New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-23

Major General Smith We have already Published inter
esng information concerning this direct IRON asnngon
Three companies of LIST Infantry from Fort Ier iou-
companies Of the 5th Infantry from Fort oeisha Iou
from the post Clear Fork Of the brazos our
from 9Th Infantry from Fort Chsdbourne four ron Fo
heKsviri will march without further delay VIA San An,o
MO TO occupy points the Rio Grande hereafter % oe
designated Each battalion wiz carry subsistence s'o.s
20 last from post 20 post the route hes mental nsai
quarters accompany the regimental commanders. Inc
gsrrsOns Of the reduced posts viii be composed OF
Port T under command Of Post the Clea Fork ind CaP
Fort M.sos srssr Gel Ma, r. ssiiaap ind Maj
FOR; Col Isor, Graham and Worth
FoTtl hsdbogrne md Col HArds-. all be abandoned
The chief Of the Qusriennasters Department viii i'm
medately direct transportation necessary for the move
Medical officers assigned to different battslons
On complete organization the two regiments VIII DC
pot in march BY the For Ewe road the th 70 Loredo
and the 9Th to RnggOd Barracks until further orders
Capt. Haldeman for twenty tye years engineer ana
commander of steamboats, and Of much experience speaks
thus of the navigabiliiy Of the Colorado;
From all the information have been able 10 gamer IN
the last five weeks and from personal examination AN
satisfied that with properly constructed stern wheei ooa
the Colorado River be nsviga.ed up TO La Grange
nine months in the year, up TO Bastrop seven moht
the year and up Austin five months in tho year After
the river shall have been properly cleared our ana some
years when the rises are unusually frequent my cacua
The MatGgOrGa Tribune states that Mr.. Glet captain
Of the schooner Surf who arrived at Maiaorda from the
SABINE the 25th ut reports that when ne was ABOUT
thirty miles off Of the mouth Of the Brazos he discovered
large ship bottom up He went 10 her in his boat and
got to her bottom her bows were under and her stern
sound and mmovable where she was. Her bottom as
covered with composition metal her counter was so much
under water that lie could not learn her name She ap
peared TO be vessel Of heavy draughf and European
The Galresfon Journal of the 5h calls attention TO the
fact that trains Of railroad running regularly
in Texas over the Harrisburg Railroad 1t adds 80
I'VE are informed good authority that the cost oil the
Harrisburg Railroad il less than ten thousand dollars per
mile or about one third what the San Antonio RAILROAD
was contracted for and about one halt the sum gwen By
the Houston company in their recent contract.
The UGrskaH republican gives the following statement
Of the amount Of subscriptions the Ncksburg. Shreve
port and Texas Railroad BY the State, ssOOOOO prVs'e
Subscriptions s5j000O parish Of Caddo, 100000
The IndqnOG Bailtia says that the county Court OF
Calhoun County have refused issue the bonds OF ha;
county TO the san Antonio Railroad for $4,000.
The Bulefia publishes law requiring captains OF Vos'
se 10 report all passengers conveyed hher under heavy
penalties The report il is enacted shall under Penay
OF $50 state the name place OF BIRTH last ea residence
sbs have landed or been permitted TO land from such ship
or vessel on her last voyage TO said port not beng en-
zen Of the United States and who shall have WITHIN he
last preceding twelve months arrived from any country
out of the United States at any port Or place IN the oed
States and who shall not have paid the commutaton
money or been bonded according tohe provisions OF tns
ordinance also like statement of all such persons or
messengers as hall have been put allowed TO on any
ship vessel or boat with the intention Of proceeding 10 ana
landing al anv Tlace within the limits ofthe state OF exaS
The report also further 20 specify whether any such pas
sencers are unsc IDIOT deaf dumb. blind or innrn ana
if So whether they accompanied by relatives likely to
be able willing support them and turther 10 SPECIFY
particularly the last place oi residence anu ages oi
all passengers who may have died during the said voyage
also the names and residence of the owner or owners OF
suoh vessel The law also requires the owners or con
sgnees of vessels give bond $500 for every passen
ger landed that he shall not become chargeaOle 10 tue
public or 10 pay 81 in the first case anu - cents N INC
other by way OF communication