Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-10

descrplion IL Is moral victory, well calculated to
eyince TO the disclaimers against Texas that union and
mutual rights will yet preponderate over faction and dis
cord Has history its parallel: do the battles of former
ages furnish its fellow believe not and il is with the
th.ob Of grafed PRIDE that such example has been
get by TEXANS"
1.-The following documents were received in this CT,
three weeks ogo but oil account Of the absence of IT..
gentleman TO whom they addressed could not he
lore be given to the public.
"FoHr TRAVIS, Galveston Island, }
April %, 1896 :
"Io Co.. Roher. Triplu, New Orleans:
"Dear Sir-The enclosed despatch from the Secretary
nf War is this moment received ! communicate it L.
you with uneigned pleasure, and doubt not it will
confer unminged qualification upon all the friends of
Texas throughout the United States.
"ihe war in Texas is drawing to close. The head Of
our enemy Is in our power, the body and limbs are but
machines. May God be praised!
Your obcdicnt servant
DAVID G. BURNETT.
"HEAp QUARTERS, Army, 22d April, 1886.
TO HIS Ezccticncy u. &. Burnet, President.
"Sir Yesterday at half past three with Ave hundred
we charged Santa Anna camp of eleven hundred we
made total route Of his army in two hours took every
thing he had, killed half his rvops, and took the
others prisoners.
Seen Santa Anna, Col Almonte and all his particular
friends several Generals and Colonies prisoners.
Come up with the steamboat and will take great plea
sure in introducing you 10 the General. Gen Houston
seccivcd though not dangerous wound in uoby
charging the works Of the enemy-l will make this
evening or Tomorrow detailed report. Gen H. will al
so report 10 you Immediately -Send up supplies pro-
visions and renorcemenls there yet about 5000 Of
Of the enemy in Texas let make at Them in force int
mediateiy and the war is over.
In great haste,
rHOS. J.: RUSK, Secretary at Har."
(Fromthc same)
We obligngiy furnished with following copy OF 4
letter, dated MArAMoEAs, 23d, Aprl 1886.
"S,n:-Hc.cwilhI hand you list Of Ii prisoners un-
der Of death in tile Quartet this place. taken
in ST. Parcio river Nueces, all foreigners, with them
were Mcx:cans, making in all q, (beore The trial by
Fernandez, who has The command in this quarterly The
seven Mexican prisoners set at liberty the Il TO-
reigner, condemned 10 death The execution was 10
have taken place the Goth inst at o'clock. The
ladies' Of Aldamoras pctitioaed the General for
spite until petition could be forwarded 10 Mexico; il
not granted the merchants then called on Fernandez,
(aiter the American Consul had passed oico him
pointing the violation of the nea,ics of nations in
such cases, which was not adhered to- and Offered 10
make up the sum Of $50 900 for their ransum the Gene
raj then assented to the proposition and delayed the
ecutlon until could be despatched To the
manding General Santa Anna, the President, Bejar
in Texas to ascertain if he would accept Of the propo
snn. This will require about IL days time hard riding,
before We know the fate of those unfortunate fellow
creatures. We have raised about SIG 900 in
mcnt the buancc will be difficult TO make Is there
any thing record equal to this brutality, the buying
off or selling Of human sous;If the proposition is
cepted, will it not sink these people Santa Anna in
the estimation OF other nations 10 the very lowest degra
da.on carth witness the murder Of the
il2 foreign prisoners al Laborda in Texas, committed
by Tracy, after having capituaied prisoners of
and were 10 be treated such, the 9th March.
correo has this morning arrived and report says Santa
Anna has been completely defeated at Red River with
the loss of his army, himself narrowly escaping the
Indians within GO miles of this place, pressing the
provisions supplies of Santa Anna, and driving off
stock, killing all the Mexicans they fall in with: they
from 10 800 strong, and waiting 10 catch Santa
Anna his rca TO this place write you again per
schooner Wac!iHan. Do not omit having this letter pub
lished by some Of your editors Immediately its receipt
A MERCHANT'
The Augusta Courier Of the LIST inst after stating the
arrival of Gen. Houston at New Orleans, adds, that
Letters received here yesterday from New Orleans
announce another victory by the Texans, in which
1000 more Nexcans taken prisoners, and the bal
ance so roughly handled that they will require handling
The other victory here referred to is probably
the surrender Of the 20 heIcans, stated in the New
Orleans papers of the 23d.
To these accounts add the following extract of
letter, addressed 10 this city:
EXTRACT IF Letter to q gentleman in this City (Reh-
no"d from his COrTe'pODde"t i" Fe'o Orleans Of e4M
.Nay 1886.
General the faE-iamed Santa Anna, arrived in this city
last evening, accompanied by his aid de camp VIM G.
Cook Esq formerly Of your City. Cook has been We
~ conspicuous during the struggle and is emineniy III
the confidence Of The General. lie the first TO vo-
lunleer, when the question put, who would lead the
attack against San Antonio-ils entire company
rounded him and cried, "Long live galan, Captain
He afterwards promoted and was in the lhlckest OF
the late fight, which has resulted glorousy for the
of Texas and freedom. He tells me- that Santa
Anna is prisoner at Velasco-aso Gen. Cos, and
about forty others of the most distinguished Mexican
officers. He slept beside Santa Anna for three nj hts
his guard-tDks him brave and skiiiul General,
and much resembling great South Carnlinan, John
L. Calhoun. When the Mexican General was disco
vcred, he disguised sailor-when brought into
the presence Of The Texan General, lie extended his
IL (,Ct,
in point of military fame, to the great Napoleon)
that the General, who had vanquIshcd Santa Anna,
was man born 10 no common destiny Cen Houston
was shot through the leg, just above the ANGLE, at the
very onset-he on horseback and continued at his
duty, notwithstanding his wound, which very
There great rejoicing here in honor of the gal
liant hero, who has certainly displayed ordinary
gacity in the manner in which he has conducted this
of 600 acres of the best land in the country He is
in perfect health and will return TO Texas very snoD.-
General H. is here under the hands Of DR.. Kerr
But our extracts to-day 90 not terminate hcre-We
have the following accounts, rin New oIk from the
other side Of the Housc-fron Mexico itself We spare
the reader the comments which disposed TO make
on the atrocities of Santa Anna and his Myrmidons
(Frcn The INtr York Courier Enquirer Of he 9Th Ju"eJ
Merico-T The arrival yesterday of the ship Congress,
Captain Trask, from Vera Cruz, has placed in pos
session papers Of that city Of the l0 and Of the city of
Mexico, OF the 9Th umo At the latest dates there had
been no publication in Mexico of the capture of Santa
lima, and every thing remained tranquil under the TO-
vernment established by him, although private letters
state that the information Of his capture had been re-
ceved and suppressed. The papers are still full Of POM
pous euloges Of the nvincblc Mexican army in Texas;
and paragraph says, there is doubt that army is
now on the Sabine river where it will defnvey adjust
the treaty Of limits with the United States, adding, that
Napoleon had observed that trtaeS Gi,cays best
oJserrcd hat ,cerc concluded at the hende an army.
"The celebrated National Brig Of War, Vcneedor Del
3lan,o (conqueror of the Alamo, which believe was
formerly the Brig Paragon, of this port and the Schr
General Co.'S it is stated in the papers before u.s. had
sailed for the waters of Tras for the purpose of protect
ing Mexican commerce and Furnishing the ungrateful
coonists
I.,lz 10 arrired AZ Ecra