FROM TEXAS,
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By the arrival yesterday of the fine steam ship Galveston. Capt Wright, 36 hours from Galveston, we are in receipt of papers to the Huh inst, but find little news ill their col umns. Nothing later from the army It stated that very strict lookout was kept for the straggers and hangers-on of. the army, and none are allowed to remain in or near the camp.

 ELECTIoNs.-Partial returnssof the Con gressional election in the Western District snm up--Wiliams, 968; PIisbury, S61, Cooke, 801-the vole for Messrs. Lewis, Megglnson and Green is not fully stated.- The Galveston Civilian, of the llth inst, says :-"'The returns of the election, as will be observed, come in but slowly. Accounts, thus far, are favorable to the prospects of Col. Williams, though his election is not altogether certain, as large portion of the district is yet to hear from. The contest will, il is thought, lie between Messrs. Will jams, Pilisbury and Cooke, the extreme West, which is regarded as the strong hold Of the last named gentleman, not having yet been reported.'' The News remarks LA Yankee could hardly guess at the final resulto 4

 There were many rumors in town yester- day about battle being fought between Gen. Taylor and the Mexicans. There is no Foundation for any of them. No such news had reached Galveston at the time the steam ship sailed, and of course could not have been brought by it to thescity. The whole story has probably originated from the fact that Gen. Tay Tor appeared before Maanioras, and afterwards moved to the camp between Matamoras and Point Isabel, which he had selected before the movements. from Corpus Christi. There is but one road from San. PatrIcio to the Rio Grande. Thatroad leads to point directly opposite Matamoros; ano-i ther road leads thence to Point Isabel or the Brassos St. Iago, the portsof Matamoros, to which place all the supplies of the American army had been directed The position of Gen Taylor is upon the latter road, near his porriofsnpplies, and in order to reach it he was necessarily obliged to pass .Matamoros, and his advance to his point of destination