Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-08

~ defence, the Tlnntiui Pi"P'''J
esstn n;J,bI, only to tyranical governments;
ana orai.odcd our country both by SRA and uiid VIII
IL -, ,r WASTE territory, and drive US from OUT
hnmes-and has il large lercenary army advancing
! -, .nrry on against us, War OF eXlerh'iIaloh'
It has, through lis enlsssr'cs, incIru ''e "t'In.
s,vaur with the turnalawk and sca'ng N"', 10 ""'
.,c!e The inhabitants Of our drienceless frontiers
II hath been during the whole time oi "ui CONN 49,"
with it, the contemplate sport and victim % L,,J
military revolutions; and hath cohl'h""''y ,nn;c,I
.v.rv characteristics Of weak corrup, and yfahli'c1
Government. .,, L,r,c nv
THESE and other grievances were patiently oo'''. ~
the People Of Texas. until they fcaco w., ,Ln took
which iolbearance ceases to Gc virtue: wenn
nm arms in d. ,;ncr Of the National CONSTITUTIONS
| pcard to our Mexican brethren ioI aSs'SI ,, Lore
| Deal has been made III VAIN 'I"s' Ia, h.,rd
rInns.d no sympathetic response has yct oe." Nv I
| r ."l H. ~ ,,oynr We are therefore forced TO Tie
J,nrloIy conclusion that the Mexican people nave
uccu;escci in the destruction OF lheir noe''l' al" @
! substitution therefor OF military do'c!hi eh'' "'"'
;hry are unfit u be free, and incapable Vi srilgo'e"
mrnt. H.
The necessity Of seli.prescrvaion therefore NO" ae
crcrs our eternal sepa;aon We therefore, Inc
with pcnary powers Of the People OF Texas, IN solemn
Convention assembled, appealing 10 Il CANDID "ofo io
the necessities Of condition. do hereby resolve anu
declare that our political cunncxon with The AitXicah
Nation has forever ended and that the ieope Oh ltA'
do now constitute free, sovereign ana 'nuePehuelt re-
public and are fully invested with all the rights anu a.
tributes which properly belong to independent nations
SGUerS Names.
RICHARD ELLIS: President.
Municipality of AuslIn-C. b. Stewart, Thos Barrett
Byrum Asa Brigham Bexar-Francisco Rouis, Anto-
MO Navarro, J. Is. Badget. Colorado-W. D. Lacy,
William Mcnire. Gonzaez-J. Fisher, NJ Caldwell
GvI!ad-Wla.n Motley. I'arrisburg-Lorenzo De
son-EIijah s,epp. JeffeEson-C Claiborne West Wm B.
Scates Nj. Menaid, A. D. Hardin. Nina. W. Ben
ten, F. ]. Outlay r. NJ. Coleman. NlatagoTda-b.
Hartman. Miam-L. G.. Robertson, Geo. Z: ChdrcSs'
| ID R,i.k Pnr.p
Point--Rob Hamilton, Collin NJ. King, Albert Fl Latl.
more Refugio-James Power, Sam. Houston, David
Thomas Edward Conrad. San Augusln-E. o. Degand,
Martin Farme. S. NJ Blount. Sablne-Jamrs Gaines,
{. Crawford San patrico-Jol,n Turner, 3. B. Good
rich, Jesse Grimes, J. q. Swislcr, G. W. Barnett
WAsmsGroS, Texas, March ,.
Dear Sir: The Convention organized yesterday,
and during the first day. matters looked squay and dts.
agreeable. That body was intent on making a Deca-
ration Of Independence to hurl into the teeth OF Santa
Anna and his myrmidons They accordingly appoint
cd committee to report Declaration of Independence;
and this morning after the Convention assembled, The
committee reported very able one lis adoption was
moved by Gen. Houston, and seconded 10y Col falncr,
of the Bayouand after splendid speech from the Ge-
neral, it was unanimously adopted. Not one dissenting
voice.
But the citizens have maintain it, by their bravery.
az the Meyicans in large forces on the frontiers ana
mo is bravery defended by Coils James Bowie and Ira
Wig; aud numbers are marching 10 their relief.
