Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-22

tat ~" ', znns and Tie citizen soldiers of Texas,
have fell; aad do feel deep, intense ana righteous IN
Icn,,ion nj the many atrocities which have bern PrrPe
traed by the troops lately under your Exc'Iency com
mnud ans: rcrccaly %t the harbarous mHSsacc OF tie
brave Col Fannn and MS gallant companions no"
far yo"! ,zcrlrncY participated IN mat a"'n'''a'"'
and n.,lrrn%s sl#nhter am no! d's?os'@ 10 ctnFr
br, /, * b, ua!.ra and true ut thu rOp!c ui Texas
mone i, IN your Excr"ncv special co'''n and
Whom tho Government Of Texas s"cn'i2r' The treaty
or IN. I!li, il;a with war E.Ec"eiicy. !i"y did IN
r.,nG faith anh HEY lG:rD!'d Icgiousy IL, "nS"rft
cy,rr Stimulation nf that lrraiy Your cniAaIknnn on
ard the arlci schooner lGrInci1c. was Oh eject o.
thai icnlinn; but your Exccency has had too much
expeTirmcr in the waywardncss OF popular eXCemcnis
moi i,ci the ctssly which prompted your subsequent
dt,akation and The pospDnrineni o1 your stipulated de-
partnrr.
u.s. Your Evcrcnoy protcsts. firstly for having been
treated more ike ordinary criminal than as prisoner
o! war the had o. respectable nation, even "itcr The
agreements had been commenced.
| Il" not precisely comprehend the character ol Tue
treatment objected To, aud would have been pleased To
have had , specifications II ynnr EXccilcncy a!tGccs
to tie Recommendations which have been assigned I" you,
! would reply, that have cIrcriu!'y subjected my own
sick family 10 many hasps, III order to render 10 your
Eyceency The best Recommendations IN our power
That We present Hesitate of the ordinary comforts
Of ir. a ulny attributable t. y"IT EHceirncy visit
10 country and on this accout we rc less re-
grct that ven s!"uId paTtakc CT our prva"nS
!ni Your s'uutd protest, relating To the treatment
experienced BIZ the Mexican General Adrian We'll, III.
vcIycs some which DO sincerely toP!orr, hut iur
w!!@l! this government is not strictly r"spons'Le.
Inur Excrl'rncy is sensible that We have done all IN
power guarantee The safe return OF Gen WON 10
the Mexican camp. Bul orders haze been contra
vcn,d By the coulanIrr Of the Texan army, at re-
distance from the seat OF government Inc rri'
sons that have actuatrd hat officer, have not been fully
detailed l.s-5ul informed, tina: they are predi-
Gated OF alleged iT!rrudcnccs Ut General Nr'i:
whose rood dI5creun we know has no, been very con
s2cuouS!Y manifested during his stay amongst us.
Sd The third article of your protest s against The
Iir at.
in the 9Th article, inasnurh rs To the present tine, mol
Mexc4r prisoner Of war has been sci at liberty not
wlihSlandng the liberty ivcn to ak The icHans III pos
session Of the army under my conimiand. 49,
Your Excclcncy scculs have minute intcii-
gcnce this subject, than has come 10 my knowledge;
tor, have official information of single Texan pr!-
having been given up undcC the treaty Some OF
tie intended victims, The companions Ut The murdered
Fannn have happily effected their escape and sa ar
rived amongst us but tcsc caEncL be considered as IL
be!ate in The of the treaty. whereas, tS govern
nrnt has grauously discharged several Mexican cap
ye<, and d"rayr their EXPENSES t. New Orleans, d's
lna!i.n w!c! they solicited.
l;l The iau5l. clause Of your Excrrncy's pro"s
hli he an:cccJently answered III part. iour Exert
"Hcys recollection has betrayed you into an error ".Ii!
ynu say, The President himself, amd the cs'i"tt .!
Texas, being convinced lha! had punctna!ly uil.'ri
AL M engagements: Nc.
THIS government convinced that your EXcrI!tn.
cy had complied "lh OF your spu!a'ns, and li'!s
conviction aggravacS the modification which The late
have inflicted upon them But they were n"t ~
formed that " all the property had bcr g,Trn UP; or
that any Of the prisoners had been estorcd as your TX
cCrucy vanly i:GagnCs. On the contrary We arc ad-
vSed that large herds vi cattle had been driven /" nd,
Of the rrtrcang array; and that few only OF lie
slaves That had been abducted returned.
