The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-06-04
Fson, the Mobile Mercantile Adv. May ls.
Direct from the field of Glory.

Direct from the fetd OF utory.
Two or three gentlemen who tough,
hpdcr General Houston in tho recent g1o-
rious victory over Santa Anna, lave ar
rived 10 Mobile. One Of them Mr.. TO-
seph Andrews; who resides pcer Merri-
weather Springs in Georgid, has in 'tsss
possession yorious documents from OH
GERS high in command, ir evidence OF the
estimation in which be is heId on account
OF his manly department during the hgh,
be,ween Colonel Wards command ana
the Mexicans. aywell as in the recent bat.
tie between Gen. Houstonss army and
,ha. of Santa. Anne. From this gentle
man ne learn the following particulars of
the engagement, which ere confirmed in
every particular by the statements made
by the others: - ~
On The aist Of April, The Tcxiaps, un-
der Houston, and 800 strong, hadmaneeu'
vrcd so.as 10 get above and within some
two miles and in sight OF tbs Mexiesps,
nsdrx Santa Annn, who were twelve lsafs:
drcds sand seventy ssrsnE, and. ncaf dawn
10 the fork Of the two rivess-the.B .Brasses
and Sabine. Houston, having the enemy
tl,us snugly henmeA in. had bis little army
drawn up for the purpose Of addressing il
10 person. "Soldiers," spii he. there
Is the enemy-do-yoa want to fgLt!"
sYes!'' was the universal shout !" Well.
tAcn." said he. :. let us eat our dinner,
and then [ viii lead yon 'iaio the battle"
They obeyed the order tocat, and imuie'
dialely thereafter at about o'clock, L. d.
were marched. TO. the attack. They bore
down upon the. Mexirahs at the top- of
their speed, reserving their Ere uniii near
enough 10 have every shot sell. A hot
engagement wss kept up forsbout twenty
minutes when the Mexieans hrgaH tabreak
and rcfrcatin great disardcr and coufu-
sion. The TEXANS. carried all before
them. Although they, had bot half the
number Of the Mcxicsns. and but tao
pieces of cannen Of four. pound each.
while the enemy had six and q nine
ponader, yri ID fifteen minutes after Rie
engagement commenced many .of the
Mexicans called loudly for quarter. After
che route pf the Mexirans, .Housen's asen
eon,inaed 70 follow up and pour in oPon
them for about tuo boufs. Upwards OF
si1 ias6yed nad ffy M.xlcaas we're killed.
and shout six hundred taken prisoters.-
There were sir or serea Texans killce.
and about toasfy wounded. Gencrni Cos.
and AImonie we're among the prisoners
fifss taken. The former vas pale and
greatly asitateJ, butlhc lat,es dispiayed.
a. he Ind during tlIc 6gh,. srea. coolness
and courage. !
: Sanra Anna fcd among ihe earliest who
rc,reaied. He was seen by two boys. Que
&banT rs. aud the Other aboui Ia ycas& OF
age, 10 go into thicke, Of wood. They
keps watch Of the place during the night,
and the mex, mornins'a tnan ous usdrcssed
The q common Mexican, soldier. Not
suspec,ipg him 10 be Santa Anna, they
took him prisoner. Hc offered no resis-
tancc, bns wish 70 DO taken I'd Geunrai,
Houston. Hc was conducted 10 thar Off.
Ger when. be made himself kn"wu ssI
Santa Anna. asked the rcswc. dns5oG.
GERS Of rank, and made ,hs offers Cor his
liberty which hase-been polished. san-
ta Knna. NJ. Andrews says, is apparent,
" abosi Is yfass Of ser, Of rather small
stasnrc. dark complexion. black hair,
bIsrk bright eyes. aud altogether good
looking man.
when questioned as 10 tho murder Of
Cols. Fsnnin and Wsrd,. aud the men un
der their command. he stated that, IN the
battle of the cvrdiug previnus 70 their
Surrender about 1000 Of tho Mexicans
were killed. while no, more than 20
Texans had fslien-,has tho TEXANS had
exhausted their ammunition and wcrc with
otsi water thst they surrendered upon
the ierms Of capi,ulu,ion. since pub
fshcd, but that he bad been induced TO
violaie those terms for two rcasons:-frsi.
because the dsy astcr the sursender Of
Col. Wsrd and those under his command.
che namber Of prisoners became 30 great
Ia consequences thai be had not provisions
suiscient ior them aud bis own army: and.
secondly, he had no. men oaough to keep
them securely. Consequently, Colonel
Ward and almoss oil his soldiers were
shot siih Col. Eannin.
When questioned respecting the fight
near the Mission. between the Mexicuns
sad Col. Wards company. he stated .hat
about 100 Of tho Mcxicaps ysrrc killed,