Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29


NrazosA Here ~ said to be the last hrlwaFk Of leSlah
Liberty General liouatons turcc at the CoIotano IS
said to have increased 10 three thousand: So .'
! is hour that he will yet succeed Inc io'' nc"
of Colonel Fannin is, That lie engaged Inc che''y
twelve miles cast Of La Bahia Tor Gollad) ana rom
the unprccrden,cd inequality Of numbers, Is thought 10
he cat TO pieces. But in this as we'll as o':f ~ .
cnrarcncns lie exhibited character Tor occslo" a''
i,IrnjJv rarely to be frund combined IN any one "'"
On the same day en- which the Trnsaw and othel VS.
spis ut the anchorage requested 20 remain III o
b,v for tho purpose Of exporting the Inhabahts WI"
were left IN the town of Maagordu news arrived, t
the karauknwa Indians were armed by me hleA'1.
and would make decent upon, and burn lie Town tat
uioht Scnacls composed Of tho renuiHlng It" "eic
n)aca,i while the women and children were hurried 10
the Trnsaw and Carula. Aner time VIC sci SAIL anu
xhcn but II hours sea, unfortunate as |"
part company with the Caroa, which we strongly SUE
beet is captured by a Mcsican cruzrr
Bv the assistance Of darkness, which Tor short lime
,,rrcecd tie moons rising, and the prccaut!on OF alter
ing our TO due South, we escaped her, an" are
! here.
| Many Of us have been citizens Of Texas for years
and were compelled yield the produce OF orr iaho:
sacrifice 10 Mexican Expectations. There IS 10 one Oh
board who has not suffered by the aDandn'mrh'; MA
nv of U.s. who !ew days since, were comparatively hap
NJ in the protection Of husband ANA father, are i'':
perhaps, widows and orpllans We have said that we
do aoi your chary-our players are o7 oar cnun
try II VIC have been successful every Wish OF those
| on board Tie Tcnsaw vii! be gratIhcd
re- Keller, Lady, children and servant: L; Dale. La
DIV and child Mrs Dale, q. FandayicT, Lady and ciii
drcn, H. Brunch Lady and chi'ten, Mrs nyrH!'aLi
| Mrs Mickey and children, Mrs Crlsh and Child, r.
R,binsuu and J children, Mrs Gasc and chilli Mrs
DcIMcin, Mrs Wman, airsfrs tIoy. Rice, Eunstc!!,
Carrannah, Van Slack, Cnoke, l.. Bowel !"ng~ortIi,
Tarver, Boys, Of the crew Of Tho brig Durango tor ~
| Orleans.
On further conversation with Of ;ir passengers
by the Tcnsaw. VIC learn that the army OF G"H 'i"us'
ton was believed 10 be nearly eqna!in nurrr ohc Mex!
can nrce-and preparing I',r general engagement
Rciniorccncnts expected anI daily arriving SUI
men under Col. iIuslu, from Na,cl"z. were Oh thr'
way. and 400 to lGi from Kentucky ard tennessee,
besides snalr. parties from ether places. With any
thing like an equality of force there is little fear but Thai
tie Texans will render e. OF accoEn! Of the Invader!
| From the same, n .7i'ra lNhJ
SIN Fciiuc it, turns nut, burnt by The Inhabitants,
on the a;,urlch OF Slnla Anna. II was their nicn.
| t!eu to burn Bells landing and BazorIa. II ncccssary-
The MrIcans advancing IN two cnlu'ins one TO-
wards the mouth OF I'r ETassos, and the ether upon
, Hous.ons army On u"ir advance TO tie Colorado.
Houston fell back towards tie Bra,sus, and II" The last
intelligence from him, raking rc1dy nT general al
tack His nrccs down al frozen l7r0 in2Dn mon,
and c is snigise Of SUCCESS III pitched Datr' lc-
Inducements were constantly arriving. tic Wh".r
popula,an Of the Brsssos that escaped asSlcre;
have fled the river and the vessels at the srrrra
ports crowded with women and ci!df"n. every
man in Texas not busy in tokng measures 10 preserve
his family, is Gu his way 10 y' the army ! ne A!cI;can
force when it lett Berur (San hn;ono) amounted 20
about 5000 l.rn, which must be considerably re-
duced.
OF Col Fann;ns falc, no authentic intelligence has
been received. IT is known that he WAS engaged with
vastly superior force surounLcd hui CALAMITY dealing
death numbers Of the sssaaus. There arc some
hopes left, that the story of his being nnssacre alter
suFtcndcrng, may moi he correct but They are very faint
The fate OF the Cn50ia, which slcd from hlaago7da
in company with the Itnsar, is yet uncertain. She had
net arrived at New Orleans on Monday evening, and
the probability strengthens, that she was captured By
the Mexicans She had considerable number 81 passen
a.: t,,1
names recolIected b. Of those who arrived III
the Tcnsw-A. &. Horton, Clcmente Patcii"rd, liaich
err Robinson Ballard, Mrs. Woo!rdge and dcuEhte
Mrs. Kendrck, and family, Miss pe!sons-and several
others.
