Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-06-30

I n correspondent VI AIG 1vs OEtc8uA Ouis
letIn. at Galveston. gives a minute ac-
count Of the battle of Jacinto, from which
We extract few paragraphs. He says:
T" took deliberate look over the field
Three days after the battle. The sight was
horrible, Here, lying in clusters. ihero
scattered singly--t ground was strewed
WIN dead men, dead horses. guns. bayo.
nets, swords, drums, trumpcts- bro
Ken anu shatlered-hooks, papers, shoes,
sandals, and caps--ihe chaos Of routed
army was strewed upon the ground--in a
confusion which the imagination cannot
conceive. The natural eye must behold
to be convinced OF The reality.
The faces OF most OF the dead were
as black as negroes, horribly swollen and
dstorted--the tongues protrudipg tho
skin bisicred-thc limbs in many insian.
ces swollen, elevated and half extended
horrible disgusting masses Of corruption.
OF the whole right wing Of the enemy.
one man only escaped death. They were
routed and finally driven into the water.
and tho rifles ceased not their crack while
an object appeared above its surface.
The left wing of the enemy fled in
confused order, commanded by Colonel
Almonte, and laid down their arms and
surrendered TO a small body Of cavalry,
two miles from the battle field.
:" You will be gratitied by description
OF Santa Annals person. His forehead is
high, but narrow in front, spreading as it
extends back, obliqucly moderately
black small whiskers, a little mixed with
grey. The skin wrinkles on the lower
part Of his forehead as he elesates his eyes
10 speak. He has large. mid, black eyes
his nose is narrow between she eyes,
but is toerably strait, and becomes fcshy
towards the end. His mouth is nothing
extraordinary. the upper lip rather pro-
jecting one Of his upper front teeth is
gone his under jaw is long. His coun-
tenance is animated when speaking. His
complexion is a little tawney but be
shews more of the Moorish than the Mex
lean tincture. He might pass for white
man. but would not pass for native, in
the United States. His height is five feet
ten inches. or perhaps more, and he Is
tolerahly well proportioned. His age 10
forty -one.
/" General Cos was taken two days after
the battle. and was brought back TO camp,
a picture Of fear. When ! first saw him,
he was lying upon the ground, and hid
himself under a little old blanket--the on
ly parts which could be seen OF him was
his hair, which is dark brown. and his
hand which held the blanket over his head
was small and had remarkably short fin
ger nails. saw him afterwards, when his
fright was over. He is about five feet
nine inches high. built for activ,ty--has a
high forehead, but not very broad his
nose is long, strait, and well formed his
eyes brilliant black. He has large. long
black whiskcrs, sun burnt at the ends,
and red, sandy mousiaches. His COM
plexion is sun burnt. and he wears little
gold ear rings in his ears. He is cousin
TO Santa Anna.
The third parsonage, Col. Amontc.
is the reputed natural son OF Spanish
priest. by full blooded Mexican woman.
He bas good countenance, was educated
in Europe, and speaks English well, and
is regarded as a man Of superior talents.
But all these Mexlcsns appear but as
ordinary men ia personal appearances
when compared with Gen. Houston him
self. who possesses a manly aud noble
countenance. rarely surpassed among men.
Bat he now appears pale and sickly, in
consequence OF wound which he receiv-
ed in the battle, which shattered his leg
above the ancie. There was fourteen Of
the Texans wounded and seven killed
among the latter, q son Of Maj. Brigham
of Brazoria, one OF the most promising
youths Of Texas.