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TEXAS NATIONAL REGISTER.
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 2 1845.
We are aulborised to stale that the
government offices at- Washington on the
."Brazos will be closed on the 4th inst.
preparatory lo their removal to Austin.
Chief Justices of counties will therefore
make their returns of the vole on the con-
stitution and for anil against annexation
to the Department of Slate at Austin.
Gen. Nicholas H. Darnell has been de-
signated 03' ihe President as speciaPmes-
senger to convey the constitution of the
State of Texas to the Government at
.Washington on the Potomac.
Gen. Mcmucan Hunt passed through
town on Tuesday last on his way to Gal-
veston. The gulf-squadron has gone to sea from
Pcnsacola. The only U. S. vessels left in
that harbor on the 1 lib tilt. were the frigate
Potomac and steam frijiate Mississippi.
We continue to hear by every arrival from
the United Stales of ihe motion of troops and
vessels of war toivards Texas. Several com-
panies have left the military posts on the up-
per Mississippi and otheis have been drawn
from the Atlantic stations as far north as
Maine. The gulf squadron considerably re-
inforced is probably by this time on the
coasts of Mexico and Texas ready for any
emergency.
The Telegraph confirms the report which
tve published last week of the loss of the stea-
mer Dayton and furnishes additional particu-
lars of the terrible disaster derived from Capt.
Ttchenor who was at tke time on board.
The boat was within nine miles of Corpus
Christi when the explosion occurred. Nine
persons were instantly killed and several
others severely scalded. Among the killed
were Lieutenants Berry and Hoggins Serjeant
Edwards and a private of the United States
nrniv and a watchman and four others un-
known. Capt. West who commanded the
"boat was very badly scalded and fears are
entertained that he cannot recover.
The cause of the explosion is unknown. The
"boilers had been cleansed on the morning of
the accident and were supposed to be in
ood condition. The assistant engineer had
charge of the engine at the time; and it is
supposed that the pipes connected with the
-pumps had become encrusted with sr.lt or
i"iom some other cause had become partially
closed so that the water was exhausted ia the
boilers.
Jose Antonio Navarro has been elected
senator for Bexar.
Volney E. Howard and D- C. Van
Derlip are elected to the House from
Bexar and John P. Sliclburn from Austin
countv.
The Prcsbyte of Biazos will meet
at Nacogdoches on the lirsi Thursday (Gib
day) of November next.
At the late term of the district court for
Matagorda county there was not a sin-
ale criminal case upon the docket. The
existence of the fact is highly creditable to
the good people of Matagorda.
It will be seen iiom the letter of our
Brazoria correspondent that the Hon.
Timothy Pilsbury is a candidate for
Governor under our Slate constitution.
At a public meeting held in Satr Augus-
tine on the lolh inst. at which Col. O. M.
Roberts presided and winch was com
We understand thai Gen. Tavlor has
interdicted the Mexican trade with. Cor-
pus Christi.
Dallam's digest of the laws of Texas
is announced for sale in Galveston.
We are happy to learn that ii is in con-
templation to establish a collegiate insti-
tution during the present year ;ii or near
Seguin in Gonzales county. The locali-
ty selected is in every respect a most eli-
gible one. It is distinguished for its
healthfulnessand great abundance of line
water. The college will be untW the
patronage and direction of the Presbyte-
rian denomination. A reverend genlle-
man is at present upon a tour in the Uni-
ted Stales soliciting donations to be ap-
propriated to this praiseworthy obj cl.
Funds sufficient for ihe endowment of one
professorship have already been secured.
A company of U. S. troops will shortly
be stationed at Austin. The'proper offi-
cers have already arrived there. The
troops will occupy the arsenal buildings
as barracks.
In ihe United Stales Senate the par-
ties al picsent stand 26 democrats 24
whigs. A senator is to be elected from
each of the stales bfVirginia Tennessee
Mississippi and Indiana in all of which ihe
democrats have majorities on joint ballot
in ihe legislature. In Maryland Missis-
sippi and Florida representatives are yet
to be elected. The House however is
largel' democratic.
Children ure sent by Euglih and Ameri-
can parents from California to the Sandwich
Islands to be educated.
Locomotives have been recentlv run noon
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railroads in England at the rate of sevcnly-
fivc miles p::r hour.
The Picayune of the ICth uh. remarks in
relation to the health of New Orleans' thai:
"all our enquiries at the hospitals and of me-
dical men have been answered uniformly by
disclaiming nil knowledge of the existence of
yellow fever."
posed ot cilizpns trom me couuuus ui oau
Augustine Shelby Nacogdoches Harri-
soifar.d Sabine The following resolution
Th e Pensacola Gazette says I hat the revenue
cutter YVoleou Lieut. J. J Morrison arrived
at Pensacola on theSth uh. in ten hours from
Mnhile with Col. "Eldredge bearer of des:
patches from Washington to Gen. Taylor al
Corpus Christi' Col. E. arrived at Mobile
thirty-six hours in advance of the mail. On
the Otn the commodore despatched the U. S.
ship " St. Mary's" to convey him to his desti-
nation. Col. Eldredgc arrived at this place on Tues-
day evening last.
