Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-24

DAYS since for the purpose Of observing the movements
of the hoslles and carrying message to AIcep
the head Chief of the natinn, who has heretofore pro-
fsscd to he friendly returned yesterday, and am inform
I'd bv one Of the officers sta neG M thai post that ne says
that Ne Niece has given The war-lak to his Indians
and is determined TO fight The messenger says further
that Neah Niece told him that he had IN bis camp eight
hundred fighting en aud the messenger thinks he las
not uyerratcd his strength. '-Hrte.
! TEXAS
| FRoM THE BA1rLE. GRoUYD.-Fhe following letter
from H. II. Dcnta.i, formerly Orderly Sergeant Of the
Stale Guards Of this place young gentleman ~cA known
aud highly Icd has been kindly banded To Us BY
the rerd to whom it addressed; and, thoagh the
details it contains substantially the those
have heretofore pulshct IL cannot fail to be read with
interest here. Tive letter is po$tmarked Memphis,
! June l."-.Nashr;!e Eanns-.
| CAMr o. S!.S jaciaTo, Texas, May g. 1886
DEAR SiH: take the liberty Of 'gain writing 10 yoer
and giving YOU account OF the Battle OF Sa. Jacnto
We had been ctreatng before very superior force from
18th Of March to the lIh Of April, and had become so
t!Ti ssYeTa ben To think the country gone
But the clouds began to break LITTLE; the enemy, nto1
Gated with their at Be r and La Bahia divided
themselves into four divisions, securing the Country aud
destroying every thing in their way. By an American
we learnt that one division Of six hundred men unde,
Santa Anna bad TAKEN TIC road 10 Harrl:hTeh. where
the Convention was sitting; it vas immediately deter
mined 10 advance and meet tem end give them battle
We CROSSED the Bassos the l4t, and arrived at Hur
rsburgi Lie LSh about noon and there took three
prisnners Iora whom we learnt that Santa Anna had
.ten The read 20 Caves'o i<is''l .fsrtI he was M"
about fifteen from as, and UNCONSCIOUS that we
were So near him. be concluded had taken the SS.
bine road. On the 18th we crossed Batiao layou in
full pursuit and determined to conquer die. We took
IN the line Of mar about sunown, and na!cie tt
two o'clock in lle morning. al daylight, (tle 20th) we
again moved on and about nine o'clock came up with
| IN three miles Of hn: from some prisoners taken We
! found that he advancing towards lync!ss :erIy:
~ here we wrrc,) intending 10 there We
tncdiately took our position, Croncl Buricsoas re-
giment, to which belong, IN strip ut woods on Tn"
rphi Colonel Sherman IN the woods on tAs lett, ant
the rcrulars under Cv Mlllard with Two six runLcrs
! in the cenrr-"c were about seven huiG'ec IN al!
ilaynr left three hundred camp the hole Under
! the command ri General houston. About twelve
clock tliey in sight, and advancet steadily up
on Us they fvEued the nc OF battle about one kndrcd
and fly Yards ro. U.s. and planted brass zine poun
der within three hundred yards: they then com
menced fire OF cai!ste! and r@nnd shot, and muShet.
ry 10 drive from our osltlon but IN Ya we cld not
| fire shot. Their bugleJ DOW sounded tive charge,
they came charging in line style un within range OF
| our cannon, when opened on then. and compelled
them TO retreat again and again they charged and were
as often defeated They now found they could not "rcc
us from our pusiCn aid retired about taEer-iosrs ot
mile from US and commenced throwing breast works
At four o'clock the morning, cur ca'aTy went out
10 try and their cannon; they had small skirns
with the aexican Lancers, and we all went out III hopes
that general action would take place. bat though we
offered them fair fight, they would not GOING OCT They
spent the night cf the 20ll, throwing ufa hteaswoEk
of brush sacks Of curn and every thing they coud lay
their hands on Cs, .ac morning Of the 2lst, they were
reinforced by General Cos, with bU0 men, thus ma
king their force nearly double ours1be cEisis was now
approachng The battle ground was something ~ the
sha pe of horse shoe, and "e delayed IN attacking
them other renforccmenis on tiset march To JOIN
them aud il lhey attacked AID we were defeated
there was possible cunce for Is 10 retreat We had
4 chunce of defeating them, although inrctl supe-
rior 10 us in crrry tIsag-t!ey EeIng Santa Annals
choice troops it was, therefore, determined to attack
them without delay. About three clock in the even
ing Of the twenty first, we formed IN three columns
and advanced 10 the altack-We moved rapidly
until within one hundred and fifty yards Of thriz line
over:a prairie, [they were III me wuods when we de-
povrd into iEe aad charged to their they kept
very severe fire On Us for aboa; ~ minutes when
their whole line gave way, and scene O slaughter LOOK
place which dcGes dcscIutlon. We knew what would be
our fate if we delraled for Santa Anna had swo:a'
10 lives antouT in retaatinD ae sworTs The
same they were pursued until dask and that alone put
uu end to the sarnags The cry Of .'e .7anm! tie 3an0
Ll Buhiu! L. Eahia ! heard above The roaring OF
the cannon a:,t the creek Of the rlIle; the ground "as
strrvved w,,,hem o: miles. Their famous LancefsweEe
pursued five ales and entirely cut pieces OF ae"u! one
hundred 30 ATTEMPTED TO the river, all bot nne
were killed or drowned their whoe army was anniha-
ted of tie twelve hundred bHt nine eseaped near SIX
hundred ws.e allied the tsi4, anu lhe rest WOUNDED
and taken prisoners Several of Santa Anna great OH.
Gers were killed, Santa Anna and his Aduant General
and the rasca Cesar prisoners; in short, every oitcer
from The igrs to the lowest have oren killed o. laErh
prisoners their cannon horses, nus aud az heIr camp
seven Ili.d and eighteen severely wosndrd; how our
loss was small is more than tell escaped my
self w,snul ascratol: AS d:Gs can learn the war Is
over at .eaq, Tor this ecIspagD; Santa Anna Is willing
to remove the baianee Of his troops -four housand) be.
youd s Rio Grandr and give Texas her independence;
but still think shall go back and take possession ut
Brar ard La Bahia that lshall not get of for three
or four saonlhs yet The Texas Cabinet all here
trealing With Sanla anna ano nope 81 may De brought
to hapsS close
; New ORLEANS, June 6:-Ms G5eae, ssorn Texas,
brings further from the two armies. The TexjaE
army, 1869 strong rnde. Brigadisr General Rusk. was
on the side Of the Colorado river the 18th May
preparing to cross 10 follow the Mexican of:ny III their
retreat apd prevent them from taking off any property
The Mexican army under Gen. Fasoa, above oooo
men, were on their retreat in dcporabls conaon
ON the other side of the Cooradol0o0 stck ara
and the remainder in a state of starvation.
Gen FilasoIa sent request 10 Gen feusS' oegs'og
him TO let hin keep the 400 head OF hee7es 'en 10
ef the hexicans. and he would not only pay
for them but core;des it debt Of eR47ifroE
Rusk with The humanity (Which is characteristic OF tne
in the Mexican army, consented 10 the
| request. ,,.s, Tho Logo, ,oute no The