The Sun. — 1842-08-09 (London, England)

LATEST FRUIT TEXAS.  The New York arrived at New Orleans on the Bth instant, from Galveston• In our files we Imye Houston papers of the 14th of July. Agreeably to the proclamation of President llouston, Congress has convened at Houston. On the 29th ult. the President delivered his message to that body. It is a plain document, written with perspicuity, and is principally confined to a statement of the embarrassed state of the national treasury. The President is for disposing of the public lands as the most prompt Wll7 of meeting the financial exigency. After briefly reviewing the incur• sions of the Mexicans and his own course relative to the preparations for an offensive war, he submits the whole matter to the ;discretion of Congress, recommending especially to their favourable notice the national navy. Nothing of importance had'been done by Congress up to the 4th.  A correspondent ~f the Gukeston Civilian, writirg from .Corpus Christi, under ditto of the 22t1 of June, fl.ss  ..._,.. 'there was an nrrival n few days ago from Reynosa, of three Americabs and a Mexican. By these men tine learn that it is Aristl's intention to make his head quarters at Mier with 3,000 men ; also, that the number of Men at Matamoras does not exceed 1,000. These statements I believe to be nearly correct. The traders (recently detained by the volunteers, and liberated by order of the President) left apparently satisfied, with about two-thirds of their property. They have appointed Mr. Aubry agent to receive any more that may be found. I understand that two of the captors are fitted out with two horses, saddles, &c., and gone east. This property will of course be given up when called for; but should it. not, it is the determination of those who wish justice done, to make an expose. The camp will move to• morrow for the Neuces. All seem in high spirits, and although one hears occasionally some grumbling, you may rely, upon it that when called upon to fight, the men will not be found wanting. We learn by this arrival that the men are and have been well supplied with beef, coffee, and sugar, and are doing very well, and were well i•atisfied. Several small parties of Indians have recently committed depredations on the northern frontier. In the conflicts that ensued between them and the citizens, lives have:been lost on both sides. Col. Patton was lately murdere, near his plantation in the vicinity of Bexar. It is supposed that the murderers were some of the disaffected Mexicans. The son of Mr. Antordo Navarro ‘s as recently very dangerously. wounded near Seguin by the Indians. Heavy rains hive fallen in the vicinity of Victoria. and the planters are preparing to plant corn again for a summer crop. The Hon. W. H. Landrum, while returning from racetrack about one mile west of San Augustine, was shot by some person .coneealed in a thicket near the road and very severely wounded. A French vessel arrived at Matagorda a few days since, with about twenty emigrants. In several of the Eastern countries the drought has been as severe as at the west. In San Augustine county the crops are almost completely destroyed. Castro, the Lipan Chief, and his party have left Houston for the west. The whole tribe of Lipans and the Tonkewas have been ordered to move to the vicinity of Corpus Christi, to accompany the army on its march to the Rio Grande.  Five companies of volunteers left Galveston for Corpus Christi on the 23d ult. One of these companies was from St. Louis, under the command of Captain Stevens ; one from Natches, under Captain Hickey ; one front Tuscaloosa under Captain Symmes; one from Huntsville, under Captain Clements ; and one from Perry county. Trinity- Church, erected by the, Episcopalians of Galveston, was opened for Divine service on Sunday, the •)t;th ult., the Bev. Benjamin Eaton administering.