State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-09-13
TEXAS.

The New Orleans American, evening of
the 18th ult., contains several items of in
formation in relation to Texas. the adop-
tion Of the constitution, &c. We give the
following extracts:
The first Monday in September has been
! appointed by the President with the con-
sent of the Council, for the election of Pres
ident Vice President, Senators, and Repre-
sentatives TO Congress. The number OF
I Representatives is 30; Senators II.
Congress was 10 meet ON the LIST Mon
! day in October in the town of Columbia.
The army Of 2200 strong is at Colet, near
| Copano its numbers have been considera-
J bly, reduced in consequence of many of the
! Texans having returned TO the cultivation
of their farms. It is understood that the
expedition TO Metamoras has been ADAM
dUned, and thus there is no prospect of
meeting of the two armies until winter
Santa Anna has been sent To the planta-
ton OF Col. Phelps, under strong guard.
The Texas Telegraph of the 81 August
fountains the following paragraph.
"Ihe contamination so devoutlv TO be
wished, is arrived in the splendid intclli-
genCe Of the recognition Of our indcpcn-
dencc, by the sanction of President Jack
son to the bill passed on that subject, in the
Congress Of the United States. Let the
gratitude Of Texas be excited by this proof
OF maternal regard from her natural and
| political mother"
! We learn from the Philadelphia Inouir-
or that Capt. A. 5. Lewis of the Texan
army has Just arrived in that city. He left
Gaines Ferry, Texas, July 18th. The
Mexican army was concentrating at Meta
moras, and supposed to he 900 strong.
This information, however, it will be seen
by the later intelligence, there is reason to
believe was erroneous.
The TeXian army were $500 strong, at
Victoria, under Gen. Lamar, and the great
est spirit and unanimitv prevailed among
| them. Gen. Houston was mt st. Angus
tine, and was anXiousIy looked for. Santa
Anna was at Columbia, under the charge
of Major Patton; he was to be sent to the
vicinity OF the Sabine, to be regularly tri-
ed. The Texans were generally in favor
Of preserving his life, provided the McXi-
cans made no further ncursions into Tex
as.
Capt. Lewis himself, was one of the Of
iiccrs OF a company that had Santa Anna,
Cos, and Almonte in charge for several
weeks. He had frequent and free CONVEX
sation with each of them. Santa Anna he
describes as very fine looking man-una-
bic to speak English with any degree Of
tlucncy-and in very low spirits, conscious
that his life will be taken the moment his
countrymen remarch upon his captors.-
Cos expects death and is prepared to meet
his fate with some degree of lorttude Al
monte is Il polished man--converscs very
lluently in English, and is rather favorite
q ~ Ne no
committed any direct act Of atrocity but
merely acted like hundreds of others in the
service Of Santa Anna.
The crops throughout Texas are very
abundant much more so than could have
been expected, as little attention was paid
TO them. The army was fully provided
with provSions-and il was believed that
little suffering would be experienced on
against them. Recruits were constantly
pouring in.
Capt. Lewis believes that an army of
even $4,000 McXicans could not conquer
! Texas, against One-iourth the number of
Americans. The MeXicans are miserable
troops, and, moreover, dishcartencd by
their terrible defeat at San Jacnto. 1t is
certain that the Indians are disposed to
join the MeXicans. The principal and rul-
ing tribe, and who are at the same time
the most numerous, are the Cherokees, who
count 1000 warriors, which, with the small
Ter tribes, would make 400O--the whole of
which me at the disposition of talented
Chief named Bowles, to his disgrace an A
merican, who has married squaw ofsome
distinction. He is exciting the Indians a.
galnst his countrymen.