbers If tho s,,o
,.rtv ,os, ,ro,,or+y 10 , ,,,,ob +or ,,,,t " ~
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are frequent along the Rio
Ciranic The San Antonio Ledger mentions two larr.