Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-17
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JEAAS
The revenue schr Juckson Capt II. D. Hunter, from
cruise in the Gulf Of Mexico arrived off the bar yes
serday having touched at Key West ST. Augustine, St
MARY and Ssy SH nsF way to the North
We learn. from Capt. [fuater, that the Texan heet,
consisting of swo war schoorers, WITH bar9ue,
schoonefs ant,a stsa:ooat, haIng on ooaro aooe
800 NE n for tie Texan army under the command OF
Ghn. Green left the Baze, for Galveston Bay, at the
came time with the Jackson Capt H. learnt before ns
Departure that Santa Anna had been landed from the
Texan schr Independence Com. Hawkins, and convey
ed by land to Velasco, which is situated about days
ride from Matan,eras, where one DIVISION OF the army
was stationed 3hs movement was supposed 10 nave
reference expected to be brought
I about by Santa, Anna
(G1ou the .Netc Orleans Bee, May 3d.
"Ehe schooner Bonita arrived yesterday in days
from Tampico, where all remained quiet, as the comman-
der Of the garrison had finally resolved turning his
against the citizens should they attack The resi-
dent foreigners.
"The Bonita brings upwards Of 100000 il specie"
The rumor that had reoched he5e soma S days ago
via Natchitoches confirmed or repeated yesterday
by an arrival from OpesocsGs-that 1900 Mexcans,
division Of the army Under Col WALL had surrendered
themselves prisoners of TO between 300 and 400
TEXANS agreeaby to the request Of Santa Anna that
they shnu!d lay down their arms
1t ives also stated that the Texan force under Colo
mel Buriescn had! oHertaken the main division Of the
Mszican army under Felisoa and Sesna, when
ing the Coorodo and that the MexIcans merely request
ed 10 be unddsturbed in their retreat from Texas. 1t
large quantity Of ammunition lest it SHOULD fell into the
hands of the TEXANS and it is fortunately stated that
the latter have pursued the prudential policy Of building
bridge for The escape OF tie eaemyWAoaie still near
| ly 3 to H.
LATER FROM MEucc.-Tle following intelligence
from Mexico is from The ~ Y. Gazette, and we are in
dcb,ed r. NJ Lang, Esq, of the fra Of Messrs Jno.
Lang & Co. for the extract together with the remarks
[3aIaaslPkia Exchange Books.
| The of Senta Anna 3 defeat and capture
ceived the Palace in the city of Mexico, about
the Sd of May in letter from Gen Sesma, who &c.
cordimg TO private letters received in New York, repre-
scented that the whole force of 1900 had been de-
sroycd, 900 by rifles, and the remainder b. being
drowned in recrossing the river notwithstanding the
government endeayored conceal The intelligence from
the people, and the Diaro del Golerno Che official pa
De, Of the III Nloy) came out with the following edito
| rial article:
The worthy president of the republic, the immortal
General OF the national army, ought to be this
day San Felipe de Austin The capital Of the colonies,
lie nngraeful inhabitants of which have attempted 10
nation Of this ps .eooas Snd ba ne Mexican
its Territory To me me- Il, %'n ,h te h"ra ~,
osased to obtain glorious triumps, without having suf-
acd single reverse We this day predict with great
satisfaction that very early in the month OF May part
of our army will be on the banks OF the Sabine known
TO be the boundary line of the two nations, and where
the treaty Of limits will be carried into effect, because,
as Napoleon has sad the best treaties are those concluded
| at the cnnn0nS mouth.
The object Of Publishing the foregoing paragraph was
|
case and enable the government TO prepare aad strengths
en- itself against any popular movement which might
possibly take place, when the fact Of Santa Annas stu
alton became fully known. For parts we have
no doubt that revolution will take place (f i! have not
already occurred in Merco AID the next arrival from
that quarter will farnish important intelligence. we
know that Santa Anna himself apprehended the RESULT
and used it, in conversation with Cen ioustoh' as an
argument in favor Of his being reeased and permItteo
10 return 10 Mexico, in order that he mgh oy NE pre-
sence quei any popular movement ana mus 90 eiaoea
10 secure to the Texans their independence 10 he at
tainmsnt Of which, obstac ~ould Dc presented /" le
selection Of other rulers tor Mexico oo
| (E1osa tbs BhLs;ia, .NuY 3D.
W. ,ro very much pleased to learn from highly re-
,L,, c;,;1rn of Texas, who arrived last evening by
, of u ed River and who brings intelligence SIX days
than that already received that on the 10Th instant,
H. Mcyican army retreating with the greatest pre-
;;,,,on and disorder, having thrown large number
- ,h.r muskcts into the San Bernard river. he also
,,os HAT large Eunaber OF Texans had visited the
Ms.ic.n camp on the Colorado, aud slept there one
NIGHT and had been there treated more men whom
they looked upon already their coneuerors than as
cap,ives, which they had it in their power to make
he has been by those PERSONS after their return
10 the Texan camp from this visit, that the Mexcsns
ssd openly if tie Texans would only allow them 10 re-
turn untnolesed, that they would never trouble them
again. ,.,,n ,bo, ono If ,be
Texans MET Wall the wellknown French General In
Santa Annals service, the prairie, VINO staleo on DE-
ino ouesohed that he was proceeding 70 see "hat Sno
of treaty Santa Anna was ABOUT 10 make WIN me
T.x;,ns on which be was taken into camp and detained
~ nrsouer, with all the other great folks.