Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-12
EVENTS IN THE WEST IND SOUTH.
- TEXAS --.---


We have no late, important intelligence from ',.'
fine country-but understand, shnt inc Two iite l
oanl Commissioners (Mcssrs. ColllngswoTth ano Hf"y
sony have arrived Washington Chy-l1ave neiu con
teencrs with the President-and express Inc
assurances of the ultimate and complete triumph OF Tue
Tex:aa uic. We have few items, however, whicn
we Law before cur readers under this head
From the Nashville Banner) i
Fr,rcc, of letter. from Colonel Sterling fobcTtSon:g
TEXAS to his friend in NashcWs, d0ea .hay 20 i0'o'
al San .7uIustlnc ItzdS.
al am sent on here by the commanding general, 10 ny
and raise some recruits for the array winch Id no" Oh
TIA march to San Antonio At which place there are se
fears that the Mexican army, may make another s.anI,
thnuri they have been ordered by Santa anna 10
ont 6c the country TO Monte Del Ray, IN The oa'e OF
MAYA Leon. The panic prevalent among the cuzshs o'
Trras was not 10 be compared with that q the scH'
can army when they heard fhe defeat ana capture
&c Santa Anna Cos. Almonte, &c. l went IN pnr,
s,i, Of those that escaped from the field OF balte ana
those that we're in The Of the reinforcement COM
n,anded by Cos; and left guard Tor his baggaSe.-
They appeared have been frightened nearly TO dea'
Evryy hundred Yards the road FOR 20 miles they h2u
thrown away some Of their plumber, nnd Whole mule
land could have been collected frequently in the distance
of ml and often the mule with his PACK OIL ms o'Hh,
Leng run down. was left the road side They ie!t
c min road and went through the Prairie; aud travel
cd all nrt to enable them to reach the BraznS where
The division of Sienna lay, was crossing ~" iVeF "
racc called Fort Bend; about ~ miles pc!o" a' Z
r. there Joined detachment Of mounted men, n:la
went on accommodating trip in pursuit III 9rz'a: IN"
F,asola on their retreat out Of the county FROM eve
rs appearance presented, by scattered hassa' 'uShr'
thrown away aud mules left begged i'll TIC mud The
mimic appearcd even greater, than among HE in9vrs
from .ie field Of battle. THEY leu fifty H,n"s and i"rr-
teen baggage wagons, in the mud IN 'he i''acH &" zen
miles. buried piece n cannon anu ih'ew at ms
800 stand Of arms in the river San BERNARD Nhrn
The advance OF the detachment up WIFI thi', ty
said they were getting out CT the country as last lhey
could; and would obey III" orders OF Santa Anna: ana
20 on 10 Monte del RAJ b. The way ol San hht"ilO-
9Pe could have taken al eas 500 tarn al thcm wil'i
ali their mules and baggage and caunnn, II we had scn
allowed do 50, but treaty was ~: hand we were
ordered modest them. II had had '2 cni"ia"u:
would have rndeavorrd TO have nschns'r"ed my Or
Gcrs and at least taken their cannoh ana arms from
them They had ten pieces oil cannnn-SiS phihdcEs
and an immense quantity OF plumber: which they Fac
taken from the houses Of tie citizens q irHaS a'"F
they had left them. Our men "crc All "nSio' "r ''t
contest, flushed with vclc7y, and full OF resentment
against the Mcxicans. On the other SIDE The officers ana
soldiers were nearly frightened TO DEATH ana would
have surrendered III one moment, ana MINK "ithout
the firing If gun. have no doubt efenera i'uSN 'c
rrsts that it mot DONE nothing has Deen done
with regard 10 the treaty; and he is En~ on his larc,
after ,I!cm to San Antonio; at which place expect We
sia have t:.in fight unless We can si'rw eSP"c'-
be army. we Do, think they viii acknowledge our
Independence Two expresses. III lie last Two days,
haze zone un f"m Gen Gaines. to the head quarters
CT the rcxian and Mexican armies. Some think he Of
frs the mediation Of The United States between the par
ties and others that the Cnitcd SalcS nave oou5H' '
country. Yours respectfully; a,,.,,.rco,r
| "Nrw ORIEAHs, June 2l-tr"r' a pI""!; source
which reached by the arrival at the y. Goodwin, we
learn that the excitement contlnurstH increase IN al TIC
Mexican provinces where the news OF the defeat anu cap
lure Of Santa Anna has reached On the subject oil lex
as there appears to be but feeling that OF Tue hef
cs, kind The most intelligent think and .cc that Inc
American pcopc arc culpabe for their conduct IN the
Texan affairs; and the lower classes not only show but
sneak their feelings or the fate OF Santa AnEa, lher'
is not it is represented, that unity OF feeling t'at many
wish and on the other hand, there much more titan 3
desired That there should he parties and scc'o, al
feelings in Mexico well as in other countries, Is 10
wonder but it is extremely doubtful whether here Will
be any cxubcr1ncc until after the affairs OF lexis are
! settled.
