Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-27
with guns on their shoulders man was shot at the
plough yesterday withirtwo miles of me-
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tons there have returned but WITHOUT falling in with
the Indians. From their tracks, it supposed there
were about thirty. The indians have made demon
sraon against ST. Marks but being fired upon had re.
treated, without doing any damage"
"The Editor of the Baltimore Patriot has been favor.
cd with the perusa Of aleter, received from Henry D.
Hunter Esq, commander of the United States Revenue
Cutter Jack son, dated Fort 81. .aarks .sfny gh 1886
which says'Yesterday received information Of an at.
tack having been made The town. ia consequence of
which immediately took with two officers Lieu!s.
Cose and Hunter0 Dr.. Cochran aud 81 men, well
ed and took command Of the town; there were two
alarms, but we saw no Indians. l think will leave
here this day, as believe the inhabitants with the
men in port are sufficient and will be able to keep the
tort against the savages
THE L7TEST
Yesterdays mail brings further very interesting de-
tails FROM the Vest and Soutk The New Orleans pu-
pers, which now come by way of Pensacola since the
Columbus road has been beset by the Creeks down
TO the 18th inst The file to that day is not COM
petei but we enabled TO CLEAN the following particu.
lars The great octorr is fully con6rmed-One of the
most brilliant, we'll as surprising events which the
nag ination conceive. Santa Anna and his staff
have all been TAKEN with their military chest and NUM-
onsl20O Mexicons have been beaten by scarcely half
their numbers. The victory is perhaps without paral-
lei. When Mr. Burnett the President of the Republic,
states the loss of the Mexicans at GOO killed. ind from
to 600 made prisoners, and the loss of the Texans at
only killed and ii wounded we'll might he cxcaim
" aoondcrful disparuy!" Texas may yet have further
struggles, and other engagements; but consider her
fate as CERTAIN and her Independence sealed Rein
forcemens pouring in TO her assistance. Her friends
are cheered-while her invaders are dspred. One of
her soldiers is superior to two of theirs. The moral
force Of the battle above Lynchs Ferry will carry her
Liberties through the in defiance OF all opposition
One feature of this transaction strikes us with ire
slstible forcs-and il adds moral grandeur 10 the
event. Considering the brance of the victory and its
decisive effect how little has been said Of by the
manding officers No boasting bulletins-no pompous
paradcsi No laundering proclumations So little has
ho,n Of divcrpdiied NJ tho MT
of the necessary documents The superior officers
10 have left the story to tell for ITSELF and find its
admiration. This species of modesty only enhances the
merits of the achievement But TO the Details which
we have extracted from yesterday Southern Mail:
TEXAS.
(FTon, the Mobile Mercantile .7drcrtscr May 49,
DIRECT FROM THE FIELD OF GLORY!
1.-TWO or three gentlemen who fought Gnder General
Houston in the glorious victory Santa Anna
have arrived in Mobile. One Of them, MIR. Joseph An
drews, who resides near Merriwether Springs i'll Geor
eia has in his possession various documents from Off
GERS high in command in evidence Of the estimation in
which he is held on account of his manly department
during the fight between Colonel Wards command and
the McxcaS we'll us in the recent battle between
Gen. Houston's army and that Of Santa Anna From
this gentleman learn the following particulars of the
engagement which confirmed in every particular by
the statements made by the others
sOu the 2lst April, the Texans, under Houston, and
GOO strong had manGuyred to get above and with
in some two miles and in sight Of the Me1icans,
under Santa Anna, who were 1870 strong, and near
down to the fork of the two rivers-the Brassos and
Sabine. Houston having the enemy thus snugly hem.
med had his little army drawn up for the purpose of
addressing it in person. Soldiers, said he, there is the
enemy-do you want to fight? Yes was the univer.
sal shout well, them said he, Set cat dinner,
and then will lead you into the BATTLE They obeyed
the order to ea and Immediately thereafter, at about
o'clock, P. NJ marched TO the attack They bore
down upon the eycans at the top reservng
their fire until enough to have every shot tell
hot engagement kept up for about 20 minutes when
the began 10 break and retreat in great disorder
and confusion The Texans carried oil before them
Although they had but half the number of the Mcxi-
cans and but two pieces of cannon of four FOUND EACH
while the enemy had six and nine. FOUNDER, yet i'll
fifteen minutes after the engagement commenced, many
of the Mesicans called loudly for quarter After the
route Of the Mexcans, Hous;ons continued TO fol-
low up and pour III upon them for about two hours
Upwards Of sir hundred and fly Mexcans we're killed,
and about six hundred taken prisoners There were SIR
or screen Texans killed. and about tceny wounded
Generals Co.'S and Alnlontc among the pri soncrs
fret taken The former pale and greatly agltated,
but the latter Displayed lie had done during the hght
great GOODNESS and courage.
Santa Anna fed among the earliest who rctrcnied
He BY two boys one about 10, and the other
about II years Of age to 60 into thicket OF wood
They kept watch OF the place during the night and the
next morning a man came out dressed like a common
Mexican soldier. Not suspecting him to be Santa Anna,
they took him prisoner. He offered no resistance, but
wished be taken TO General Houston Fie was con-
ducted 10 that officer, when be made himself known as
Santa Anna asked the respect due officers OF rank and
made tho offers for his liberty, which have been pub
lished Santa Anna, Mr.. Andrews says, is apparently
about As years Of Of rather small STATURE dark COM
plexion black hair, black bright eyes, and altogether
good looking man.
"When questioned as TO the murder OF Coils. fann!n
and Ward and the under their command he stated
that in the battle the evening previous to their surrender
about 1000 Of the Mexcans were killed, while not more
than 20 Texans had fallen-that the Texans had ex-
hausted their ammunition and were without water: that
they surrendered upon the terms of capulatlon, since
l.lL ,,1, 10, to npSn
terms for two first, because the day after the
surrender Of Col Ward and those under his command Inc
number Of prisoners became so great in consequence mat
he had not provisions sufficient for them and his own ar
NV and secondly he had not enough to keep them
securely Consequently Col. Ward and almost all his
soldiers were shot with Col. Fannin 49,
"When questioned respecting the fight nenr the Mis-
sion between the hlcxicans and Col Wards company,
he stated that about 400 Of the Mexcans were killed,
but that COL ard and his protected by the
walls Of the Church in which they had stationed then
selves. =
"Thc following named persons under the command of
Colonels Fannn and Ward, made their escape-Jos An
drews, Jour norman) David Holt, Lewis Washington,
- Dickinson, Horace Bullock, Samuel Hardaway,
and Benjamin Nordecai, all Georgians. Dr. Shacke.
ford of Alabama had his life spared and Is now Ill at
tendance upon the wounded Mexicans.
"The Mcxicans, and the Texans who made their es-
CAPE agree in stating that when Col. Ward was about
to be shot, he ordered TO knee, but could not be
made to do so either by threats promises. His gal
o-~
defiance and died like an American Soldier
In the battle between Houston and Santa ANNA,
Col Mrabeau LAMAR of Georgia, greatly distinguish
ed himself for his vaor and lntrpdity ana gained the
applause of all. .'..-..
It is said there not fifty Texans in the batlle
that the Texan army was composed almost entirely OF
volunteers. -: 81.
Santa Anna is a prisoner on an armed vessel, near
Galveston Island while the Mexican prisoners, who are
able to labor arc engaged in. building breasworks on
the Island" 49, ...'..-. ~
From the Nc,o Orleans Bee, Of May lO)
"There can now be doubt of the capture of Santa
Anna and The other Mexican officers whose names were