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From the N- O. Commercial Bullttin April 23
TEXAS..
Substance of information brought by Captain-
Thorutou and Jackson, who left the mouth ol
tho Brasos river ou the 16ih inst.
O u tho 13th iustant Captain Thornton left
GoDornl Houston’s army at Croce’s. 21) miles a-
bove Sau Felipe. On the evening of the same
day Genera! Houston took up a line of inarch to
attack n division of tho Mexican army, then rc
g irted to be crossing tho Brasos, 30 miles below
au Felipe, making their way towards Harris
burg and Galve-ton: Gen. Houston had with
him 1200 effective men, the number of the enemy
estimated at from 3 to 5000 men, mid thought to
bo marching in three divi.ions on its way to Har
risburg estimated at from 12 to 1500 ineu.
Captain Thornton desceuded the river on board
the steam boat Yellow Stone: ou passing Sau
Felipe he saw a number of tho enemy; aud from
tho numbers of animals there, supposed their
number* might bo 400 men. On the 15th
tho steam boat arrived at Fort Beud—the point
where tho enemy were crossing, in number aboui
1200 men ; they were strewed along the bank of
tho river for somo distance. The euemy endea
vored to stop the boat, fired upou her from a piece
of artillery, but missed the boat. They kept up
a continued fire from small arms, but dono no in
jury either to the crew or boat; her cargo of cot
ton had been so placed as to protect all ou hoard.
Captain Thornton is of opiuiou that General
Houston had a fight whith tho enemy on the 17th
or 18; his men were ardent aud coufideut of vic
tory. Captniu Thornton saw som-* aud heard
of uiiiny families, who had taken refuge iu the
c ane brakes of the Brasos bottom, and were in
great distress, being entirely destitute of male
protectors; those he saw entreated him to make
known their situation in this country: husbands
aud brothers had taken the field agaiust the ene
my, and the women and children sent their pray
ers and eutrearies for aid and for voluuteers to
go to their rescue.
Cap'ain Thornton confirms the account already
received of tho massacre of Fannin’* meu, at
Goliad, some five or six men !r. m another divi
sion had made their escape aud arrived iu the
Brasos.
Tho follow ing, which we have received from
a friend on whose veracity we can placo tho ful
lest reliance, places the question ns to the fall
of Fatiuiu and his men ou the right footing.—
llcnce it appoars, that so far as tho .Mexican state
ment went, iu representing the treaty as faith
fully kept, up to its date, it was perfectly correct.
It appears, however, that tho treaty hitherto
* kept without violation, was ou the 8th day of
coufinemeui brutally violated, when the whole
captured force, amounting, w ith other prisoners,
to 407 men, were nsrehed fiora Goliad. Scar
cely hr- ’ they roc ed d > r than an horn -<nd a
half, avowedi, o !i rout, t,. Copano, when they
were startled by afire in Got. F.tuum's direction;
on alarm arose amongst the men that the work
of slaughter had commenced, aud scarcely had
they come to that conclusion, when their own
guard, amounting to a large force, suddenly
formed and commenced firing by platoons ou
the unhappy meu, with such dreadful effect, that
iu a short time the whole were cut oil', with the
exception of y ung Hadden aud three others,
who escaped.
For tho remainder of the news conveyed, we
refer the reader to the letter itself, which he will
.find remarkably interesting.
Harrisburg. 7tb April, 1836.
Dear Sir This place is now the Seat of Gov
ernment of Texas. These are exciting times;
every wan now walks with a full heart—mois
tened eyes, and compressed lips—indicating his
commingled feeliugs of grief and auger. Young
Hadden is here; he alone escaped, of all tho
forces which were with Col. Fannin. On the
J9th alt.. Col. Fannin, who had weakened his
force by sending parties ou various expeditions,
-commenced bis retreat from Goliad, haviug with
him about three hundred men. Two or three
leagues on his road be was attacked by a .Mexi
can army of near three limes bis numbers—infan
try, cavalry and artillery. It was two hours be-
fore night, and the Texians defended themselves
with the most uudauuted resolution agaiu-a the
repeated charges aud most vigorous efforts of the
enemy, until dark, when they drew their forres—
haviug lost in killed and wounded 160 men.—
The Toxians had teu men killed and several
wounded—among tho intter was Col. Fannin
himself. During tho night the Texians entren
ched themselves in their position on the prairie
Tho next morniug they found themsevessurroun
ded by the Mexican army who sent an officor
with a white flag, aud he was met by anothei
from the Texiuus and a capitulation was eutered
into, by which it was stipulated that the Texians
should surrender as prisoners of war—that they
should retain their private properly, and that
they should be sent to New Orleans and released
upon their parole of honor not to serve again a-
gainst tho Mexicans during the war.
Tho reasons wbirh induced the surrender
without making further defence was the waut of
water, and a belief that tho Mexicans would com
ply with tho articles of capitulation, according to
the custom of all civilized nations.
The prisoners were all marched back to Guli
ad, and were.joined by other parties of prisoners,
amounting iu all to 407 men. They were kept
eight days iu confinement—being- allowed only u
small piece of beef to each man once a day, and
no bread; on the 9th day at sunrise, th y were
marched out under prctenco of taking them to
Copano to embark for New Orleaus. Tho piis-
oners rejoiced at tho prospect of a speedy release,
hut when they found iheinselves divided into four
parties each with a guard of overwhelming
strength, and that Th 'se parties were marched by
different routes—they began to havo gloomy
forebodiugs. When they had inarched about a
quarter or half a mile, young Hadden’s compa
nions heard a firing in the direction of Col. Fan
nin s party. A murmur arose that they were
killing Uto prisoners, at that moment the guard
which wero in two iiucs—ono upon each side of
the prisoners, passed all to one side, and cora-
. meneed a fir* by platoons at the prisoners, young
lfadden and three othersyetunhurt, started aud
fled. Tho Cavalry armed with lances, pursued
them; they plunged into the river aud swam;—
oue was killed in the water, ono upou the bank,
and the fato of tho third is unknown. Young
Haddon secreted himselfuulil night—from bis hi
ding placo bo heard the shrieks and groans of the
wounded and dying moil,—the cries of yO Lord!
