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1A'EE TEXAS.


We are indebted to,a friend At Galveston e.,
copy of Tie GasestOn Gazette dated Auon, ~ o.
ls45. That paper says the United States TO- 80
under Sen: TayioF, were bpsiiy engaged in =. s
tifying their position near Cop6s Christ WOE, ,'''
the Ne6ces Inlofrnatior had been scefvct VI
ed upon Fspoais from the Rio Grs atls,iho, Nv: Ma'
co had dadeclaFed war aeainsl ilhs United S," u
and was making active pseparnlions fora cam
paign upon Texas The eazel1e pu,s down ~.
reportfns premature The best infprma,ion f "'
Ma.ampras is. that there were about 1900 N..
can troops there; fortiyinga They are .reDrp..n
ed.tos be badly supported, and not more tf,.;a.
than Mexican soldiers usually are. "a. 80


The New Orleans Jef;rsonian Of ,Bs .o.a
August says: "The American troops n, a.
Christi consists Of about 100 men, all IN os -,
healb. and impatieps for fight They are 49, sYa
ly fortified, in expectation Of an attach M
Mexican force g Matanloras is said to bo 3 nm
strong; reported g Be fortfying that ci,v NV TS
Dungeons under Col Twiegs, from For. 11..," ~
had reached San Antonio safely, ia retrps.,I1
Ito join. General Taylor at Corpus Chris,i,,


The Texas Convention was still in sess;o,
did not expect TO bring its abors to close leo,a
the lstsof this month. When the Constitution !.
completed, we shall give the whole of it, if DOS.
sible, 10 our readers. -.,s s4


We observe by the papers, that the Mexican
Congress had voted to authorize a loan of 6f,c,n
millions to sustain war against the United Stale,
In Mexico it is one thing to rote money and an.
other to RAISE It. = NfaA ~