Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-06
Correspondence If The Bee }
FoNr DSrlAycE. liza Bahia) Tex
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Correspondence cf Tie Bcc
Fonr DSrIAycE. liza Baha) Trxas,l
March llh, 1896 :
Mn Dear &r-Sincc | last wrote you fiom Bcjar, the
affairs of Texas have assumed aspect which not
only awaken the brarest symraies Of the friends Of
constitutional liberty. in cry CLINE. but act well for
the prompt aud efficient cirs of devoted patriots
row in the field or al vii! he lost. We left Beur you
may remembers with The flush Of victory yet glowing
upon checks, and the laurel yet uniaded upon our
brows, seek con1uess al MataHoras hut scarce
lv had reached this place way thIcr, ere the
apple Of dscord rails among by several amhi-
linus aspiranS f. the command OF the army and the
Gsscmsons arising from This have hitherto para
yzed all our o"st*, anu proved the ruin Of one portion
of our It'll army.
To put our present altitude in its true light it is ne
ccssary TO recn past transactions When we arrived
in the camp before Bciar General Austin had just
tired and the command had dcvolvcd upon Gem Ed
ward RurleSton, an honest, undSSuning gen;leniln-
Mo 4 squadron IN ;hr field,
Nor The division Of kn"w than spinse:,"
and who possessed scarcely single requisite qualifca.
ton constitute him good military COMMANDER
Confusion ard dissatisfaction became the order of
the day; and upon this place and Gonzales
ordered The Sd Of December last: bat the
pancs of New ORLEANS GEeys with one from Mississippi
ri pcacock resolved only TO maintain their ground
but unaided by the Texans, 10 make en- attempt upon
The town. The drum accordingly beat for volun.
eers; and only 2lG daring spirits from an army of up
wards 700 enrolled themselves for the enterprise
to be undertaken nex morning II is needless to say,
about 49, turned out TO a man; and when the Misss-
sppi company is taken into account, it will be seen
how very small share the TEXANS had in the re-
ducon of Bear. This little devoted hand of volun-
teers was determined not to be led by Cen Bureston;
they therefore elected Col Benjamin r. Milan to
nnd The attack, and lie called to his aid F. Johnson
and James Grant the two aids of Bureson. Robert C..
Morris, of New Orleans, being previously elected Major
OF the regiment before Beiar, led Of the attack
ing DIVISIONS During the conflict Milan fell, and john
son MS a'd thereupon usurped The command as Colonel
OF Inc regiment After tho surrender Of Beiar the
troops demanded new election to supply the place Of
the lanened Aiiam hut Johnson conscious Of his own
unpopulari'y: and ambitious Of power contriyed TO mt
them off, upon one pretex' another until the exped
ton to Malamoras was got up, which, he vainy hopcd
would hush up all discomfort and confirm him and Grnnt
in power.
The expedition started under these auspices, on ,be
LIST of January; but before arrival this place Ave
days afterwards, it being discovered that the expedition
was not authorized by the provisional government the
troops refused to proceed until they satisfied on
this point. While lying here in this state of suspense
the arrival OF Gen Saml Houston, mmander-inchief
Of the forces of Texas hailed as the harbnger Of
union, and the foferunner of victory. After several
days of deiberation the troops finally mustered
under Houston; and took up the line of march for the