New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-27
Additional from Texas.

The State Gazette makes the following revelations roa
tive to the Dawson claim against Texas
memorial has been presented the present Legisla
lure from Messrs Malew Co, mercantile firm in Bal
tlmore praying for payment certain bond issued III
the Republic Of Texas through her Commissioners A Il
Burnley and Samuel ~ Williams for $3.50 600 with i'm.
terest at ten per cent per annum This is the claim
known as the Dawson Claim and has caused more X
element in the Legislature than oil the other debts
Texas together il will be recoeeted that FfedeTis (
Dawson the original owner Of the bond spent the whole
o the last session Of the Legislature This place urging
payment ot tlts claim And for his relief resolution
was introduced into the Senate allowing him 100000
with in crest 10 about $4,000 The resolution was
warmly debated in the Senate and finally lost by o
single vote.
II the resolution had passed the State would accord
ing t. the statement Of the memorialists have becu
trauded out Of the enormous Of S250O00 The me
morass claim TO hold for themselves and Tor others the
entire bond and show clearly and Fcby every trauzac
ton connected with the transfer from Frederick Dawson
to themselves They also ahow that Dawson ia ISIS be-
applicant Tor the benefit OF the b9nkrupt law
course could not hold that trfuarty after tbst
time We have doubt. after careful perusa Of the
memorial that the facts set forth true and If ~
Messrs Mayhem Co ndisputably the OF the
bond, and have been snae 1850 The warm friends Of
Mr. Dawson will doubtless be surprised ehagrnpd al
the dupicity pracuced upon them by linn and viii reu-
der to Senator baHfy the honor du4 him hc actiy-
part taken by him 20 prevent the passage Of resa uo
which would have detrauded tha state out Of this
SUM Of 100000
MIR Howard one Of ua former editors and proffie
tors Of he San Antonio ledger Las retired from TINT
journal aud has been succeeded lg Mr. Ward
The following letter from Capt Forbes Brittou is rub
li,hed in the Nucces Valley Of the ,t inst
CoRR CnH.sTt Ttsls= 1aauary la $50
EprIoEs Nlllrt-i have this day received i s9unIsn.s
cation from Capt Stewart Of .ite schooner a.s
banded by Juclr Billy Stewart well knaegr an, q,
us aud whu has lived for some tan, near U4#u. Dim hi
fass The two gentlemen above named. at my INSTANCE
examined the pass Of Corpus Christi which n tine SOUTH
end Of Mustang Island ana her as nine feet auI
water % The shoalt point Of the uer bar Low i ug
difficulty ia entering and channel d .tincty marked with
good anchorage after missing into Corpus Christi 6a nd
well protected hsTbCT
In short time hope to give definite s. larinaI iuu
~ 70 tue bearings aud ,nerHl direction entrance a.
hope 10 have 1t surveyed and stlb,d But in tho mean
time consider the Information sU important % tho v
Of Corpus Christi, and Western q xas gtperly that
deem il worthy d notice la the columns Of the Valley
rms iaet places beyond Q i9utt Corpus Ch.i,ti The
central depot tor the inptsArtusas Fass north tu
Corpus Christi Pass s0uthNustany Island tbplwecu The
two) lying directly in front ana pith other nun rc
autAtases increasing h the lsh estimate plaerd uprH
is position by all who arr converant with hr resources
and growing prosperity Yours uuy, BEUlus.
meeting q the citizens of san Antonio was hgla 10
the sth iust OF which resolutions IRE passed in favor al
the Legislature sPptqPriatnE e7 mad auif mfltaf #
dollar7 a permanent school fund aud also ei the 4
ment Of portion ii this fund in gsr1sds constructed
within the state certain conditions Thay so ask a
donation Is The state q at ea ihe additional ss,aar
Of land 10. zach mile 81 resd constructed
The stage fran San Antonio Austin met with tn ~
rldeut on the Ila lust by Which the itiyer ana Major
Wood L 4 we've Slightly b!IG-,I The ROY Dharl=
Who vas aszap al @ tim 81 tHe 5cfz
was unujarcd
Ltst<sr ~ H,,aF s.aA An election was held in The
own OF Bayou Sara On ,be ISL, a- a takc the .ess Of
ne people On the question q license license g},b
esuited follow Fer license So agaiust n
The National published in a parish ot Ptuqueniues
i The 2ls inst has tie fo5wa rslatisy L. tho suairs
# that parish