O Lord have mercy!” aud*the most affecting e-
• jaculations-ofdistress woro mingled with the noise
of guns wicb gradually subsided towards midday,
when the horrid work was finished. Tho neigh
bours who have known young Hadden from his
■ childhood say, that his statement maybe relied
upon with implicit confidence ; no man cab hear
him tell his story and doubt its truth, nnd n blac
ker picture of perfidy and blood, is not on record
in tho annals of history.
.The Mexicans havo not. In this case, as at
■Tampico;.any legal grounds to justify . this cruel
butchery. Texas hud declared - herself an inde
pendent nation; and every man fighting iu her
cause was a citizen, nnd not a pirate and out
law.
Miller, tho Tennessean, Ward, the Georgian, a
son of Gen. Harrison of Ohio, and many of our
old neighbours have fallen victims to tho dtaholi-
. calmcssacre. Tho widow weeps,nnd the - tender
infant stares fn wonder at the mother's grief .—
Tho whole population to the wost have fled. In
.<«oatip
iher sat was vacant—the prattle of the little chn
dren was unheard—the luruiture was there—the
milk pan was upon tho shelf—the tiuugh luy i-
the kneading trough—the bacon bung in the tneal
house—the door of tho corn-crib vibrated upon
its hinges to ihe flaws of the breeze, the cows led
in ’he field—tho pigs rooted iu the garden—the
chicken to her tend -r brood, unconscious that
their protectors were goue, and that they were iu
danger from the birds ami tbe beasts of prey,
but enmity of tbe hawk, the owl, a«d the wolf is
cha ity. when compared to the tender merriesof
the tyrant who hasdriveu funn their homes die
aged, matron and belph-a child, who now flee for
safety without a shelter io protect them—the cold
ground their bed—the canopy «f Heaven their
covering— -behind them ouly despair, and before
them ouly hope. ' \\ ill the chants of the fair
daughters of the United Siatessuffer these to per-
ri*h with hunger? Will the sons, proud oftlieir
descent from sires who have shed their blood to
protect the helpless and oppressed, afford no re
lief to the innocent and helpless, against savnge
ferocity, aud remorseless cruelty ? Texas will
triumph! The proud tyrant will he liuml»l**d
and will perish; innocence .util virtue will here
find peace, security, aud happiness.
From the Nttc Orleans bulletin Ws;/ 3.
Late and Important from Texas.
We have been politely favored with tbe follow
ing extract written to a gentlemen of this city,
from Natchitoches which goes sull farther to
corroborate the account received by tbe Levant
which we publish to-day.
The substance ol which is, that an express
has arrived here, via Natchitoches, from Texas,
and is confirmed by General Gaines, that Gener
al Houston, of Texas, has conquered Santa Anna
and his army—Santa Anna himself, and his sol
diers all prisoners. The forces of Santa Anna
were estimated at 1100; and those of Houston
at 600. The express further states that Hous
ton’s army, destroyed half of the Mexicans, and
tbe loss ou his side was 6 killed aud 20 woun
ded
Tho Saddle of Santa Anna was taken aud
brought in, aud is ofa costly order, being estima
ted ns worth between 6 or 800 dollars, and the
express, who brought in the news, rode ou the
horse of Santa Anua.
All this is indeed cheering nows, calculated to
rouse all tbe better feelings, which aro implan
ted iu the hoarts of those who can rejoice at the
Dear Sir: This momiugilio nrmy reached this
point, aud was attacked at half past 11 A. M. by
the army of Santa Anna, which continued until
3o’clock, when he withdrew his forces from tho
field. Our men were few who engaged the en-
cuiv, the balaure remaining courealed lor the
purpose of hicliug our numbers. re *
ported at 80.), ours does uot exceed /o0-
disposed to think that the enemy intend another
attack to night by a chauge position-^ W e had
but oue man wounded. Tho enemy s loss is es
timated at from 16 m 20. There would be no
difficulty in securing the rights ol the people, and
the lib-rues of Texas, if men would march to
their duty, aud not fly liko recieants frotn.d mger.
Texas must he defeuded and liberty inainained.
Sam. Houston, Comauder-iu-Uhiof.
P. S. Sauta Ahua was iu the field, 'I he offi
cers aud soldiers acted well. Col. llusk was iu
tho action and fully met my wishes
From the Alabama Argus.
For the satisfaction of those who wish to know
something of the slate of affairs in Texas, 1 give
you a brief sketch of so much of the last cam
paign as came within my knowledge, and of my
i stay there. We landed at the mouth of the
| Brasses about the middle of December last, and
j wre immediately organized. Wo remained at
| Camp ludepeudence three or four weeks aud sail
ed thence to Copauo Bay—thence we marched to
the Mission Hcfiigm, where we remaiued eight or
teu days, alter which, we marched to Goliad nnd
fortified it—here we remaiued until the 13tlt of
March last.
