Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-13

MEXICAN ACCOUNT OF TRANSACTIONS IN TEXAS.
We have before the official statements Of Santa
Anna and his General, Urea, of their operations in
Texas.
According the Texan account there were not 300
men in the Alamo If this be true of "he sir hundred
bodies buried in the duchtS, good number have
been Santa Annals soldiers, whom he has mistaken
for The defenders Of the place
Urea states in his patch from San Patrcio of 9th
February, that after his attack there he found IL dead
babies The houses and took q prisoners without per-
hitting single individual to escape"
Urea gives the following account of the affair with
Fannn:
(trOm tic .Hereurio Of .Netam0ras, IF AprH3)
GUADALoUPE FIcToRIA, March II, 1876.
To his Excellcncy the President,
Don ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ASsA,
GencruLiu-chief Of The Army Of Opcraiions
Most Excellent Sir: The fortress of Goliud was aban-
doned by the enemy on the 10Th instant, after sally
made in the hope Of beating this dvison the fortress,
therefore, remains at the disposition of the Supreme
Government So likewise their leader, Fannin, his
coad utors and than three hundred soldiers as they
call themselves who formed the garrison Of The above
mentioned fort They carried out Of their trenches with
them nine pieces Of artillery, and about one thousand
muskcts, with abundant munitions With about three
hundred men. infantry and cayalry, came up with and
attacked them in the Pcrddo plain. drove them out
Of beautiful wood, which they commended the possess
sion of with by repeated discharges Of artillery,
attacking them, notwithstanding their superior force,
and the advantages Of their aImament and artillery,
my own not being come up. The action very
we're, but the vaor Of soldiers distinguished
upon the occasion. Al the close of daylg collected
my Forces and took position in columns in front Of The
enemy, at less than 2U0 yards distance. Thus pass
cd the night and the following day yesterday
as two sX-pounders reached me- which had sent for to
Golad, planted my battery at lGO yards from the ene
my. was preparing second attack, but the enemy,
dscartencd by the inlrepdty Of soldiers although
they had fortified themselves in the nigh. time with
square trench they had dug, surrendered at discretion
as soon opened our fire, is confirmed by the
companying document and petition which the enemy 3
leaders made 10 me, and by my answer which they
agreed TO- they, all Of the with their arms and ammu
milton, fell into my power.
The following addenda are attached to his letter:
articles Of capitutation proposed by Fannin.
ART. l. The Mexican force having established their
battery the distance 100 paces and opened their fire
we hois,ed white flag, upon which Colonel Don Juan
Morales, Colonel Don Mariana Saas, and Lieutenant
Colonel of Engineers, Don Juan Jose Holsinger, came
tous when we proposed to surrender at dlscseon to
which they assented.
ART. 9. That the commandant, Fannin, and the
wounded be treated with all possible consideration pro-
posing to them also TO deliver up all our arms.
ART. 3. The whole detachment to be treated as Pri.
of war, and placed at the disposition of the Su
prcme Government. JAMES w. FANNlN,
B. e. WALLACE,
J. M. CHANDEVILLE.
Camp near Goleto, bcecen Guadalupe and LII Bahia,
starch %, 1886
When the white flag hoisted by the enemy, sent
to inform their leader that they must surrender at dis
creon without any other condition. the other articles
proposed by those who sign the above are not assened
to, which they informed of and which they agreed
to, as neither would could assent TO any thing
else, &c. JOSE UREA.
From the concluding note we would infer that il is
not altogether improbable thu the report of the subse.
quent massacre Of Fannn and his may be we'll
founded as the Mexican commander refused to ratify
the article, that those captured should be treated as
prisoners Of It may be- that it was afterwards con-
sdered most discreet to murder them, others were,
who fell into their power the refusal TO accept the
condition may have given rise to the rumor.-GtoJe.