Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-19
TEXAS

NEw ORLEANS, Jan 4.-On Sunday Dec On fo,r
lhe fennsy iyania Camanche America and
volunteers IN the cause of liberty from the State of
Georgia They Immediately enlisted as portion of the
their LIST Major, w. Wordsworth Captain of The Cnm
bus volunteers, Urah j. Bullock Captain of The Mac
volunteers, and james c. WYNN CAPTAIN of ,a c;
riemen ~ ~ go
Volunteers from various States are hourly arriving m
he enerent land routes and in short time there will
be force sufficient in Texas carry the war ~
sary even TO the walls of Mexico.
And on the morning of the present new wear the
national armed vessel Of Texas Liberty mel in bs
river near Fort Jackson the steamboat YelIows,ona
bound for Texas, with 90 volunteers ON hoard
an interchange OF sauiatons, cheers and artillery took
Piace winch was truly annlatng. Since the palng and
unconstitutional oppression attempted TO be nm
on le&as has been made known the sympates xis,inc
between freemen have been developed in degree biths
every section of this Union. NNa' ''o''
: GLoRIous News FROM TExAs--st Antonio. the las.
oLuess OF inc despot Santana, in Texas has fallen -
The vaior and perseverance of the colonial roops
weTo irresistible This ever 10 be remembered event.
took place on Thursday Dec. 10Th On The Satnrdn1,
previous (he 5hO 300 of the Colonial troops entered
the town Of San Antonio, under the command of Col
benJ H. Milan They could not first get possession
OF inc pubic square, owing to the walls and dtcbcs
across the mouths of three streets each Of which was
hkewise defended by two pieces of artillery and in
consequence OF this, they occupied buildings and
tops OF houses adjacent Here they remained bsttling
increasingly night and day, until Wednesday the OH
We ,ey forced iheir way into the square and drove
alamo" ~ ~
m in these relative situations the bate continued until
Thursday, 10th, when the enemy capitulated
By the capItulaon upwards of 1000 men Welded 10 less
han 800 The town itself was surrendered with two
pieces of brass artillery 1900 rounds of powder hall
grape and canister, with The public Of every de-
scription.
This glorious conquest was achieved with lose on The
part oil tie conquerors Of only killed and 30 wounded
whe The loss OF the enemy in killed varously esnat,
ed at from GO 10 100 ''''''"'
But the JOY Of triumph was sadly diminished no tho
circumstance that The brave Milan the dauntess eader
o. me storm, was numbered among the slain lie fell
men 10 victory. Long long will Texas and The friends
OF liberty remember and lament lis fate Among Tho
gallant band who storned the town were more linn 100
volunteers ffon the U s. of the North. The New Or
leans Grays and Blues constituted great majority of
these, and the remainder from different paris Of The
state OF Mississippi The whole Of them were among
be hrst and foremost where the battle ragged hotest and
uIsPayed throughout the undauntcd bravery of disc-
plincd regulars. - ~
Texas will reward with something more Than oraG.
iude ana empty compliments that gonerous ardou in tho
cause OF liberty, which promptly drew then, 10 her
aid and that Invaluable assistance which they rendered
her " IN the hour that tried men s souls"
convention Of the representatives. Of the pcope of
le&as have solemDy declared that the social coupsct be-
tween them and Mexico is dissolved and that Texas has
right to form hersefinto independent government
provisional government is established and on the
Is. o. March next new convention will organ
ze more fnly and efficiently. There are between 1000
ana 100 volunteers from the u S. in Texas and they
are hourly increasing. The Comma ndern. hiof las
called TOR 1OOO They arc admitted to all The privileges
OF czenshp-obain their head rights of land bcsides
their fatons aud compensation in money I'm short
tne the war will be carried beyond Che Del Norte into
the enemy country and they viii be made support it,
nasmuch as their injustice and oppression have alone
rendered necessary and The yrant santana will feel and
know from blood-bouQht experience that although s
counrymen may submit to absolute slavery under the
mask and Of ccnfalism,-as for The coIonisie bev
have adopted the motto Of their ancestors and win one
united voice. cxclani with their Henry OF Immortal mo.
mory, Give US liberty Or give US deathe'-Bes