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GEN. HOUSTON.

A story which appears to Us somewhat
strange is in circulation, that General
Houston is about to be deprived OF the
command OF the Texan army. and that It
will be assumed by Gen. Hamilton, OF
South Carolina. OF the latter part OF the
story we can say nothing because we know
nothing, though we think it highly impro
bable. For the former there may be SOM
GROUND in the fact that great dissatisfaction
prevails in Texas at The conduct OF Gener-
al Houston. The following extract OF a
letter from thence, " i'll explain the causes
Courier and Enquirer.
"But for General Houston's uraccoun-
table retreat, first from Gaudaloupe, then
from the Colorado, then from the Brassos,
nothing would have been destroyed. The
position he occupied on the Colorado was
one where he could have maintained him
self and kept the enemy back 200 men to
1000; and when on the Brassos, he could
have prevented them from crossing, or des'
troyed The whole ofthem as easily as they
were beaten on the 2lst. But he retreat
ed, and kept retreating, and report says,
but for the determination Of his men TO re-
treat no farther, he would have kept on to
the Sabine. Had he moved one mile far.
Their towards the Trinity, from Harrisburg.
through the upper route, whole companies
we're determined on deserving him; so that
in q measure he, it is believed, was compel
led to fight. Gen. II. is highly censured,
harshly spoken of. and almost denounced
by some, even as q cotoard. All seem 10
unite in opinion that there was no necessity
for his retreating from the Colorado and
much less for his retreat from the Brassos.
He has not retrieved his credit at all by
the late victory, although he behaved brave
", was wounded in the ANGLE, and had q
horse killed under him. The attack was
we'll directed but the route pursuit was
conducted by the Secretary at War. who
was on the field, and who, on General
Houston's ordering a malt, when the enemy
began their retreat ordered the pursuit.
leading in a measure himself. Houston
says he ordered a halt for the purpose OF
forming and protecting their camp, which
he conceived in danger from the enemy's
reinforcements expected (5ut which had
arrived previous to the b%attle,) under Gen
Cos. Gen. II. further says that he was
justi6able 10 retrea'ing from the Colorado
and Brassos-that. although u it was report.
ed he had from 1900 to 1000 men, yet hi:
whole effective force never exceeded SOC
men at those places-when the enemy wa:
reported 10 have 1000 men,"
LIVERPOOL, May l6, 1886.
The Civil Var in Spain is virtually al Al
end. England has DECIDEDLY interferet
against the Carlists.
On the 5th of May, the Carlists were
safely and strongly entrenched at St. Sc
bastian. They had q triple line ofdefences
which they considered impregnable. The!
had been five months making these defen
ces. The British Legion, led on by Gen
eral Evans, carried them by force in a few
hours. 1t was the first time the Legion
had been in active service. The affair wa
as hot as any in modern warfare the con
duct Of the men was as cool and courageou
as if they had been Graded in the camp.
The Legion, headed by Evans, made
sortie on the Carlist lines at day break
They attacked in three divisions, and wer,
thrice driven back by the dreadful fire o
the Carlists. A fourth time they dashe'
on, aided by some Spanish regiments, an,
the fight continued, without much superi
ority on either side, for seven hours, from
3 to 10 A. M. AT this time, Lord join
Hay came up with the Phoenix and Sal
mander steamers, and 1900 troops from
Santander. They were instantly lande,
and reinforced the Legion. The Phoeni!
then threw shells in the Carlist ines
Then came a dashing charge with %buyone,s
and the redoubl was carried by the troop
headed by General Evans-the Carlists he,
were pursued-little quarter was give
the Carlist generals were almost torn t
~pieces-and the British entered ST, Sebas
tian. The British and Spanish troops xii
led and wounded were 82i: 1000 OF tn
Carlists were killed and as many more Ia
ken prisoners.