The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-18
Lat er frssA Texas.
OUR CORPUS CHRISTI coRREsponpENce,

IffQdfW Af0rm--Cir1AN Hdyuey-EfUsbraHs.
This portion Of tho country was visited. on tbs
night of the 18th inst with one Of the most severe
storms known in this region for many years. II it
extended over the Gulf Of Mexico, for any distance
as we have reason TO believe it did, il ragged here.
you will hear Of the oss Of several vessels and
am afraid, Of many lives. Several houses wore
blown over, but they happened to be Of that kind
the dest' uoticn Of which caused general rejoicing
among the citizens Of this place. Several pcrsons
were injured, but no lives lost. The corn in most
OF The fields was also blown down, and much d.
mage WIS done to the other crops. The rain. for
hours, poured down "a il il intended to wash away
this entire country but it only gave to tho Garth
what il has so much needed for the past ton weeks
a thorough soaking The farmers are preparing 70
put in their second crop, and in few weeks tho
tables in this portion Of the country will be wen
supplied again with green
General Harvey, Of the United States Army, left
yesterday morning for San Antonio. His stay
IL this place, which was some two weeks, o0used
many persons to think that he here for the pur-
pose of watching the movements Of the leaders Of
the Gi,brdcr army. But such was not the Case
lie came TO the fair, and, as no said HIMSELF he
found the climate and country 50 pleasant that he
determined to rest himself for few days from his
obors and think no one had better reason, for
the General has been on the constantly for tho
past three four years, and - certainly Of The
most efficient officers ia the army
Generals Ford and " heat have started for Aus
tin. These gentlemen are fAbuster generals they
20 to Autin for The purpose oi recruiting men and
money for their causc. General Wheat, not being
able to procure horse, started foot 10 walk tho
distance, which is over two hundred miles. Cor
tainly, after that, no ono will accuse the people II
Corpus Christi OF being over jealous III the cause
Of fN'ludci"g under Cara,ajai Tho revolution.
under its present leader, will not have even a namo
in four more months. 50 mote ii be AMIGO
[Trom tie New Orleans picayunc 9th instant
ny the arrival Of the steam hip Mexico We have re-
ceived dates from Galveston to the 18th instant.
The Indianoa Bulletin says exact measurement has
lately been made Of the water hntaEor1a bar by Mr.
Mainland and Captain BochDer showing eight and half
feet for several days In succession on another day
nine and a half feet and another ten feet. The bar
is very narrow, and each side breaks abruptly into
deep water tho lowest water being usually found with
in lines throw Of twenty-five feet For several yeacs
pae the water this bar has been dimnshing though
il Ii the opinion Of Captain James Cummings Of thO
pilots that change going that will deepen II again.
The editor Of the Bulletin thinks there Ia no doubt but
small outlay by the general government will give per-
manent depth OF eighteen to twenty feet on Matagorda
We believe surveys have been made of cf tho
principal hailors and bays on the Texas coast by army
officers. but some years ago,
The Washington county papers contain statement OF
the. robbery Of II. NJ Fugatc of Seguine Indcpen
dence few days since The Ranger says Mr. Fugatc vas
returning from Smith county. where he had collected
S2.77O. On Wednesday evening OF Last week when with
in two miles Of Independence he was accoSted by man
III his shirtsecycs who told him that he had dan
gtrously sick about hundred
the road aud wished Mr. Fugate TO assist hun in getting
him to house Mr. Fugato followed him. and discover
ed man lying on his side apparently quite sick lie
went 10 him and STOPPING down to ASCERTAIN the ex-
tent Of his sickness he jumped upon by two men,
who wrcst,d hi, Fix shooter from his belt and fired three
shots nj him without taking any effect than the
burning hole in his clothes He then strangied
with handkerchief and his money all taken with the
exception Of fifteen cents.
The crops in Texas continue highly promising Rains
have visited every portion of the State and vegetation Is
progressing rapidly 1t is thought the crop this
"A fha,yv ataast Tar
opy fear to be that il the heavy showers cou
tinue throughout the season. cotton may suffer front
too much rain The corn crop considered beyond dam
The steamer Reliance, Captain Mafit, arrived at the
mouth Of the Brazos recently with some five hundred
The rivers Brazo and Trinity both reported in COCA
naygalc orier.
