The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-05-14
NEw.ORLEASs. Ap,i! 81.
Texas

By Major Horton, who came passenger
i'm the Texan Government schr. inrincl-
bic, ne learn that 1900 Mrxicans had
crossed the Colara1o. 500 mcn at San
Felipe, and 400 at For, Bend. iia, Gen.
|Houstnn's s effective force was 1900. The
Colorado ( had ovcrfloaed its banks, and
the 1900 Mcxicans canno, rcircn..-iious-
ton had despatched Major Bchen. wi;i'
400 men against 400 Moxicahs, and was
advancing himself with his whole force
upon the Mexican division, whose retreat
TO the main army was impossible.
The total destruction of the 1900 Mcxi-
cans is certain III! all was joy and CON.
iiencc nj The Seat Of Government. The
elements a.c iihgling fos T.xas. aud the
universal opinion is. that the Mexican ar
n,r between the Colorado, aud Byasos. is
already defeated.
fIo:sion mus. have tough. !hc battle
last Sun,la-.
DaEAprrL MASSACRE.
We also learn lhs, q unnrmcd cGi-
grants that left this city in tho William
and Francis, fur Codano. and were landed
a. that port, trusting themselves unasmcd
in the pnwor of the Mcx;cans. were III TWO
hours bulc.,rrcd by The sol,licry. in sishII
OF the vessels. the schooner escaped To-
ila.agorda.
The Pennsylvania is expected up In
night will, further information. The
t3ru,us was 10 sal! The day flcr The Irwin
c,ble with women and ch;idrcn.
We also learn. ,ha, DR.. Harrison, son
uf Gen. Harrison. Of N"r,h Bend. Ohi".
was, while travelling with :::'rec Ancriean
gentlemen, taken By the alcxicans his
body eu, down. and his bowcls t"rn ont.
aud left in .ha, situation before life was
cx.i,,. The wiic of Gen. Harrison came
passenger in,,l,c lnnineiblc.
NAVAL ExoAoEaIST.
The Texan armed schooner Iarincibie
Caplain Brown, fell in with the Mexican
schooner Mnntczumo. q, anchor OF the
Brasos Santiago. An action irscdiaIet.I
took place, If several hJnEs. whicb
,eruin alcd in the sinking %! the Monlczn.
una before she reached The shore lo which
she was rnnniag.- Mhcn~ las; .ecn her
wards were under wafer She was pre-
|parsns 4, eonscy 10 Galveston Bay aboni
Ees1o0 mcu: tho expedition is now destroy
|cd. The lnriAe;bic was somewhat cut ID
her sails aud ris:ag. ha; ha,l no. c naa
'wuun,lc,!. The fac Of sl.c aioa.czuo,a' s
crew is no; kGnwa.
Col. Cr,eksm not dtG! ysf.-Wc a.c
mnch sr,,ilied in being ablc 10 iulurm our
readers tia, Col. Crpckc,i. tho hero and
patriot, i. is said is no; vc' dead. This
cheering news is brough. by gentleman.
ncw in ihls city. directly from Texas and
who lcf. the Colonel. us he states, :hrcc
week 4 agn. ., the house OF his br".hcr.in-
law in Texas. where the Colonel was ly.'
ing quite iii. bull gradually ,hoash slowly
recovering from his wounds.
The gentleman who brings This news is
known 10 number Of onr citizens, VIII"
believe him 10 be man Of vcraci.y. lie
states that Crocaci. w,s !clt upon .ic bat.
llc ground o, u. Antonio covered swith
and. as tho Mcxicans supposed
dead. Tha, after tho Mexicans had aban-
,luued tho place. Crockett was discascrcd
by some Of his acquaintance {" be lying
among tho slain. still exhibiting signs Of
life. He was Immediately taken care OF,
and conveyed 10 comfortable lodgings. las
before stately where his wounds were
dressed, and every attention necessary to
his recovery paid him. lilo had received
a scycrc cash with !onahawk on tho up
per par. OF the forehead. ball in his left
arm. and another through ono Of his
Thighs. besides several other minor
wounds. When The gentleman who
brings this intelligence left his bro.hcr.in-
laws house. Crockett was doing well.
Candog cumpc!s Us to say that there a.c
'nany improbabiiilics in relation lo the
truth "f this report, bn, The respectable
character Of Tho gentleman whn SAYS he
saw him with his own eyes in tho cand,-
'tion au.l uo lcr;hc circumstances ahore Ia
l,l induces astp give credit. We have.
spnic doubts of its truth.
We risr ,!,c siur,. however, as The gentle
man represented it, ana we sincerely hope
u m,y prove authentic. is either true,
o- Tie man who has detailed TO III crnu,
'ocrs ms in :hs city tho abo'r statements,
~ a lying villain. |: is due TO him to say,
however, ,!ni those parsons here who per
's,nnlIy LDn,y him c,yr cr,;rr credit IN hi.