The Texas Monument. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 13, 1851 Page: 1 of 4
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There are many the East—with the other the West.”*—
“I learn that ihe government 1 as taken
decisive step in regard to tire demands
gether withdrawn,
tensive commercial l " "
mutually beneficial to both nations.
iqntry will fill up with
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A line of deep sea soundings across the
Gulf of Mexico, from Tampicb to the
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The paper is presented to
a weekly
the town of La ;
of Fayette, for
Gen. Bean
evening.—
►rfles and cattle cosy next to
re^r them—scarcely moreMian
„ raise chickens. There is a *
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frefenT localities, but there is a ; the most serioi
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from the Four Creeks. Here they found
tribe ol Attache Indians, over 100 in
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Juan. Thwjparty had separated from
, on account of his
having ^nited with the whites tn
, an offence which they
as they
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Porcelain Manufacturing establishment is
abejut to be established in Stockton. It
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From the Alta California, and the Cali- j^l)e Pah-utahs, m
formal Courier, we
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items lof news.
Mining
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the prospects for the present
New diggings are bein
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3 Dollpn per annum, in advance.
p$r square fur the first insertion,
■ each subsequent insertion. 10 | Oj
lines, or less, to eunetitaBe a square. -
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wilt be putfished until forbid and
s canal, 3
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all the
is !jj>ot improbable th at the discoveries of
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Tixas mat’ rival California in its mines 1 tages of our condition.
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Point Isabel, nine miles from on the two great oceans in the temperate
zone,
by railroad across our own continent to
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Several persons ^ho had been
nected with Gen. Morehead’s expedition,
passed through this chy on their way to
thb upper country a few I days since.—
T^Fy inform, us thatch? expedition is
bound to Sonora, in Mexico, where tKey
a revolution. The arrqa-
Josepbine consisted of two
but the General informed
of which a newspaper
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om Brownsville, in
i, lies the famous
j Sal del Rey. It
qusand acr£s, and
such is the saline quality of the water,
that there is a clear, [
about a foot deep, jxteodin
whole surface, an<
in tWenty-four hours it is completely
placed.
yielded a large revenue to the Spanish
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capable of supplyi
give it an extensive pirculalion.
Committee will procu
facts
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well-in Conned men,
, river must ultimately
' ments to the Pacific
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This looks as though the
progress of tqe country is rapidly
> The time will come
the countrv will be resorted to in
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shops, and fa^iionable buildings, and dur-
ing the lastyearfhas transacted a business
amounting tff little s’lort of Jicc millions
of dollars^ ' It'is will known that the
m^es of the frontier
; near and bordering
produces anm
of dollars in silver.
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meni can be procured at
upon terms that
quite as favorable as slave labor can be
had^ however well secured.
About forty miles I
a north-east directio
Salt Lake, called th
covers about four t
as on its upper part.
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character; the mechanical ar
is such that all the letters coi
inf, and on
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press of each becomes
fit
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crops than i r any other part of
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The Mexican Mil
formal demaud foe pa
gle claim yet. If they ever begin, they
will have to go through; and It wifi be
found to be as
treasury as the Kaffir war whith costs
three thousand pounds-
that of Great Britain.
these Mexican claims is
lions, as. is said, it will, by another year,
be fifty millions. It must be recollected
also, they carry interest from the dale of
spoliations proved. This govern
ingaprudently, declined acting
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d^4 tsdyftvill do Jus?
the premises.
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along
of die U, S. Navy, baa communicated to
Commodore Warrington the ret
line of deep sea soundings ac
Atlantic, giving the shape of tl
Atlantic basin between the Cape
ginia and tbe Island of Madeira,
it to be at least five miles and a h
A line of deep sea soundingfl ac
Gulf of Mexico, from Tampi
^traits of Florida, shows tbe basin which
holds the waters of this to ba 1 ‘
mile deep, and the Gulf stream
Florida Pass about 3000 feet de
■ The Countess of Arundel and Surrey
has written a letter in the Times, 1 n which
she} appeals to the House of Commons
in favor of nunneries. Her ladyship,
who was educated in a convent, defends
the monastic life witfomuch warritb.
Jonah jn the Cuba belly
like a fashionable yonng lady ?
