Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-12

that COL Travis intended flung signal guns At :lee M
feren periods each day until succour sliouio arrive.
spnal guns have been fired since Sunday ana scou's
party have just returned W no approachcd Will.
niles of the fort, and remained for 4s hours. D H.
We learn further by the passengers o. "ie S..I e.
Cumanche, eight days from Texas, ttia On .c So oo.
bruary the Texan garrison III br3ar u ioo I ID by
manded by i.irut. Col Wm. B. Travis was al'acAeu ~
the advanced division Of Gen. Sata ma army eo
sisling OF GOC0 men, who were rcpuscd WIN ''e '
MANY killed, between SOC ~ oGO men, wIAout 'ne ~
of one man of the Texans About Tie same uHie W.
Jolus,u with party of 20 men, while reconnoi!e'is
the westward Of San Parcio was surrounded III '''
nuht hy IL large body Of Mexican troops lii 'ns 'ho
uT The demand OF surrender made ny tie Mexican
COMMANDER Internationally which was reuseu' pu' IL"
Offer of surrender made as prisoners Vi war; "hi
was acceded to by the Nexcams but no sooner had lc
eyaus marched of their quarters ana stacked t'r
arms than general fire was opened upon urh ~ ''
whole Mexican force The Texans attempted 10 escape
ul only three u them edrd-cne oil "oIh was oo''
= Johnson. 1919, A., n.;
between the 11lh February and I'd March, The MeHi
cans were employed IN forming entfenchmcnts arouu
the alo and holharding the place. On ,!ie ~ Alac"
COL Travis wrote that 200 shells had been thrown "o
the. A!anIo illout i'll urng man On inc Isl n'a'cn
the r,rrisun ttcciYGa reinforcement VI 81 TEXANS
from Gonzales having !crccd their way through e e"e
my line making the number III the Alamo ioS men.
On the 9Th March about midnight, the AdHio was %
s,uli,d bv the While force Of the AeXcnn army, COM
,rndcL y Santa Anna pcrsUn the battle was dcsie
rate until iay HIGHT, when only men peiongns ~ t's
Texan garrison were found alive who cred lot 4ual
ter but told that there WAS no mercy ior u.u'
they then continued ghtiny until tile whole were nutcn
rrcd One woman, Mrs. Dickinson, AID negro OF Co!
rravs were the only persons hose lives were sParco
We regret say, that Col. DaTd CROCKETT ms co'Pa
MON Mr. Benton; and Col Bonian, o! o"uth Caf"i'''d
v.r rc among the Number slain Gen. Bowie was muir
tered I'm his bed, sick and helpless. Cen os, on en-
tcrnr the Fort, ordered the servant OF Col travis 10
point out the body of lis master; he did SO, Wien US
drew his sword and mang led tho face and lambs Win inc
E,riin If
rf HE slain were thrown into heap III The centre OF Inc
Alamo and burned. Tic loss OF the AeScans IN STORM
ing The place was less titan 1000 Killed and mcr'aly
wounded, and as many Notwithstanding WIN ' mr.
lass ~ Tie first assault between and j. 900 men. He
flag used by the Mrxtcans was boodIcd che IN Place
Ut the CONSTITUTIONS! one
Immediately after the capture Gen. SANTA Anna sent
Mrs Dickinson and the TO Cen. Houston camp
ACCOMPANIED BY Mexican with LAG. who was bearer
of note from Gen. Santa Anna, Offering The ieHiapS
reacc aud general nmncs sly, Il they would lay down
their arms AID submit his government Gen. tous
tons reply Was, "TIuc sir, you have succeeded IN XIII.
nr SOME Of brave mcnhut the TEXANS are not YET
ccnuuercd TIE effect of the fail oil Bcaar throughout
Teas was electrical Every man no could use E't!r
nud was in condition take the field marched forthwith
the Of 1t is believed that not less than poo
riiiemen were on their way the army hen the Gu
nancc sailed, determined 10 "rrak triI vengeance on
the MrXIcans.
Gen Houston had burnt Gonzales ard fallen back on
the Colorado wilh about loco Col. Tanning was IN
with munitions and from four to five hundred men.
The general determination OF the people ut texas Is
n abandon all their occupa and pursuits Of peace.
and continue until every AlcXcan EGsl OF Inc
Rio del Nure shall he cXteImna'cd.
TO THE PEOPLE OF TIE UNITED STATES
The intelligence conveyed TO Ivy the above letter,
confirms all that We have heretofore alleged Of inc afch
hcnd vino, alter subvertlng the liberties OF his own
counirymen has ycd all his forces 10 reduce u.s. the
free born coonists OF Texas 10 the yoke OF military and
ecclesiastical desPotisni . -.
We have exercised the right inherited IN all consider
able societies of men. of choosing the form OF govern
ment most consonant with feelings aud most likely
TO secure our happiness
It the same right which mpellcd your fathers and
our fathers throw the gauntlet OF defiance at the power
of Britain and TO claim and TO g!orlousiy achieve
name among the nations OF the earth heir enemy WAS
compara,ivcly christian and magnaniinous. Ours IS
semi.civi zrd innratcd and Inerccss. They appealed
n ,r symnathes Of Aonarcs AID If strangers, and they
appealed not in vain. Aid, prompt powerful and ei-
Gcirnt, rendered them
rLr descendants OF pcrclrs lifted up their voices to
surI;ca:e the aid OF strangers in their struggle f te
w and Won Americans res pundcd their call by zeal
Gus ac.ivc and efficient succOr lie gallant lUrs also
richly participated IN your generous sympathy lof TIE
oppressed. Friends and brothers. We, tie citizens o
Irxas threatened with an indlscr!ninac slaughter Ivy
,hc Slrxcars Of Il complicated and cruel disposition,
now in this hour Of trial, turn our thoughts and our
hearts with an unwavCring confidence 10 the land
of our common nativity and VIC ask you tor as
sis,ancc Our numbers few, int hearts are
fIm and our nerves strung to the high re-
solve Of liberty dca;h. Will you, bTot crs and
friends refuse Go TO iii the hour OF your calamity
was iobly done icr YOU: and will you calmly witness
the destruction OF yvur kindred and triumph tyranny,
and make no effort 10 the arrest the other
It cannot il VIII not be. The saIntcd spirit OF Wash.
ingon would rrnkr your apathy: and could pam invade
t! teaudrs oi "Aven, would warm over the rccoIlec.
lions Of &c
On molten Of Mr.. Farmer this appeal was annexed
and ordered to he to the people of the UNI
ted States of America. accompanying the cnnmunica-
ton of Alurr General Samuel Houston to james tol-
linsworrh l:1 Chairr:,an Of the military committee,
on the 10Th day of March, 1856. at Washington.
(SignrdJ RICHARD ELLIS,
President Of the Contention.
W S KIMEAL, Secretary.