Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-05

tremeIv difficult to guard against them My own saooe
horses and draft mules have TO encounter ths o"se' "
| we'll rs those of the other ofhcers. .I5
o.; i; distant from Goliad forty leagues and snnuo
!, he attacked it would require at least marc" " M
s r. rive il relief: besides it is difficult TO forward IT,
,irance in such immense deserts where sma!' parry
"a, intercept all communication, ana III INC 'u'y SCI
con- ,hev are absolutely impAssable from The river nF''o
to the Sabine, and not only unit Tor military ,Io
hut cven for mercantile operations ne rivers are I.
,yared into immense lakes, which 1t Ia lnpoSsio ~
cross was thus, excellent Sir, placed IN most ui
cu situation: Unable to act on the offensive OF asse
a defensive position. First, because OF lhe """s w.
;;ns and other necessary articles and OF the season u
tho vo,r and further because in all the country Dct"ec
tbe rivers Cuorudo Guadaoupe and Brassos Tue irfri
n 60 general from the month OF June TO NoVehioeF t'
il il miracle if of the inhabitants escape H. ana %
have exposed the army to il, would have been leading
- ia destruction On the other hand, ohscr vntinns
made by the other Generals and Officers on the erect
which the misfortune of His Excellency the freSue'l'
wand produce n the interior of the Republic were h-
ceasing and your Excell"ncy that my pa
ence and suffering this OCCASION, have been greater
iLan thought myself capable Of enduring
Eas;das excellent Sir, all the considerations nave
,dJucpd t,rre was another which pcrplcXed my i.!LG
The President of The Republic and iilustrlous Mexican
| General Santa Anna, was 4 prisoner lie hAa save"
his life by Offering that the army should retreat: ana me
cnopv he freed from its presence He had transmitted
me an order 10 that effect and nInard that his me-
and tina, o.! 700 brave Mcxcans depended on cnmplI-
ancc with it, If acted on the offensive, and gained Il
battle should thereby cause his DEATH ana liat o. ',S
who were with him. If lost baltic, besides tir loss
the army would suffer, the Republic would lose lis
President and many other brave men, VINO "oH'u h"L
have been spared by the advenlnrers II 'an'a,"eu
defensive position, the same result wouih nave ''.""
I'd hsidrs hcinr exposed other serious and neVilan
losses The course therefore, had 10 adopt "as clear
It Wa: 10 continue the retrngrade movement mad be-
gum in consequence Of what the President had offered
and leave any detachment Mt Belar whch i'sn' oe
exposed to another disgrace. should have wished: pc
fore taking this determination, to receive Inc ORDERS {"
Government, but circumstances did not permit IT,
regulated my march in such way TO cover the line Of
the river Bravo occupying the positions OF hlalmoras,
Carmargo hlicr and RuvlIla There the ARMY may ne
recognized in such way is found best lie prepared 70
open another campaign in Texas, or repair |" any pa
of the interior Of The republic that the government ihy
order.
Whilst already en- M march and during tremendous
fall of rain which began al the moment the army was
PM in notion two individuals from tile lrHan rcoc's
presented themselves the 10Th inst with letters l'I
me from the President, containing me Fraties WHO"
have the honor 10 annex in duplicate Tor The ni"Tnit!"n
Of the Supreme Government. As what is stipulated
therein with slight difference the same as iad Deeh
before communicated to by His EEccrncy the He-
nerain. Chief my assent to them on The 2olN Ia
the encanpmenl the small river OF Mugcrero, ana
| annex copies Of the Documents then drawn up.
On the 25tl. on my march TO this place, received
the dispatches Of your ExceIlency, dated the l3t ANA
see the desires of the Supreme Government express
ed in them, have been in most essential points met by
me- particularly in that Of having saved the lite OF one
who has uiipH eSpnSeG IL 9'iou III MS Ep"tSi
we'll Of the many Generals and Officers oil Tie Amy
Of operations that prisoners.