Because he had more of die ictyilcbotie
about him than was g
in the accuracy of which we
utmost confidence, and we
they will prove as instructive and inter-
e-ting to our readers as they have been
to ourselves. It is a matter of astonish-
ment to those who are familiar with the
facilities and inducements presented in
this part of our country—to business men
of all descriptions—that so fruitful a field
fortheir operations should have been «o
generally overlooked or left unemployed.
The mist that has hitherto obscured it is
fast disappearing, and it will quickly rise
up to the public eye, decked with all the
beauty, fertility, resources, and healthful-
ness which have been so lavishly scattered'
there by the hands of Nature.
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a most outrageous manner. They had
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men, women and children had left the
ranchos, and fled to Gen. Dean’s camp
for protection. A meeting was held yes-
terday and tbe people stirred up to put
an end to these outrages.
came Tn from the Cajon last
y I in St. Louis on the 19th and 20th nit.
will be
heavy a draw upon tbe
a day, is upon
If the toward of
no^ twenty toR-
an<
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wards the same
cessively presse
foriMng only a black mass; but vjrlie^
al
movement, cbaoges its place, I
the writing, or rather printing,
duced, which is at the same timq distinct,
well arranged, and properly s
When the line is finished, tile paper
changes place in a perpendicular direc-
tion to tbe former, and the operation is
' renewed. In addition to this,
of types, forming cyphers, one
supplementary marks used in writing, is
placed in the same way, and in a plane
convergent with the former; tin general
arrangement being, that all thp types,
whatever their order may have been at
first,iset their impress on the sane point.
M. Foucault prefers the use of tracing
paper, such as is employed in
machines. The manipulation
tremely simple, and admits of gieat rapi-
dity of execution.—Patent Jourt&l.
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n the meantime, the provinces oF *
aer California, Sonora and Tehuan-
tepec are coveted by our pea de, and
some arrangement for their acquisition,
bf tbe sword^N* the purse, must si
■'made. The financial condition
Mexican government is, as
barrassed, and it would not, probably,
be difficult by a payment of a fow mil-
lions in advance to the needy government,
tbe ter-
iiy also,
ceased to sell spirituous liquors.
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if Indian Affairs, had gone on a tour to
: purpose
of making treaties, &c., with the Indians.
. The keel of a new steamboat has been •
laid at Cawmack.
A lump of gold worth $3,300 has !
been found at Shasta diggings.—Califolr- j
LA GRANGE, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 13. 13i>l.
of productions, and a climate genial and ’ - JTrom California,
attractive as that of Italy—what a career
of prosperity and glory must Texas be
destined to run I The period of ten
years has been to her an age; It has
seen her rescued from poverty and dan-
ger, and placed on a footing as high and
firm ai the most stable and independent
of the old thirteen States. Her lone
star now blazes in the national constel-
lation as brightly as if it had been just
restored to the place from whipb it ought
..w. never to have been torn! Her institu-
de- tions are of the most liberal and demo-
j cratic cast; her population
proud of such an acquisition. She came
not alone, but was the happy precursor
I of our national advance to the shores of
the Pacific—to a land richer than the
Ophir of the ancients—and to a position
where we can stretch forth our bands
and seize the commerce of the East, now
ten-fold greater than it was when it built
up Tyre and Sidon, Babylon and Venice,
It and made those nations which controlled
it the masters of the world ! We have
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Monumental Conimj ptcl.”
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medal had been awarded to M. Foucault,
nvention
tn com-
municate their ideas by writing, or rather
printing. A gold medal was also awarded
to M. Foucault by the Jury at me Paris
Exposition in 1849, on which occasion
tbe instrument was first exbihiteid. The
process to obtain this interesting resuk is
as follows: All die letters of the alphabet,
executed in relief, and of large dimen-
sions, are fixed in the upper extremity of
a metallic rod, made to slide fongitydi-
nally, with a suitable contiguo
placed on tbe same plane, and
o letter
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to purchase, at once, not onEy a
ritory which we desire, bot to
exemption from all responsibly to the
citizens of Mexico on account rd the ale-
predations of the Indians.” • •
A Printing Machine for the tiliftd.—
In a recent notice of the proceedings of
the Paris Society for the Koeoiiixgement
of Arts.&c., it was mentioned ti*at a
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who is himself blind, for an
by which the blind are enabler
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“THE TEXAS MONUMENT.”