(ron TIE !ya.irs Br.e announcing ne ar~irc ia, r're II
q. c. C,dre+, Ef, msa,r u re 7tlcs CVArcn'os on h'
Mr Chdr"ss left Washington, Texas: the I9h
u, The recent im,c ycncc received prior to his
departure, in reference 10 the position md movements
OF The coulrnding nrnllcs is AZ follows:
After the capture of San Antonio: Santa Anna had
made irint Gonzales where General Houston w"1,
wilh very inferior nrcr, which induced the latter 10
fall back the Colorado under the belief that the whole
| Mexican nrmy was marching 10 attack him. y SINH
lar lent WIS also made by the AlcI!can General on
Ias,rcp, town on the Colorado Northeast OF San An.
tonic Gonzales lirS cast Of That place. Having in
both instances effected his object, Santa Anna con.
ccnratrd his forces end marched directly for LA Gaia
| or GuIi1d, which is situated about ninety Mills south
cast of San Antonio and tury-ivc Fifty lroa lous-
position the Colorado. he 10ft NJ Is W
| great strength and defended Ivy Col Fannn with eight
Hundred men; who have abundance Of ammunition and
! provisions 1t confidently believed 10 be nprcg-
n1be. Heavy firing heard in l!lt direction the
lit and no doubt entertained that desperate at
tack WIS then bcng made OH tile fort Fannln and his
continued Up 10 the latest dates to be in high spirits
even after the fall OF San Antonio.
The plan Of The canpa gn the part Of the Texans
appears 10 be- 10 oppose continued resistance 10 the pro-
grcss of the Mexican army at all available points fail
ing back in they sIould be too far ouli;abcred tn
risk general and decisive action
Much drprnds upon the result Of Santa Annals attack
on Goiad. If rcpuIsrd There, il will be necessarily with
great slaughter 10 his troops; in which event it is posi-
| bic his march may be Immediately arrcstrd
| FALL OF SAS ASTosru-l'hat event, 81 lnmcntablc
ard yet so gurinus Texas, is fsuc dr"pintecst and
eIces sonluch Of our feeling, that we shall never ccasc
To celebrate it, ind regret that we arc not acquainted
with the names Of all these who fell in that fort Tia:
might publish them and thus consccratc 10 future ages
the memory Of heroes who prrisled at The lcrnio
pylu Of Texas. Such examples are bright orrs, and
should be held up mirrors, that by reflection, mny
catch the spirit and learn fashion behavior
The list Of names inserted below, furnished by Mr.
| John w. Smith and MI Navon, and as obtain more
We will publish them. To Mr.. Smith, who las rendered
rood service 10 Texas and TO Judge Punton. in
debcd for the particulars communicated 10 ihom by
Mrs Dickinson. who was in the ;'Alano during the
siege and assault.
CYionsw b. Travis commandment, Jnmr Bowie; David Crock
EFT OF Tenn.
FOnyh Of tho reSn"r llarri'o Of Tsn" W W!'
Bazchy II. o. Grays; Baker, Miss. volunteers. Cary, Mill!
| ia OF Tc1as :. l.. Bar, voluncr: militia.
Ln,enan-Jo,nJ Jones, X o. GToys g. Bansh; ROe', Evans
ord Ireland WIrssoa major: Dr. Misnn Dr. Fol
an surscon Dr. Tompun, rrna Ca' Dr.pAa Eiri Mr't"n
quarter master; Andoo", nan; quar,or n'n"e' Eu"e! assist
| iuarie!
f!re's' Nelson; NcIsoo crs of ,H9 me; VIZ" Smith Na
co,nch Lewis Joinson Trinity f. +. MITCHELL Georgia; De-
Of pad"iai john clerk "t1nG"e s,ore TnsI%n
Moore Christopher Purkrr, Naicz rck Rose, Of NLcosdo
chrs blair, do" David Wilson, DO. John NJ ny', Ten Stuart
simpson, w. d. Sutherland tNnrtad) Texas; Dr. Howell ~ ~
}u- do Chss. Smith, MGrcgor, Scunnr Russ, Hawkins Ire
land; Holloway, Brown, Smith, Eownr, Pis'rIrhn k"dcscn
YIN. Wells Ten. VIM Cummings: Penn. leuninc Corkrn, H.
W. Valentine :. Holloway Isaac White, Day, Ro,. Muolman
" o. Robert Cso..;a7n, Rcar Sur England G. Gan-
y. James Dinkn England; Eo. D. Mooir n. o. VIM Linn
boston; n;chn.on Jcnson, hadclpha Nelson, Charles
ton, e.; Tuninon, VIM Dtatd" Daniel Bourne, Emsaa In
gran, do lewis WoIss Gins Zanco, anmark jnm" Ewing Ro
brrt Cunningham Turns cand Geo:o Nersa Maj o. b. Jamie
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