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houses.-thegatibutTexas,—The Portland Courier publishes a letter from a friend, a resident in Texas, who writes under date of Anahuac, JUarck 18. \ ^‘Whenthe company despatchedtheir first vessel for this place, it was expected there was no settlement in ibis section of the Texas, but on our arrival w$ found a city surveyed oat, with the appellation of Anhuae, (the original name of Mexico previous to its being sub*-j jectQtl by Cortes,) a garrison of Mexican soldiers and twenty bout-e *. Ye also expected to haveIo«c •*( d our emigrants and commenced tilling the soil, but this for the present tare are forbid doing by the Government, and ;t is doubtful if our company’s claims to a part of thisterritory is ever recognized.“The oltosate hero is pleasant nt this season, the thermometer ranging from 50 to 80 nt noon, with coo! mornings and dewy nights. Blus* uitoetare increasing rapidly ; by e first of fiJay tboy are ready for campaigning, nnd woo to Ihs visagethat cannot shield itself from their *Uacit i ixame is plenty, dier, tur-beys and waterfowl, from the classic itran, (the pdetTa bird) dowfita JLhC-mleaiLdaclu including the pelU can, brant and goose. Alligators»2]on ihe itb om die idsni*loirra*not me ied*htko.eatasJn-bcatinotbound in tho river Trinity, on which we are settled, and they are as plenty as pollock in Casco Bav, though not *o harmless- This will preventme of enjoying the luxury of bathing, which in this latitude would be indeed a luxury. The land in general is good and productive, and nothing is wanted but a good politic government and ao on* tcrprising population, tike that of ^ ours, «o render it a choice country.The Mexicans are a^dilatory, slug*.erfattftievenbya si necwhihisgirlmiltwlt;aniwhbutblumantWQitooboidelliOt•hosorbuihisherant'b'aiknitia di sacsat*ystngish people, preferring idling andlabor*gambling to*roa ny-Am e n can s-i s*4-Kentu«stto.lieTexas, mostly from Kentucky, Ten* ncssee and dLoisiana; and among I ga them arc many who have no cbarac* I c|( ters to sustain, but goorfvaames to originate and build up. Emigrantsterhobcres^enr to dispose oft y|lcs i tfieir^nsclericea before landingouthe consequences ere, wrangling,otthtm cheating, tod often bloodsheds One i 'ii\ cca murder lax been xommittad sincebe18bomy arrival in this vicinity, the parties were Americans, and their quar rel arose frSm some land dispute , eK The noted fSovernoFDesha’s son* I |j.who fled from the United States, died in this ~ neighborhood a few days since- On his death bed hfr made confession of the^ cpirder of. /■tfih ift besides beiug guilty olar* crimes equally criminal at murder.ate,rof| lancatlerJFtnn.) April28.
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Lowville Black River Gazette
Lowville, New York, US
Wed, May 11, 1831
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