The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-15 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

(From the New Orleans Bee of the 3d inst.)
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
Fortune has revolved the' spokes of her wheel, and now
sides with Texas. Yesterday a gentleman arrived from Ara-
kava, who states that an engagement had taken place between
part of the Texan and Mexican armies; the Mexicans being
attacked by General Houston, set fire to the town of Ilanu-
berg, and retreated. Houston overtook them above seven
miles from the place, and compelled them to a pitched battle,
in which 7,000 of the Mexicans were killed and 500 taken
prisongs, among whom was General Cos. The enemy was
completely routed. Houston immediately marched in pursuit
of the other body.
GLORIOUS NEWS.
By the steamboat Levant, which arrived last evening, the
accounts are confirmed of Houston's victory over the Mexican
army :

" Army Head-quarters, April 23.
" We met Santa Anna on the 21st inst. : we attacked him
with 600 men ; he had about 1,100 men, with two howitzers ;
we entirely routed his whole force, killing about half and tak-
ing the rest prisoners ; Santa himself, and all his principal
officers, are our prisoners.
" The history of war does not furnish a parallel to this
battle—we had only six killed and twenty wounded.
" I have not time or I would send a full report; I will do
this to-morrow.
" THOMAS J. RUSH, Secretary at War."
Since writing the above we have beard it stated, as if on
good authority, that General Houston held a Council of War
on the fate of his prisoners, and that Santa Anna and all his
.officers had been shot; the privates were sect to Matamora.
(From the Charleston Courier, May 15. )
INDIAN HOSTILITIES.—CoI. White of Florida, arrived in
this city yesterday, and departed in the steampacket for Wash-
ington, having obtained an appropriation of a million of dol. to
carry on the war, he had set out for a flying visit to Florida.
Learning at Augusta that the whole militia force was dis-
banded, and no new levies called for, the General in "summer
quarters" luxuriating in the refreshing sea breezes of St. Au-
gustine, and Florida about to be desolated, he has called on
the Governors of South Carolina and Georgia, to send
mounted men to the Florida line, and to Tallahasse, to pre-
vent a union of the Creeks and Seminoles, and to save that
beautiful region from rapine and conflagration. The Govern-
ment have an awful account of responsibility to the country,
for this most disgraceful Indian and servile war.
Tullahasse is a healthy country for military operation in
summer. Abundant supplies can be had from New Orleans.
We hope there states will not wait for the formality of a requi-
sition from a United States officer. The whole South must
see that this war is terminated speedily.
Col. White saw and conversed with the passengers who ar-
rived at Augusta, the night before from Columbts. There is
no longer a doubt of a general Cretk war. Fifty families
are reported to have been murdered, and 2,000 people lied to
Columbus for protection.
The state of the frontier is most disastrous. There are not
500 effective men between the Creek and Seminole lines, and
all Forida will be devastated, if the Governors of South Caro-
lina and Georgia do not send mounted men to the Florida line,
and to Tallabassie.
From a gentleman resident of, and who left Columbus on
Tuesday last, we gather the following information. The lower
Creeks are decidedly hostile. The number of persons known
to be killed at the time of his leaving, was eleven—among which
Major Fiourney, already reported. A family, consisting of a
man, his wife, child, anti servant, on their way to Columbus,
were all killed, except the wife who escaped with two shots
through her band. This happened on the old federal road, at
the Ochee Bridge, twelve miles west of Columbus. The In-
dians have entire possession of that road, within that distance,
and all the settlements in that neighbourhood; below the road—
the settlers having all fled.
A train, consisting of 150 waggons, with about 150 fugi-
tives, on their way to Columbus, were fired upon on Monday,
when the first waggon descended a bill. It is supposed that
the Indians got possession on the abandoned settlements of
from 16,000 to 20,000 bushels of corn. They destroyed every-
thing on them—furniture, bedding, &c., then burning the
the buildings. A Dr. Richard, we believe to be the name,
who lived below Major Fiourney, abandoned his place after
the death of the latter, leaving two negroes in charge of it.
He subsequently sent three back to firing away the others,
when they were all detained by' the Indians, four of whom
were released, pretending that it was their desire to join them
again after going for and bringing their wives.
The Indians had sent word to Columbus, that they would
burn that place on a certain night, which time, however, had
passed when our informant left. He subsequently conversed
with Col. Crowell, formerly Indian agent, whom he met in
Augusta, he believes on his way to the scat of government, and
who left Columbus on Wednesday last, nothing further had
transpired at that time. From the perfect knowledge this gen-
tleman had of the Indian character, he seems satisfied that they
are for war, the scalping of Col. Flournoy being almost a cer-
tain indication of it. A party of about forty armed men went
on the road with the accommodation stage coach to pick up
stragglers. They fell in en one of the settlements with a child
three or four years old, who could dive no information of its
parents, they had probably fled. A known friendly chief, who
had been sent for to Columbus, ,returned for word that he
could not come, that his young inen were beyond his control.
The. communication beyond 12 a 15 miles of Columbus, on the
old Federal road, being cut off, many more murders than the
above stated might have been committed, but of course could
not be known. From 1,500 to 2,000 souls were left in Colum-
bus, and the suburbs, that bad left their homes and fled before a
savage foe. We anxiously look for further accounts.
The Mobile Chronicle of the 7th instant gives the following
from the Louisiana Advertiser, without date ; probably of the
sth :
TEXAS.—By a gentleman who arrived yesterday, we are
credibly informed that Santa Anna has not been taken pri-
soner, much less sentenced and shot, as stated by a contem-
porary journal. Our informant stated that there bad been a
fight, or more properly speaking, a skirmish, between a body
of the Mexican army and another of the Texians, which ter-
minated in a complete route of the former, with loss on both
sides, but principally on part of the Mexicans; and that Santa
Anna, so far from being in the engagement at the time, was,
and is, in the city of Mexico.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday afternoon an
inquest was held, before Mr. Stirling and a respectable Jury,
assembled at the Duke of Hamilton inn, New End, Hamp-
stead, on the body of a man who was found hanging by his
neck to a tree, by three pocket handkerchiefs twisted together,
at the back of the park of Mr. Wright, the banker, Haver-
stock-hill. It appeared in evidence that the deceased was
discovered hanging to the tree at six o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing, and on him were found two pawnbrokers' duplicate tickets,
a penny-piece, knife, and a twenty- penny nail. One of the
handkerchiefs was a red cotton one, spotted with white, and
marked " D. L.", and the shirt of the deceased was marked
"J. Weldon, 3"—it was a fine linen one. Verdict—" That
the deceased was found hanging, and, the Jury believed, hav-
ing committed the act himself; but whether in a sound state
of mind, or otherwise, at the time, there was no evidence to
prove."

CAPTAIN CIIAUMIER'S " BEN BRACE; THE
LAST OF NELSON'S AGAMEMNONS..'I—" As a chronicle of Eng-
land's naval victories," observes the Courier, " this work can-
not fail to excite the attention of readers of every class. It
has, moreover, all the charm of romance and fiction ; for when
Nelson is not on the scene, the adventures of the other per-
sonages introduced arc of captivating interest. The book is
one of the very best of its class, and we recommend it not only
to every man Who feels a, glow of pride at the heroic deeds
which our sailors have achieved, but to the admirer of ster-
ling tales of fiction and impassioned and powerful narrative.
La France has a letter from Prague, according.
to
which Charles X. and his family have finally quitted that
city, but will decide at Tosplitz upon the art of the Austrian
dominions to which they will transfer their p
residence.