Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-10

hear Of him Nacogdoches at the head Of 200 men,
and his energetic colleague, Col. Felix Huston, was at
New Orleans about join the army OF Texas with his
recruits. Moreover Col Darlington states that lie met
between the Brassos and the Sabine 500 men, their
way to Houston camp-The cause is brig htenIng-and
with but single stroke to cut down Mexican diVl-
sion, and their movements delayed by this or any oher
cause ill the st OF June and think that Texas will
ultimately triumph-A letter which we have seen from
New Washington of the 5th of April, expresses The
most uubounded confidence in 4 brilliant result
We close this article IF scraps with the tnow'ng from
The York Courier of the 9Th Of May What lar as
we'll as assassin, is this President Of the Aexcan hcpuo'
lie?
"Fuy late from .Ncrco--By the arrival of the packet
inn Ef=a Cupt BlscoE, from Vera Cruz, IN the 10Th
April we are placed in possession OF papers anu letters
from the city OF .Nrrc0. to the 9TH April. ..
"rhe Gn=ss of the 2d March contains the official re,
port of SANTA ANA Of the capture of the Hanoi anu
his misrepresentation Of that event are sufficient to place
his character in its True light if there are those who 10
not III their Aars whatever may be their proteSs!6HS a'
ready believe lin to be great niScrcdnt and as blood
thirsty yrant, dsgaced humanity lie reports,
that after sturning the Aamo he found on its walls the
dead bodes of XnuSpnED TEXANS, and that "Gener-
al SeSma followed the JuglreS VIII" attempted to escape
few if uny of whom remain tell the tale of their disas
ter He also acknowledges the loss of CD men killed ana
JO wpunded-and anung the slain two chiefs OF diVi'
Sion and twenty three officers.
Was there ever exhibited the part of comman.
der Of army such wanlnn and disgracetul msrpprc'
senlaon' Ii is matter of history that the whole garI-
of the Alamo consisted une hundred aud eighty
every Of whom, who did not fall glorously fighting
for Liberty and Texas, inhumany put to The sword
within its walls, Instead Of flying and being pursued by
Ssma 1t is also matter Of history That his loss III kill
ed und wounded exceeded tousand Comment ~
unnecessary.
We learn from private letter, that CoRo, the Pre-
sidcHt nd interim of the Republic: (as il is yet caled
has found i'll npraclicabe to carry the government
and is to be superseded by General PaREz, The Losom
friend of PrpRAssA the head Of the federal or liberal
party II is also said, that the Secretary OF Lie
Treasury will retire and his place be filled by one who
nclnrs LIBERAL principles and restoration of the con-
stiluliuH of IG2l. These movements show that Sunta
}nHa is not in the possession Of his Mexican au
thority.
ain the official despatch of Santa qnna, he calls for
five thousand additional troops, and two hundred oi
GERS to supply The place OF the seventy killed and three
hundred wounded at the assault upon the .7lamo! lie
also urges speedy supply of money as absolutely ne
cessary 10 his success
"This false despatch Of the tyrant deemed Of su
fcicnl Importance by the Government, to induce them
to order tc Dcus in every parish in the republic, and
fen de 0trs from every garrison and fort Also, gene.
raj review of all the Troops to whom was ordered to
be read. What an evidence Of weakness!
"Thc schooner Paragon, fitting out as Mexican
man.of war, nearly ready for sea, and had Lcsn
placed under the command of Of the most notorious
pirates in the gulf Of Mexico She will soon sail under
rcxian cours
Just before the 4nn Eliza sailed two government OK
presses arrived. The news brought by them had not
lruusuircd"