Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05
ITO be contin1ied.)
Mem ORLEANS, March


Trx,slt vas currently reported yesterday that lhe
town Of San Antonio had fallen nio the lia'dS 81
Anna and his acmiy-about +OJU III nuinDrr' ~ J
Marches Santa Anna took Tn: citizens ny SUPP 81
tI.v were obi ycd 10 surrender or III I'LL" u!e
There were about 2JO in the fort well prep rri Hu lut
ushcd with provisions. When Santa AHA s''' ''''
orders for an Immediate and uncondl"'ai SURF H.,
,bcy repcd that he should first attest hc'r Sfr!'@'"
and that they capable Of holding "ut Is S' an
t;uce of his even if it contained 3U'iG men. >.
There were 100 Texans encam!pcd sane mics I'@
taul These Immediately fastened II tEt town, re-
solved TO cut off the r treat aud sap! les oil TIE 'Sa@
I'M, army San Antonio may l;rr lore &c the gave u
Sa,,a Anna and not only the triumph ut TcXaj nde-
pend.ncc, but of Mexican liberty. r.
drpurablc apathy had previously manifested lls'i'
in The lcxan army; ali wcrt anxious hot 10 le
ed in San Antonio; and hcnce PERHAPS TIE cattue'
ournals Of San Felipe greIi: complain vi li5 si!t anu
saw that those who te;crnmrd To capture The t""h
f.Tmcry were sociluus Ia leave it % lis present iite.
The fcxan commissioners are heating up "F recruits
and loans in Kentucky and IcAHcsS'r C"IS. ATc'eI
and Wial tDn arrived Louisville on the -" Inst, ana
Col VIM II. Wharton Iatey w!-tc OURSELVES al chcoul-
| airing letter from Nashville.
- Since wiring The aLrvc we have pech lh!ofhca
on crGdtablr aurily, that Statement Is corfec' III
general Colonel Iravrrs is III Command Oi The SiTrl-
Con If San Antonio: and is determined TO act with rgnr
But our informant that the force g1Er 10 Tie leri
of the town 10 1856 men, well cqnipt: pteps
| cd and provided. lie also b. hcvrs that HrIcral Sos
and not Santa Anna has surrTZrd the L'wn aid mat
|
who advanced sr;ly hy forced marches tn! oAgh I'M
rcUu.m!rd ways. The l:a.n body 81 Tic Mexican atJ
- either from fear Of the Texan rifles or IRON! uls4i T.
ton ia the Cause Oh SLna .inha-dd not ana VIII Hot
enter Teas. Cos has advanced TO retrieve ms cHa'ac-
cI-but also ruin H. Us nc passed his pdrGie "0""cF
not 10 fight aganst Tie TEXANS lie viii now receive
cadien punishment; and find his grave where nc losl
| his iamc.-ECc.
The Gtncran- Ch:c To TIC .3rmy Of Operations "H"er
his command:
COMPANIONS Is ArMs Our most sacred duties hti c
conducted Us u these p!ans and urged Us forward |"
combat with that mob Of ungratc!n ad"enurer5, OIL
whom our authorities have lncauous!y lavSlcd iapoTS
which they have failed to bcstow Oh Mexicans. iAey
have auproprated to themselves our territories, ana nave
raised lie standard Of rebellion i'll order that this fertile
and EXPANDED department may BIZ detached from our re-
misunderstanding themselves That our unfortunate uis-
scsrns have incapac!I.ivd us iU' ''e osece o. ou'
native land Wrclcics! they will soon see their folly
S,i,:irrs.--TGlr COMRADES have been trcacherou y
sacrificed at Anauac, Goiad and BIar ana you are Inc
| men chosen TO ci:u:tsc tic assnsS!iIs
NJ Fricnds.--Wc will march to The spot whittier SIC
are called by the interests Of the nation IN whose SerV
ces We are engaged. The candidates Tor acres OF land
ia Texas will learn IL their surrUw that teI! auX;iaes
from New Orleans Mobile Boston, New York and other
Northern ports. from whence aid ought to proceed
are l:lsig acuii, and that McXicais, though naturally
generous will not suffer outragcs with impun!ty-inu
rIuu and dishonfa5lc 10 their couny-cl The pcrPetfa
| tors be whom they may.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA Anna
WurrLISG, March 22.-Gcn. 3. r. Archer and Co!
WOLFE of tho Trxan Army, their way to Washington
City, arrived il town yesterday, and took lodging" al
the L. S. Hotel Col Austin is hourly expected ImtS
OFFICIAL Ills Exccllency, Senior Don Manuel Edu
ardo de Gorosza presented TO the PRESIDENT by INT
Secretary Of Stale the 9th ult, as Envoy .Xtraor
binary and Minister plruiporntry Of tine Mexican he
public. to the United Statcs.-GiU6c.