Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-22
ri h1nOnel. Friday, April -,
TEXTS and fLOniD.1.

.bitcd by the Mcxicans If our hearts yearnrd 10 i
re v;sns before low much more do we feel for them
when We sec those Ga'!an. men DacNrf"d b. i"i
r. t., The rulers of one nf tie finest countries the o.
W.. proy for the success Of the Tryians We arrr,
L. hone tia, Providence viii declare 10! Tie !:ckt-I.
3rctrr with whom we conYerscd at length Sataris;
j. ,Iv satisfied that the generous ingo.Saznn bo
viii triumph over the bloodthrs:y harharan F.,
IN COO 10 100 600 true spirits are now IN Texas and -,
unirers i.ocking IN Of the hardy sons OF lrnnr a
Kentucky The Doctor is an enthusiast: as n. m"n
who carry the cross %! Liberty on their shoulders. "u
m br-Lrt the rcasors he gives US, Il not conC,G>c n,
checrinr--Wc will not despair Of 50 noble cause. n
,, rescue then brave nf the West! to the rr":,
Meetings have a!,eady been held, sine" the t -! Inc
Alamo at New Orleans and Mobile" ne rcsoIGn"a,"f
the assembled thousands OF New prirnn' breathe IL
mos, ardent spir, towards the people Of Texas c,.
mtce Of ten vas Immediately appointed I" COLLECT Gnn:
lions If money provisions and clothing, to T"eY hr
suifcrnr peopIe, and TO hand over TIE same TO ,h.
1ryian AGENCY in that ci'y.-Ihr meeting At Mt.
opened Subscription the spot, ana from 70 S'"b
were immediately contributed.
rho Apcrsta Courier OF the llth. gives !ncrrs'r
letter from Washington on the 'Tassos, ct ii" llr
March, which states that ';Col FanEin c"mnlr i"!?t
and has i5 volunteers. among whom is tn" Gcogil :.
,l;ou He soys he is ready 10 rcpusc 1000 MrAcaus
If they attack him. and doubt he has been attacked
before this They may starre him out b. s"i-c hi;
cannot carly Goiad By stormng It, WARD Lieut. %"
Of the volunteer army, and Gen houston mas reap.
At (nnz.I,s-Wc have in o.! about 1000 volunteer. from
The H. States but want 5000 more. The enemy ar"
1909 Cavalry. each with short gun, brace &" >',
sword and lance They have 1t'o lying artillery,
field artillery and heavy batlcTlng cannon aud mo't"
The " Orleans True American o! the lh. s7i'S nas
probable that Fannin had had tight Win the HlrHca'--
and il was said had slain 1900 OF the rnclny-bt -
susrccl the truth o.! the rcpnrl.-"Santa Anna ":rI
account of the taking Of san ANTONIO w"s'n New Dream"
He acknowledges that tic fighting pretty hard. and
boasts Of having killed 600 Texans, ont q nc IN
Fart! lie is silent to the first attack. -Ihe ,4ca1
Courier Of 3lst March says, that Col Geo l. Ih'''
arrived last evening from Texas, informs Us MAT l
Fannn with 500 men, at La Bahia and ict cont.
dent Tint in Case of an attack he could make successful
resistance Cen Houston on the ColuraLn w.tAl
force Of $500 men
Still Later ]cronnts.
The Reader will perceive from the New o'"an. 'c'
counts Of the 9Th, that Fannin had cut through the Alex
lean troops and effected junction with lf"uson and
that battle was expected between the *'UO Texans,
and the 5000 Mrxcans-iiouslon was determined 10
strike for vengeance well rs Tor victory
The TcXan cause is carrying WITH IL the syInp ilINS
Of the American pcople-A Volunteer Corps Is forming
at Grecnsbooug (Alabama) /" march on The lsto May
The Naclcz Free Trader Of the lst, says that one a
the largest and respectable meetings ever held IN
this civ convened at the Courthouse on tile 3Ol "Tch
TO adopt measures for the relief of suffering brethren
in Texas. The President, Qhe Hon. John H. Q"tm"J
delivered eloquent speech, IN which be declared hs
determination of repairing forthwith TO the scene q" ac
who depicted the wrongs Of bleeding Texas, IN siian
of the most nlpas.ionrd eoGucncc. Col. CMiuIcSs.
member of the late convention which adopted the dccia.
ration Of independence: also addressed The meeting, ana
gave detailed account OF Tie ial oil the Aan", ana
the atrocities prrp"truted by that infamous dcSpnt Sua
Anna and his mcrccnary mnions, on It's brave dricn'
drrs 1t will be perceived by the resolutions adopted 1t
meeting of the Fenciics, that Gen. fdtE Hoasm AZ
companies Captain Qutman. The opprrssors o! lrAs
will find, in these gentlemen, opponents no less "F"!
dab In irunt how FINN in tht.
cd Travis Santa Anna decks his brow with no Laurel.
won from them The prnnsylvanan itlIc Ilh states,
that the Texas meeting held on Friday last at The i"
tine in Philadelphia, was crowded that many Vris5"
wrTc unable to get adnIttance.
