Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-01

We have given in our preceding columns some I'M
portan accounts from this quarter. The following is
the substance of the intelligence in the last New Orleans
papers.
n, Cos, with 1000 laOO picked men attacked
c M hort" IN aassso una of tna e Me-.
cans were cCup, Travis had abou, :.o mcn The
confirmed by arrival from Aiaa;oa The remainder Vi
Mrxicaas nsl in disorder over the pralres.n ST.,
IErou the Ntsr Orleans Bee Of -Iarea 10
TE.Ason the 2l of this month"; e general convention u.s.
and independent people, Tho erlaraon OF
will he published in he Vt "umbe Speculate" II, eS" a"
.n wi not prcci,ae the runored cmbasSase ol u"os
Let the Independence Of Texas he recognize"
come memet Of our Federal boundaries be
extended ranc and California and the Pacific ocean
-uud shall have Il access TO Asia"
We have before very interesting letter from
" Washington, Ttrus. March 2d"-ior Which we have no
room to-day The writer states the meeting oil the Con
yention on the lsand the interest it derived from the
agitanu &c which had been just received from Gan
Anlnuo-Echard Ellis from Red River, appointed
President of the Convention Ihe hFst seP was W up
point Committee reporta Dccuratton q Independence
1t was reported the day c I'd March and unani'
mously adopted by the Convention Copies OF IL IN nS
were making be dispatched to the w. States, =
Constitution is preparing; and the Intelligent writeT VI
the letter has no doubt The Texans will ultimately sue
coed, after sharp contest
He subions the following P. s. the evening of the
Cd March:
An express has Just arrived from Dexar bringing in
formation that an attack had been made on the Alamo,
on the 25h Feb, by party of 300 men, who advanced
under cover Of some old wooden houses to within Gu yards
of the walls of the Alamo, while an ncessant lombard
mcnt kept up Oh 1t from The city The ire from ie
Alamo killed many Of the enemy, who were repu!seu,
and the houses burnt By the TEXANS The TEXANS lost
nonc and had only slightly wounded. force OF SOY
men, under Tanning, were advancing to the rellcf OF
Travis from La Bahia: which, with others known TO be
Oh the march, will make the Carlson before this time,
or 7CO strong. and that will be added TO every day The
Alamo may be- considered SAFE and in little while the
| Mexican soldiers will he driven from Bexar
"Ile city of BcXar is the Vest side OF the river
San Autouu where the Mexican soldiers now are lhe
| Alamo or Elm Tree Fort, which is occupied by the
Texan forces is the East side. The river is there
very narrow, and crossed by slight wooden bridges
,nado Of lors the country The east side open
to the advance Of Troops; but their approach can be
SEEM and they may be aSsaed y the cannon from tile
ci,y This however, would not prevent their entry as
Alamo is built Of soncs very slrongabout IL or ~
| fee, cIeyaon and covers about - or acres
9ausinr!-Thc Wheeling Times of the Gath u tws US Tor
said OF the late combinations by The "cHae Cu'
yaut and Ilsuc adGH of the characters annc tSayS he)
10 the Kitchen cabinet ~ he very neat III
cc in the same the Times, elaborate nd the most
ulsoItG Hdunon' fsher tavern Keeper
the Editor dInncr ON
fresh Rock Shad Baltnorc.No puff is too iuIsomc
..ms Oh the pork, hama, vcu urklc chickens, rcnso &c
together dciou pHdtH PIES G'ts preserves eaarHs,
ana orr cuiae which always served UP " MS 'a"o III
mos, superior stylc'--by his kitchen eG6nd!
II We call the readers attention to the S!T'cl"FcS OF
the Globe on Judge Whites Reasons for Votlg against
fancy Kendall and Stcvcnson.Ihcy exhibit the hue
Portrait of the Man, whom the Wings oil Low!and VIZ
gnia are attempting TO support