The Daily Crescent

[Correspondence of the Corpus Christi Star.]

Rio Grande City, Dec. 30, 1848.

To every lover of good order and well-wisher of society, it is truly gratifying to witness the change which has taken place here within the past few months. Since the arrest and imprisonment of the migratory gang of gentry who had at one time become a burthen and curse to the inhabitants of this frontier, quiet and order have prevailed throughout our country. We are occasionally infested with a straggler or two whose apparent aversion to honest industry and labor would seem scarcely to enable them to live above suspicion; but no recent outrages against law and order have occurred. The same natural causes, no doubt, that influenced our forefathers in building cities, are operating in our sunny clime to no limited extent.

Our own embryo city is growing rapidly in commercial importance and population. Within the past week several gentlemen of wealth and influence have arrived here from the interior, and are about returning for their families with the intention of settling permanently. We learn from good authority, that two or three of the party will turn their attention to agriculture and stock-raising, and have already made suitable investments for that purpose.

Lieut. Vealy, of the U. S. Infantry, has just returned from opening a good road to Laredo, and has dug a sufficient number of wells to furnish water at all seasons.

The neighboring village of Roma is improving, and our fellow-citizens John Hays and Jack Everett, are making highly creditable improvements in their projected town opposite to Mier. They are both worthy citizens, and the natural beauty of the site, with the well known enterprising industry of the proprietors, will no doubt insure the reward of their labors. Camp Ringold, near this place, presents quite a lively appearance at this time. It is rumored that Capt. E. Deas' company of artillery now stationed here, will be relieved by two companies of the 2d Dragoons. We are highly gratified to hear of this order on account of the necessity for mounted forces. When the Dragoons arrive, Indians and a certain class of semi-Americans, whose proneness to lay unlawful hands upon horse flesh, has long since rendered them offensive to this community, had better keep shady.

There are four private steamers running on the Rio Grande at this time, viz: the Tom Kirkman, Capt. Martin; Del Norte, Capt. Lockhart; Tom McKinney, Capt. Emerson; Warren, Capt. Reed.

We learn from a gentleman in authority on the other side, that Camargo has been made a port of entry. We have not heard who the Administrator will be; it is supposed that he will be sent from the city of Mexico. Col. Carrabajal, and others, are opening a new road from Camargo to Monterey—the direction for most of the distance will be near the banks of the river San Juan. When completed it will be of considerable advantage to Rio Grande City, as also to Camargo. The route has already been surveyed, it is well supplied with water, and is said to be 50 miles nearer than the old road travelled by our Army. The troops to be stationed at Camargo have arrived in Monterey, and are daily looked for at their place of destination. Gen. Bustamente has been relieved from the command of the frontier forces, by Gen. Muñon, who will establish his headquarters at Monterey.

Yours,

SERAPIO.