Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-17
TEXAS ITEMS.

Through the courtesy Of the southwestern ex-
press company of Texas, we are in possession Of
the Galveston Nsrs of the 9th, from which we
make up the following summary
The frigate SaHtee, Capt. Ingalls,, blockading
of Galveston, sent ashore, under a flag o~ftruee,
a Portuguese, one of four men, taken on a very
small craft, named the OsceOla, which was cap
tured off the Brazos. The other three are said
to have enlisted on the frigate; and the POrtu-
guese refusing to follow their example, be was
required to take the oath not TO serve against the
United States, which he did and was released.
Ex-President David G. Burnett, of Texas, has
received from Gen. Herbert an appointment on
his staff as volunteer aid. The Ex-President,
the Ne,rs says, p%rofferei his services in that ca
pacity, being DESTROYS of rendering what SER
vice was in his power in the common cause.
Hon. VI. F. Locke, lately elected 10 the State
Senate, has resigned, with the view Of going
into the army. He will command a regiment
ordered out BY Gov. Clark. So says the Mar
shall Republican.
4 letter of the 18th ult., from Bandera county,
reports several Indian visits, resulting in the loss
of near two hundred horses, mostly from the
vicinity Of Castroville. The Indians were more
numerous and more troublesome than they had
been for ears. The settlers literally live, sleep
and eat with arms at hand, and call loudly for
state troops-companies of twenty 10 fifty men,
to be stationed at the heads OF the water courses.
COAST DEFENSES.-The NerS, referring to
the coast d~efenses, remarks:
Gen. Herbert informs MS tkat hereccives daily,
offers of from seven TO ten companies, for the
defense of the coast. They areall or nearly all
mounted men; but, considering the system of
fighting required in case a landing of the enemy
is effected in force, infantry are the most needed.
ATtillerymen are also needed. A number Of
mounted companies have already been accepted,
and they will do good service in scouting,
patrolling, etc; but the sturdy footmen, armed
with rifles and shOt-guns and bowie knives
where muskets and bayonets cannot be had-will
have to meet the invaders, and dispute with
them, foot to foot, every inch of Texan soil.
The Belon Democoo, of the 27th nit. has the
following item:
On Sunday. the 18th inst. the Indians, in
three bodies, came into the CowhOuse settlement
in COTyell county, in the neighborhood Of the
English settlement, and stole about one hundred
utdb - uolSte. NdNAc htlleIS, Eli " llldllS
and the Pidcocks were the largest sufferers.
We learn that a party pursued and captured
some fifty or sixty horses, but killed no Indians.
A company Of seventy-fv men, under Capt.
Kirby, has been formed at Hampstead, for
service at Galveston.
The E~LECTTON.-The Houston Telegraph, of
the 9TH, says:
Since the last publication Of our election table
we have received the official vote OF Nueces,
Roberts, Tyler, LanIpassas, Cass, Marion and
Gillespie, which sWellS the total vote heard from
10 J0,7SI, leaving about 5000 yet to be heard
from. The vote now stands, Lubbock I9,7SS,
Chambers l2,S13, Clark 1915; Lubboek's
present majority is 1898. His majority to all ap-
pearance in the final count will be about 1900.
Capt. Alison Nelson and Hon. Il. @. Mills
publish a card in several Of the northern county
papers, calling for five companies OF infantry, to
report at Millican, between the % and 18th of
October, for service at Galveston, under call from
Gen. Herbert. They state that an attack in force
on Galveston is certain to take place by the end
Of October, if not before. The entire call is for
5000 men.
The NeWS suggests any of the counties which
have an over supply of powder, or lead, or other
munitions of war, should report them to General
Herbert or Col. Moore, at once. 4 number OF
the counties provided themselves with the above
articles, and they may many Of them have more
than they need.