Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29
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LATER FROM TEXAS

me Mobile Advertiser of the 18th instant says the
intelligence brought from Texas by the De Kaib a.riy
ed at New Orleans Sunday last is rather of gloomy
cast IL is only runor is true but the re- INNS, he
foundation Tor 1t without any doubt We suhjoin r1-
tracts from Two letters received in this city
the hrs; by the Steamboat Merchant in the morning
and the last by the mailboat in the evening from New
Orleans They contain all that we have heard
Dear Sir have Just received letters from -
Inc Mexicans were within few miles of San Feline
winch had been deserted by The Texans and burnt
Houston had retrcated O the east OF the
Bazos Fannn, ii is reported had been killed and ali
his army panic prevailed t1Fou phnut and every one
was moving on as fast as possible for the Sabine No
doubt Santa Anna will concentrate his forces on the
BRACES and Houston will decoy him into the hear, of
Texas Come at once Now or never is the time
write in great haste
The following extracts from the second letter.
IL appears That Houston has retrea,cd to
me East side OF the Brazos and the Mexican adj
vae'"g IN Two DIVISIONS, the sea coast md The
other 10 the interior, and thai within a few miles
OF san Felipe The citizens OF San Felipe had burntdown
The town, and were moving towards the Sabine n
was the intention of the people Of Texas TO destroy an
their towns rather than let the Mexicans get possession
All the country west of tile Brazos it is said has been
abandoned Houston will not, it is thought retire any
be very interesting. Reniorcements were reaching
Houston daily, and if The Mexicans should make mucS
delay he will have strong force and think drive
Yours in haste
FHoM MATAcoRDA.The Mobile Chronicle Of The
I2lI lust says -" The brig Tensaw Cant Avcriil mr.
rived last evening from Mafagorda in eiyt davs rnn
tain AVeIl mainly confirms The melancholy nellipence
copied from the Register of last evening She brings
hity passengers, mostly women and children who have
He'd from the monster Santa Anna. II is reported that
but four LEFT Matogordu who were provided
with boats to quit the place, afor having blown il up3
The Iensaw saw Mexican cruiser twelve hours a(ier
she elIAlatagorda." 49,
From Te1asTle steam boat Merchant Capt swiIer.
brought this morning from New Orleans ,,bcnca sIa
sailed yesterday, late aud disastrous renoris from
Texas Capt Swiler informs that he learned lust n,
Tie moment OF leaving New Orleans that short arr
al frnt To-. a. l..
Col. Fannin--tle advance Of the Mexican army under
Santa Anna TO San Felipe, the capture of thai place
and The indiscriinnae of the inhabitants
santa Anna was approaching tie river Brassos
Persons here, well acquainted with the position Of
Houston, indulge belief that these reports are incor
rect Our last accounts received by tie Equity AZ New
orleans on Saturday from Brazora stated that Colonel
Fannn had blown up the fortress of Goliad and made
good MS retreat TO me main army the Colorado cut
t,ng his way through the Mexican army and that bat
Tie was expected between the two armies
ne Equity brought up large number of women and
children; several vessels had been detained To bring nm
TO New Orleans women and children
So far as the Mexican army had advanced they had
made an ndscriminate slaughter OF women aud chill.
drcn, the orders given The sodieyy BEING o snnr f
lives Of no individual over ten years Of age Ibe who'll
population OF Texas was in the field Register
(frGm om Corepondent)
To tho Editor If dc Mobile Regisfer.
BGfe TKSsAw, April II, 1886.
IL il with no purpose Of ectng your charity or your
sympathy. that we announce TO yoiI arrival at your
port IL IS not with biuslng shame either that we ac.
knowledge ourselves Texans expalrate and seeking
temporary ass lun in your own and onr onrs
mother country. We have otlIor views and ,,l,.,
motives. We conceive ourselves the bearera NJ Ibo
latest intelligence that has yet reached the United
States, from Texas and Of is present unhappv CON
diiion We conceive, too, that from tie interest here
toiOre manifested by citizens from all parts Of vons
countfy not only Ivy open expressions Of feeling hut m
more substantial proof Of that interest an actual
participation in pcrils, that the inteilqence we
are about TO communicate will he in the highest degree
acceptable 10 your ie0w.citizens. You are por6aos
aware that the independence Of Texas was declared by
ihe members OF our convention the LIST Of March
last aud that few days subsequent or pre- yions San
ANTONIO and Fort in The hands Of the TEXANS were re-
and iofiy TEXANS IN The Alamo commanded by Col
Travis Of san Felipe. The number of Mexicans com
mabded BY Gen Santa Anna himself is vafously reporl
ed from I'VE to eight thousand Of tiicso ono thousand
were conyics who served The advance and protection
Of The bcsicgng party. No history either ancient on
modern, neither the pass Of Thcrmopyo nor the battle
heidiupon which our pr0geDitors have fllenprescu
The remembrance Of a more unequal and obstinate en-
gagcfuept.
or The Texans, not man survived 10 tell the news
Ihey knew ue conditions under which they fought
Victory or Death was before them Unable 10 Oh
tain ic former, ley faressly frontcd and submitted 10
the lo'icr OF Mcxcans five hundred shared The Same
Tate. Pushing bis advantage, Santa Anna after oa,f;
soning the Tort immediately proceeded by forced mai cl
es 10 Gonzales whore was fort commanded bv Cen
Houston Alive to The dictates Of humanity and Weld
ing 70 the cries Of women and children Gen Houston
relreoled rom The fort receiving intelligence Of e
enemy approach. The last express 10 matagorda re-
ported h'n on the Rio Colorado, about twenty-five mics