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FROM TEXAS.
NEw-ORLEANs. Julv 6

NEW-ORLEANS, July o.
BY the Arrival of the schr. Col. Fannin,
from VeIasco, which place she left on the
29lh June, we learn that the Mexicans
have advanced as far as the Nueces be
tween 5000 and 1000 men, commanded by
Generals Urea and Bravo. The Texan
army were in the neighborhood of Victoria.
NJ ID. Lamar has been appointed comman
der-in.chef. Gen. Green and F. Houston
are on the march TO join the main army ut
that place. We further learn that that
part of the Mexican army who had been in
Texas with Santa Ana, and who have been
obliged by Gen. Urea to return to Texas,
have refused TO cross the Nueces, stating
that they will not enter Texas again.
Gen. Santa Ana has been taken to Co.
lumbia, and put in irons, with a strong
guard over him his suite is with him.
The following information, in addition TO
the above, extracted from an official c,rcu.
lar addressed to the people Of Texas, will
be found of intense interest,"
METAMoRAs, 81 ate of Tamaulipas,
June 9, 1886.
| My Dear Friend l am sorry TO inform
you of our unfortunate situation. We are
detained here for nothing but to keep you
ignorant Of the enemy's intention. They
will soon be down on you in great numbers {:
| four thousand will leave here, in four or
eight days, for La Bahia--it is supposed via
| Nneces or San Patricio; and as many more
bv water, in fifteen or twenty days, from
Vera Cruz, TO land at Copano or Brassos,
not yet ascertained at which place. They
make war of determination, and show no
quarters. My dear friends, you see what
treating with prisoner is but you must
make the best of it, You can fall back to
the Colorado, and call all the men to the
ield for, if you do not, Texas is gone.--
They have heard that the President is at
Velasco, with q very small guard; and say
they will have him in less than two weeks.
I think you ought to send all the prisoners
through to San Augustine, for safe keeping.
You will have from 1000 to $1,000 troops
to contend with, many of them cavalry, to
be well mounted, to murder women and
children. Now, soldiers, you must not
spare any pains for the sake Of saving us
we are willing TO be lost TO save Texas
Dear soldiers, march to The field, and there
defend your rights They say that you
are rebels; but you must show them that
you are soldiers, and know how to defend
your rights. Send all of the prisoners TO
the cast. We are not in Jail yet, but to
morrow demand our passports as soon as
that is done, we shall have quarters in the
Calaboose. We have good friends, which
prudence at present forbids US TO name, for
fear Of detection. Urea is commander in
chief of the Mexican army, and says he will
not stop short of the Sabine river. You
must now work head work as we'll as fight.
Blow up Goliad and Bexar. You must
have a sufficient force in the field at once,
and we will whip them again. Be united--
let the people of the United States know
what kind of war they make Of it, and
they will certainly come to our assistance.
] do not consider our lives in danger, if in
close quarters. To give you as much infor.
nation as possible, my letter is IN this small
hand. bid you adeu, in haste. Our
cause forever, your friend.
HENRY TEAL.
The President Of Texas, David G. Bur
net, has issued his proclamation, in which
he exhorts the people of Texas to be united
in their movements against the enemy and
requiring all the male inhabitants over 5
and under SO years OF age, to speedily join
the army.