Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-07-26
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Charleston, Juat ).

w, to his relative IN tnlS Guy, yves Po''
traiture of Santa Anna, calculated 10 NM
gle unqualified contempt with the abhor-
renee which the cruel,ics Of that monster
in human shape universally inspired.
"Galveston Bay, June 20. J
| "Texian Armed Schooner Inylnclbe. J
II have seen Santa Anna, and the rest
Of the Mexican prisoners, the most I'M
portant of whom is Almonti. Santa Anna
is very ordinary looking man, and the
greatest coward the world ever produced.
As proof of this, will give you an IN
stance that came under my own obscrva-
ton. Hc and his officers were sent on
board of our vessel at Ielasco, for safe
keeping. He had not been with US over
few days, when the people became dis
satisfied, and sent for him. AS soon as
he was informed of this, he judged our
people bv his own, and thought they were
going to butcher him. The wretch eX-
claimed in Spanish "Mercy, mercy
Oh God ! ifthey wish to kill me, let them
come aud shoot me here--don't let them
take Inc ashore. We could not persuade
him that his life was safe. He rushed
below, and like Turk, took Opium to
drown his sorrws. As soon as the effects
of the drug were over. we hurried HIM
over the side of the vessel, into the long
boat and as he went the tears tricked
down his pusilanimous cheeks, and
His coward lips did from their color fly,
and that same eye whose bend doth awe all
Merico
Did lose its lustrc'
His friend, AImonti, is Il dark thick set
man, speaks English perfectly we'll, has
travelled through the United States, is
very talented, aflahle, and extremely win
ming in his manners-I consider him a
greater william than Santa Anna, because
like serpent, he only embraces to sting,
whereas you can read deceit and indiffer-
ence in Santa Annals countenance, and
you kno,r what to eXpect"-
New.Orleans July 2.-Teras.---Thc
steamer. Caspian, Capt. Read, arrived at
late hour last evening, bearing the intelli-
gence that 1000 Mexican troops, compo-
sed in part Of those who were permitted to
retire from Texas after the revengefuI bat
tie ofSan Jacinto, and the remainder fresh
recruits from Metamoras, had taken up
their line of march upon Texas about the
10Th ultimo, and reached the Guadaloupe.
Brigadicr Gen. Rusk, commander-in-
chief of the Texian army, having discover
ed their approach and fearful numbers,
had retreatcd, in order to select favora-
BILE position, in which to receive his blood
thirsty enemies, in manner compatible
with their "honor" and sdignity."
We understand that private letter was
received in town by the c. from Natchi-
toches, confirming the above.
Tho s!oop Supply of New Bedford,
while bound from New Orleans to Tampi.
| CO, was driven ashore by contrary winds
40 miles south of the mouth Of the Rio
Bravo del Mort, on the "a May. While
the crew were cndeavoring to get the YES
sci aRoat they ware attacked by four Mex
leans from the shore. The arm of the
captain was broken and one ofthe seamen
who was pursued on shore was supposed
to be murdered. The cause Of the attack
wus probably vexation because the Amer
! leans have rendered SO great aid to the
Texans.
. The New Orleans papers contain a
letter from Gen. Houston addressed to
Gen. Dunlap of Nashville Tennessee, da-
ted Near Sabine, July 2, from which We
make the following extracts:
'.The enemy in large numbers arc said
to be in Texas their force is estimated at
from to 1900" "Thcy will be easily
routed by very inferior force for por-
ton of that force we shall be obliged to
look 10 the United States; it cannot reach
us too soon. There is but one feeling in
Texas, in my opinion, and that is TO estab-
lish the independence Of Texas, and to be
attached to the Uni,ed States" "The
troops who were driven from Texas, Iun-
derstand, refused to return, under any cir
cumstances. They returned home mise
rable, disheartened and naked"
The following is an extract Of the Con-
! sti,ution of Texas.
"Secton 6. The President shall have
power to fiil all vacancies that may hap
pen during the recess Of the Senate; but
he shall report tho same to the Senate
within ten days after the mex. congress shall
convene; and should the Senate reject the
same, the President shalt not renominate
the same indiridual. \.
xEw-oRLEASs, JrLY 6-Teras.-The schr. Col.
Fannin, arrived this day from Velasco.
Bya passenger We are informed that the Mcxi.
,,, troo,s 1,or, ,dy,ncinp n towards Gaudaoupe,