Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-30


% were killed, amongst them were Perry
and Gordon-l2 badly wouiided and pri-
scn"rs--snd , prisoners Doi w"undei.-
This was think oil the 9Th June.
The papers contain likewise an ac-
count of the whole Royal force attacking
Gen. Nina IN the prov'sce of ~. Louis
de Potosi; Col. - commencing The
Estranadnra Regiment commanded -
claims the advantage, bat his narrative
gives it to Nina, who beat back the Roy
alis.s and proceeded on his route 10 jim
the main Patriot army towards Vera
Cruz"
EgtrGes IF Il iette,, from, Or. John .SibiSy TO
DR.. Jokn n. Robinson, Of this city, doted
Natchjtoches, dag. 27, 1917.
g Since my last, the Spanish intercept
ed dispatches, taken by some Hieiam In
dams, who killed the Two Spaniards bear
ing them, between 81. Antonio ami La
badie, lave been more fully examined:
They make it certain that Perry and his
party were attacked near the two COW
pens in the vicinity of Labadie, oil the
morning of the 10th Of June, by more
than 20o Spaniards-and the result was,
that after a desperate fight, 26 ct Pcrry's
party were killed, and Ii made prisoners,
100 them being severely wounded; and
that Perry and Gordon were among the
killed. No other names were mentioned,
except that the Spanish commanding OF
hccr was severely wounded. Ii appears
from a paragraph in letter, that Perry
MAS detached 10 escort general Bernar-
do Guitcrcz. whose perscnce in ST. Ande-
70 and ST. Louis de Potoci was greatly
desired. ATedondo, after a siege of
or DAYS, took by capi,ulation, The little
fort of Soto Ia Marina, IN Sbi h was Ma
jor Pierre, ofNcwOrieans, and Tie pairi-
OF Bishop Mier, who were with the ctkcr
principal officers Sent towards Mexico
They state, that III the fort were 300 men,
mostly inhabitants, who had joined Mi
ia, and that Nina was cvertakcn thirteen
leagues distant, by IN army of 5000 row
allsis: 600 of whom were cavalry. Mi
mas force were from 500 To 1000: lie
received them with great galantry. The
royal cavalry charged upon his infantry,
Who stood firm, and threw the cavalry in
10 disorder, who fell back upon their own
infantry, and confused The whole. The
cavalry could not be rallied again. Mi
ma protited by their situation. and by
theirOwn account DESTROYED 900 Of them.
They retrcated, and Nina pursued his
route towards Green Lake, where some
patriots are strongly fortified, under tile
command OF an eX-pricst. Arredondo
VAS unable 10 pursue him.
MIR. Davenport received letter from
Captain Galvan, written in Aiiakapas,
stating that he Lad received Information
from Mexico coHtrai,ctiug lie accounts
brought 10 New Orleans by Col. Bean,
and at The close OF his letter saws: -"
have this moment received accounts by a
person in days from Galyeztown, STA
u 4.
cesSiui had beaten Arredondo in two
important battles, aud HAT he was about
setting OFT for New-Oreans 10 attempt a.
gain what he had been just ready TO exc
cute, when Col. Bean arrived, and bro't
The discOuIaging news from the vicinity
OF Mexico, which since appears not to
have been true" The new establish
ment above Grand Eura, called Fort Sal
den, IS abandoned, ii proved uncommon
IS sickly. Ont Of l05 who were there
III Jane last, go OF them were sick, Wi;iie
those at Fort Claiborne were healthy
All the troops in This quarter are at
this place, consisting of Fowk's, Riddles
aud Boards companies, commanded BY
Col. Crmble vito is now gone with
Judsc Johnson, Oh forty DAYS tour INTO
the woods, after new stock of health;
they passed ihe Caddo nation ten DAYS
ago, all well, aud mending. Oar crops
are abundant, Na.chi,oches improving,
and the country in the vicinity settling:
Between the Rio Honda and the Sabine.
where. when Won knew it, few people liy-
ed, now contains about 200 families. and
400 families are settled on Red River b.
tween the Conchetto and Ca,do couu-
try, and PAGAN Point, inclutiin. the
n1ount Prairie and Prairie Oman settle
mrnts the waters of which drain into
Washlta. tits probable they will double
III The course of che year. This new set
Element will lie Of more benefit 10 this
place than all the Spanish trade wouId.-
There are number Of people, mostly A.
mericauS, living at Naco.doclics, and are
purchasing up Spanish land claims, I'M
der the belief thai the boundaries Of the
United States will soon extend beyond
that place. Gaiveziowa, continues the
rendezvous. Matagordo was found not to
answer. There are about 900 prize negroes
there for sale. Several persons in this
STATE are Specializing III them. They will
be watched, and the negroes seized AS
soon as they are brought IN. TweAty or
thirty of them have been seized in Ope-
iouSaS. Ndtchez ReD.