FLORIDA.
We give in preceding columns all the items SO
have from this interesting theatre. We fear tina, m"'
Of the Indians have escaped to the hammocks ana icr
of the South. The Augusta Courier 10y M"nda!'
nra has a letter from ST. Augustine, April ), 'gYI".
tie latest news from Scots Army. He only took H.
days provision with him. when he marched 1" tue
Withlacoochee, intending if he did not meet w'i ;"r
Indians there, to proceed 10 Tampa Bay. And Is Il"
Indians have been seen, the impression was. that they
had gone South, unless the army suffered to pass
unmoeslcd, as in the If Gancs march IN The op'
posile direction Between the Hitiacoochcc anG AN
pa. s only or days march for the army. lie c''i
Try is now so wet as to be almost impossible SOD
dirrs often wading waist deep, and if the horses leave
the tract they their backs in mud and wal'f
If so, the 500 Creeks wisely provided by "'n
Scott, must into reqnlsItion 10 huHt Up Tie
fugitivcs.
Gen Macomb has not found i, necessary jntrrt'r"
with the plans o: Gen. Scoll-Grn. NJ. has embarked
board The u. S Cutler Jefferson and intends 10 cr
bark for Tampa Bay, Pensacola and New Orleans.
The Compiler Of yesterday morning publishes the '''
tract Of letterto gentleman of this City, from .E'"'
csIio Florida, Of April 9gving alarming accom-,
OF Gen. Scots Misunderstanding that tho Indians a."
cut off all communication between Gen. Scott and Il"
other foces-tha Powell (who, according In This Ic''''
writer, acknowledged that he is nearly out o. a"
munition, and gives other marvellous accon"'"
his threats, and his not being in the first baltic I"
Wlthlacoochee, &C. &C. had since this dccarn'InN "
III ScoHS hnggHgc 1rngons on their ray from t"'tb'"
to The WnlacO0chcc. ltcannot bel ls Scott i"''"'
ed with his baggage wagons in the centre OF his army
I'd. Eustis and Lindsey, with their deachmcnts, wcir"
take positions TO him, and to fire sIsna gnu"
at 10 each morning, for each other-3d. Mont'rr!,'
very distant from the scene of operations. 4th -"
following account is believed TO be OF later date ''"
this letter from Monlicello
(Fron Inc Daricn TcIcgrph, 12M inSt)
" Latest from Picointn anil Fort Urane-1hc Doirh'
steamer, which arrived here Saturday morning ID"
the oh ns brought the latest from tines" place.
There was nothing positively known from the army u
der Scott and Cinch since they marched tor '','"
coochce. Two of the Macon volunteers rrturhe" !"
Fort Dranc The day after the main bOdy had ht INT 0'
They reported that the guard was attacked "'
large body Of indians, while they cnd"nro!!n5 "
bring up cart that had broken down. laden VII" P
visions. They said that the army at Tho Time '''.
or four miles in advance. They considered there ".'
time TO be lost, and taking horse from l'g' wa
gon, both of them got on his back and gaopch ba'"
Fort Dranc While they making the best o. ,I''.
way from the spot, they saw of The United H'a''
soldiers dead The Indians had dispersed. There "1'
not much attention paid TO this at Fort DGan'; ana ~,
men left that place Eext day to follow the Amy ''.
is, however, very probably There Wa
force left at Fort Drane; excepting the SICK an1
wounded. What makes the Macon volunteers rePfesp
a,ions appear like the truth, is the fact, that nuh
Of Indians to enter the field near INC or" II"
samp dav and carry OFF all the horses that gram
in it, This they did in the face of the small garrison"
sick and wounded We were not able to obtain arf
Thing more of interest from the passengers in the ~"
phin.'' 81.
Il is possible that the has given rise TO H'
la,ipn accounis riycn in the Monticello letter iH