Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-07-30

KIT perhaps U wonder 7,
So bong trouble thee,
Nat y E time this meets U XII,
Pray thisk on U K AL
TEXAS.
The Official account Of the solemn mil
itsrv ceremonies over the remains Of Fan
hinge murdered followers, will be read
with thrilling interest.
From the New Orleans True American,
June %.
~ the passengers Of the Urchin hom
Texas, We learn that the cOmmlssioners
sent TO MatamOras. by the Texan gov
eminent, to effect . change Of prisoners,
have themselves been put in prison. and
expect harsh treatment. They write that
1t Matamoras there vas An army Of 1000
Mexicans, and they bad heard that there
was 1t San Patricio 5000 men. and on
the Neuces 6OOO, with orders to concsn-
tsats at the former place.
The above vas received at Galveston
BY express, on the ga June. The Text
% forces have marched TO the frontier in
quest Of the enemy.
Executive DEPARTMENT,
Valesco. June Goth.
To ]. Brown, Com. schs. Inviscible:
Ois-We have received information
that The Mexicass are returning upon ~.
u y said an armament p fttisg out at
Vera Cruz. Oar gallant little navy must
be on the alert. You will sail for this
place, where more extended orders aud
Instructions will ~ furnished you.
Your obedient servant,
DAVID G. BURNETT, President.
vslesco, 1lth June, 1875.
Sir: The subj0insd IL . copy Of the Off.
cial report, THE moment received, of the
proceediogs Of the Texan army at La
Bahia, alias Goliad.
IL will be gratifying to the numerous
Amesscan friends Of those basely slaueb b..
tered mastyrs Of freedom, whose bones
have 20 long bleached on the prairies OF
Bahis. to learn that the citizen soldiers Of
Texas have not only greatly avenged their
wrongs, but have bestowed upoa the frag-
0eots Oftheir mortal remains, appropri-
etc fl,nera honors. Their memories shall
never perish while Texas shall have q
Jodgmeat il history.
Your obedient sesvast,
DAVID G. BURNETT
La Bahia, Juoo lth. 1895.
On our arrival at this place we feUad ma
difficulty in discovering the grous1 whore
Planning and hss gallant band were shot
BY order Of Santa Anna.
Meet Of the bodies were burned. yet
there we're many bones aud some entire
skeletons scattered over the plains fov
come distance. Il had long been deter
mined that - soon - practicable after the
arrival Of our Army here, their remains
should b collected, and day Get apart
fos their busial with al the hooors Of war.
AccordiDglS, % Wedoesday the let inst,
Gen. Rusk issued the following order:
''As token ofrespect - we'll to the
memory Of the men who fell here . sacpi-
See to the treachery and bad faith Of our
enemy - duty which we owe to the re-
Jations Of the unfortunate deceased and
o0ssslves, IL b ordered that the skeletons
and bosses Of our murdered countrymen
be collected into one place in front Of the
fort and burned With all the honors Of war.
THOS. J. RUSK.
Brig. Gen. Cong.
The following morning being Friday,
June ID, the army were paraded within
the walls ofths fert At the hour appointed,
aid 1t 9 o'clock, with arms reverted. the
procession moved slowly - the place Of
burial.
On reachisg the grave, Gen. Rusk &c.
Sivercd . short but feeling and eloquent
address.
% Fellow .oldisrs-In the order ofPro-
videsce, We are this day called upos to
Psy the last SD Office Of respect to the
remains Of the noble and heroic band who
battling for our sacred rights. have fallen
beneath the ruthless hands Of . tyrant.
" Their chivalrous conduct entitled
them to the heartfelt gratitude Of the
people Of Texas. Without any furtherI
interest in the country than that which
all uoble hearts feel at the bare mention
Of liberty. they rallied to our STANDARD, I
relisquishing the ease, peace and comfort
Of their homes-leaving behind them all
they held dear, their mothers, sisters,
daughters & wives-they subjected them
selves to fatigue and priv alton, and nobly
thsew theosslvss between the peOpls oil
Texas aud the legions Of Santa Ansa.-l
Here, unaided By seisfoscsossts, AID farl
from help and hope, they battled bravelv
with the mieiOns Of = tyrout, ten 70 enc.
Surrsesded in the open prairie By
this fearful edds, cut o9froo provisions 4 Il
even water. they were ieduced, under ehsI
ssered premise Of rsosivisg The trsatneesl,
usual 10 priseoess Of var, to surrssder-l
They we're marched hack, aud for q week II
treated with the utmost iahumanitv a.dI,
easeariey. They were marched out ed,
yssses Fese, under The pssseaee - gst-I