Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-05-10

"a tho AGENTS Of the Havre packets for the
Ge;1b, of specie, being the first two install
,n,efs under the French indemnity treaty.
'''''' Nat. Intel.
TEXAS.
e. .yo5He, April 20.
We learn that the Mexicans have landed al
the Sabine, and that the frontier settlers, inclu-
ding the population Of Nacogdoches, are heeahg
for their lives.
THE Indians on the frontier, have broken out
into open warfare, and Gen. Gaines has moved
against them.
Ndskcifocies, April l6.
"Sincc my last, have been back TO the Bras
SOS, ESCAPED captivity, and perhaps the hopor
VI being sho: by desperate effort. The Whole
of Texas is broken up. The human misery
have seen, cannot be described. The fugutlves
are now crossing the Sabine, but fear many
families in the rear must be cut off. Houston is
encamped, by the latest Intelligence, IN the Bras
SOS bottom, 90 miles above San Felipe. He has
$500 men, and is daily receiving reinforcemonts.
The feeling of the army is good, and no one
doubts his success. Gen. Gaines marched yes
terday for the Sabine"
Hen Orleans, Iril 10.
To tell you of Col. Fannin's fate will make
your blood run cold-he fought the enemy until
. O. 10 o'clock, and rcpulsed with loss of 1913
killcd-their own loss triHing. Under cover Of
nisht-Col. F. entrcnched himself. In the
morning the Mexican General raised white flag,
Fannin marched IN and capitulated with him, up
on these terms. Col. F. and company were to
be shipped from Copano to New Orleans. They
gave up their arms, were marched back to Coli
ad, and kept 8 days as prisoners Of War, on the
9Th they were told the vessel was ready at Copa-
no, and marched out to ship. They were march
ed down about miles, and the order was given
to fire upon them, and they were all killed upon
the spot, save VIM. Ha1dcn of the Brassos.
A letter dated Fort Jessup April Ia, says that
Nacopdochcs 10 town on q branch Of the Sabine
so or 60 miles from the Louisiana line) has been
abandoned and probably destroyed. That the Mex
lean army had united with body of Indians 70.
ported to bel 500 strong; that hundreds Of families
were fleeing from the sayages, and that tho cas-
tenn part of Texas would probably be laid waste.
The same letter also states that Gen. Gaines had
ordered or 10 companies to march Immediately
to the Sabine, which is the dividing line between
Louisiana and Texas, for tho purpose of protect
ING that region of county. A report first pub
iished in the New Orleans Bullitin that Gen.
ana and Mississippi turns out false.
The New Orleans Bee, of the a3i inst. says :
."Thc accounts received yesterday from this
country ere of moro favorable nature; and
negative in part the previous rumors relative to
Nacosdoches,-I. is true that the town had been
deserted on the report that the Indians and
Mexicans were making descent on it but it
was not attacked and not destroyed. Colone!
Quitman continued there with 200 men and the
Texans having conveyed their families east OF
the Sabine returned. Some Mexicans had indeed
been seen; but they wero going tojoin Houston.
Santa Anna was ut San Antonio on the 9th
inst, General Houston was at Gross, west OF the
Brasos. ON tho 9th with $500 men. lie was
raising horses, for cavalry Of 500 to attack the
advance guard of the enomy encamped within
25 miles OF him ; and had open communication
with the gulf-whencc he was supplied with
by the Yellow Stone and other steam
boats. The next arrival may turn tho tld!ngs OF
victory in favor oftho TEXANS.
General Gaines lxas at Wilkinson's cncamp-
ments on the Sabine, with 600 u. s. Troops,
and was daily expecting reinforcements from
Fort Gibson. There was not the slightest ap-
prehension Of an attack on him; whatever he
does will be on the defensiYe to prevent and
protect.
Santa Anna had given commission to Row.
les the Indian chieftain;; and q bounty to raise
and equip his tribe; but it is likely that the
energetic measures adopted by Gaines will pre-
vent the schemes of the General President. Tho
Caddo Indians have exhibited symptoms of:rebel-
lion.
General Felix Houston will shortly proceed
from Nachez to Nacogdoches; and having joined
Colonel Quitman, their united forces will march
to assist General Samuel Houston.
MOBILE, APRIL 2G.-Tcrds.-By Major
Horton, who came passenger in the Texian
Government se}f. Invincible, We learn that 1900
Mexicans had crossed the Colorado, 500 men at
San Felipe, and 400 at Fort Bend; that Gen.
Rouston's effective force was 2300. Tho
Colorado has overfowed its banks, and tho 1900
Mexicans cannot retreat Houston had despatch.
ed Mai. Bahan, with 400 men against 400
Mexicans, and was advancing himself with his
whole force upon the Mexican division whose
retreat to the main army was impossible.
The total destruction Of the 1900 Mexicans
is certain. All was Joy and confidence at the
Seat of Government. The elements are fighting
for Texas, and the universal opinion is, that the
Mexican army between the Colorado and Bras
SOS, is already defeated. Houston must have
fought the battle last Sunday.
Dreadful Massacre.---We also learn that 73
unarmed emigrants that left this city in the
William and Francis, for Copano, and were
landed at that port, trusting. themselves unarmed
in the power of the Mexieans. were in two hours
butchered by the soldiery, in sight of the vessel;
the schooner escaped to Matagorda.
It is stated that son Of Gen. Harrison was
most barbarously butchered. His bowels were
torn out and he was otherwise manned and left
in that state to expire.
A running engagement is reported to have Ia
ken place between the Texian schooner 1nyin-
cibse, and the Mexican schooner Montezuma off
the coast of Brasos Santiago. The latter was
sunk The account ofthe sinking Of the Monte
yuma is contradicted by another report. There
was also report brought to Mobile that Col. Fan
ming and his men are still alive, and have been
well treated as prisoners Of war.