Capt. King’s company bad been ordered to the
Mission aud was cut off by the enemy. Colonel
Ward with a pail of bis battaliou, consisting ol
betwreu uincty and one hundred men, tvero or
dered to his relief, ai-d marched at 3 o’clock on
the morniug of the 13th ult. and reached the Mis
sion the same day. hen we came in sight the
enemy was formed ou the opposite side of the
Missiou river. A few shots were exchanged iu
the evening between detached parties, but uoth-
iug important was effected. After night about
fifty meu volunteered, surprised the enemy’s
camp aud killed eight men. The euemy fled
from their tires without returning a shot—wc then
retired to the church. In the moraiug the battal
ion marched to Lopeg lianche. about two miles
from tbe chuich. The enemy funned on us but
gave way as we advanced—we burned the houses
and returned about 9 o’clock.
iu the mean time ihe enemy received a large
, „ u, i where the shiD arrived in safety under the charge North aud West support them ; the N„ nir
rbe returns ol members to the S|V,- 0 f tho 3d male as suited above—Three of the the South claim the victories U | c ,
m a . s ^ ea t ,nC nf S ?hfif6fi r mmnbers' ivh^voted 1 crew were killed on tbe deck nobly defending tben^tetones; yet Granger is an aboli, iouist
mmiafrv. Of the ob memoera wuu > . upon the ticket to'Sfccure ibo auti-masonsand'K
oiitiouists. Wc ouuicnances their
I f. g. a • a f *11 Wlv Illt'U II IIIII — Allv WIIV III V I VWI I VW W — -— * ft —
iriumpli or freemen over tbe:r evil and sav.ge rein , orcelDUI|t> and surroulld i„g us with twelve
oppressors. The intelligence received early yes- Qr thirleeI| hundrcd cav alry and infaotrv, atlvauc-
terday morning and which is also published, will ^ U9 w ^ fro f n every dire£tion-tbe
be seen to be confirmed by the ueivs brought by
the !.evant, with the difference only that the
numbers of the enemy killed and taken by Gen.
oral Houston, vary in amount.
Head Quatters, Army, April 23, 1836.
To the Peoplt towards Nacogdoches:
We met Jjauta Anua ou the2!tb ; we attack
ed him with600 men ; be had 1100 tufaiitry two
howitzers—we entirely routed bis whole force,
kilted half of bis meu, and took the rest prison
ers. Santa Anna himself, aud all his principal
officers are our prisoners. I he history of war
does not furnish a parallel to the battle. We had
6 killed and 20 wounded. I have not time or I
would send ou a full report. 1 will do that in
the conrse of to-morrow. I again call on u,y
fellow citizens to come to the field ; let us fall on
ami conquer the remaining troops, aud our coun
try is free turn out at once, there is no ex
cuse now ; let us do the yvnrk at once.
rilOri. J. RUSK Soc. at War.
I certify the above to be a true copy of the ex
press just received from the Secretary of War,
who was himself in the battle.
A. HOUSTON.
To J. R. Dunn.
San Augustine, April 25.
The following is the infotmation that came to
band early yesterday morniug.
A gentleman of this city who arrived this mor
niug from Attakapas in the S. B. Velocipe de.
states, that on the eveuiug previous to his depar
ture two persons arrived at St. .Maitinsvilledirect
fiom ’Texas. That these pe-sons who appeared
to be ineu of respectability, related as a positive
fact, that au engagement had takeu place bet
ween th* Texiau forces uuder Gen. Houston,
and the Mexican army, iu which the latter were
totally routed.
The A.exican»i«»st700mcu iu killed and woun
ded. and 50!) prisoners, among whom wasUeu.
Cos. ’The loss of the Texians is said to bo in
considerable.
The circumstances as related by tbeso geu'le-
men. were that Mexican army had from «uim*
cause or other been separated into two bodies,
divided by the River Brazos, that (he sudden rise
of tho river prevented two bodies from effecting
a junction—ih*t Houston marched against tbe
largerbody amounting to 1300 or 140U meu, that
the latter retreated, and in their.retreat set fire to
tbe town of Harrisburgh. Houston succeeded in
over-taking them about seven miles from that
town and a sodden and vigorous attack ou them,
and after some severe fighting, tbe Mexicans
were totally defeated, with the loss above men
tioned. The gentlemen stated that they wero a
short distauce from Harrisburgh aud could dis
tinctly bear the firing, and that|llio result was well
known before their departure—that Houston had
marched in pursuit of the other body wich it was
supposed could uot possibly escape him
battle became general and a constant aud hreavy
firing was kept up until 4 o’clock iu the evening.
The euemy then left the field—they hail one
piece of caouoa, we had none, but had greatly
the advantage in position. Capt. King's com
pany had, coulrary to Col. Waid’sorders, march
ed to a ranche (plantation) eight miies off, aud
was'cut off—alt wero killed and takeu, bur one
mau, who afterwa ds joiued us. Wo lost iu the
general eugagement, three men wounded, aud the
enemy had 153 men kilted, aud 170 wounded.—
We bad now remaining ouly tin or twelve rounds
of ammunition to each mau, aud begau our re
treat at lOo’cluck at night—we succeeded in pas
sing the enemy’s fire undiscovered, we were also
out of provisions, aud almost famished for want
of water- a part of the men were barefooted,
yet we marched day and night uulil the 16tb-—
That evening the men becoming exhauitcd. Col.
Ward permitted us to go in search of water—8
men were sent who got lost, of which 1 was one
Si-veu of us reaeded the Sau Antonio riverduriug
the nigfit. Next day we Io-*t two of the squad by
accident, in the swamp, and the next morning
the remaining five were surrounded by the eue
my, we m de our escape by swimming a lake,
and bud nothing to eat for six days.
