Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-05-03
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.

IMPORTANT FROM T EXAS.
The accounts from Texas most to be relied on
represent SoDa Anna still advancing in his victorl
Gus career, and the Texans rctrcaling before him
blowing up their forts, burning their villages, and
leaving their women and children 10 fly in terror
before their blood thirsty enemy. Col. flaming
and 400 hundred men, who garrisoned the fort at
Golad appear to have abandoned this strong hold
and blew up The fort by order Of General llousto
just at that moment when an overwhelming force
Of Mexans had advanced so near as 10 render their
escape impossible. They were all massacred it is
supposed except their small advance guard. We
copy below from New Orleans papers to the 18th
inst. containing information brought by the De
Kalb from Brazoria to the 81.
The New Orleans American says:
1--WE have the following repor, by the Gen. De
kald. Gen. Houston had retreated % miles from
the Colorado the Goth March, the enemy hav-
ing advanced to the opposite shore. San Felipe
had been burnt by the inhabitants, it was also the
.-'~-''"- ~ $50 c~"-~ ., hufn BeI'- '-~'''"e M
DraZoria, should the Mexicans approach. The
Mexicans were advancing in two columns, one mp
| on Houston, and the other upon the Brazos. The
De Kalb is full of women and children. The in
habants are destroying every thing, and laying
waste the country, lest it should fall into Mexican
/ hands.
! The n. Orleans Bee says:
''On the (3d ult Col. Tanning had sent out a
scouting party Of about 80 men they were mas
sacred. On the oath he sent out n scouting party
of $50 they were also cut OIL He then resolved
to destroy the For, of Gosd, burn the town and
cut his way through The enemy encamped in his
neighborhuod, his provisions failed, and his gar
rison had diminished to 300. Bot in attempting
this, he was surrounded by the MeXicans, and com
PEELED to capituaie aud lay down his arms-nf-
ter which with characteristic treachery, he and all
were shot.
The detachment of volunteers from Georgia
under Major Ward, has also been cut off, with tho
exception of three persons one ofwhom bad arrv
ed in Bruzoria before the De Kalb sailed
Benz. J. White writes under date Of March 90 i
from Caney, place near the position of the con
tending forces, to The Committee Of Brazofa, as
follows:
have just arrived from Cox point, were lc?
about 80 armed men ana some % unarmed, II
charge Of the public stores, but fear from the gene
raj panic that that place would be deserted, a'ic
bringing otfas much as the lighters could bring. --
repaired east in order to rally the d,aposablc f,rc'
of rcreatng families, but found every man sLilliu;
for himself and helpless family u Of which wen
crossing the Colorado, on ,heir way east; aud TIN
morning Capt Sharp, brings that news from DO
advance Of Fanning's army (who made their e.
cape that flaming was surrounded uld lighting II
the prairie, Elk miles east cf Gola1 for life, whel
the advance guard made their retreat, which wa
under the command Of Col Wharton, aud ! lea
flaming and his brave companions arc slaughtered
The news IS that all the Americans ~ GuadalouP
were butcLcrod by the citizens, Spanisrds. Suci
10 our sltuuti1a, aud all will be on their way To
morrow further eust and uaess yon cun rally am
send on men forthwith, 10 the cover Of the retrea
all mus, be loot. would recommend the dclen
tou Of any vessel taat may tc "a reach, to take q.
helpless families.
Another letter from the same place under liz
same date says:
News ofthe mos; Disastrous nature has arrive
here FROM the Southern divisions Of our army, b,
The Lieutenant and twenty men who formed ih'
advance # Fannng's army While trying 4
make their retreat from Fort Defiance, they ~ef'
attacked br twoui, seven hundred MeKicans II
The big prairie. They arc now advancing toward
tho Colorado. Help We wsut-ond that speed
ly
The Washington correspondent Of the Jouma
Of Commerce, under the date Of the 22,h ins
says:
The Mexican minister here has received on
csl information Of the state Of things IN TeAsf.-
He advices confirm the gcnera truth Of the lst
accounts from that quarter. Their. remains o
.ous, that SAINTS Anna is sWosPing every tang BE-