- The Texas Monument,
newspaper, published in
Grange, in the county 1
Three Dollars a year, payable invariably
iff advance.
The Press and Type belong to the
Monumental Comnnttee; and the pro-
ceeds arising from the publication of the
paper will (after paying th6‘ expenses of!
lion of a Momtment to the memory of
the decimated Mier prisoners, and others,
the public, Gulf, an<l i
full of confidence that all who feel an
interest in the sacred cause in which the
Committee are engaged, will endeavor to
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itte, and publish in
Monumc\ly all important
and particularly facts
memory the
intended toj perpetuate,
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Froui tiic Wasliiagtoti Union.
Western Texas. . t*
Tliere are few portions of our country
about which more has been said or less
actually known, than the Western part of
B tbe .State of Texas, in speaking of this
region, we include that section bounded
by the river Colorado, New Mexico, the
Rio Grande, and the Gulf of Mexico.—
It is alxuit equal in extent to both the
great States of New York and Pennsyl-
vania. It is an elevated, dry region, of
fine equable climate, remarkably healthy,
and possessing many advantages of a
k*cal and geographical nature. Nearly
tbe whole territory is covered with a rich
I 1 and luxuriant growth of mesquit grass
of several species, which is tbe most nu-
tritious and substantial pasturage in the
world. All kinds of domestic animals—
horses, mules, cattle, sheep, etc., etc.—
thrive beyond all comparison upon it.
Such is the peculiar nature of the climate
and herbage, llrat slieep, goats, etc., bring
forth young twice or thrice a yiear, and of
course increase with astonishing rapidity.
Tbe mildness pf tbe seasons, even in
winter, is such ae to render shelter, food,
and fare of all these animals quite unne-
cessary. They lire and grow fat without
'T^jcas
\\ Inch are connected with the bis-
of 'fexas,
relating to those whose
IMoDiiment is
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We are the onlv
racting the valuable nation on the globe whose territory fronts
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command the trade of all the civilized
, nations; and to make them tributary to
; our greatpes^. It may be declared with
truth of us, as the barbarian chieftain said
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i reported having had an engagement with
i, Tn which thirteen Indians
extract the following! were kilted. Dr. Hop* and bte
only five m number, were in a natural
fort, where they were attacked by the
News.—From all accounts . Indians, who gathered in great numbers,
wd can gather from the mining regions, 1 The Indians were driven from the fort
th£ prospects for the present season are
good. New diggings are being daily
opened, and explorations are carried on
in every direction where there is any pro-
mise of a fair yield. The miners are
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beginning to learn wisdom from their for-
mer experience, and when they find a
place which pays reasonably well, they
stieja tS it, instead of moving off to every camp. . There was
neivly discovered placer,
information we can gather, we incline
to the opinion that the yield this year will
equal if not exceed tjiat of last year.—
\ ery extensive arrangements are being
made by some of the quartz companies
on operations to carry on a large scale by
machinery, and there is no doubt but the
yield from this source alone will be very
heavy. Under all circumstances, we
think the mining and business prospects
of the country at the present time are
very fair, althoughtoohey il scarce here,,
and will confine str until some of the pro-
ceeds of this year’s diggings shall be
brought in.—California Courier.
CaViforn.ia Manvfacturcs.—We
from the San Joaquin Republican that
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about tt) be established in Stockton,
is to be conducted by Chinese. We are
exceedingly gratified to see commenced
such an enterprise.—Ih.
Marble in El Dorado,—Marble of a
.very excellent kind and polish, 1ms just
been discovered in El Dorado county.—
The proprietor, we understand, is about
to abandon gold digging for the purpose
of working the marble quarry.—-lb.
Earthquake.—The shock of an earth-
quake vras sensibly felt last wedk in Ne-
vada.—' j .j,, Jctf1 ! '
AC ' IC• —We h am that a pic nic
party was given a few days since by a
number of gentlemen at Grass X’alley in
Nevada city, at which there were twenty-
five ladies,
social [
on the advance.
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the spring and summer for recreation and
amusement. No country is more full of
evefy variety of Howers and wild fruits,
or possesses scenery more romantic and
picturesque. Next spring tye shall have
pic nic parlies in abundance.—Ib.
