Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-07
C0rresp0ndenee Of the .N.tlo Orleans Re-.

fkLAsco, (Iexas,) 9th Dee. IS35
DhN Sih - embrace the FIRST opportunity of informs
ing you Of the operations of our expedition yains Nm
pco, and il is as follows s -."
We lett the city Of New Orleans on the 7tb n and
on the 9Th VIC proceeded 10 sea On the la c ,r,o,r
ed oil the bar of Tampco and beinu boarded by 3D..
seahooat 10 oe towed over IT. but by strange fatality
We were shipwrecked and cast away, losing all onr
ammunition, most Of the provisions bagpaye and arms
nevertheless, on the night OF the 18th we made dos
sIac attack upon the city, and have possession
OF Tue enemies batteries, and forced him TO retreat ON
The top OF the strongest houses from whence hcv FIR
ed upon u.s. and we in consequence of The loss of
cur ammunition, compelled retreat TO the fort n, The
Bar; and after remaining there III DAYS withsu, nrv
sions aud without ammunition rereated TO b;s
10 JON ,ae army oil Texas and aid the in the redc
ton OF San Antonio de Behar at the same time ,a,;
Tor further orders from the provisional poycrnmcn, a,
Texas, TO whom BY express wo have denounced omr
AZ lhis place. and expect to receive answer in
lew days. am OF opinion that will be ordered bv
way OF La Bahia (Which is in the possession of the
ians) to the Nueces and Matuoros to cut off all the rc
sources OF Gen. Cos, from the interior.
According 10 the last from the sent of war ,b
TEXANS are closely bcsegng San Antonio and have Ia
Ken 800 OF the enemys horses, and routed party un
uer inc very walls OF the city, and taken one piece of
nruie.y. am sir, yours &c ~ "
New ORLEANS, December 81
IMPORTANT FROM TExAs--On Saturday gentleman
who recently left Texas called this office 10 inforn
US that on the 29h ult about $50 Mcxicans in sor,e
made an attack on detachment of the Texan armv
at that part OF the enrenchncns ncnr Tho ,;u l.; ~
nrghborhood OF San Antonio; and that between 6fiv
and sixty of the cnemy killed while on The nar
OIL inc TEXANS there were only killed and three
informed us tlai Tho 'lav
ans Kept the enemy completely bay with their rifles
winch they used calmly and deliberately i'm operat;on
hence The disparity OF number killed on both sides
But yesterday the arrival of the Julius C,rsar from,
Brazora, whence she sailed the 18th inst affords ms
additional information interesting and i,nnor,r,
as concentrating the incidents of the rexian str,gI
towards The denouement. Early the morning of Inc
9th INST, the Texans under Capt Milan made an as
sault on the town Of San Antonio We have not ascer
'Ded the particulars OF this attempt but are nfrned
tat alter hard contested strife with the be seocd which
continued unrent;ingly for 80 hours the assaants snc
ceedcd ia obtaining possession Of three stone houses
where they secured themselves, and from which tbey
were enabled 10 silence three of the enemy ouns com
handing important positions. The express t,t lro,,rL,
the intelligence To Brazoria had left about p Nj on
the oth; and at that period the fight continued TO thicen
on al sides. ne iexians had then killed. and ~
wounded and although the loss Of the enemy could not
10 Gsccrtaintdas they carried off many of The dad
us tley could, the destruction considered ueat ne
not less than IL corscs counted around one of ,
guns that had been slrnced. 49,
Since writing the above passenger called 10 ;ner
U.S. that the latest adyices received from San Antop;o
were that Cos had been obliged evacuate the town
retire into the fort with the forces e him: and Thai
.eIe appeared niue doubt oil his being compelled shortly
TO capitulate OF lie put hors dc combat Scparae vco
RES may stimulate the Texans 10 accomplish FINAL ono.
and tls being effected, Texas will probably be dec,red
Tree OF the Mexican people and conlederacy sIo Ills
complexion must IL como last
General Austin arrived in Brazoria on The oo,b nc NJ
veinber TO proceed Commissioner to the United Siaos
leaving Colonel Bar.lson in command of The army Iis
health had been partially restored.-Bee
FROM lExAs.-A letter received in this CITY from M,
lnnabitant Of Texas, dated San Felipe Nov 9 savs
An express CAME Ill yesterday morning bringing tes
patches from Cen Austin, by which we learn H.,
ninety Americans attacked near San An,on;o
(now called Bexar) on the 2Sth instant by three hnn
dred mounted Mexcans of which number fort,, u,oro
Killed, sixteen wounded, and fine brass piece Of arr
" tilery taken. On the part of the Americans there
was one Eian Killed and none wounded. Md Int