Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-07
Correspondence of tie .Nt,c Orleans Bee.

r&.n SIR embrace the first opportunity of inform.
iqsjou Of the operations Of our expedition against Tam
pco and it is as follows
We lett the city of New Orleans the 9TH ult, and
the 9Th procredrd To On thr I1ill apI,r
ed oft the bar of Tampco and being boarded by the
steamboat to be lowed it, but by strange fatality
We shipwrcrkrd and cast away, losing all our
ammunition, of the provisions, baggage and
nevertheless the nis INT Of the 1jli made Il dcs.
perae attack upon the city, and have :krn possession
of the enemies batteries, and iurced him to retreat
the top oi the strongest houses, from whence they fir
cd upon and were in consequence ui the loss Of
our ammunition compelled retreat the fort at the
Bar and after remaining there il days. without pr"v
sons and without ammunition, icireatrd To this place
Ia Join the army If Texas and aid the in the rcduc
on Of San Antonio dc Brlar, al the tic waiting
for further orders from the provisional government Of
Texas, to wh0ir by express we have announced
arrival ut this place, and expect to receive
few days. AN Ct opinion that We will b. ordered By
way of Ia Bahia (wic! is in the possession Of the Tex
ians) the Nuccrs and Maamoros 10 Of all the re-
sources of Gen. Cos, from the interior.
According to tn" last from the Of war the
Texans closely bcsieg San Anonio and have
ken 300 Of the rncnys horses and routed party un-
der the very walls Of the city. and taken piece of
arlil!c.y. aI: sir, yours, Nc, !. +.
NEW OnLrASs, Drccu,brr 81
IuroRrAHr FROM TEAAS-On Saturday gentleman
who recently left Texas, called at this office To inform
US that OH the 9th ult about 80 Mcxicans a sorlie
made al attack Il detachment OF the TcXian army
that part Of the entertainments nrar the mill in the
nriyhburhnod Of San Antonio; and that between fifty
and sixty Of the enemy were killed, while on the part
Iot The 1rXians, there were only ono killed and three
wounded. The gentleman informed us that the Tex
lians kept the enemy completely at bay with their rifles
(which the used calmly and deliberately i'll operation:
hence the disparity of number killed on both sides.
But Yesterday the arrival Of the julius Caesar from
Erazpriu whence she sailed on The II;h inst aurds MS
additional information interesting and important,
as concentrating the incidents Of the Tcxian struggle
towards the denoucmenl. Early on the morning .; '
Than
sault The town or San n la. -, ~, a.
latel lpelr,lcuars Of this attempt but are informed
that after hard contested strife with The bcsieged which
continued unremngly for &c hours, the ussallns sue
cecded in obtaining possession of
where ,sy themselves, and from which they
~ s1abrd silence three of the cnrmys guns COM
rnar.nu in, POI positions. The express Iat brou ght
thy intelligence to Bruzoria had left about p NJ, on
tAe 9Th and at that period the glt continued TO tlickcn
on XII sides. The Texans had then , killed and II
woundcd and although the loss Of the enemy could moi
lie asccrtainrd-as they carried of many of the dead
as they could, the destruction considered rcat: as
not less than II counted around OF the
guns that had been scnccd
Since writing the above, passenger called 10 inform
rs that the latest adricrs received from San Antonio
we're that Cos had been red 10 cvacuaic the town and
retire into le tcrt with the forces left him. and that
there appeared little doubt ofs being compelled shortly
to cap;tule, lie put horS dc r0mbG Separate vcto
r:cs may stimulate the TEXANS TO accomplish final one
and this being effected Texas will probably be declared
free of the Mexican people and con.cdrracy TO this
complexion must 1t come ut last.
General Austin arrived in Brazoria the 10Th Of No
vembrr to proceed Commissioner the United States:
leaving colonel Barson in command Of the army. His
health had been partially rcstorcd.-Bcc.
FROM TkxAs--A letter received in this city from an
inhabant Of Texas, dated San Felipe, Nov. =, says
An express in yesterday morning bringing dcs-
patches from Cen. Austin, by which we learn that
{; ninety Americans were attacked near San Antonio
(now called Brxar) on the 2ct instant, by three hun.
dred mounted Mrxicans, Of which number forty
killed. sixteen wounded, and fine brass piece Of ar.
lilcry taken. On the part of the Americans there
was ono man killed and none wounded. Wat. Int.