The Southern Mines.—A correspon-
dent of the Stockton Journal, dated So-
nora, gives rather an unfavorable state-
ment of the morals of that region. Rows,
robberies, etes., are the order of the day.
T’he writer adds;
“ In fact, there has scarcely been a
day passed for the last week without a
robbery of some kihd or other. Sondhi
appears to be infested, just now, ivith a
surplus of scoundrels, who carry on their*
depredations with perfect impunity. /
“ Business has not been so brisk Abe
past week as heretofore, but it don’t ap-
pear to affect the improvement of the
city; as new buildings are going up daily.
I have heard of no neiv discoveries of
quartz or placer diggings, though there
are numbers out prospecting.”—Ib.
Excitement at Los Angeles.—A
slip from the office of the Los Angeles
Star, issued on ~
Ohio left, furnishes
information :
A company of men, numbering about
forty, have been encamped near this city
for ^omc weeks past. ’They were colli-
ded by Captain Irving, a Texian,
who proclaimed that he had been invited
by the Governor of the State of Sonora,
Mexico, to furnish aid to exterminate the
Apaches. A number <
were committed while the company re-
maihed in this vicinity, and many people
suppose that Irving^ company is nothing
more nor less than i band of robbers.—
Yesterday morning expresses reached this
city from Col. Magruder, Capt. Lovell,
is constructing k and from several ntochcros, giving infor-
~ °t|ie mation that Irving’s company were mov-
ing down the valley stealing horses, kill-
who have fallen in the cause of Texas.
T he paper will be devoted to no sect
in religion, oc party in politics. The
Committee wish it to be femphatically a
newspaper .winch will treat all sects and
parties fiiirly—give place to no personal of
auticlcq in its columns, and give infoima-
tron. as far as possible, upon
with fire-arms and supplies.. When the
“ what we shall see.
pretend
most striking in-,
Both arc more
know would I
mostly Missio
wras selected
the country.
Laredo, about a
er
letter is toucbed|Jtbe paper by«lie same
is pro-
aced.—u-
The i of that State, are derived from
horses, ‘
mules and cattle, besides the specie ob-
tained fro’n Mexico,
into that fertile region
capital, and wifi add ti
liar advantages.
may^be difficult to rdtain slaves, f<»rxthey
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labor of Mexican penins, and other work-
rate|, and indeed
iy was
fashionable you
ond for him.
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general similarity. The dry nature of improvement.
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; and wneo practicable,
rae, the yield is absolutely | legal adjudication,
[ypnn liirn.fhirilo. nf thia tPi«- I thp Cnvprninunt
and cotton
the , duty of arresting the Indian depredations,
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precedented rapidity.
r any special attention throughout the whole
State Officers,
believed to be '
majority over Wilson.
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routed in- almost every county in * the
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a year or so 1 drawn, t„_ .
I'bH is one of | Democrats uniti
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Anderson Dart, Esq., Superintendent r
^5/^ f° he Cascade mountains, for the
probably li e Colorado as the j
T’he public debt
je war with Mexico j
as can be raided in this city and at Chino,
together with his own company,
forces are congregating at Chino.
from the spirit manifested, that few prt- > crca*cd seven-fold since the opening
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express will
ma Courier —* " i A scouting party commanded by Dr.! bright e/es aifd ^heerful spints; these
There were only six deaths by cholera ivecks ago, intending to be absent five are qualities that are admired the world
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valuable highway for the business of our I exaggeration, “
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We, indeed, hold both hemispheres in
our grasp ; and if it be admitted that the
sun never sets on the dominions of Great
A number Britain, we may proudly assert that it
radually rising never rises beyond; the.limits of our en-
The illiberal ,« We have inadvertently extended our
‘ i we in-
and all sorts of [ tended ; but the annexation of Texas is
so intimately connected with these gene-
ral reflections, that we could not resist
the temptation of making the observations
we have now submitted. T’he facts
above stated in regard to the western part
a source
have the
doubt not
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Sipce the late war with Mexico, adopti
being virtually paid, t
ended, her boundary disputes all settled,
and the Indian ‘incursions committed to
the defensive authority of the Federal
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. with the loss of thirteen of their number.