We beard while in tho Warloopa swamp a bat
tle. which we supposed was taking placo between
Co', Ward’s men and tbe enemY< and I fear they
were all killed. We never heard of them after
we left them, although we sought information with
dilligeuce for seven or eight days,
Texas, or its ^iiizeiis, have comparatively shed
uo blood during the campaign The 'volunteers
from the United States have doue all the fighting,
iud have suffered privations of uo ordinary kiud.
Houston's army, consisting from eight to fifteen
hundred men was lying near Groce's, in the fork
of the Brassos river aud Mill creek. The people
of Toxas are taking what we cnlj the Sabine
shoot—they evinced, I thought, a plentiful lack
of courage. - Some of them are uot worthy of
freedom, yet I. hope they will be eventually vic
torious, over their cruel, cowardly aud relentless
cnomtes- .4^
The Mexican forces consisted of fiom b to 10.*
000 men—dhat of Texas never has been fifteen
hundred. R. RUTLEDGE.
The
show 3 - —
baT* miuistry. Of the 66 members
with him on the question which led to tho dtssolti
lion of the late cortes, 47 have been re-elected,
wh ilo of the 71 who voted agaiust him, only one
is returned. . ., ,
Cabrera, the Carlist brigand, is said to have
shot cightceu ladies of the Queen’s party, in re-
veuge for the death of his mother, who it appears
was shot, not because she was his mother, but
because she was a very active aud skiHulspy-
In the British House of Commons, March .-out,
Mr. T. Duucombe gave notice of his iutentiou to
move “that an humble address be presented to
His Majesty, to submit to Ills Majesty the pro-
nrietv of His Majesty using his good offices with
his ally, the King of the French for the libera
tion of the Prince de Poliguac, aud Messrs, de
Peyronpet, Chantelauze, aud Guernou de Kan-
ville.” ... .
The new naval armaments were still in pro
gress at Toulon, but their destination was as much
as ever matter of conjecture. Accordiug to oue
version tho expedition was to proceed against
Tangier, with orders to set fire to that town, by
way of reprisal for the powerful assistance, iu
men and arms, secretly afforded by the Emperor
to Morocco to Abdtl Kader.
“Liverpool, March 2o.
“At the commcDcemeut of the week there was
only a limited demand, since then the inquiry has
revived, aud tbo total sales amount to 22.370
bags. The better qualities of American command
full prices, anil the lower aud middling qualities
are Id higher; Brazil have also advanced Jd per
111. 4600 bales of American, 200 Bahias. 1150
Egyptians, and 550 of Surat, have been taken by
speculators; and370 of Americau,60 Surat, and
150 Bengal, by oxposters.”
Liverpool, March 28.
Our Cotton Market continues in a very healthy
state with a good extent of business doing, aud
at hardening prices; Apiericap have gone^ off
freely to the extreme quotation of last week, Bra
zil {d to £d, aud Egyptian £d to $d higher. 'The
Deraararors at anctiou, brought extravagant pri
ces, say Id to l$d higher than previous sales Jiy
private contract. Speculators have taken 4500
American, 550 Surat, 200 Bahia, and 1150 E-
gyptiou, and exporters 370 American, ,60 Surat,
aud 150 BeugaL The importers are 12,00 from
the United States, 2877 from the Brazils,65 from
Demerara, 210 from Carthageua, 2462 from
Bombay, and 827 from Calcutta—total 18,585
bags. The sales are 22,348 bales, namely—
190 Sea Islauds, 24 to 31,
50 Stained do 10$ to 13,
6370 Uplands 10 to 11$.
3260 Alabama, 8 5 8to 11<$
4660 Orleans, 8 5-8 to 12$
1300 Pernatns, 11£ to 14^,
1200 Marubams, 16 5-8 to 14
2330 Egyptians, 13$ to 15j)
70 Lagutras, 10$ to 16$
1361 Surats, 6$ to 8$
' 170 Bengals, 6 to 6$ , ■
410 Babias, 10 to 12$
themselves.
NU1.LIFIERS CONVENTION.
The delegates of this convention assembled iu
the State-house in Milledgeville, ou Monday, the
2d inst. Only twenty-seveu counties were repre
sented iu it, being less than one third of the w hole
uurnber. Of these twenty-seven, twelve are U-
niou counties, sending uot one nullifier (except
oue member from Jasper,) to the Legislature ;
viz; Baldwin, Butts. Coweta, Crawford, Hous-
tou, Jasper, Jones, Richmond, Talbot, Twiggs
and Washington. We understand that the dele
gates were all chosen by Nullifiers.. Among them,
wc recoguize three individuals, wno, we believe,
are not regarded as Nuilifiers: Allen Cochran, of
Monroe, Howell Cobb, of Houston, and David
Shelton of Talbot HoweU Cobb lias attached
himself to the Nuilifiers, and acted zealously with
them, siuce the refusal of the Union party to c-
lert him to a seat ou the bench. David Shelton
is supposed to be influenced by the same malady,
tho Union party of Talbot rctused to elect bin to-
the Legislature. Alien Cochran, we doubt not,
is goviroc4 by an honest preference for Judge
White; aud, notwithstanding cue injudicious s ep.
we do uot believe him to have identified himself
with a party which he has so loug detested.
This feeble convention, representing hut a
small fraction of the people of the State, deter
mined to support Whi|.e for the Presidency, anti
Tyler for the Vice-Presidency; and they concoct
ed tile following electoral ticket:
Dr. Ambrose Baber, of Bibb.
