Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-05-18

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TEXAS.
) New ORLEANS, April l3.
, The gentleman from whom we hav
the following Statement (capt. Horton
left Goliad on theel9th ult. informs u
that colonel Fannin, having taken u
: his line of march on that day, at tn
| headof 3O6men, was attacked by tn
} Mexican armyconsisting Of from $50
!, to 5000, about nine miles from Goliad
: Our informant commanded the advan
, ced guard, consisting OF only 25 MGR
3 which was cut of from the main army
: they remained in view of the battle 70
, about three-fourths Of an hour, and i
hearing oft for about two hours. Du
. ring the time they were in view, tn
!, Mexican cavalry made two unsucccss
J, full charges on Fannin's army; tn
Mexicans, he thinks, must have los
at least half. thcirnumber in these char
ges. The attack was made about S o.
clock in the evening, and continued a
/, bout two hours and half. He is una
BILE to state particularly how the :,attl
terminateds he encamped within 81.
!, miles Of the battle field that night A.,
neard lne issl"'1 q Of on nex esslur-
ming. Having renamed ten days with
in aboutninety miles Of thcplace where
the battle was fought, he was unable
during the time to get any correct ac-
count of its result.--Capt. H. had two
skirmishes with the Mcxicans, about
$50 in number, the day previous to
the attack Of col. Fannin. Theycould
observe three of the Mexican horses
going off unmounted-capt. H.'s force
in these skirmishes, consisted Of about
one to five.
He also informs usthat col. Ward
was despatched on the 9th ult. with
mission, (only 80 men) about 80 miles
from Goliad, to the relief of captain
King, who had been taken prisonerby
tile Mexicans with@ Of his mon, six
being killed. An engagement took
place on the 18th, col. w. was attacked
within 80 miles Of the mission by 1900
of the Mexicans, he retreated into the
mission without the loss Of man; Sc
of the Mexicans fell. He fought them
from halfpast r. M. till 8 Of the same
evening. Ward then rctreated toward
Copano. The latest accounts from him.
stated that he was making his way in
to the settlements, between San An
tonic and Gaudaloupe rivers, towards
Copano. On the same night, in the
town Of Waloope, threecf our citizens
were murdered by the Mexican citi-
zens. DR.. Harrison, son Of Gen. w.
II. Harrison Of Ohio] was among the
number Of those unfortunate victims.
The subjoined document has lust
been issued by the commandcr-in-chicf
Of the Texan army
HEAD QUARTERS, WEST or BRAsos,
March 3lat, 1886. =
70 The people east Qfthe Br0sos::
My encampment is preparing On the
west OF sBrasOs, where / shall wait for
some supplies and endorsements. Nv
intention 'aeuer has been to cross the I
brasos,,and the false reports spread are
ny men who have bascly deserted tile
army Of TexaIks
Let men IL the east pressonto the I
army and cross oyer at Groces. Ifmen
will unite with the present force, we
can defeat and capturethe enemy. Tho
army Of the enemy has been represent.
edat 10 to &c, 600 men, whom. indeed.
i never has exceeded 8 or 1000 r.
Texas; and the force that attacked al
Fannin was only 500, and he had On.
Y ago men. Theyfought HMM tho I
Rroiric, where he Had no water, and
'vnese they grounded him.. Their
saYairy AZ apt Innmerousas stated: and
t Y in t;s xre mon pressed into ser-I
Xsce, end eo y ets taken from prisons.
hns + e !. a cppa ened wifl No.