FROM EUROPE.
The steamship Caledonia arrived at Bos-
ton on the 3d tilt. bringing news a fortnight
later than the Ijibcrnia.
The cotton market had slightly improved
up to the 15th ot the preceding mouth. On the
!Sth prices remained firm with fair sales.
The weather had become more favorable for
the harvests. Mr. McLane bud an interview
with Lord Aberdeen on the 5th August and
nn the Sth was presented to the Queen by
whom he was u most graciously and even
kindlv received." Parliament was prorogu-
ed by the Queen in person tin the 9th; imme-
diately after which she left on a visit to Ger-
many The royal party sailed for Antwerp
where they arrived the uext evening after a
rough passage. T. we H.iug and Queen ot the
Belgians met Her Majesty at Malines and
accompanied her by railway as far as Ver-
viers whence she proceeded to Brussels.
The Kinj of Prussia received the royal party
"with affectionate cordiality." At the last
accounts the Queen was at Cologne whence
was adopted unanimously:
Tinnlrrih That our fellow citizen
t . p;!.- HnrWcrm U hn .would Droceed by way of Coblentz and
nominated as a candidate for the office of Stolzenfels to Prince Albert's paternal quar-
ter-"at oumg uu vwmu.
During the session just ended the construe
Governor of the Stale of Texas."
The trade between ibe&Uniled States
and China it appears from a document
recently published in the English papers
has considerably decreased of late years
nil- .... .VKrt Towson was burnt
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tion of 2000 miles of railway in England and
Scotland and 560 miles in Ireland was sanc
tioned by parliament.
The declaration of war by Mexico against
the United States is discussed in the Paris
uaners A strict neutrality is recommended
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
The Sigh ol the 19tli states that a ru-
mor had prevailed for three days in the
capital of a military revolt in one section
of die army under Gen. Filisola on its
march to Texas. Without vouching for'
their accuracy the Siglo gives some of the
details of the movement. It appears that
the chiefs and officers of the vanguard of
this division while three leagues distant
from San Luis Potosi taking advantage
of the momentary absence of Generals Fi-
lisola and Gaona assembled (en junta)
and agreed that they would not continue
their march upon Texas unless they should
receive besides their full p.?v. all theequip-
I ments perquisites' and provisions of an
army ol campaign. This resolution they
reduced to a formal act. It was reported
further that Generals Filisola and Paredes
arrived just at the moment and prevailed
upon the division to resume the march.
El Gejen of the 27th tilt has the same
rumors but states that it is likewise re-
ported that the disaffected portion of the
army has incorporated itself with the
forces under Gen. Paredes; that the latter
refuses to obey the Government ; that the
third division of the army which is under
his command is disposed for a pronuncia-
mento and. it is even whispered that the
object ol it will be to proclaim a Consul.
El Gejen. is more than hall inclined to be-
lieve all this. There are evidently some
operations on foot hostile .to the Govern-
ment but the precise object of which has
not yet trnspired. A number of the Sigh
which we have not seen has been received
at Tampico. It mentions the arrival in the
city of Mexico of commissioners from Pa-
redes and Filisola.
The editor of the Siglo is excessively indig-
nant that officers who have lived at the ex-
pense of the nation should when ordered to
the frontiers to defend the most sacred rights
of the country- impose conditions upon their
Goveroiaeni. It insists with some spirit and
a fut Si Mexican bluster that they should be
discharged from the service. Picayune.
The news from Mexico by theschr. Ro-
selln says the Civilian is to the 20th Aug.
from Vera Cruz; and the 26th from the
City of Mexico. It came to New Orleans
by the Mexican schr. Geraldo which
brought A. Holstrom bearer of -despatches
to Com. Conner and to the U. S. Government.
Mr. Holstrom furnished the editors of
the Tropic with the following intelligence:
It was reported at Vera Cruz that the
French Minister bad demanded his pass-
ports in consequence of old difficulties.
Only a kv Americans were there and
they were satisfied that war had ceased to
be among the probabilities.
The Castle was nearly in complete re-
pair and the fortifications had been en-
larged. Vera Cruz was very healthy.
The Ycjnito had disappeared.
We have looked over El Sigh of from
the 19th to the 26th inclusive. Texas
matters are not discussed in fact scarcely
mentioned. This is pretty conclusive evi-
dence that the Mexicans are in no way
prepared even if disposed to commence
hostilities.
