New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-21
Later from Texas.


and very little Of interest in them - 49,
The Brownsville Flag the 18th contains the folou
IMPORTANT AnnEsrs-oapt Smith, 18th U. s Inis1Fy,
temporarily in command Of Company b., " =. Moult@d
Rifles, arrived in our city on Monday evepg last, nav
ing In charge Gen. Carvaja Quartermas Dowd and
Lieut. Roundtree, of the Lberating Armyor hlbnsters
as they usually termed These persons ar
rested at Rio Grande City or Dayis's Rancho, the
morning of the lst, between three and four O'clock
They with several others in about the premises Mr.
Dowd arrested by United States troops under
mand Major Paul in obedience, it is understood to
ders Department Headquarters and from Washing
ton The reason, learn, why this early hour was
chosen make the arrest to avoid II possible col
sion between the body remnant Of buters and the
authorities they had been Threatened with armed
sistance in the attempt should be made to arrest
Oarvajal
prners have all beepdischarged for want of for
maty in relation their arrest and may return to
new forlnations Of disturbances
Anprsrr, AGAIN Since extra Of the 9TH inst we
arc or,aad IN being able to state that Mr. John X L,-
man Dpputy u Marshal has arrested Messrs Carvajal
Norton and Rouno. ON the same charge that
which they orme. " arrested oy the miary They
ster having with promp, ness deserving Of commenda
tion from all good citizeus, nrnlshed MI Leman with
some rooms and gusrd for the oiis ,h
Mr. l. has left for the the recent outrage OF
the prisoners with military t. for the purpose Of
procuring testimony in the and upon Us ie,urn
they will doubtless be examined before ONE competent
authority III there be any such among OF taken to
Galveston there turned to the cGs. ouy OF the
U Marshal 1t is confidently hoped that ne a'.sf
stored to frontier and that justice may be Deeo out
to the prisoners
corros Blos,cMs-Mr L Dougherty has presented us
with a fully expanded Cotton bloom the growth this
year, of his garden The season with in this valley
has been extremely mild that Of the tender
plants such the Cotton and Castor Bean, Palma
Chis) not been checked in their growth but have
kept on budding blooming and bringing forth fruit the
year through.
PRoMorioNs IN THE MEXICAN ARMY We notice by our
last dates Mexico that Lieut. Col Cruz the acting
head u te orers the frontier has been promoted to
the rank of Colonel and named the military command
ant OF the line Lieut. Col Qunana the head Of the
movement in Matamoros, has received the rank of
Colonel.
STEAMBOAT EKpLoNoN-Just are going TO press,
we learn the Tom Mckinney had burst her
boiler while her return trip from Rio Grande City to
this place We learn that there loss Of life but have
not the particulars.
MAraMosos-There is little of note during the
present week in Mstamoros. large reinforcement of
troops under Gen Pavon is their way to that place
from San Luis Potosi
GoLp IN TrxAs-Ths Indianola Bulletin Of the 18th
says
new III Dorado Is now being found in own beau
tiful State Rumors rife Of large quantities Of gold
try understand that there Is great excitement pre-
yaiing at Austin san Antonio, SeguD, Gonzales, and
other points the country and that several companies
have left points within few days past in search of
the hidden and others making ready to fol-
low These mines found the Upper Colorado Ham,
iltons Valley and various other places and said to
very rch-upposed by TO equal the best califor
mia mines
We have been shown a letter from merchant at San
Marcus fully confirming the above reports If these
ports should prove be well founded las have every
reason believe they will it will turn the tide Of emf
grafton from Australia and California to oar own state,
being more accessible than either Of those points.
One person sold piece of quartz in San Antonio
for S25