Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-12

that Col Travis intended firing signal guns at three diff
erent periods each day until should arrive No
signal guns have been cred since Sunday and scouting
party have Just returned who approached within twelve
niles OF The FORT and remained for As hours. s. Ii.
we learn further BY the passengers Of the schooner
Suhanchc eight days from Texas that the 25h Fe-
ororiy the Texan garrison ia Bsxar, oil $50 men,
handed by Lieut.. Col Wm Il. Travis was attacked bv
inc advtnScd division OF Gen Santa Annas army,
sistng CT @UCO men, who repured with the Of
many Killed, between 900 $40 men, without the loss
Of Que man OF the Texans About the same time Col.
johnson, with party OF 40 men, while recon noi,eripg
pe westward OF San Particle, surrounded in the
night by large body u Mexican troops the morn
my The demand OF surrender made by the Mexican
c.."uandcr, Internationally, which refused; but an
oer of surrender was made prisoners OF war; which
was acccdcd TO by the Mcxcans but no sooner had lin.
eNas marched out OF their Quarters and stacked their
arms man general hire was opened upon them by :ie
whole Mexican force. The Texans attempted to escape
but only three OF them succcededoue whom was Col
Johnson.
Between the 25th February and Cd March. the Mexi
cans, were employed in forming entertainments around
me Alamo aud bonbarding the place On the I'd March
VI" iiavis wrote that 2O0 shells had been thrown into
the Alamo, without injuring man. On the LIST March
tue GARRISON received reinforcement OF 30 Texans
from ronzaies having forced their way through the
my hnc making The number in the Alamo iS2 men
On the 9th March about midnight the Alamo was az.
sauited by the whole force Of the Mexican army com.
manded by Santa Anna in person; the BATH was ,iesne
rate until day light when only men BELONGING 10 The
iexian garrison were found alive, who cried Tor
ter but were told that there mercy for them;
IL
cred One woman, Mrs. Dickinson, aud a negro of Col
Travis, were the only persons whose lives were spared
we regret 10 say, that Col David Crockett bis compa-
mon Mr. Benton, and Col. Bonhan, of South Carolina
were among the number SLAIN. Cen Bowie was mur.
dcred IN hls bed sick and helpless. Gen Cos, on en-
teng the Fort, ordered the of Col Travis 10
point out the body Of his MASTER he did So when Cos
drew his sword and mangled the lace and limbs with the
malignant feeling OF a Cumanche savage. The bodies
OF the slain thrown into heap in The centre of the
Alamo and burned The loss OF the Mexicans in storm.
ing he place was not less than 1000 killed and MORALLY
wounded and as many Notwithstanding with their
JOSS IN the INST assault between and 5000 men, The
nag used by the Mcxcuns bood-red one in place
of the Constitutional one.
Immediately after the capture, Gen Santa Anna sen,
Mrs Dickinson and the servant 10 Gen Houston camp
accompanied by Mexican with a flag, who was beare,
oil mole from Gen Santa Anna, Offering the Texans
peace ana general amnesty, il they would lay dow
their arms and submit to his government Gen Hons
ton reply was, "True, sir you have succeeded i'm kill
lug some OF brave menbu the Texans are not vet
conquered The effect of the fall of Bexar Throughout
Texas was electrical. Every who could use a rifle
and was IN condition 10 take tho field marched forthwith
To The seat OF war Ii is believed that less than OOC
riiiemen Were on their way the army when the Gu
manche sailed determined to wreak their vengeance on
the AIexcans
The Colorado with about lCO0 Col Tanning was in
the Fort at Golad, very strong position we'll supplied
with munitions and from -four TO five hundred men,
The general determination of the people of Texas
to abandon oil their occupations and pursuits of peace
and continue in until every Mexican East of te
Rio del Norte shall be extefmnated.
TO THE PEOPLE OF TIE UNITED STATES
The intelligence conveyed to Is by the above letter
confirms all that we have heretofore alleged of arch
fend who, after subyerting the liberties of his own
counymen has arraycd all his forces TO reduce us the
free born coonss of Texas the yoke of military and
ecclesiastical despotism
We have exercised the right inherited in all consider
able societies of men, of choosing form of goyern.
ment most with our eenOs and ,nosj Lk
TO secure our happiness.
1t is the right which mpellcd your fathers and
our fathers, TO throw the gauntlet OF defiance the
of Britain. and 10 claim and to gloriousIy achieve a
among the nuons Of the Garth Their enemy was
comparatively christian and niagnanimous Ours is
semi-cvilized infatuated and mercess They appealed
TO the sympaes OF MonaIchs and and they
appealed not in vain Aid, prompt powerful and RI.
hcient, rendered them.
The descendants OF Perices lifted up their voices to
snppcate the aid Of strangers their struggle for lber-
ty and you Americans responded their call by zeal
GUS active and efficient succor The gallant Poles also
richly participated in your generous sympathy for The
oppressed. Friends and brothers We the citizens of
Texas, threatened with ndiscrminate slaughter bv
the Mexcans, of complicated and cruel disposition
now IN this hour of trial, turn thoughts and our
hearts with an unwavering confidence the land
OF our common nativity, and ask you for as
sistance Our numbers few, but our hearts ire
hfn, and our nerves arc strung TO the high re-
friends refuse to do 10 in the hour Of your calamity
nobly done for you? and viii YOU calmly Witness
the destruction of your kindred triumph of tyrnnny
and make no effort to the arrest the other
Ii cannot il will not be- The sained shirt of Wash
ngton would rebuke your apathy and could pain invade
The beaiindes of heaven, would warm over the recollec
tons OF '76.
On motion of Mr. Farmer this appeal was annexed
ana ordered TO be to the people The Uni
ted States of America, accompanying the con,munica
ton of Major General Samuel Houston TO James & al.
lnswnrth, ESQ., Chairman of the military committee
on the 10th day of March, 1886 at Washington
(SgnedO RICHARD ELLIS
President of The Contention
l.,