South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-05-07
From Texas.

| The following particulars of recent g.
vents in Texas are in more definite anC
apparently authentic shape than any &C.
counts that have hitherto reached us
They are taken from the Arkansas Ga.
zette of April 18th. for which paper they
were communicated by Mr.. JESSE B.
BADGETT, lately a resident of Arkansas.
in which Territory he has again arrived
| after having acted as member of the
late Convention at Washington, lin Tex.
as,)
! San Antonio, az heretofore stated,
was taken by storm, by an overwhel-
ming force, commanded by Gen. Santa
Ana in person, early on the morning
ofthe OH ult. The whole force Of
Col. Travis, at its capture, was only
1873 men IA OF whom were on the
sick list, and unable to tske part in the
batt!e.) The struggle, for short pc
Rod, was most desperate, but the gar :
rison could not long sustain the attack
of SO overwhelming force. By half
an hour before sunrise on the morning
Of the 9Th, the gallant spirits who had
SO bravely defended the post, and kill.
ed and wounded more than five times
their own number, were numbered with
| the dead-and Santa Ana, surrounded
! by his iife-guards, made his triumph
ant entry into the fort. In this assault,
the Mexican loss was said to be 52l
killed, aud nearly tn. same number
! wounded.
| Col. Travis was killed within the
LIST hour Of the slorming Of the garrison,
having first killed, with his own hand ,
Gen. Moro, who led the alorming par.
ty, by running him through with his
sword. Gu his fall, the command of
the Texans devolyed on AdjI. Major
J. j, Baugh, who fell in the course
of an hour or two, when the command
devoIved on Col. David Crockett, who
| likewise soon tell.
| The following are the names Of
such Of the officers who fell in defend
ing San Antonio, as are recoIlecsed by
! Mr.. Badget:
| Col. W. B. Travis. commandant ;
Col. James Bowie, Col David Crock,
EFT, Major Green B. Jamison, CORNER
Iy Of Kentucky,) Captains Baugb, of
Virginia, Blair, formerly Of Conway
coun,y,) A. T. T. Cary, of Louisiana,
Baker, Of Mississippi, Basby, of the
New Orleans Grays, }. G. Washing
| ton, Of Tenn. Harrison, Of do. Forsyth,
! OF N. York, Jones, of 60. J. Kimbe, of
| Gonzales Lieu,esants Dickinson and
| Evans; Sergeant Major Williamson,
| from Philadelphia ; DR.. Milcherson, of
Virginia, Surgeon Pollard.
The previous repor. of the death OF
Col. Jesse Benton is incorrect. Mr.. Bad.
gets saw him near Nacogdoche. abou.
the 25tb, on bis way to Jonesborougb,
Miller county, in this Territory, where
volunteer company was organizing,
| and with whom be Intended marching
| for the seat Of war.
On the 18th of March, General Al
! monte and Col, Ball Gan kmeriean)
lef, San Antonio for Gonzales, with
1000 men, but, after marching 81
miles, to the sea Willow river, changed
their direction, and bent their course
| towards Laborde, to assis. Santa Ana
10 reducing that post. From the Sea
Willew, they sent Mrs. Dickinson, the
| widow Of Lieut.. Dickinson, who was
killed in the storming OF San Antonio,
with her child (who was not killed, as
previously reported) and servant, to
Gen. Houslon's camp at Goliad and,
at the same time, Ges. Almonte sent
his servant to Gen. Houston With Gen.
Santa Ana's proclamation, offering an
amnesty 10 the inhabitants and Texan
troops, provided they would yield sub
mission, and give up their arms to the
Mexican authorities. Gen. Houston
detained the servant, and sent 10 the
Mexican commander, by Spaniard,
a copy OF the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence recently agreed on al Washing
ton.
MIR. Badget, left Washington (seat
of GOVERNMENT on the 18th of March,
and on the mex, day arrived at Gen.
Hous,on's camp, at Beason's crossing
Of the Colorado, 90 miles this side Of
San Antonio, to which point Gen. II.
had fallen back from Gonzales, which
he burnt before abandoning it. Gen.
Fl. was terrifying bis camp, and had
abou, 1900 men, and Endorsements
were arriving daily.
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