Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-04-14
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lFFOm the LouisiROA Advertiser, March 9a1
The fall e BerOy-ths entire Ofths T,Oops in Ga r.
son pEI TO deGth-COEs. Crockett aud BOpis killed!
We are indebted to gen,eman, passenger ON board
the steamer Levani, from NaCh"cles, fOr the a1nex.
ed letter, giving the particulars Of the fall Oi Bexar.
"SIK-BexSr has fallen! lie garrison was only lS7
strong, commando" by Lieut.. Col. w. Travis. After
standing repeated attacks fur two weeks, a"d az al
most constant cRnn0Hade and bOn,bard'ng during that
tsne the last attack was made the n"rnUg ct the
9Th inst by upwards ri 1000 men, under the c"nma"d
Of Santa Ann" IN person; they carried The place !"
bout sunrse with the UsS Of $50 men killed, ana ""n
the same number wounded. Alter aI"ui M hour
fighting, the whole garrison pat 90 death, (save
the sick and wounded, and srveN 1en who asked Tor
qUartcr) -ail fought desperately, until entirely cut
down; the rest we're cOOIy murdered.
The brave and gallant Travis. 90 prevent his Sailing
Into the hands Ofhe enemy, shO himself Not an ia
divduaI escaped, and the is only know To Ne BY
u citizen Of Bcxar who came to army az Gonzales
but, from the cessation Of Travis signal guns, there
is no doubt Of its truth The declaration of indepen-
dence you have, no doubt, received, aud you will, in
few days. receive the constitution proposed by the
republic.
Coils. James Bowie and David Crockett are among
the alan-lhe first murdered in his bed, to which
he had been c"niOed by nesE-the latter fell fighting
like tiger. The Mexican army is estimated al 5000
meO; it may be more or less. A. BRlSCOE."
The bodies If the slain were thrown into heap in
the centre Of the Alan" and burned. On Gen. Bow
les body beng brought out, Gen. Cps said that he
was too brave man to lie burned like a dog; then
in. The loss Of the Mexcams in stormi"g the place
was estimated al not less than lOOU Killed and m"r,al'
~ wounded, aud as many more disabled-mak ing.
with their loss in the first assault between 1000 and
5000 killed and wounded.
Immediately after the capture Of the place, Gen.
Santa Anna sent Mrs. Dickinson aud Col. Travis
want TO Gen. Ao"sions camp, accompanied 10y Mex
lean with flag, VIII" bearer Of note from Santa
Anna, offering the Texans peace and u general am.
nesy, If they would lay down cir arms aud submit 10
his government. Gen. Houslons reply was, "True,
sir, you have succeeded in killing Of our brave
men, hut the TexHns NOT yet whipped"
The effect Of the fall Of BeXar throughout Texas
was electric. Every mam who could use u rifle, and
was in condition TO take the fed marched forward
1000 riAemen were their way TO the army when the
Camanche sailed, To wreak their vengeance on the
Mexicans, and determined to grant 40 quarter.
Six or eigh. houses were destroyed by fire on the
night Of The 23d Of March, a, Sumterville, S. c.
MARRIED,
In Hartford, Mr.. Benjamin F. Hadduck, Of Buffalo,
to Miss Abigail NJ. WadswOrth; Nh. Russell Cadw ell
to Mrs. Elizabeth B. Moore.
IN Berlin, Mr.. ARIEL Parish 10 Miss Caroline A.
Dickma". daughter Of Thomas Dickman, Esq. Of
Springfield, Mass.
DIED,
Judson, aged 2l daughter Of Charles A. Judson, Esq
In Hartford, Mrs. Mnrv Davis. aged 81 years; Mrs
An" Anderson, wife Of Dea Robert Anderson, aged
81; Mr.. Consider Wright, aged 80.
In Bloomfield, Mr.. Thomas Shepard aged "a.
In West Hartford, Mr.. David Covin, aged ia
revolutionary pensioner; Mss Lucy Wells, aged 20,
daughter Of M. Horace Wells.
In Windsor, Mr.. Samuel Leonard, aged 40.
In Ellington, Deacon John Newell, aged 70.
IL Tolland, Mrs. Mary w. Stcarms, wife Of Mr..
Theodore S'carns, aged 90 years.
In Torringf"rd, Alrs Harriet, wife Of Mr.. John G.
Barber, aged 81.
In Hariland, Mrs. Diadama, wife Of MIR. Samuel
Benjamin, uyel &C.
H. S"ffield. M.s. Martha Karscn, aged So; Mr.. Ste
phen Rose, ir. aged 90.