South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-06-25
From the Wheeling Times.

From the Wheeling Times.
GRN. HousToN.-We mentioned, some
days since, a lotter Of Gen. Houston from
New Orleans to the government of Tex
as, in which he tenders resignation Of
his office. If we we're to judge from the
extract from a letter to this country
which we publish below, the Generals
RESIGNATION is much like Santa Anna's
CONCLUDING TO REMAIN q prisoner.
There is no alternative. If it is fact,
as stated, that Gen. Houston has been
virtually compelled to resign. and that
Gen. Hamilton of South Carolina, is to
take his place, OUR feelings will warm
much toward the Tsxian cause. We
confess we had been led to look upon
that cause more coldly and indifferently
by the fact of Gen. Houston being a
principal leader in it, than any thing else
could have made US do. A few more
removals ofrefugees from justice. from
the highest and most responsible offices
in that government, and II may be FL
for the government ola free people.
"But for Gen. Houston's unaecoun.
table retreat, first from the 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 himself and
kept the enemy back two hundred men
to one thousand and when on the
Brassos, he could have prevented them
from crossing, or destroyed the whole
Of them as easily as they were beaten
on the twenty-frst. Bot he retreated,
and kept retreating, and report says,
but for the determination OF his men
to retreat no further, he would have
kept on TO the Sabine. Had he moved
one mile further towards the Trinity,
from Harrisburg, through the upper
route; whole companies were determi-
ned on deserving him so that In
measure he, it is believed, was COM
PEELED to fight. Gen. Fl. is highly
censured, harshly spoken Of, and al
most denounced--by some even as a
coWard. All seem to unite in opinion
that, there was no necessity for his re-
treating 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 behav-
ed bravely, was wounded through the
ANGLE, and had horse killed under
him. The attack was we'll directed;
but the route and pursuit was conduct
ed by the Secretary at War, who was
on the field, and who, on Gen. Hous-
toms ordering halt, when the enemy
began their retreat, ordered The pursuit
leading 10 measure himself. Hous-
ton says he ordered halt for the pur
pose of forming and protecting their
camp, which he conceived in danger
lIUu tuC OhSAhy AClHiokCcUcute CA
pected (but which had arrived previ-
Gus to tue battie,) under General Cos.
Gen. IL. further says that he was JUS.
ti6able in retreasing from the Colorado
add Bgaasos -.hat, although it was re.
ported he had from 1900 to 1000
men, yet his whole effective force new.
er exceeded 500 men at those places,
when the enemy was reported to have
1000 men,"
The Pitts6urg AdUocate states that
the late rains haze revived the fields Of
small grain in that quarter, in an as
tOnishsng degree, and says the "far-
mers anticipate excellent Average
crops" IL gives as pleasure TO ada,
that zoe learn, 0srbatty, the crops wsst
Of the mountains are generally pretty
good.-Cnamb. Rep. June II.
DIED, in Hardy county. very suddenly
IN Sunday mornlae last after ealing