The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-16
Later from Texas.

J. Tho Houston Gazette OF the 4th inst
learns from gentleman who has recentl
. visited Cincinnati, on the Trinity, that sew
: enteen persons have died in that town with,
& two or three weeks of yellow fever; Their
o|were twenty persons taken sick, and onl,
,sIthree survived.
i In Richmond, the yellow fever is still IA
lying with undated malignity. About twenty
Six persons had died Of this disease, and sew
leral we're still sick, and in critical situation
EOnly forty or fifty persons remained in tn
town.
Flour was selling at so per barrel in Hous
ton.
4 The Washington Texas Ranger, of the 29tl
says:
| The river continues in good boating or
der, and we are looking daily for the steamer
Mai. Harris as she has been in the river scmt
4 time, waiting for rise to come up"
The Victoria Advocate Of the Goth ult.
| says:
4 ave stop the press to announce that vel
/ low fever has broken out in this town. Late
last evening, several cases, which had been
pronounced dengue, assumed unmistakeable
indications of that fatal disease. Two of our
physicians now pronounce it yellow fever
No new case has occurred as we know OF, for
! three or four days. 1t is to be hoped that the
lateness of the season will prevent the disease
- RDnex died last night"
|sx6llkigly announces ne dissppS 1s1ncs Y
the epidemic, and invites absent citizens to
return home forthwith. We quote from the
Commercial:
"Lavaca proved hard place for physicians
in the late epidemic. Out Of eight that prac-
ticed here during its prevalence seven were
attacked with the fever, and four out Of the
seven died.
"The removal of the troops from the posts
on our northwestern frontier, has again turned
loose the Indians upon our settlements
About two weeks since, a band Of Comanches
came down into the settlements below Fort
Graham and carried off about twenty-five
head of horses, and probably other plumber.
Having succeeded in this instance, it will
no doubt simulate them to commit further
depredations upon our frontier"
| The San Antonio Western Texan, of the
|27th, speaks of Indian annoyances at some
length. The Indians are in the habit of help
in need Of, without asking pefnA.,-. Sars
our cotemporary: -, H.
aOur informant further says, that the
people in that vicinity are becoming alarmed
and exasperated at the conduct of the Ionk-
awas. Unless relieved soon, they are deter
mined to unite in body and, if possible,
drive off their oppressers. Many shlngie-
makers in the vicinity have sent in from the
woods to give notice Of their readiness 70
ioin in an attack at any moment. The sooner
these Indians are removed by the proper an-
thorit;es the better it will be for them, the
settlers and the country generally"
Our readers will recollect the rumor aoou'
5000 Mexicans marching upon the Mess'lis
dispatches Tor tsE s s%k b P sa1
bug, and the author of it great scoundrel
Ali he wanted was to get good horse, and
in that he succeeded. He will bring up u
in some penitentiary before long, it is to be
hoped.
A Mexican had died of yellow fever in San
Antonio. 1t was supposed that he had con.
tracted the disease in Lavaca. s
The Legislature of Texas convened at Aus.
tin last Monday.
The NORTHWEST PAssAGE.-In the for.
eign news brought by the Asia was an &C
count Of the discovery Of the northwest pas
sage by Com'r. Mcclure, Of the British navy,
TIE National Intelligencer, Of the 25th ult.,
throws doubts upon the truth Of this account,
as sollows:
We copied from the New York Evening