Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
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-NAsrHITOcRkS, Jniy IA, 1913.
Within ten days past, several expresses
have arrived here from st, Antcnia, and 10y
very many letters, all corroborating, we
have the most authentic information-tha,
on the 18Th of June, about 1900 Royalists,
commanded by Colonel Heilsondo, appear
ed before the city OF st. Antonio, and sum
nioned the town to surrender, ard proposed
The following conditions That 10 or ~ OF
The principal leaders OF the Republicans
should be given up-:~ the rest of the irhabi-
tan,s should be pardoned. and the Ameri
cans who were there might BE- permitted TO
leave the country and pass into the u. ). IN
molested.
The propositions were received with dis.
dain-7O ofthc Americans and a large par
~ OF Spaniards were absent on command !;
about loco were Immediately parade,i, OF
which $50 were Americans, and 100 were
Indians, and marched out to give the Roy
alists battle, who were mostly mounted,
well armed, 600 of whcm regular troops,
with two pieces Of artillery. The RoyalistA
ran. before the Republican Army, command
cd by majsr Perry, from the state of Con-
necticut, came within gun shot of them
Perry returned again to the town being on
foot did net pursue. The 10Th, the camp OF
the RoyaiiSts was discovered about 6 miles
distance; and OH the morning of the Goth,
the army, commanded again by Perry,
marched out to attack them in their camp !;
they were discovered by the Royalists in
time for them TO form in good order on a IA.
vorable position in front oftheir camp.-
The battle was commenced by the Ame-
rican riiiemen the Royalists soon gave way,
and fell back to their camp which they de
tended Tor about an hour, when they broke
and ran in different directions, leaving their
camp, dead ard wounded, provisions, &c.
lreccived letter from the Secretary OF
the Governor, Continuing the following &C
count OF the events of the day, viz. OF the
Royalists were killed 274, wounded $50, ia.
Ken OF prisoners, 2 standards, 9 pieces of
cannon (all they had) 5000 pounds gun
powder, COCO pounds biscuit, 4s packs Of
Hour, 1000 mules and horses, 28, 600 dollars
worth goods and clothing, 500 stands of
arms, 1000 dollars in specie, $50 saddles, IS
packs of salt, besides spirits, sugar, and cho-
coiate, coffee, beans, exc. and 100 eco Sc.
gars.
Letters dated eight days after the battle
mention dead bodies are every day found
round about the battle ground and that not
ten OF the Roya.ists have been found toge-
Their since. OF the Republicans, as thev call
themselves, eight only were killed and "a
wounded, one Of whom has since died. In
lut'er received from majr Perry, who
commanded the Republican army, he SAYS
that. the Span;ards (l'a,rots) were mixed
in with the American companies and fought
nobly the regular troops, with Helsondo's
army, it is understood, were generally from
durango 1t is believed that the assembling
OF this army ~ the last effort that will be
made to prevent the Republicans from ad.
vanc,ng over River Grand. Gen. Toledo
has gone tn st Antonio to take the command
OF the army, and will be able, from The
number of volunteers who are Joining him
from the u. S. and Spaniarts and Indians, 10
proceed on over River Grand Immediately
with 1000 men. Dr. Forsyth, who has late
iy accepted the command of the artillery.
writes that they have 10 field pieces well
mounted, 10000 pounds of gunpowder and
plenty OF Cannon balls and lead. Gen. Rer
nardo Goteros has become unpopular; he
has, since the battle Of the goth, caused Z or
q prisoners more TO be put 20 death. Cant.
Hecum, who commanded company in the
10Th, arrive ed here yesterday h; he was sent
with an escort to meet gen. I oledo, and con
duct him TO st. Antonio. He goes off to
morrow, and will ovcrtake the General at
Nacosdoches, who has there collected & on
ihe road about 400 recruits, who are going
on with him. Expresses pass now regularly
between this place and St. Antonio every 9
or 10 days.
Our accounts from Mexico are not very
satisfactory. 1t is generally reported there
that gen. Rayen's army has been very sue
cesstni have taken Durango, Zacatacas,
Saltee, and several other towns; and that
the province OF Quahuila will all Join gen.
Toledo, and 3 or 4 other provinces will fol-.
low their example.