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sEke New Orleans eBoIletin 'of thei .Sd41
i aseFuraishes,the following highly REasst4
ifyiagnsws fro@ the seat Of Var in. Tsx1'
:wGEGse been Politely favored with,
the following extract written 10 q. gentle:
taau Of this city, from, .Natchitoshes,
which goes sill further 70 corrobora1e tie.
nccouNl receive,lrby the Levant, which /
we published to day. ..:4 -: 80.
~Thesubstance Of which is, t.at,ap.ex.
press has arrived here, via Nacogdoches
from Texas, nd is confirmed by General
Gaines, that Houston of Tpxas has con-
quered Santa AuDa and his atmy-Santa
Anna: himself, and bis soldiers, all prispa
ers! The forces Of Santa Anna were esti
mated at 100, and those OF Houston at
800. The express Further states, that
HOastOn's aIhAV. destroyed half hesMexi.
cans, and the loss on his side was six kill
d'aOd 20 wounded. .ar, = .u
%The saddle Of Santa AnRa. was taken
nHc brought in, and is Of costly. order,
being estimated as worth between 9 and
500 dollars: add the express who brought
in the news, rode on the horse Of tSante An
ma! All this SIS, indeed cheering news.
calculated TO arouse all the better feelings
which are Implanted IN the hearts of those
who can rejoice at the iriumph.of Freemsn
over their savage opROser,. -. .s.4.
.'The intelligence received early yester
day morning, aud which js. also publish
ed, will be seen to be confirmed by the
news brought by thesL esLevant, with the dif.
ference Only that.tha numbers Of the enc
my killed and taken by, General Houston, -,
vary in amount. v.G
Head Quarters Army, ApriI23d, 1896.
awe met Santa Anaa on the 2lst.-We
attacked him with 600 men; he had 100
inIaOtry;!and two howilzers. We entire
Iy routed his whole iorce-kilIed half his
men, aud took The rest prisoners. Santa
ANua himsIfa and all his principal officers
are our prisoners. The history Of wal
does nut furnish n parallel TO the battle.
We had six killed and twenty wounded
have not time to send on a full report
! will do tito morrow. Iagaa call on my
fellow citizens 10 come to the fell; lei us
fall on aud conquer Inc remaining troops
and our country is free. Turn out u,
once; thereiS no excuse now; let Us do the
VvnFk nj once,
THOMAS J. RUSH,
~. .,.. Secretary Of War.
lceFtify the above to bo true copy o.
the express just received from The Secra
taTy Of War, who was himselCin the bat
tle.
A. HOUSTON.
,.. ...3 To J r. DUNN.
San Augustine, April %.
The following IS he Information which
COWO 70 hand yesterday morning.
A Gentleman Of this city, VINO arrived
lhis morning from Atakapas, in the S. d
Vclocipede, states; that on the evening
preVidUs to has departure. two persons ar
rived ats Marliavl.le, direct from Texas
These persons who appeared TO DO persons
Of responsibility celated as u positive fac
that All engagement had taken place be.
tween The itces aader Gen. Houston
and The Mex can army, in which The lat
ter were totally routed having LOST 70C
nen ia killed and wounded, aad 500 pris
Oners, among whom WIS Gen. Cos. The
ioss of the lexiaas are saIc 10 be iacOnsid
erable.
The circumstances as related by these
gentleucn, were that .he Mexican army
Lad from some cause or other beea Sepa
rutct into Two bodies divided by The Ru.
or BraEos, tho sudden rise of that river
PEevented The two OOJies irom eGec,irg a
iANction that Houston marched usainst
che larger body amounting 10 10 of 400
men--tEat tho latter relreated and IN
their retreat sci Gre ~ The Town of Harris.
barry, Houston succeeded in vycrtaking
Ihom about sevea mles from that town,
s0d made vigorous attack on them, nd
after some severe lighting the Mexicans
werc totally defeated. With the loss above
snentoUed. Tho gentlemen stated that
they were a short distance from Harris
bury, a~d tould distinctly hear the Gring,
asdIhat the result was we'll known before
thelr dePsTture-t that Houston had march
% 50 PUrss't Of t'e ether body, which il
wss supposed cosld cot possibly escape
him.
CONFIRMATION.
Tho following letter IRON Major Gen.
Cs'Ocs has been tusRished for Publication
By tho War Department:
HeGS Quarters, War Dcpnr1mcnt)