New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-19
Texas Intelligence,
7 f EP ARA TIONS FOR wAp

From the Galveston News of Tuesday uo avtrao+
the following:
A meeting of. the CITY Council toak nTsoo
". on sunday, for the purpose of taking the necea.
Sary steps IN view of the threatening nrosnecte NJ
war announced by Sundays mail.
tons M orolnance " was at once passed for appropra-
HGppna Hp to be expended under the direction of ten
2ne[man , man as Military Commandant in order to mt
IKE c'sy IN the best state of defence possible with
az nand resolution also passed for
Srp. ptidtiohs Tor provisions and suDplies for the
2.ate troops on the Rio Grande. Tba nron;sier,s
ase Isne oeen cen purchased and sent By the schooner
ebarI riIi ,s ~ me present favorable wind the
These nrnnt fIn a. nrszos Santiago Tuesday
que1ce Oh dispatch from Hon. John IT. Reagsn
at Montgomery, to Gen. Nichols. eonirmfno ~ I",
dispatches in the papers, to the effect that the
steamship Atlantic was on her way tn Praaos ~
Santiago, and was expected to arrive tbers sIps bs
Wednesday next, with some 900 United States
troops. the object being supposed to be to take
possession again of the posts Western 'front.'
a lHr rs nHf Atlantic is reDorted to have along with
het snrf-ooats enough to land 500 men at time.
AS soon as the Shark reaches Brazos Santiago an
express VIII be sent at once to Brownsville tn
o,} tSn Col, Ford of the present state of things,
states troops on their arrival
zen. sherman is now actively engaged in throw
,AS up temporary forthcations, and placing the
6aance 41 M Inc ordnance here in battery. He has
dlrected the various military companies to fiji mn
their ranks to their full complement ~
We notice calls by the various Captaina for VOL
nnnteers, TO come forward and fill up the ranks.
The response, we understand ia oeneralIv l' nnad
with alacrity. A1'0
Cen Sherman has notified the Captains of com
panles IN the interior to fill up their ranks and he
ready TO move at moments notice. He has also
gwen Instructions to the pilots that will prevent
vesseis OF an unknown hostile character corninr
INTO the harbor at least with our pilots assistance
lie VIII doubtless take steps to have the light-
mouse mouse light stopped-giving due notice to the ad-
HoCsToN, April 16, II A. MA salute was fred
IN the Courthouse Square to-day in token of re-
joicing at the fall of Fort Sumter.
Our mllItary companies hold themselves in read.
lhess LOT orders to march at moments warning
The enthusiasm of our people is yerv hiph
A pubic meeting has been called tonight at the
market house. o
From the Indianoa Courier of Monday we ex.
tract the following:
., Nine more companies left yesterday morning on
the steamer Fashion, and were transferred to the
steamship Empire City, at the bar, destined for
New York. Five of the companies 20, E, G, Fl and
~ belonged to the I'd Infantry, and were officered
as follows: Captains Shepherd (Bvt. Maj.) Brooks
wv. Ma Ma]2; ! = Sykes and Schroeder: Lieutenants
Ramseur -Four companies Ga, G, and K) be-
longed to the I'd Cavalry, and were under com
mand of Captains Whiting and johnson, and Lieu
tenants Royal Lowe, Porter and Arnold
The Empire City was to leave this morning for
New YORK. The Fashion has returned from the
bar. ~ A
The steamship Arizona arrived this morning
from Bazos Santiago with three companies of the
80 Infantry, under command of Col Backus. They
VIII go into camp near the city until other COM
panles arrive from the interior when Gas at present
understood) the whole force will embark on the
Star OF the West the only transport steamer now
al the bar.
. There are three companies now in camp at
Green Lake-Major Smiths company of Sd Infan-
try. and Captains Granger and Wallace's com
panies of lst Infantry.
Companies are now on the way from Forts Lam
caster, Davis and Bliss, those from the latter fort
having left there on the 3tth March, These forces
are expected to arrive during next week.