Don Luis Perez and Don Jose Maria
Otahegui.j commissioners irom General
Parades had arrived in the City of Mexi-
co and it was presumed they had come to
treat on the late events which had occur-
red at San Luis Potosi.
An election was held for President and
Vice President of the Senate when el Sr.
Pizarro was elected to the first and el Sr.
Ramirez lo the second.
Efforts were being made to organise a
militia but they were nearly abortive.
In the City of Mexico which contains
200000 inhabitants only eleven recruits
were found enlisted.
General Filisola full of indignation
had thrown up the command of the divi
sion which had caused the scandalous
proceedings in San Luis Potosi and had
determined to return to the City of Mexi-
co. It was stated that the leaders of this
act of insubordination had sent in a record
of their proceeding to the goverument.aud
measures were being taken to inflict the
necessary penalties. Santiago Vasquez
who left Durango on the 29th July for
Chihuahua carrying with him all the cor-
respondence from the City of Mexico and
the interior was assassmaiea on tne road
on the 21st. The Collector of Cerro-gor-do
went in search of him and after "two
days ofdilligent search only found his
corpse in the middle of the road.
A decree for the regulation of the de-
partmental treasury has been published;
the office is to pass from the government
to the department and the post of Collect-
or of all departmental incomes is to be
given by the Assembly which it is stated
reserves the situation for oneof their own
body.
The Department of Zacatecas appears
to be in a great state of excitement in con- "
sequence of the annexation of Texas.
She offers all her resources in order to car-
ry on the war and the inhabitants appear-
ed desirous to march to the conquest of
that territory.
The Monitor of the evening of the 23d
ult.. states that Gen. Bustamente has been
named Commander-in Chief of the army
to act against Texas.
The Ivegidor Don Jose Maria del Rio
had presented to the Senate an act for the
re-establishment of the Federal system
which aftor some opposition was passed
to a second reading but was finally lost by
a vote of nine against it. The first point
of this act required that the fundamental
charter proclaimed on the 4th Oct. 1845
be re-established in the Mexican Repub-
lic andthat said charter be the only legi-
timate one.
News reached the City of Mexico on the
23d ult. from Matamoros that 3.000 Texi-
ans and Anglo-Americans were encamped
at Corpus Christi forty leagues from Mata-
moros. There is an article in the Sigh Diezy
Nuevc of the 26th ult. which bears hea-
vily on the difficulties to be undergone by
the Mexicans in a campaign against Tex-
as. It asserts that during the eight years
thev have been making war against Tex-
as they have never made a single step
which could enable them to conquer that
territory and not even prevent its extend-
ing its increase and power. The previ-
ous funds intended fnrthe campaign which
would have been sufficient to have carried
it on were wasted in another way so that
the troops of Matamoros have been obli-
ged to become mechanics in order to gain
a livelihood. There was no money to pay
the army. The imposition of any new
contribution will meet with powerful re-
sistance. Gen. Paredes has become involved in a
violent newspaper controversy with Sr.
Boves a Deputy who so discomfited the
late Ministry. The President has express-
ed to the General his enduring confidence
in his fidelity and patriotism.
Gen. Arista too is quarrelling through
the papers with Gen. Woli defending
himself and accusing Woli of insubordina-
tion &c.
On the 23d ult. the Mexican steamer
Guadalupe wasj expected at Tampico
with from S00 to 1000 tents for the troops
of the Army of the North.
Genealogy of President Polk. "We are
informed from excellent authority that
the President elect of the United States of
America is the heir and descendant of our
late worthy and respected Provost Pollock
Polk or Poke of our ancient burg. Pro-
vost Polk discharged the onerous duties
of chief magistrate of this burg during the
years of Rebellion 1745 and 1746 with
great credit; and received for his loyal
and patriotic conduct the thanks of the
King's Government. The Provost was a
person of considerable property and had
the influence to become chief magistrate
in opposition to the powerful family of Faa
or Fall who for a period of nearly one
hundred years swayed 'the politics of the
town. Mr. Polk died in the year 1752.
and his property and effects came into the
possession of his brother Andrew who
settled in the State of Tennessee or the
southern part ofNortb Carolina. Although
tin's star of the western hemisphere may
never have heard of the Provost of Dun-
bar being classed among those who added
to his family influence still when he sways
the sceptre of the most powerful nation of
the New World we trust he will endeavor
to render moredura.ble the good understand
ing between the States and the mother
country and ever mind Provost Polk's
toast ""May ne'r war be among us" one
familiar to many old inhabitants to
this day as Provost Polk's toast and the
effects of hisexncrienoe of "45." Kelso
(Scotland) Chronicle.
A letter in the St. Louis New Era .from
Santa Fe stales that the absorbing ques-
tion there is whether that place will be
embraced within the limits ot Texas and
that a large majority of the citizens are
ripe lor annexation. N. O. Rep
osiie jSew Orleans on me lotn uu. i on H-.
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