The Arkansas advocate., 1836-06-03

to the GasL sIde 0I the BfaZo5, by the help
 pf steam boat, which lie had pressed and
 detaIned for that purpose. The army re-
 mained upon the East bank of the river day
 and a half, when having learned that the
 enemy had made movement towards Har- risburg, they made forced march, and the fourth day crossed Buffalo Bayou, three miles l below the town. which the enemy had laid i in ashes. The Mexicans had continued their march and burnt New Washington, and were returning up the San Jaeinto to cross the river at Lynch's Ferry, when on the 18th ut. their advance, to their suprisa. fell in 1 with small parties of the Fexians. On :bc 25th tha two armies were encamped within mile of each other-the 1exan above and l the Mexican bslow Lynci's Ferry. tn the same day there was sharp conflict between the Iexlan cavalry oRd body of, the enemy, cavalry and lafantry, six or eight times their members. When the conflict had terminat ed most of the Iexian infantry was literally angry that the General had not permitted them to take part in the engagement, feeling confident that they could have annihilated the enemy-which consisted of about 7gO men, and was commanded by Santa Anna in person. Early the next morning General Cos lolned Santa Anna with strong rein torcement, by forced march!
 Never did m II engage in battle with a f1fnef determination to cdnquer or die. They had nothing to hope of mercy from the per fidious and cruel enemy. They had no hope of lfe-but in victory.
 The namber of the Mexican arIiisv was es- tiinated at from l150 to 1500 men. The Tex ian forces are estimated at from 6l0 to 7SO men. The sick, the lazy and the cowardly had been left behind in the forced march. and found several ofmy friends who had no oth CT apparel but that which they had upon their persons, and had not even blankets to cover t.issss d night. On ttc 2 IIsstt Isst d o'clock P N. the Iexlaii army marched out of their en- campnent to attack the enemy They had two pieces of small iron artillery, a present from the citizens of Cineinnat-57 cavalry, oo0 regulars and volunteers armed with mus kets and bayonets, and the residue were arm- ed With rifles and belt pistols. The Mexi- cans were eneamped on high prairie, with their right resting in a cedar thicket upon the border of lake connected with the San Ja- cinto river. The division of Cos was about Io0 yards in the rear of their front line. rest ing in careless security after their forced march. The Texian army taking advantage of the undulations of the ground, approached and placed themselves in line 3 or 400 yards Tn front of the enemy in the open prairie, and advanced upon the enemy. The General rode III front of the line, and gave the first order to fire upon the enemy.
 he enemy fired their cannon five times 1 only. 1t was loaded the sixth time and pfi- med--the man who held the match was killed by a boy and the piece taken. It Is splen- did brass nine pounder, bearing the inserip. tions s'El olcan, and 'sViolati ftilmna Re- gis, i'll Roman capital letters. The cannon was taken and the enemy put to route nine teen minutes after the fist gun was fired. The slaughter among the enemy's ranks was tremendous. 1 took a deliberate look over the ield three days after the battle. The sight was horrible. Here lying in clusters, there scattered singl5--tlie ground was stfewed with dead mon, dead horses, guns, bayonets, swords, drums, trumpets--some Shattered and broken--books, papers. shoes, sandals, caps--the chaos of roufsd army was streRed nfe.. the gsreand-in c..fusie.. which the imagination cannot conceive--the natural eye must behold to be convinced of the reality.
 The faces of most ofthe dead were as black ! as negroes-horribly swollen and distorted-- the tongues protruding--the skin bistered- the limbs in many instances Swollen, eleya- ted and half extended--horrble and disrdst- ing masses of corruption.
 When the Texian army made the charge, the shouts of Alamo! Alamo.! Alamon, filled 1 the air--braccd the hearts of the assailants to avenge the death of their deceased friends while the hearts of the enemy quailed with the conscious guilt Of the cruel massacre of brave men, and the dread of the day of yen geance having come. The shouts of Alamol Travis! Crockett! Fannin! were terrible to the enemy as the trump which may call the gull ty to their final account.
 Of the whole right wing of the enemy one man only escaped death. They were slaugh- tered, and finally driven.into the water, and the rifles ceased not their crack willie an ob- ject appeared above the surface of it.
 The left wing of the enemy fled in confus- ed order, commanded by Col; Almonte, and laid down their arms and surrendered to small body of cavalry, two miles from the battle field.
 The number of the enemy's killed is esti- mated at about roo, and the prisoners taken amount to above 50O-inore than two hundred ofthem wounded. There are 42 officers pri- soners, including Almonte, Cos, and Santa Ana himself.
 :, Santa Ana was taken the day after the bat tie, about 10 miles above, in the woods, in mean citizens dress. and did not make him. self known until he was taken into the pre- sence of Gen. Houston, to whom he immedi- ately offered feast of soft corn.
 You will be gratificd by a description of Santa Ana's person. His forehead is high, but narrow in front; spreading as 1t extends back obliquely- ly-hairmoderately black--smaII whiskers, little mixed with grey. Theskin wrinkles on the lower part of his forehead as ..4oe trs Ifa In Ia r,r,