Col. John W. Campbell, of Muscogee.
Col. Gibson Clark, of Henry.
Col. Howell Cobh, of Houstoq.
George K. Gilnter, Esq. of Oglethprpe.
Dr. Thomas Hamilton; of Cass.
Charlton Hines. Esq. of Liberty.
Wm. W. Holt, Esq. of Itichmoud.
Rev. Jesse Mercer, of Wilkes.
David Meriwether, Esq. of Jasper.
Gen. Ezekiel Wimberly, of Twiggs.
Here is a palpable attempt made liy the old
enemies of General Clark to wheedle the friends
of his fi.miiy, by placing his brother aud his son-
in-law ou this ticket. But the shallow artifice
will fail. Those who were Clark men from prin
ciple are Union men from principle; nnd they
will not be sedncod iuto the ranks of a party
whose principles are diametrically opposed to
their own, by a simulated respect for this revered
and houored name. We are coufideut that this
mongrel ticket will uot receive more Union votes,
than it will lose Nullifying vo Its it will suffer
a complete and overwhelmuing .iefeat.—Federal
Union.
g up wo stopped at the worthy old Capt.
No welcome groeted our arrival—the house
was open—the chair where the aged grand- mo-
B
New Orleans, May 2.
The following information maybe relied upon
a< correct: tho loss of the Montezuma at Ma-
'.ninoras, the Captains of the American ves-els
in port wero required by tbe Mexican General to
sign a document stating, that ihe Invincible was
a pirate, aud (hat she fired upon the Montezuma
under American colour*, and were also told if
they did not sign it they would be imprisoned
and their vessels rotifisealed, Capt Williams ol
the brig Jane, refused to sign so barefaced a
falsehood; he was immediately thrown into pri
■ou. all the sail* taken from bis vessel, the vessel
condemned as a prize, and bo was still iu con
finement when our informant left. Mr. Living
was shot on the 16th, mid 21 more who ha-l been
taken prisoner* at tbe Mission of Refugio, were
to be shot tho next dat. The General at .Mata-
iworashad refused to execute them, until express
ly ordered to do so by Sauta Anua.
The expedition from Matamoras were bound
so Copauo. It consisted of i wo American ves
ted pressed in’o service;—theJ. M. Braudel aud
tha Newcastle, mounting together five guns and
100 men. aud convoying a vessel loaded with
provisions.
^ The following are the names of a part of the
Texians who were taken prisoners at the battle
of San Patricio, and shot by the Mexicans at Ma-.
lamoras.
Messrs S. S. Oarlia, 8. McCauley, H. ill.
Betniau, J. W. Bryan, J. J. Mitchell, Richard
Brown. G. Copeland, W. Lauginhuin, K. Jeuks,
Marknm, S. Francis. N. Jones, Wm. Hall, l. 11.
Ben and W. Bennsou.
W. 1,evens, lale Lieut, of the Texian armed
schr lnvincibbo at the cug.-.gement wi.h the M n
tozuma, was captured iu a boat and shot in the
Brasos St. Jago on the 14th ult.
New Orleans, May 4.
Tho following which wo copy from the Nat
chitoches Herald, must havo been written a day
or more previous to tjie battle which took p'ace
on or about the 20th, rm account of which has
already been published.
By the kindness of a gentleman who arrived
from Texas tips morning, wo have putin posses
sion of the following letter.
Camp Sajely. San Jacinto. Linch's Crossing,
AprilHOth, bln. Presjujent—
Very late from Europe.
New York, April 30.
At a very late hour this morning, the packet
ship Goorgo Washington, Cap:, lloldregc, .arriv
ed from Liverpool, whouce sho sailed ou Mon
day, Maich 28. By this arrival wc have Liver
pool papers of the 28th of March, and London
of Saturday the 26ih.
The Franco Chamber of Deputies, oddly c-
uough, have adopted the recommendation of.the
Committee to which was referred, tho proposition
of the 5 pei cents; that is, to postpone the con
sideration of the w hole matter for a year. Thus
agreeing to the very thing, tbeir refusal to do
which caused the resignation of tho former min
istry.
Au absurd article -has appeared in |iio Journal
du Commerce, and attracted much attention ; it
states very circumstantially that our Government
is iu treaty with the Emperor of Morocco for a
point within his doiniuious whereon to establish a
place of reiiige for our shipping, in the eveut of
a sudden war. The bay of Angera, three miles
from Ceuta, is mentioned as the point propused.
Wh*u will European politicians learn that our
foreign policy isdistiuci and different from that of
Russia and France aud England.
The cabiuets of France and England are said
to have remonstrated against the military occu
pation of Cracow.
Advices Itorn Spain are to the 16th of March.
— I he ifueeu’s forces wero about opeuing the
c nipaigu with vigor; three large columns were
concentrating upon Durango, where Don Carlos
bad bis head quarters. Gen. Miua bad left Bar
celona and arrived atTarragoua.
The ncgro-apprenticesliip system in mo Wc»t
ludies, lias beeu before Parliament again, on :t
motion by Mr. Bruxtbu, for a committee ol inqui
ry iuto its oporatious and effects. A protracted-
debate ensued, in tbe course of which .Mr. Brax
ton made heavy charges against the planters.—
The moiiou was finally agreed to. Mr. O'Cen-
iicil was of course, among tiio speakers, but we
did.notsee that ho availed himself of this occa
sion to revile aud slauder tho pcoplu of the Uni
ted ritates—for a wonder.