'pie Indians remained near tbe fort
1 duiung five days, and in such numbers
ventureThey had water in
the fort, bi£«
fo0d; the In
small importance, and will soon
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Rio Grande ri _. .
steamboats nearly 1
thousand miles from T . . ,
destined to become a most to Alexander the Great, with figurative
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country in that quarter,
well-infonned men, who assert that this
constitute an essen-
tial link in the great chain of improve-
ocean,
of thriving towns ire g
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its shore, and must flow between terpnse and our power,
ihe interior and tlie ocean. z
and short-sighted policy of Mexico has remarks to a wider range than
encouraged smuggling i r * -1-1 - ' 1
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illicit trade along this border; but it is
thought the eves of their legislators will
be opened, and thesf; restrictions be alto-
Thcn will most ex-1
.relations grow up,!
mutually beneficial to both nations. f .
chief articles of traffic in Western Texas ■
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This will draw
1 a vast amount of
en-fold to its pecu-
Aling that fromier it
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caul easily escape into Mexico: but the !
' metals.
ofjarge and prosperous cities still stand i
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evidence of the truth
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years will show that this part of1 not yet fully learned to realize the advan-
anj facilities for
deposits. 1*
the mouth, of the Rib Grande, is a place,
;no I
! attract the notice o
I Rio Grande river itlself is navignHe for
o
its entrance into the
From Oregon.
Wre received on the 13th of June,
through Todd & Co’s., and Gregory^
Express, our files of Oregon papers.
T’he most important news is the elec-
tion throughout the State of County and
I State Officers. Gen. Lane lias been
i elected delegate to Congress, bv a large
I majority over Wilson. The Thurston
; branch ol the Democracy have been
State.- Party lines were not generally
, the W higs and anti-Tliurston
uniting. We hear from Judge
Nelson, a who arrived in the Columbia,
that tbe members elect to the Legislature,
are vastly superior to the members of the
last Legislature.
The weekly Star, heretofore published
at Milwaukie has been removed to Port-
land. It is how .called the “Oregon
Weekly Times,” and is a decidedly Lo-
cofoco journal.
A schooner has been built and launched
| at Portland.
Our friend Dryer, of tbe Oregonian,
has stirred up;all the locofoco editors in
A. Chenowith i
ad road around the Cascades, on
Villamette river. ’ ■ A
Good bituminous coal has been found iuS and conducting themselves in
in the county of Clackiynas, five milels .
r----- —i -. I threatened to ravish tbe females, and
are removing with z 11 their slaves and
Mexican Cfainis ahd Mcxida i fTcrri-
tory.^^Viie Washington corUei pondent
of the BsIHmese §un,‘ in hte fett if of the
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17th says r
“I learn that the government 1
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of tbe Mexican governmeot for die pay-
ment of indempitics due io her r’*’ .
under the. treaty of Guadalupe lidalgo.
little short of repudiation. The Wtl
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withdrew at the end forward llieir claims to this city, th
Some
mem of indemnities due Ao her
This step is an easy one, and* w- very 4
»• i * tn.—Aj •
ntican •
SJki
ejnment and its Minister here,
many ^Oome ol the dem
and it necessary proofs,
vale agents,
rmade a f
But the government lias not p
Stites of Mexico, >
j Oh the Rio Grande,
ually ebout twenty millions '
... A very considerable
portion of this monejr now does or soon I
will find its way to the markets of the
world through Brownsville,A»r some other
point in our territory. Here is a vast
outlet for our cotton goods and other j
manufactured productions, which is <
serving the cartful cc nsideration of every
business man in the UftWn. well- ; guislwd for intelligence, energy, and en-
authenticateil historical fiict, that in the terprisej, and well may those who aided
mountainous region ia j-X’*, “ 1
Colorado, San '.Sabi, Guadalupe, etc
eom which, about a
century ago, the Spanish government
derived large quanti ies of the precious
r. , , . ,,, . * These mining operations were
publication) be appropriated to the erec- broken up by the Indians; but remains
in - those distant qdarters, which bear
we have stated.