The condition of the army Is yet Undecided. me
Convention will, think, act upon 1t Tomorrow: Ana
will transmit to you the earliest intelligence. General
Houston will not leave here until the Constitution IS
u,lu,,.d-aud REORGANIZATION OF the array made HE
matters relating 10 the Governor and Council are yet I'M
disturbed
Of T,Nas will be sustained by the cnrrgcs Of her citizens
and iicndsas the struggle will be severe one: And
all will have to buckle on their amour i'll its defence
JOHN FORBES.
WAsn a%nrs, Texas, March J.
War is ruung the Frontiers. Bexar is beseged by
two thousand Of the enemy under the command or Gen.
Sezma Rcnlorcements their march to unite
with the brsieging army BY the last report our force
in Bexar only $50 strong The citizens OF Texas
must rally to the aid OF army, or 1t will perish. LIT
the citizens of the east march to the combat The enc
my must be driven from sol or desoallon viii ac.
company their march upon us. iNDEfENDENCEi 10
DEt;LARED-lt must be maintained Immediate ac'
ton united with vuor alone, achieve the great work
The services Of all forthwith required IN the field
SAM HOUSTON,
Commander in Chief Of the Army.
ORDER OF GENERAL GAINES.
/ ilEap-QuARrERs, WESTERN DErAETHESr,
| Fort E=ard on tie Ouihiaco0chce, FiO5ida,
| March q, lSGG. }
! ORDER No I'll Called to East Florida by the
vape massacres and conag raons of the 18th Deem
raj hastily collected in Louisiana, the forces which
companird him from that patriotic State These troops,
in the short space of thlrtySix days, have marched by
land and water nearly eight hundred milestone hun
dred and forty through tie country occupied by the enc
my, whose principal force they have met beaten, aud
forced 10 for peace.
H. These important objects of the campaign having
been accomplished with the hearty and cordial co.nirra
ton OF Brigadic General Cinch TO whose sound Judge
n;cnt the defence of this frontier had been wisely con-
fdcd and by whose gaantry the enemy had been chas-
scd the 3lst DecrmGcr and since held IN check as
far his limited means would ailow) Tie troops from
Louisiana are placed under his command in order 10
guard against the known fahrssncss of the enemy
Ill the arrival of the forces under the officer charged with
the diplomatic arrangements OF the War Department.
Whenever and that officer shall mature his
plan of operations, and accomplish the duties assigned
him, the forces from Louisiana will return TO New Or
leans.
Ill., The Commanding General cannot, consistently
with his views Of proprrty, take leave of the troops by
whom he has been manully sustained, without ten
derng them his grateful Acknowledgements for the
sancy and courage with which they have performed eve
~ duty and borne pvations the recital OF which would
fail to command the admiration OF the rlrtuous and
the wise Of every section Of the Republic The officers and
soldiers of the whole OF these forces ncludng the artllc
~ from Tampa Bay acting Light Brigade under
mand of 1t. Col OF tic 18th Infantry have perform
cd their duty much To the satisfaction of the Grncra
that he cannot discriminate between the relative claims
of the Corps, Of officers and other individuals without
the risk OF nvidious distinctions. All did their duty
cheeriully and gaanty and when ii became necessary
10 the question: wirth to eat the flesh Of their
horses abandon an important position, all cheerful
" preferred this unpleasant subsistence To- any
,rnl that would cndanger the frontier The horse
vas according eaten by officers and men, until the
my beaten and sued Tor peace A time y supply Of
provisions arrived, escorted by the brave GeorSiais
tluriduns and Regulars, under General Clnch at the
moment when the pacific propositions Of the enemy
in the act Of being answered. The Indians fired
by the Generals light troops before lie could be notified
of tic object OF their being The camp they have
since disappeared.
~ The Gcnrral deeply regrets r fall of Is, Lieut.
j. f. lizard Of the Dragons, acling brigade ma n-, aud
in command of the advance guard He fell at the head
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