It seems to lie expected, with much coufidcnco,
that Mr. O’Comicll will be unseated as member
from Dublin. Ho has published a note in the pn-
prrs, contradicting the idle story of bis being, in
that eveut, nominated and returned from West
minster. ; .
The Carlistsconespondeutsof tho London pa
pers continue to assure their readers that Don
Carlos must inevitablyjmahn his triumphal entry
into Madrid in a very 3hort time. They have
been making tho same predictions for tho last two
years.
l'riuco Ferdinand of Portugal (ifco Queen’s
husband) was.in Loudon with his brother, going
thro’a round of iovrI gaieties aqd .cpretnonjes,
Theso princes are brothers of the dtftchess* of
jKent-
The sales in our Cottou market on Saturday
were upwards of 3000 bales at the extreme pri
ces of day before, aud iu some cases au advauce
of }d ner lb. with a very steady market, namely,
100 Marauhams, 13d, 100Bahias 10 to 13d, 220
Peruams, 13 to 13|d, 120 Egyptian 13 to 15Jd,
50 Surat 7$ to 8$d, remainder American, from
10$ to 11 )d.
Taken on speculation this year, 68.300 hales.
Same in 1835, 40,000
Decrease of import this year, com
pared with tlie same date last
year, 7,000 hales.
Increase of stock, .14,800
lucreasu of quantity taken for con
sumption, 14,400
Increase of quantity taken for ex
port, 3,820
Comparative view of the imparts and exports of
Cottou iuto aud from the whole Kingdom, from
the 1st of Jauuary to tbe 19th of March, aud
of the Imports and Exports for the same pe
riod last year.
Imports in 1836.
American, hags
South American, 26,788
West ludies, Demerara, See. 1,177
East Indies, -.31,152
Egypt, &c. 4,317
Total of all descriptions, 255,201
Imports in 1835.
American, bags 208,688
South American, 34,513
West Indies, Demerara, &c. 1,690
East Indies, 14,252
Egypt, &•. 1,745 2p2.02a
Decrease of Imports as compared with
1835, 6.827
Exports in 1836.
American 3292—Brazil 664—East India 11,756
.West India 5—other kinds 20.
Total in 1836, bags 115,737
Same period iu 1835, 9,614
Stock.
March 25, 1835, hags 145,220
Same lime 1836. 154,280
New York, April £6.
Massacre at the Fejee I .lands.—The New Bed
ford Mercury of yesterday, furnishes the, follow
ing particulars of a massacre which took place
on board the .whale ship Awashonks, of Fal-
inoutb, at tho Fejee Islands, by which Prince
Coffin of Nantucket, master. Alexander Coffin
and Mr. Swain mates, and three seamen, whose
names are not given, lost their lives. The date
of the massacre is not given:
Tlie Atvashonks, while iu the vicinity of the
Fejee Isianos, rau near the shore, when a huge
number of natives came on board in the most
friendly manner, bringing bread fruit, yams. &«..
which they presented to the Captain aud Officers.
They showed immediately on coming on deck a
/Treat curiosity to inspect every thing they saw,
particularly the hnrpoons, lances and spades in
the boats, and without the least auspiciou of their
intentiou, Capt. Coffin took these instruments out
of mse of the quarter boats nud showed tho chief
who canto on hoard, the manner in which they
were used in killing the whales, and while he
was employed in doing this, ho had occasiou to
step forward a moment, aud iu the instant his face
was turned, u savage, who had tho boat spade in
his baud, aimed n blow at tile uiisuspectiug Cap
tain which instantly severed bis head from his
body. A general rush was made by the savages
to overcome the crew, somo of whom fled below,
others aloft, and a part prepared themselves to
sell their lives as dearly as possible. The mate,
after a desperate struggle, wrested tho spado
from ;ho native who had killed the Captniu, aud
laid him dead on the deck; whou ho (tho mate,)
went below for a moment, but returned on deck
and fought until overpowered by numbers and
killed. The 2d mate jumped ovetbourd and was
killed while in tho water. Tho savages had now
entire possession of the ship, and tho chief took
tbo helm and steered fur the shore, u hero sho
would undoubtedly havo grounded in a short tiino
had it not been-for the presence of mind of a
young lad by tho name of Wood, belonging to
Nantucket, who was wounded ami had fled to tho
cabin .at the commencement of tho massacre.—
He judged by the known character of tho South
Sea Islanders, that if ho could succeed in des
troying their chief, (who was at the helm) his fol
lowers would flee. The plan was no sooner
formed than executed, by discharging a pistol
thiough the sky-light, which instantly killed the
chief: at the sight of which tho ship was imtantly
deserted by the savages. -Those of the crew who
had hid themselves, now camo on deck and im
mediately made sail lor the Sandwich Islands,
Thr article copied into another colnpm from
the Georgia Telegraph, addressed to the Troup
Nuilifiers of Georgia, expresses some truth which
might suit as well some quondam Union men of
Alabama. At least it ought to teach such of
them, as are uot quite Nuilifiers in sentiment yet,
to examine with suinethiug of a kindred watch
fulness, .the motives of those fo whom they are
aciiug subsiduary in tho present warfare agaiust
Mr. Van Buren. They find themselves a small
fraction aiding all the old Nuilifiers in their at
tacks upon tin ad uinistratiou, and acquiescing in
if uot encouraging the broadest condemnation of
every principle aud measure to which thty have
for years been attached. The White leaders iu
Congress, aud tbe W’hite party In the south are
now the moat violent indiscriminate and unreleut-
iug enemies ol the administration of Geu. Jack
son—and glory iu it. How Union men or Jack-
son men, as they were in 1834, can he of that
party and profess to staud where they did, passes
our ability to comprehend, and sadly bothers ev
ery oue of them whom wo have over heard un
dertake to explain the pradox—Mobile Register.