GBy an arrival from Texas, learn that Gen. San "a
Anna is still at Galveston Isand under close gnai l.
fears being entertained that attempts would be made 10
e,icc! his rescue The Texans little fearful OF an
attack troa the Mexican army and continue to "alcn
| all its movements with caution
NArcurz June IO--On Friday, the Sd June instar t.
the steamboat Statesman, Capt. Mason, Of THIS place ef'
this por; Tor Natchochcs, with ii gallant Geor;;i,s
bound for Texas. At Naclitoc!cs they were Joiir ~
others embarked in the cause, making the nuihptr
Of 50 volunteers taken BY the Statesman that trip.
"rhc rrpor! is that Gen Gaines hrd ordcrS tn PckfH
rim 10 N1cogioches soiih NIL his di$posGdtc "rce
He had been acting OIL these orders by engaging c"'
| to transport his provisions. ~ oo
| mJryr 1i-A company Of between 90 and 100 men
from Cincinnati, commanded by Capt. Alien, have ar
rived here the steamboat Farmer on their way 10 Tex
as Five hundred nearly ready |" follow Them
! 300 from Louisville and 200 from Wheel:ng.
The accounts which have recently arrived in the u
States from Taapico and IcrG Cruz, prove that Mexico
strongly excited against Us, and HAT she pursuing
a course towards our Consul and our Navy, which de-
manls and is about receiving the notice, not only OF
our navy officers, but Of the Administration itself. Our
small squadron which has just returned to Pensacola
from the of Mexico, brings these accounts
The Pensacola Gazette of the 21th June says that hc
IL, J If rrlv
day last from cze. She is last lion Vera Cruz, where
size lay until the day after that appointed BY the Next
can government for closing all the ports Of the republic
We understand that the ncrdict upon the sailing &"
vessels from their hnbours was delayed day at Vera
Cruz bv the presence of the Warcn. The officers had
been previously notified from various quarters but al.
ways Informally, that The ports OF Mexico were to DC
closed the day before their sailing The intelligence
bronr! by the Uarrcn confirms the account from iHm
pco contained in last, tht very large military
force is assembling for descent on Texas. We have
been favored with the perusa! ct lie OF vera 'ruz pa
pcrs. brought by the G"r,en lheY GO not contain
much but seem to indicate that the country Is IN
very excited condition. in consequence nt the disasters
OF the Mexican army in Texas y force intended L"
oyerwhca the Texans seems 10 be assembling The
Har-cu and the Gra,npuS b0h nudcr smiling orders
and rH su 7cith the first tair 7ci"d The following ~
a letter, in the last Norfolk Beacon, dated
/ III. S. SHIr WARREN, !
Pensacola Bay, .Jnnc 23d, 1896.
ave arrived at this place June 20th from Vera Cruz
and Tampco all in good health; Of our Assistant Sur
rcons, Dr. Piummcr, were obliged TO leave at vera
Cruz, sick of the Yellow Fever, which was raging at
both places with great violence. at Tanplco the auio-
rites would not allow to have any communication
with our Consul embargo was laid on the port
We understood that athens and C0nSu were not al
lowed to 90 outside the walls of the city, and that all our
merchantmen were detained
"his conduct so incensed Com. Dallas wtcn report
ed 70 hn) that the moment we came to- his signal was
up to prepare for immedalcy our destination Inc
Gulf Of Mexico, thes same place we came from. Capt
Tayor's health s.;bcen very bad he has obtained
sick ticket and will start for the North Tomorrow, tor
! New Orleans, and thence up The Mississippi
We understand, that these naval preparations arc not