GtogeJ Durham Esq, has been elected Mayor Of tbs
on The 9,h April party of Indians (trbe nnknownl
cruelty murdered five III the neishborhood Of Laxc-
90 patty OF officers who passed this place route fer
tho Lower Rio GIande report TINT party Of Indians pre-
tentcd them IN hostile the road leading
from This place 20 Eagle Pass The result of the meeting
wa hat IN" Indians presented passport but whence
and by whom signed not mentioned The tenor OF It
was Ioimi sion 10 hunt mustangs.
crrpspc ndent eves the following description OF tho
lo't on the Llano:-
4hit IL The most miserable and od forsaken country
af Write nan ever saw Nothing but hills, covered
wit ceonr tor miles No place TO 1t least
fifteen miles below the posts No wonder then that our
min q are tpgCd With the NUT lugubrou. sons sti0ns
tie fruits II which eongaton No grass
heie worth cent We have raised any egetablss
'Acepilnga few rndishcs and turnps No rain but
w'ner like TO day TOR instance, cold that cloaks ana
oyt rccats are In requson No wonder then, that our
minds wander down to San Antonio where green peas
and maybe cauliowers tickling the palate the cpl
cufenn We poor ousquirts OF society hope for bettec
tiiues.
At Indanola the 81 ult the testimonials prepsrea
IN this city by the spwrecked passengers of the gtea-
ZIP Independence were presented to Capt r. IT. Kerr,
OF the steamer J. w. Kabun and Capt WIN Nichols hec
pilot
The disease generally called cholera which has proved
fatal IN so many instances in Bastrop Moores Prairie
Wehbers Prairie and Gilleands Greek has nearly dis.
appeared
The San Antonio Ledger says that Bexar county at the
late term OF the District Court contributed fory-h
years and eight months labor to the State by sending
cnrcts to the Penentiary whose aggregate services
the periods to which they sentenced amount to that
time.
The harks Neptune and SCION from Bremen ana
Franklin from Hamburg arrived at Galveston recently
with al emigrant Passengers.
The people of indianoa now building water tank.
bic supply of fresh water for stock the same time
fond being made that will shorten the distance into
town from the country about one mile and a half
The line Of stag from lndiauoa to San An ohio i,
now running through tr weekly This change pretty
conclusive evidence 81 the great increase of travel in that
r,ction.
number of gentlemen to leave Galveston SOON
for washington city expressly for the purpose of giving
testimony in the House of Representatives the due
ton pending before that body for the inpeaeue
Of Judge }. Z. Natrous, Of the U. 5 District Court
The eanal TO connect Galveston bay with the rivcr
tiazos, j. sti in steady progress The Committee u
Construction visited the work recently and report I'D
vance Of 49, eco feet towards the azos since their last
vt ana that the canal both deeper and wider than
i require by the contract The work steadily
forward at about the rate Of fifty feet per day.
Tie ssn Antonio LcdgT says that the surveys BOTH
rival routes for the railroad from San Antonio to the
Gulf have been completed and the result shows that
the grading By either OF them than any rail-
foad ever yet built Towards the coast il is so near
dead level that IT does not vary from il one instance
the one hundrtdth pant Of an inch in two miles Tn.
greatest variation from perfect level Is six feet in oue
mile
a late number Of the Gore,,on News say,:-we bsvs
learned hat tnee Of The free negroes who we're sold into,
slavery ly decree Of Judge buckley at the lat
District Court Of this county now employed as
stamboat hands the Alabama river and that they ar,
perfectly contcnted in their present position Whom told
that their abolition friends would probably make some
efforts to purchase them back they said they would pre-
fer to styy where they They course we'll
fed and clothed aud provided for in sickness which
luxuiies they never before enjoyed They earning
for Colonel Quares $50 per mouth each We oannot
carD TINT the Massachusetts, legislature have taken
any steps t. purchac them back The offer made bv