From the Montgomery Advertiser.
THE APPROACHING CAMPA*GN.
The Nuilifiers are preparing for a desperate
struggle iu this Siato, during the summer. A
Senator in Congress (perhaps two) is to be elec
ted, and they look upon the success of Judge
White, as iudispensihle to the restoration of their
party to power. Sinarliug as they have beeu,
uuoer the lash of public reprobation, they have
staked their all upon (he result of au experiment,
upon popular credulity, which they are'perform cessful. Texas has uot gained much l>y officiil-
ing witu the Tennessee Apostate. They speak of iy announcing the uames of the mctnbeij of litr
mg witu the Tennessee Apostate. They speak
the hundred thousand office holders, embracing in
this class, the soldiers and seamen iu public em
ploy, the carpenters aud hands engaged iu public
works, aud the voicrau pensioners, w ho .ire hour
ly. oue by oue, sinking iuto their graves, as regu
larly sent out to carry on the work of election
eering. They speak of the magnanimity and
want of proscription of the ‘test oath pa-ty,” a
party guilty of the execrable enormity of attemp
ting to make a possession of iheir principles, the
sole coudiliou of iioldiug office.
W’o cannot permit this sect, merely because
they put forth au iinbeciio old mau as their dim-
didate, to escape from the true grounds upon
which »his contest is carried on. The attempt in
the South, is to restore the lost popularity of John
C. Calhoun; to create a party for him to 1-tad;
to smooth the way for those men to obtain pow
er, whose daugerous principles and want of pa
triotism, has.put them under the displeasure o*'
the people. To accomplish this end they have
come to us with the language of Uteola Wo
are tired of strife say they; let us do no more
fighting; let us befriends. We will support one
ol your own men : Judge White supported the
“bloody bilj,” which wc have sworn not to for
give ; ho swallowed the protest, aud advocated
the.removal of tho deposiles, and he has never
flinched from doing wltat General Jackson wish
ed. This we are niIJing to forget for the sake of
peace.
They know that Judge White is a traitor in the
camp. They could uot conceal their' delight
w hen they found that he had swallowed their Unit.
Says the Charleston Mercury, "If Judge li hile
should be elected, the Union party would be dead
and buried. The Nultifers would not only have
the ascendancy at home, but in the I edertil Gov
ernment to boot," and says the Richmond Whig,
another favorite organ, “Judge If hiti, if elected
by U, hig votes, will naturally and necessari.y se
lect his counsellors from their ranks, and modify
his measures according to their views."
They did not know their mau. He is too weak
to couceat lus own treachery. He cannot pul a
decent disguise upon bis own tergiversation.-
lie supports to-day what he condemned poster-
day, and gives reasons for his conduit to-day,
distinctly at variauce with those given yesterday.
\ et wo aro told that he is pure aud upright.
Yes. wo who for years have contended lor the
principles of General Jnceson, and have never
shrunk from their support, “in majorities or mi
norities,” aro asked to follow the deserter."
'1 he game the Nuilifiers play is a desperate oue.
'I heir measures are marked with the same reck
less character. Finding all other schemes uu
successful, they resort to the darkest calumnies
agaiust Mr. Vail Buren. and are guilty of agita-
tiug a question, that ought to bo approached with
rials and refuses a vote to reject the bra°'
er of the petitions Tit once nud without deba?
thereby to annihilate aud forever blast a!lih •
hopes. eir
The administration parly every where is nm
gainst them. Maine passes resolutions «i- 3 l
Calh'outi says is right. In New York, lch
Beardsley and other active frieudsof Van i>u ’
have, in the most decisive maimer, ur°eii ,h°-'
suppression. The administration leaders in C *
gress. in a body stand pledged for the restoratm"
of the confidence of tbe Southern people. Ti 11
President has called upon Congress to passa la *
to prevent the circulation of incendiary pub!! *
tions, and lastly, Mr. Van Buren himself sar
“1 prefer that uot ouly you, hut ail ;h e people f
the United States shall now understand, tfiailf
the desire of that portion of them which is fato
able to my elevation to the chief magistracy
gratified, I must go into the Presidential'Cfa?
the inflexible and uncompromising opponent of D J
attempt to abolish slavery in the District of Colum
bia against the tcishts of the non-slattholdir*
Stales." S
In 1833, the American Quarterly Review, Pu [,,
fished in Philadelphia, edited hv Robert \Val,|'
who wc believe is a Director of the fiauk of i[,i’
United States, a man who is called aud kmm n
as the Bank editor-whose press is at the com
mand of, and under the coutrol of the instit ul , cn
commenced an article iu these words, "Ihe et.
istence of slavery in any part of the United Slet, ',
is a subjtci of frequent and bitter rejection to teen
patriot and philanthropist.” The article closes
by discussing how slavery in the Oiotriciof Cc-
lunihia should be abolished, and tbe means that
should be taken to accomplish that object.!.
“Those (says Mr. Walsh,) who are desirous of a-
bolisfiing slavery in the Distiictof Columbia must
unite themselves together, and use the common
means of diffusing information through the coun
try. Newspapers and other periodical Journals
and tracts can be made to exert a widely uttndtd
influence. Public meetings should be held and os
many petitions as possible sent to Cong,tsspray
ing for the d;sired object. An expressionojopin.
ion on the (subject might, probably, by active ex.
crtions, be obtained by some of the Stute Lcgislu-
tuns."
