Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-05
DOMESTIC.
(Erom The y. y. Courier T. Enquirer, July 27.J
MEXICO

received by the packet ship Mexican, aud considering
the interest present felt by the public generally lii the
events TRANSFERRING between that country and the nhdt.
ants of Texas, have transferred to our couns. the
relation given by Gen. Fiasula TO his government. OF
his proceedings subsequent TO the capture OF Santa An
M, and the manner in which that government has shcwn
its disapprobation of his conduct.
We may hereafter make further tranS!atinns, III The
mean time from attentive pcrrsal OF the A!rSi'
can papers state that we no where find mention
made of any Immediate advance OF the Mexican army
into Texas General Urea. who isnow in command,
does not appear to have moved from Mala'noras, and
hnwrver high the tone the government may ASSUME,
and Notwithstanding the reports circulated by the en-
ians themselves, cannot bn thlnk tal some ii the
reasons alleged by General Fasnl for his retreat wH
have prevented the advance of his successor The
greatest eXerUns evidently making through Tie me
dunn of the press, excite lively feeling ni'onG the
people on Tie subject Of the Trxian war, with view
probably divert them from intestine d!Ssensons In
the department Of Oajaca there is however already
rising against the federal party, anG their pccunar" re-
sources are evidently reduced To the lowest ehb as viii
hc seen from the decree for forced loan, winch we sub
JOIN.
Excellent Sr-Snce my despatch To your EXce!!encY,
of the 2Sh inst finding that the town of Guadanupc de
Victoria which consists Of but ten nr twelve small wood
en- houses, scattered along the left side Of The river
GradalOppe. bad military position, determined 10
march to the town Of C"iad which is situated on the
right side Of the river st Antonio and unrs 10 This
advantage that Of being leagues to Belar.
army must receive its supplies.
The town OF Goiad is what before called The Bay
of Espirlu Sano it consisted formerly Of 4 square.
measuring 80 yards each side. and contained small
church, and barracks for the company that composed lis
garrison. There also in these limits from % to 'N
houses some Of stone aud EARTH others Of wood. and
small nncs OF mad with ON" or two rooms in each ine
settlers whom General Urea defeated, when on the
point of abandoning the place set fire to all the dwell
ings which we're thereby converted into ruins and the
army had in Consequence to continue to bivouac.
The troops had besides worn out Ihci. clothing in So
ven months continual marching duty, sleeping
on the or und exposed to fatigue of all kinds, and even
in want of soap to wash themselves The county con
tans no materials for the construction Of hus the wood
remaining after the burning Of the place having been
used for the mess fires The heat TOO has set in with
great whence and Tie dcws Of the night cup;nus,
that they resemble showers Of rain The lil.le covering
remaining the soldiers has thereby become rotten, and
for the increasing number Of sick there is place OF
shelter, the church being of very small dimensions.
They likewise in wait of doctors, medicines proper
food and bed clothing, for the latter Of which, they haze
substituted the rags of their clothes that still hung To their
bodies These unfortunate compelled t" l." on
the bare ground where their sutlrr"gs making them
restless their bodies have become covered with
The country being drsulaled there no other
Of Subsistence, than those which the cattle be-
longing to the settlers taken from between the rivers
Colorado and Guadaloupr afforded These being con-
snIcd, it impossible TO supply ourselves with others,
without having recourse TO this place or the borders OF
the river :ass0s as Be destitute OF all kinds 81
there by the national schooners Scguedo C"rrco and
Srgundo Bravo but of these unfortunately great part
Of the biscuit fund dccaycd and barrels that should
have contained the weight of four arrohas found
only to render two and half. The comniSsariat in
these deserts is under the necessity of supplying not
only the soldiers, the General, the officers, and the
letters. but also immense number of women, who fol-
low the army else the soldiers would 20 without food
themselves 10 supply them. and thereby become drhli.
tated and ill., BY calculation that made, found Tia,
had provisions for twelve days only. allowing half
pound of biscuit for each and being economical
with every thing else 1t is true that the American
schooner Watchman said 10 be ready to sail from
Aatannras with supplies for the army 10 Copano bnt
she had sailed the 3d. and had she arrived it will
appear by the annexed note her cargo would have
piled half ration Of biscuit for each for barrel ten
days. and this surprising there &ouid not he any def.
cheney in the weight there in the previous sup
ply The same deficiency existed in the peas and rice
with the additional circumstance, that we had not one
grain of SALT article of absolute necessity for, with
out it, the soldiers cannot eat the meat, the principal
food which they have subs!stei, aud which, having
il, they conld have subs:scd some days longer.
! was positively informed, by person deserving Of
credit in Guadaoupc Victoria, that North American
brig, going from New Orleans for Matamoras, loaded
with provisions, had been captured by Texan vessel,
and that the Captain of the captured vessel was held in
bad odurr at New Orleans, which had induced the
house that dispatched the provisions 10 refuse sending
any more. This led ME 10 fear that might not receive
any supplies by sea for long time. Had drpcnd-
cd on receiving them by land from provinces Of The
public, not we'll supplied themselves, at enormous
distance and under the difficulty Of transporation the
army would have persisted with hunger before eceiv-
ing them AS the army is composed Of skeletons Of
battalions the number of Generals Officers, DC. is
triple that of due proportion to its numbers and in
consequence the number Of draft mules and for the
saddle is Prodigous. This circumstance makes the ar
my extremely difficult to move, and unfit for the active
operations Of war-heayy when acting on the offensive.
and in danger and exposed when acting the deen-
sive We have to find the means OF support for more
than two thousand draft aud saddle mules, without
counting the cavalry horses and those of the officers
and there no other food for them than the grass the
field they have each succeeding day longer distance
g" to obtain it. This requires increased vigilance in
watching them, for the savage and Bejar Indians are al
ways on The look out for what they steal and show