Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-20

), particulars having been already published
Mr.. Sphon proceeds as follows:
II The action continued for two hours, w
forming a compact square. presenting face
: on each side, making hasty ramparts with oul
baggage and provision wagons. and our ar
tiilery peepinc from between them. At the
commencement of the action, they fought a
long shot, but continued closing slowl y, I'm
! til our fire becoming too hot for them, they
returned to the woods, leaving their dead and
wounded on the field, placing picket guards
around us, out of the reach of musket shot.
We remained in our position till morning; the
wounded sixty-four in number, suffering hor-
ribly from thirst. We had los: seven in the
action. In the morning, at daylight we could
see them carrying off their dead and wound
ed. ar 1 observe the arrival Of reinforcements
and their artillery. At 10 O'Clock they fired
"a shot directly over US, when we secured our
selves behind an entrenchment which we had
formed by digging up the earth and throwing
it over our knapsacks, and empty ammunition
boxes. sc. In little time two shots were
fired over us, whist they displayed a white
FLAG on the border of the wood. A cOnsulta-
ton was held among the officers. and flag
of truce sent out to meet t!.enl which they
accepted. The commanders Of the opposite
forces then met, at equal distance be-
tween the two armies, and came to the fol-
lowing terms to the great discomfort OF ma
joritv of the men. We were to surrender
ourselves prisoners of war, deliver all arms
and military provisions, but private property
was TO be respected and we were TO be treat
ed according to the rules and regulations OF !.
war. adopted by the most civilized nations OF
the earth. A Colonel in the Mexican army.
who. believe was German, rode up to our
works, and in good French. ordered us to
slack our arms outside of our ditch, ut the
same time giving his word and honor that we
should be treated as well their own men.
and to be under no apprehension for our safe
tv. At about A o'clock, P. NJ, we were
marched back to Goliad, which we found al
ready occupied by them, and that night re-
ceived nothing TO eat, and were crowded IN
an old church, within the fort IN such num-
bers that it was impossible, for all to lie down,
and centres placed IN and around the
church. The sentries during the night rot
he'd man of his watch and struck others
with the butt Of their muskets, who would
not submit to it, telling them it was no more
harm to kill them than a dog or horse,' as
they had no more soul-were not Christians,
and were all PaCans. The next morning they
served to each man about three quarters OF
Mound Of raw beef, and after we frequently
asked for water, they allowed two men to 60
down to the river. several hundred yards DIS
tant with barrel to obtain it, having four
sentres with fixed bayonets to attend them,
and allowed them to make little fire in the
church to cook their meat, which was to
serve them for twentv-four hours. without
any thing else. After two or three days they
were taken from the church, and placed UNI
der shed IN the yard OF the fort, marching
them out by twenties and searching each one.
taking every thing from their possession, but
their money, which they allowed them to keep.
An the wounded of the Mexicans being over
100. were then placed in the church which
was then used as hospital, and took DIR.
Barnard. DIR. Field, and DIR. Shackleford Gap
tain of the Red Rovers) from the rest OF the
prisoners to act as physicians TO the wounded
When all our wounded men arrived, 63 IL
number. 1.-THE Gath the Narrator did not ente1
the HOSPITALS as an Invalid) they were placed
in ano.berhouse within the fort. and also were
mt under the care Of the physicians. 1--we
DAVIS previous, a company from New Orlean
arrived at Copano, and were made prisoner
of war. and marched to the fort, bu, kept Il
different part Of the yard from the rest
the prisoners, from this body they took Dr
Hale. who was attached also to the mecica
staff.
I Some difficulty existing in consequence o
the physicians not being able to speak III
Spanish language. an interpreter was necessa
lry, and Sphon Our informant was seiec'ea d
such. from his knowledge of the language.
On Palm Sunday, being 9th of March, tn
prisoners were formed into line. and our IN
formant who was then sleeping in the churc
, 1.-THE hospitaD being about six O'Clock IN tn
morning. was called out and told to tall INT
I line. being the last he fell in at the end. The
: were then marched out of the fort and range
+ before the gate, when an officer stepped U
r and asked Sphon what he was doing there
> and ordered him to go back to the hosP't'
!, where he was wanted. and when on his wa
9 was stopped BY another officer who told n,
r TO order the assistants to have the wounde
/. OF the Texans brought into the yard; such
4 90. la not walk were to be carried out. BEN