Can any oue doubt hut this is a settled con
spiracy between Clay, Webster aud Cnlbouu to
defeat the administration and dissolve the Union.
The Richmond Whjg threatens 50.000 bayuaeti
if Van Buren should lie elected. Agitate, apiiato
is the watchword. Dowu wi.h the it.cei.d,pr;es
should lie tlie reply.
From the Correspondent of the Charleston Cornier
“ Washington, April 26.
“Gen. Glasscock offered a resolution, railin'
for the reading of a letter from the faculty of
‘Bristol College, addressed to Mr. Henry A Wise,
denying illa.t'that body hail sigucu a remonstrance
against the admission of Arkansas to the Union
in these States. The resolution, on motion of
Mr Sevier of Arkansas, was laid on the table.
“Air. ‘ W'addy Thompson, of South t'aroliua,
asked leave to offer a resolution calling ou the
President .of the United States, in the usual way,
for such information ns he might posscsss iu rela
tion to Texas aud (he Missionaries iu that coun
try. Objection being made. Air. Thompson usk*
f r a suspension of (ho rules, which wesiiot gran
ted, ami Mr Thompson gave notice that he would
reuew his motion to-morrow.”
g -\\ . smsGTos, April 27.
“The trial of Crandall, the «hedged Abolition
Incendiary, was closed last night, aud tbe mr.a
Wits acquitted. The decision of the Jury has gi
ven much dissatisfaction to many, atnl is highly
applauded by others. There are many Aboli
tionists in the District of Columbia—so says the
Editor of the U- S. Telegraph, aud I do uot
doubt him.
“The morning hour was exhausted on (notion,
to suspend the rules of. the House; after w inch
the army appropriation hill was taken up and
discussed in Committee of tlie Whole, till tbs
Moure adjourned. This hill will be ntuth modi
fied anti amended before it is passed.
“Air. W'addy Thompson made another effort |o
gel up his call on the President for information iu
relation to the affairs of Texas, but was uiMr-
(Jabinct. Tho uaiiie of Robert Potter is loo ieS
known and recollected at Washington, top-
duce a very salutary effect; nnd yet we are ia-
formed that the man is now Secretary of the iei-
ian Navy. Texas sho.ild afford a Cabiuct of bet
ter material. The feeJiug that has been aw*k»’
ed iu her behalf, cannot be kept up by au* aso-
elation with Robert Potter.
Col. Johnson's bill, to add two Rrgimcmsof
Dragoons to the A tiny iu do feu re of the Ire"-
tier Settlers, passed last night, to the great joy of
the Col. and to the satisfaetton of his Trieuds."
Cotton Thread—Very few of the thousaud,if
our fair country-women w ho are iu tlie daily w 1
constant habit of using the needle are probablya-
waic that they are itulehied Cor the iuwuliou ">
that important article in the various works of do
mestic manufacture, cotton thread, to one of thuf
ow n sex—tho wife of the patriarch of AnteriraR
manufacturers, Samunl Slater. A writer
Woonsocket Patriot, states that in 17M-
spinning a quantity of sea island cotton, ih c £V '
enuess and tieauiy of the yarn attracted the at '
tcutiou of Airs. Slater, and the question arose
whether if doubled and twisted, it wotM
make good sewing thread. Tnc cxpcnrnrp*""
tried, itiidin order to be fully sati-fied.' , ‘ , “
result, a sheet w as made o.ue'half withlh ,e "' ^
the other half with cottou thread; and '‘ nn '. e |,!
ately put into use. The cottou wore w® c ‘
and the linen was the first that was rent. * ^ i
this period, Air. Slater commenced the
lactiire of cotton thread, and it soon spread 1
England, France, aud all other European
tries, where it is generally supposed to be ol ^
lisii origin—though the credit of inventin' 1
long's almost entirely to an American matron-
caution and calmness by every Southern man.
H bile ^Webster and Harrison have ou their ticket
on anti-mason (the ouly party that supports the
Abolitionists as a party, as Air. Pinckney tolls us,)
for Vice President, and oue who is an abolition
ist, and while the only hope the Nuilifiers have is
to carry tho eleciiou out of tlie bands of tho peo
ple. into the House of Reoreseutatives. they say
that Air. Van Buren ought not to ho elected be
cause ho is not a slave holder. They are acting
iu concert with Webster and Granger, and with
Harrison ami. Granger. Tho Nuilifiers at tho
Catching moles in the neck of a bro .cn
tie.—Take two common beer bottle liec ' s „ r .
them iuthc burrow with their wide ends ou-
most facing the hole both ways; make >
firm with a couple of sticks to each, cr0 .- r
each other over the bottle necks close to'
widest ends; exclude light and air by a P 1
turf, and the trap is set. The ®° e ^
ing to the bottle necks, finds the wav p»j> .
squeezes himself in. She would get 1 7^
were site able to Hold her Ijjn.d feet on
to push her head and forelegs throug >j
here she fails, and is generally mund
so hard that a stick is wanted t0 .v^ CC -r u5 t in-
This mode of snaring was practised, t ^
vented, by a farmer in Raufishire, in ' ^
part of the 17th century, and it ' sas ,,..{now®
though it might then have been generally
there, it lias since been lost sight ol m . nJrt u.
tion of less simple though more porta e „.
By this means tho poorest cottager °
snare this unwelcome guest in his gn 1 e , ’
he might not be able to share either
to Buy, or his time to make
Jt is stated that the Texian U° nira ‘H j era bI**'
effected a loan iu New-Yoik toffWf^ s y
mount,
bed.
J iwan in nu»> * -n oaa
On tbo first day $l00f ■
sub**