j^;*very L
astound
ritory,
*uUwosL
41aloes abound in
rye, Irish potatoes, etc., I
iugly well in the northern and western I
Fruits of all kinds spring up I a
or may be readily cultured if any, sections in any Slate can
_fhiges, lemons, melons, grapes, I
•pears, plmUs, peaclies etc., etc.,
to be natives ami favorites of tlie soil.— ducements arc presen
1 certain <
]the Rio Grande, and characterised by our country, and in
is respects sugar especially, decidedly
perior. Fr
| f j ! r J
flocks and herds,, capital to Texas, anjd find not only that |,|c
_______ _|L _____ i are f
plenty. Tbc.niins of thousands of houses to that which they left
I
Attest its formqr flourishing condition.— but that
rain has fallen during the past month.
i same paper says that an emigrant
, had just arrived from
Salt Lake, having cut their way through !
All the hotels of Oregon Qity, ha^ He ivifi take the command of such^force
The
citizens are now mustering, and we judge, trict
f ' • / ’ ■' • - 1 • '•
soneirs will be taken. The whole country the year. j| ------- . '
is arming, and in the event of a failure to |"JI
arrest these marauders, an express will Bathing produces health—health will
be sent to Major Hen$ly at the Colorado, j bring wi|h itjjefluty—a fine^smooth skin,
A scouting party commanded by Dr. i bright eyts and cheerful spirits; these are
Hope, left Gcii. Bean’s camp about three ! the constant companions of health, and
Therefore; bathe.
Government, and it is I
ing the whole Union
with a most excellent article of salt.—
T’his property, as well as most of the
lands in Western Texas, is involved in
law-suits, and it will be
s is settled,
most serious drawbacks ou immediate
~ But it is believed that
the country renders irrigation very essen- two years, at the furthest, will suffice to
as il w to a bring all these ques ions to the test of
* ' * - - •• ’• • ,y ]n the meantime, if
pon two-thirds of thia ter- I the Government faithfully perform its
grow in r1** J*•*“ -x* ~ - *-------
-Gem -and sweet p<>: i this region bf our
all parts; and wheat, unp - * * f v
r flourish exceed- cheap rates at which plantations can be
_ _.. i --------- opened, and families i * ** ’
dvantages for settlement with which few’,
■.< - ---- iiuo amivu up-aii mv
to compete. For th£ purpose sugar the State agafost him.
“ ‘ » ••• r F.
EStn
■MU
far as
su- j p____
Many planters from Louisiana froin Portland.
The Oregonian states that cousideraj-
far clieaper, but preferable '|’he same paper says that
I he most serious train of 98 persons,
scarcity of timber; r * " 2
be easilf supplied. A few hostile Indians,
triking increase in
and products of this new
► a high rank in the
It is altogether likely that in a
HH measures ' I
former condition be restored and im- divide Texas into-it least two Slates,;
Siiice the late war with Mexico, adopting |
nt toil bis beau called to this portion line of separation.
Brownsville, then a suburb
ig a few cabins
and UOYCpy-Htricken Mexicans/is now aj
fiiit, fldjrfbi$biii” town of nearly 4,000 in
I • c _ _ x W i •
I
_ *
., .appear ( and cotton growing, t
I
^’£bc wide region between tbe Nueces and
yfedcral officers as a “ vast desert,”
hkuo^n to have been, le?s than hall a cen-
. Wry ago, filled with, happy pod flourish-
jng3’anclms, countless C__‘____ * * * ,
ilind to t uMc been the seat of comfort and tbe lands
Aplenty. T
and planlalions scattered over it, still J inconvenience is the
attest its former flourishing condiiion.— but that can 1
iqtwccn ISOS and 1810, the Indians I years will exhibit m
iwept it with fire and the flcalping-kirife, [ the population i
flod reduced it to a waste and ghastly ; State, and elevate it to
’ 1.■.'I'z;.:,,.-. T’his remains partially so to I Union. T* —• •'
ibis day ; but it will be repcoplcd, and short time
jt.p-Mici,n_r__.„MM
I — of the country, and its sclllemenc is daily |
lagioro', containing a few covins j and the Indian ‘incursions committed to
flue,' Adj J
f i bi s jnuny large stores, work
cT ® -m.'I *.
