The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-23


O. oco@ent whst ." KsS.a" l. We % not k,sw, -
thirg 70 Pesse Mr. Webster We hope It 10 "a : -
though The name has VIVA. P.,rick assry esa.l -
ssfui squintinG" that way Tho secretary siss aals
comfortable and easy dttiDe"-more mystery hsas
Public men never these words ct randos ases =
meant than meets the and mast be daM In
deed not have his suspiolons srvused This .sas-
h.ns garment isevidsntly no resi- jacket oe trssnsS
ing pan cover for hidden fires pores'ous poitss
sneins o. som" ror other Disguised under ho0sly
c.t worth sS, r.s We have no doass che .hss
lT visit to Mr. fox Of Broa iwsy ssd pune e.
80. AL about in due sson M" and nsbaa, .S.S -
low " up y the plot without fair wsrnisx -Bsass
Interesting from Texas
we nave received Texas papers To the 9th inak
from which we take the folio ~ipr in teras.;c~ ;tss
The Galveston Mus Of the 9th inst Saws Gscar.I
Houston arrived ~ his home in Hunssvilie On ~
3Oth ult
General Rusk has returned fire. N his duties !. O.
grsss 10 bis homo in Eastern Texas He is said e 81
IN excellent health.
An express rider from Los ojuolos arrived .. Osr-
pus Christi on Thursday evening. and sports he
appearance Of thirty Indians abont eighty nilss
from there. They passed within few feet Of ~hsfs
the messenger was encamped. about O'Clock In tie
evening, and were apparently bound for the Rio
Gronde.
Among thu distinguished strangers Who have "
iteo Corpus Christi lately, We notice Lieut. Ca.
Porter, 81 the Rifles.
list Of premiums offered by thirteen m.rosnsiio fras
OF that place to the traders and prOducecs of H1s.
srn Texas Among the pre- we notice one fbe
the greatest number Of bales cot brSugh. In Tee
sale or shipment; one for the best packed lot Of ooe-
tom ore for the gest of hides aud petriDUS
fer the bert hcgshead Of Texas gro sugsr. sd
several minor ones Tho premiums arc wrought
silver pitchers, gobles, Go.
Tho rumor that gold exists on tho head waters se
the Brsaos has, says the Houston Tdsgrdph Of The
Slb instant. been fully confirmed by the recent sx-
mar of Ia Mura n -, AA.d 81.
eeoloRist OF the expedition has deposited as the
Department at Washington several spec, mems a
pure gold, which weio found near tho Wlehits
mountains.
Several prominent gentlemen are already nsa-
toned as probable candidates. for Governor st ~
next election: among Others, Ass Lewis, ESQ
Hon; c Geo1gs, " Smyth, Colonel N 7. Jsansos.
ddates will doubtless be numerous, several papers
have already suggested the propriety Of hoidisg
convention, for the purpose Of making nomnauaa.
travelling correspondent Of who has jast passed
through Harris, Montgomery. Grimes sal Waiting
ton counties. writes us from Washington folio ~
''Tbe crops good Tue crop 10 supsrabun-
dsnt; the cotton crop excellent"
The Lone Star publishes tho result OF some day.
cotton picking in Washington county. On apissds,
worth from eight to ten dollars per acre tbs sl:s
quantity picked in one day by Of ghteen hands,
WAS .05 pounds, nod the largest All pounds. On
Mr. Greshams plantation, near Chnppsli Hill. With
fifteen haDds. the largest quantity Of cotton plotted
" MY Wss zoo pVuEubs anu O1r olnauoos ooS
pounds
Another Indian fight has taken plaoo in Texas
with body Of Rifles under Lieut. Frost. We take
the follow irg aocc unit from tho Sau Antonio papers
gentleman by the name OF Saith, whs asd eesA
TO Fort Ewel with load Of watermelons, WAS ~
tackled on his return by party Of indians ne~ the
Preside crossing on tho san Antonio road Be-
vernl shots were fred thiou IN his wagon bad. He
returned to the fort Do receipt Of this informa-
lion. Lieut. Frost, Of the Rifles, was dssp ssshsA
RON Fort Esel in pursuil on the 10th, With oas
sergeant twS oorporals and seventeen privatcs. On
repairing to the point indicated he soon found The
en.mJ's tail, which be foilosed until the 18Th.