In regulating the exchange Of those we have Of the
enemy for equal number II" cur own, We had KEPT
all the prisoners made in this campaign, all would have
been set free and the question w"nd then haTc re-
ducrd itself 10 the liberty of His EycelIency, the rest
DENT but unfortunately this has not been DOM and the
number Of those who avail themselves OF The adj
vantage will he small. IN regard 10 the liberty OF HIS
Exreency, the President, il is natural they should en-
f. dravnr avail themselves of his detention TO obtain The
best terms they from the Supreme Government and
this was understood in concluding the Comvenoa--as
respects the Independence OF Texas the national rights
IN way committed
am also directed IL retain possession of the town OF
Bcdr: this practicable except at the risk OF great
loss; and besides Brar is OF Importance whatever us
, place in itself, and less a military position.
Lcl:rre excellent Sir, have prncrcGcd with view
the interests Of the Requisite, TO Tic desires o the SUI
preilc Government to the dictates of my duty and my
conscience Should the government IL" think 50: am
ready in any way 10 abide the consequences OF what they
may nrdcr; lor il all cases, place Ehr value on lis
honor and that oi the country than ug own cxsrnce
hope, however the Government will give due weight to
my reasons aud consider that never wasa "nrr" placed
in situation complicated and embarrassing as have
been. pass in silence other reasons which might al
lire and i!ch are perhaps Important In tne. !
\ believe have saved the whne army from disaster: and
the national character from further disgrace"
God and Liberty! Camp on the rgEl! hank OF the IL
yer Nucccs Nav 81. VICENTl FlLAS0LA.
TGirrc follow lie letters from SANTA Anna to Fasola
with his replies and tie treaty concluded at 'eascO,
which have been al fr&dy published
r The Srrrcigry IF Hdr TO Gcncral fHnSo'a.
o Excellent Sir: | have made known to Ills Excern-
cy the President ad interim, the contents OF your Dcs-
patches, dated at the Camp the right bank OF the RI
: yer Nuccrs the 3st ut and ! am directed TO say
By supreme order, that the whole OF them have excited
the most profound Indignation.
y Before Co"ncil Of War, your ESce!.encv viii he
called npon To for not having maintained the posi-.
tinns r Supreme Government ordered you 10 preserve
10 the last and from this time forward the serious charge
will rest you Of having dsobeycd the rule laid d""n
in Art : Title 3 of the Army Regulations according to
e which the command OF the Army dcrovcd on your tx
celcncy; and you had right whatever to consider 1t
! still continued in the GeneraI.lnC Chief after he was
made prisoner, much less that he could act President
of the Repubc for being unable 10 exercise IN" duties
IF thai Office he cnnd longer be considered III pos
session of H. and hesideS whoever might be a. the head
u the executive power, order coming from him should
be obeyed without being countersignrd by the apprnPri-
minister OF the Cabinet is astonishing that yo'ir
n EXcellcncy should have to conclusions which
re- rcs. and which, at least. shcw an ut
Ter ignorance of what military duty require and above
u all Of the circumstances under which the executive
power Of Republic exercised, and particularly ours
# in consequence his Excellrncy. the President AT mtern
dlsapproves the convention concluded at frISco, on the
18th May, 1896 the General who signed not being at
liberty possessing the authority to do 1t, and he eZ
prcssly dsapprovcs, attack the rights of the
ton that the title Of Republic has been given to in
surgrn part Of one Of the departments of the Mexican
nation and that Of President 10 the head oil the rebels
Therefore, the last order Of His Exceency the President
I'D interim, is, that If you have not already done u, you
) give up The command Of the army to His Excelency
General Don Jose Urea that you repair 10 this Capt.
tai you hereby ordered answer before the laws
# for your conduct God and liberty!
f Mexico, June -, l!:'G TORNEL.
t. Here follows the Decree, published in our last.l
t TEXAS
d Head QuAETEEs, Northern division oftIe Army,)
d Coles Settlement upon The Brazos,
II June 2sh, 1856. }
t Ny DEAR SIR You will see from the within letter
i from Gen. Rusi and My call upon the people Of Texas