■
-■ j
will find its w’ay to
point in our territoty.
manufactured productions, which is
business mah ih the U ft too. ft 4m a well- guislwd for intelligence, energy,
. . » • • . . a ‘ a a • el. • 1 li . I
i which die rivers Un-bringing her Into the confederacy be
>a, v»UHuaiupv, uiC.,
take tbeir rise, numerous rich silver and
gold mines abound,
I an arrow wound
thb shoulder. No ojher person of the
■ ■ tl ' •" is
about 80 miles beyond the Mohave, and
is described as a most remarkable curi-
osity.
Dr. Hope camp to town last evening.
Several persons vjjio bad been con-
nected with Gen. Morehead’s expedition,
passed through this chy on their way to
fh
TlSy inform us tha
will strike u
meat of the
old muskets.
his men that be had a vessel ahead filled
with fire-arms and supplies.. When the
expedition reaches Sonora we shall see
“ what we shall see.”" •
The Mo:(tehbv* 2 Indian Expedi-
tion.—E^-Sienator Wdodworth arrived
kin this city yesterday in the steamer Go-
Jiah, from Monterey. Our readers are
aware that he organized a military force
of about twenty Rangers, under orders
from Gov. McDougal, to punish the
w hites and Indians who had committed
so many depredations upon the ranches
in the vicinity of Monterey. He pro-
ceeded to perform that duty and scoured
the country between Monterey ami the
Jowpr Tula Lake in the \ alley, south.—
He succeeded in. arresting one white
horse thief, who w as made to confess and
disclose the names of his white confede-
rates, and copC— .?.« L-..O__T_______
camp. Whi
met by a ranqheroi who was familiar with
the locality they wished to reach, and the
thief was accordingly sent back in charge
of a sergeant and one man. On the way
he endeavored to escape, and w’as shot
dead by his guard. Upon reaching the
Canonada^ the party found only a de-
serted camp. They then proceeded to
an Indian rancheria on the peninsula di-
viding the large and small Tule lakes,
about 250 miles from Monterey and 15
from the Four Creeks. Here they found
a » t •• ..1
number, under the chieftainship of Don
the tribe of Kin-tin,
men I
horse stealing,
e punished, as they were
i Indians or semi-civilized.
Kin-tin was at Four Creeks. An alcalde
w’as selected biy Juan’s tribe, a location
given them, ai!d a sort of treaty of friend-
ship entered into by Senator Woodworth.
They promised faithfully to aid the w hites
in the detection ■‘of all horse thieves and
the 26th ult.,|tbe day the. (fie recovery of stolen animals. Mr.
Wood worth and party left on the 25th
May, at which time the Indian Commis-
sioner and escort was with Kin-tin at
Four Creeks, negotiating a treaty.
The Rangers have been disbanded,
and Mr. W. has come up for tbe pur-
pose of making arrangements to pay them
off. They were out just one month, and
die expense of tl»e expedition is esti-
of depredations 4mated at from $5,000 to $6,000.—
he enmnanv re- ICali/bmia.
Arrival of McManus.-—This Irish
patriot, one of the noble-hearted exiles
who shared with Mitchell and Meagher,
Smith O’Brien’s transportation, and since
then the petty tyranny of the Governor
under whosfe rule they have been sub-
jected to vaiious annoyances and oppres-
sions, arrived in San Francisco on the
13th of June. He escaped from his
persecutors jjy isomc means, and has suc-
. . _ —■ • jng these shores, w here
lectcd, and may enjoy
at freedom for which lie
contended in the “green old isle.”—
There is but one regret at his arrival,
which is thaf all his exiled companions
are not alike fortunate.—Ib.
Stage Travelling.—There are no lesfl
than seven stages leaving Stockton eve^
day for different points in the mining di>
The travel in this district has irf-
that Dr. Hope’s party deemed it danger-
ous to venture They had water in
fared much from want of sufferers ty Indton depredation
of five days,* and the party returned to lheir goy
- i i -. ^atfir.^Mr .j
From all the miles around, except In ftie fort, and it
is presumed the Indians were compelled
to give up the siege in consequence of
tbe scarcity of water.
Private Gage received
’ *w Is WT •
party was injured.
The natnr^I- fort above alluded to iz
about 80 miles beyond the Mohave, and
is described as a most remarkable curi-
truf.isHEb at “The Texas
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