1t due your EIccllcncy 10 say, that the govern.
inrnt confidently believed HAT l!se reSioatIons wnd
bc effected carly pToprr convenience would ad-
init. But am induced IL advert to another Fact III Ie.
lal!on 10 which i, would he G!cut 10 extend Tie sainc
charitable cScG pa"is 10 the officers I'll lie NcS'chn ar
,rt.., raj all M
at Bexar, lave been prn#!rard, and that tic yaiuh4"
brass artillery attached TO that Fortress have been melted
down and DESTROYED.
There were many painful, and pleasing and glorious
"reminiscences cannccled with that Alamo which renders
its wan,on .Ia;aii. pcculiaI odouS 10 every Tex
ian spirit; and your EXcrcncy need not TO he informed
that the destruction vi ii WAS an inlraciion oil The arms
lice, and violation Of The lIraty.
9th. in reply 1" your E%ceirncy filth r"i'Sasinn:
remark, that tie painful circumstances which induced
the government to direct your dcbarkalIon, Oh tic 4th
inst have already been advrcd to- in spirit OF frank
ness and of se!lhu:i:a.I which! consciousness ct rF.
r1T alone could cyto!t II snpruDIs /" repent the
causes which indeed this government IL vary lis dis
erection regard the time they should drerl the de:
par:urc Of yoHr EXcrcGcy be proper. am not sen
sblr Oi any acL Of " violence and abuse 10 which you
exposed, tal not nCcS|ari!y cnmconitaEi on
your rcurn s!o.rI"ur E1cclency has acquired too
great celebrity III Texas, not to be an HEJrc OF curt
oSiiy with tn multitude; but believe y"u ~" bear
Testimony Tic ilaGnaninty, which restrained lu-
muluous and highly ey1spera,ed crowd, from offering
any ndguity your person If suc!. outrage had been
Committed 1t would lave bcel promptly chasiised-
''TIr President and Cabinet entertained no intention
Of making show Of your Excrllrncy, whose c0nd!.
ton as prisoner Of war, has invariably commanded
their highest ycncra,ion, and towards whom they have
exhibited every attention that was compatible with their
oiiicia duties. and within their power 10 hcstow.
g. Your Excellrncys final Remuneration is probably
the result Of excited feeling. While ynu detained
aprisunrr, it is inevitable that the ordinary precautions
be observed am not applised that than this has
bon natl nj that iII,
members of This government remote from their own
hnmes, and are very ndi!erenty accommodated: that
the Of government is not permanently located, and
therefore no public buildings have been erected. To
hrsc facts you will find difficulty in atributIng your
being placed in "a prison.; and your EScecncy
knows that the room you occupy is more coInnod"us
that that which constitutes both my Office and IL: only
family hajilatnn 1t is yyldly fresh in my recollection.
that about two months ago, the best accommodations this
government had cnjnycd were broken up, when The
army under your ExceIlrlcy simncdiar command con-
Aagratcd the town Of Harrisburg
With high considerations,
am your cbcdient servant,
jSigucd) DAVID BURNETT.
NV ORLEANS, Nov /.
Tcras-Lelt in the schooner Urchin, for Matagorta,
TcSas) Capt 6. F. Laurence, with his fine company oil
/" Cincinnati Invincibics We have seen it, and pro-
it the largest and finest company that has left
this city for many months. Such men will Doubtless
prove themselves worthy of their cognomcn, md be Of
most Invaluable service 10 Texas.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. by the arrival of the schT.
Cora, Capt DeivaIlle from Nlatamoras, the 3ith nt,
learn that The long agitated and linked of invasion
OF Texas by the Mexican troops which have been con-
centralin Tor several months at Maamoras, is for the
present al least invading army oil cuU
being reduced to- about many hundred, by The
constant de,cton of the troops, who, independent Of
their of clothing, could not procure sufficient pro-
visions for their necessary subsistence. we have all
along an;ic:p ated this result.
The Cor: cleared from Matamoras for Havana, but
in consequence o! Swinging her fore topmast, and car
Tying away her topsai yard into port for re-
pairS.-BuNciin