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

LATEST FROM TEXAS. The New York arrived at New Orleans on the Bth. instant, from Galveston. In our files we have Houston papers of the 14th of July. Agreeably to the proclamation of President HoustOny • Congress has convened at Houston. On the 29th at the Preeident delivered his message to that body.. It is a plain document, written with perspicuity, and is-prince' pally confined to a statement of the embarrassed state of the [rational treasury. The President is for dispn of the public Lands as the most prompt way of meetL9g the financial exig.ency. 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 nervy Nothing of importance had been done by Congress UP to the 4th. A correspondent of the Galveston Civilian, vvrilinneg, from Corpus Christi, under date of the 22d of ja says : There was an arrival a few days ago from Berco' of three Americans and a Mexican. By these wennar..." learn that it is Arista's intention to make his ters at Mier with 3,000 men ; also, that the nem"' atemen at Matamoras does not exceed 1,000. 'These s. ments I believe to be nearly correct. The trader(recently detained by the volunteers, and liberated by order of the President) left apparently satisfied, with about two-thirds of their property. They have appointad Mr. Aubry agent to receive any more that may be four d. 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 n.ten will not he 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 murdereel near his plantation in the vicinity of Be.xesIt is supposed that the murderers were some of the ills' affected Mexicans. The sou of Mr. Antonio Navarre was recently very dangerously wounded near Seguin bY the Indians. Heavy rains have fallen in the vicinity of Victoria, and the planters are preparing to plant core 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 concealed in a thicket near the road and very severely wounded. A French vessel arrived at Matagorda a fewdays since► with about twenty emigrants. In several of the Eastern countries the drought hes 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 VI Houston for the west. The whole tribe of Lipans tale. the Toukewas 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 frog St. Louis, under the command of Captain Stevens ; on° from Natches, under Captain Hickey ; one from Tuseir it osa under Captain Synnnes; one from Huntsville, under Get•stsin Clements ; and one from Perry county. TLinity Church; erected by the Episcopalians of Gs!' veston, was opened for Divine service on Sunday, the 26th ult„. the Rev. Benjamin Eaton administering.