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Demand for the surrender of Galveston.

Augusta, June 10.
--The Houston (Texas) Telegraph, of the 17th, contains a demand made on the 7th of May, from Capt. Eagle, of the United States frigate Santee, for the surrender of Galveston, saying that in a few days a Federal naval and land force would appear before the city. Gen. Hebert was instructed by Col. Cook to say that he would reply when the naval and land forces appear. The foreign Consuls, on the 22d of May, communicated with the frigate Santee, with a view of during upon some point to be respected in the bombardment, as a reduce for foreign subjects. Eagle replied, that it was not in his power to give any assurance of security, as he could not tell where the sleet would fall.

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