Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1836-04-21
IForelgn.3
.nEYAu

49,. -SxR[ 49, g.. .NlHs-Sf
From friend AZ Washington on tho BrSs-
sos, in Texas, we have iately reeeivedsa
letter tnidod mt N~atehitoches. ssitu saldry
Documents. and information relative 10 I1e
state of affairs in that country. The date.
OF his letter. M arc.r Ilth. 6c had not ycf
heard Of the fate of San Antonio and liz
brave Observation-Disclosures Col. Travis. The
Alamo, tic forti6catioif spcs HAT city, WAS
sior1ned on the night Of th66tlI. Nc have
howeyer,,lio don't Of The fatal resrit, as
already given to- tile cubic. The account
was too. particnlar 10 have been a~iforgery!
and scarcely any other result cOuldai have,
been expected, from The rreat disparify az
force, 100 against from a to 6GDG. The
mexican We're c~0mmahdedh by Gen. Eiez,na:
and Goi.s Batres,-Santa Annals Aidede
Camp. ~
Ihe Constitution is now nassio savs
4me' Writer, and when thatis through. III
resolutions already offered, will be carrieHs
70 ;adJourn from the Council Hall tod
neia OF gasue.ssQur war is i a nation
one. NE are INVADED byfromI2 to 1000
mexlea9 troops. occupying On our fronfi&
1dse@&s2 q fUa miles fr0m Gan AntmuIa4.
y santS ARM IN persons M SzSy
men IS dntbcs march upon us from Ei55tl,,-
va, IA Gcn.s 3lezfna is b~esiceine SIM An.
tonic with GO00. Carriers ar ekdaiIy a,riy-
ing with the most alarming intelligence. Vet
we do not despair. These accounts are
enough to appai any set of men. exccnf
dexiahs, who are North Americans
our troops are going on with stouf hearts.
strong hands and deadly rifles TO fest the
issue. !hey will sustain their cause or die
nooiy. lhis is now a national war, and on,
III, ~ nieSIeni part a war Of determination.
nus lar they have given no quarters. and
Mhen besleging the Alamo, kept flying a
Diood-re flag as indicative of their iuten-
mons: You will remember, thai this for1.
= 1an lAiton!o were defeated by Cos,
MI ~ LOW MeNicans, when the lameutcd
mHian captured them at the head of aG7
ieAian riiiemen. We look with coufdeuc
20 our mother country for aid, in this our
p.esen. Crisis, combating as we are, against
s9cn fearful odds-Texas witha population
u oo'ooo SOUS against the Mexican nation
OF 7,CG0,G00. Should we be
assis'ea WIN men, money, and munitions,
may last for MANY wears. a en- caIi :.
now offered for military distinction. tn such
as make II cause their own and the
country mas the means to compensate those
WHO c0me.to the rescue, with hounties of
the richest land Ill the whole world"
al the close of this letter, the writer had
heard of only seven days unsuccessful can
nonadc of the Alamo. 1t was storrncd ~,
the night of the tenth day, 10th ul,.) Col.
Crockctt's activity on the occasion is ro,;c-
cd, II he is said to have Killed with his
ri'lc, at the distance of $50 wards. the two
hrst Mexicans who fell. The writer con-
tlnues :
SCol. f,annin commands Gpliad. and has
80 volunteers, among VIII LII is the Geor-
g'a battalion. lie says he is ready TO renulse
2'ooo Mexicans, if they attack him. d
count he has been attacked before dis
They may starve him IL by a siege. hut
eanno carry Goliad by stormnls it. Ward
Is Lieut.. Col. of the volunteer army, md
zen. Houston has been re-appoipted Con.
mander-in-chief, and is organizing the army
at GonzaIes." - ""S
we have in all about 1900 ~volnn,eers
from the United States, but want 5GO0more,
Lie enemy have 1860 Cavalry. each with
a short gnn' a brace of pistols, sword and
lance. They have also a Ayinr ar,iIlerv
held artillery, and heavy Gathering cannon
and mortars.' ~
accompanying the letter, is plan and
description of the Alamo, which any nerson
can sec in the Reading Room. who NAV
De curious in such matters.-Gfor. Coyr