New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-18


FROM THE RIe GR4spE The Galveston News
OF Saturday last publishes q letter from it's
brownsville correspondent, from which we ex-
tract the followings
Gen. Wolf left Matana0ros on Friday Iass. kav
Reynosas where, it is understood, BE will en-
deayor to make stand against the reyolutson-
lists, who, it 10 said are in the vicinity Of that
place. Reynosa is represented as strong point,
With natural advantages which will enable
small body of men to hold it against very
superior force II is situated on rocky height,
I about half mile from the river. IL il thought
the insurgents will invest it by preventing the
garrison from obtaining water, force cspItala-
tiou. In the meantime, the revoiutinnists, il
| their force is large enough, may send q body Of
men against Matamoros, the inhabitanis Of
which city are said to be ready to g pronounce.
| and are only deferred from doing 80 by the pre-
ssnce OF Gen. VOLTS soldiery.
The revolutionary force now on the Ei0
Grande is put down at three thousand men and
increasing daily. OF this number about eight
hundred are mounted. am infarned that they
bring with them the following pieces Of ordi-
nances, viz one mortar, two twenty. four pouud
guns, two twenty four pound howitzers, two
twelve, and two six pound guns-for ALI Of
which they have good supply of ammunition.
Majors Norton and Roundtree, aek Everett.
and others, who are understood to he attached
to Gsrvajals command, left this city the ether
day, and are on their way to the headquarters
OF their revolutionary chieftain
| Ihere are numerous stories passing round
about the revolutionary movement, which go to
aho# that vaIor is 3 scarce article on the other
side OF the river. One is, that party Of VOLTS
soldiers aad party Of revolutionists, met sud-
denly in the road, and both parties scattered
and fed; but the revelutionists ran fastest and
| farthest, leaving their arms and the honors Of
victory to the slow paced warriors. All were
scared, and none hurt. sa
The correspondent adds that from private let
ters from one high in command, he can state
that by the time the revolutionary army reaches
Matamoras its effective force will consist. Of
8,000 rank and file.
Faoa JAMAIcA.--We have received files Of
Kingston papers to the I'd inst, but they con-
tain no news of Importance. The liberation OF
the American slave from on board the brig
Young America, at Savanna Ia Mar, hsd caused
much excitement and vas being investigated
Trelawny had been much damaged BY the late
foods The Kingston markets we're very dull.
The anniversary Of the earthauake which for
merly destroyed Port Royal was duly observed.
In the other islands the free trade with Canada
| qnestion was much debated II was said that
) the Engliah government would transfer ST. Luz
cia and D0minica to the French in exchange for
5 the colony Of ehauderhagora. The ST. Lueia
= lpapers demand an immediate annexation to some
L other rulers, on account Of war taxation.
DEPARTMENT NEws-K Kaso, or Kansas Tribe
5 lof Lldidms-A delegation Of Kaw indians
d from Council Grove, Kansas Territory, consist,
]. ing Of five men, squaw, and papooss, mads
J their appearance this morning at the Indiar
d office, The names of the men are as follows
0 Wadepgoh, chief; BEN Losser, interpreter
$ Egoshabee, Adekanay, and Theogimoy. They
t lcame without authority, and entirely at theil
Town expense. In their stalk" they stated, az
g the object Of their mission, s'that they had tot
ls many chiefs, and that they wanted their greaI
father to give Wadengoh silver medal, Goa
p with epauiettes, q sword, q horse, with saddle
if bride, and spurs, and money, and make him
,e great chief" They brought present Of wa
y head dress, made of scarlet cloth, and fnei
| ornamented with eagle feathers and spangles
d which they gave to the Acting Commissioner
ID Indian Affairs. The Acting Commissioner, i
is answer, informed them sthat their great fathel
III is angry with the Indian when he leaves hi
lie home without authority; that he could not max
of one of them a great chief and that he give
3 the silver medal as q token that he recognize
l. the real authority Of their own chosen chief
rs and not to make one They were also tol
y that their ssgreat father" would have compat
er sion on them, and send them home. Washing
th ton Union.
II H.