From th. N.w Orleans Mercury, of Tbur,da
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from the NeU OTiednS mercury, of IhurSddV. FROM TEAS AND GEE. WooL's ARMY.-The | steamship Galveston, Capt. Habeland, arrived at hsf-oast to-day, with Galveston papers of Tues day.

 The Austin Democrat has accounts from General WooPs camp at Moncoya, but to what date is net | stated. The Democrat says:

 " Messrs Callahan and Mcclellan, accompanied by three Mexicans, on ther way from Gen. Wool's Army, were lately attacked on ihe Seco, tributary of the Rio Frio. by party of 22 Indians. | The attack was made early in the afternoon; the parties were engaged till dark, when the men sue. ceeded in making iher escape, leaving behind them the two Mexicans. whom they supposed were killed ; one of them arrived unhurt in San Antonio but the other was found dead by party who visited the place of combat, shortly after the fight occurred- He had been wounded and had crawed 10 water and there died. Mir. Callahan was of opinion that some of the Indians were killed. They captured d mule from the party upon winch were packages con lalning despatches lrom Gen. Wool. Mir Callahan thinks the Indians who attacked his party were cer tainly Lipans.

 The following, which we copy from the Austin Democrat is all that we find in relation to the ant cipated Indian difficulties,

 It is stated upon the authority of Col McGarry, that the celebrated Semnole Chief Wild Cat, ii. now n Texas, at lhe head of 300 warriors; l50 of that number beng Semnoles. He is said 10 have expressed determnatlen to dc us he pleased. Sev- eral families who settled on the Upper Cross Tim

 

 ing suffered severe loss from the killing of thelr work oxen stealing their holses and so on Captain Smith lost fourteen of his horses and started twenty men on the trail of the thieves, they followed six or eight miles and came to a stop where about sixty Indians appeared to have encamped the night before; they halted and sent back for rein isrcements. Captain Smith WAS in the act of marching when McGarry left. This party of Indians were thought. from the hoof marks, to have had al least 40 shod or American horses with them.

 u will be recollected that Captain Smiths and Stepps companies have been mustered into the ser. vice of the United States, and it is feared they will be disbanded upon the arr iva of Col. McGarry with ihe intelligence that Captaa Howe still refuses 10 come and muster them in.

 There was an exceedingly severe frost in Hous- ton on the 25h ult. Ice formed during the night, nearly quarter of an inch hck.

 MT Tanner, the newly appointed post office agent oi Texas, passed through Houston on ths 27lh on graph, with the assistance of Judge Toler to reeu- late the malls of the State in a few weeks.

 ARRIVAL or TRooPs.-Capt. G. B. Critier- den, Lieus. $. $. Tipton and YJulien May. and sxty-eight prvates and non-commissioned officers oi the regiment of Mounted Rihemen, Company E, arrived m this city yesterday from Jefferson bar. racks, Mo, on the steamboat Pontiac, and will leave m few days for the seat of war. They are a fine booking, hardy band of men, recruited m the West. well calculated for the service in which they have enlisted The horses of the company, seventy in number, were also brought on the Pontiac. Capt. W. F. Sanders, of Company B, and Leuts. Ragust, Newtoa and Hordon are expected down on the next boat. This company consists of seventy. six men. IN Pcnyune.