After a march of about fifteen miles, tho morn
ing Of the 18th tho trail began to freshcn, wsea
the lieutenant ordered his recap their pissos
While they doing so, the guide, who vas In
advance, discovered the Indians Ia camp. Who, st
tho tame tine seeing him, stanpeded their hsrses
and fed themselves in every direction. Seeing tbs
movement, Lieut. Frsst ordered charge and
dsshed into the enemy's camp. -Four Indians
being mounted, tboy were pursued When tho
lieutenant and his guide were about two huadrsd
yards 10 advance ot tie men, the Indians sud saiy
wheeled upon their pursuers. Hrs arms having been
rendered useless by the Gaps getting Wet ia riding
through the hiokets which surrounded the my's
cemp, be attempted tn ride down ono OF tas Ia
djsps when his horse gave him severe fall Re-
ehihrg his feet. no dischaTged one karrol OF q rS-
vover INTO nn Indians bsos. and at the sxne time
received wound on The cheek Neio~ the right eye.
HIS troops oouiDg mp. he ordered pursuit, wbish sas
Kept up for eight hours. bur thc thickets 50
derse ths. the lpdisna ESCAPED The lieutesans Ia
OF ~ fnOn that " bis mon mad beo4 81 with
volyers be could have reported some Of the Iadisss
! billed. Tho rife being III unwieidly weApon il o
charge, moro particularly in q thicket they vsrs
unable to use them TO aoy advantage Tue ISdsns
were evidently taken by suprise, as IN lott tasr
borse meat cooking the knives With which thsy
eating, their blsnse's, saddles, brides, To-
bscco pipes, psnts, bow, quivers and shields, thar
brnss aTnIets their chief 3 lok ade together with
! large number Of articles OF Mexican apDsret, &c.
On exam innti0n Of the indians camp the msti frpa
I Corpus Christie to Laredo was found. whioh led .
the inference that they had killed and robbed sAs
rider After resting upon the ground for twenty
four hours and thoroughly searching the coussry In
every direction, without beipg nble to discover o
trail, sud his men bong GU. of rati0as, aud anseM
badly injured, the eUteGsnt returned TO Fort ~eu.
! Capt Shaw, previous to his own eight, reosivcd .
letter from C0ut Clay Davis. aiso of the RsBgen,
which stnted that he had been attacked BY sSoss
ono huI6rd Cansncbes. 70 newhere ia the ssiga-
! borbo0d of Rio Grande City. He lost eleven men.
The number Of Indians killed was not asoertsinsd.
Disastrous Gale In Florida.
The gale Of Saturdaj, the 9th inst did great
il jury 20 Tho bouses in T.lIsha and 70 the
IN tho surrounding country. 1t Is reported that
sone thirty or forty houses were unrosfsd, tsst
| some b ad been blown down. and thI trees sad
fencing In every direction had been bios peeS-
trated The damage TO the town IL represented -
be very serious The cotton in tho country ssja-
cent has also sustained great injury In msny
scattered over the ground The gallo abatsd ia vic
| lence as it moved north, but high up ~ Al
nGDy IN Baker county, it was very severe II sAs
vicinity OF that place, and ia the lower part a
southwestern Georgia, it was vorJ disastrous to ~
| cotton.
The only injury sustained by tho Capitol. says Ito
! Tallahassee Ehs7dtaa, was from the blowing doSa
of the chimneys. which were driven in through ~
ceiling Of the Senate chamber, and the d,sp,sss-
men, of portion Of the states the roof. Damage
about 81 900 Many store houses we're unroofed ssA
goods and groceries exposed to the rain and wind
| The building in which we're stored the small s<ms
| Of tho State, mado complete wreck Ansze
1 The sufferers the following names occur -MsswS.
| Argyle. McDougal. Hopkins & Msgiuniss, MiNse.
Bioksw, White, MeDougald, DIR. Barnard, VII
SON. Lloyd, Jaggard George SCOTT & Co, A.
RichaIdsoD, Berry & Ro -les, Butler < Dsphan. S.