Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-15
;CIiraaond, Va, Friday, July Il
~, ;IFYIC4Ns and TEXilYS.

e.i;;rr and imp!lsonlng the commissioners ~ W ~
N,s,amoras to negotiate exchange OF frisonc's:-
vi r,r doub hat such would have been also the tate
of Iarai!a c,, r., r. lima ~.
mars in the a. York Courier and If true. iedS dc'p'F
IT,. n thc atrocities Of Santa Anna. We cannot al
r, vouch for the correctness Of such horrible de-
tails as the following:
,,ess not before known, that will at once establish! III
~ haco. csabl,Icd) the blood thirsty cruelty .; the
,r,, santa ANN, After tie A!cxcans had got POS.
srs.on Of the Alamo the fighting had ceased and !;
vas clear day light sir Americans were ti'*covrFca near
Ike wall vet unconGuered, and who were instantly SUIT
minded and ordered by Gen. Castron 10 surrender,
n vrrn did 81 under promise of his rT:!ectinH find
inc resistance any longer in vain-inde' perfect mat
nrs Casrinn vas brave and mt cruel. and disposed
ia save them He marched them up to tt part OF t'2
fort where stood His Excellrncy, sufFoGnrh ny.Ii''
rnurde:ous crew, his sycoh anuc officers Da'n I'r"
eft was one of the SIX The s:cady. fearless STRIP a'd
,dauntcd tread together xii" the c!d '!*hr"nnr u! mas
hardy yeteran-' his lrnrss and n9t!c Dra!ing 70 GU"
the words CT the narrator, had most po", 4" etiect ."
himself and Casirlnn. Nothing dar"au II" 'narch,l
IN bn;Iv in front CT Santa Aunl !0nrG hii stcadasY
in ,.e face While Cas;ron address lis E@@ci!cncy
Sir here are sir prisoners ! have taken a'!"c hr%
shall dispose Of them: Santa Anna !"K|a i. N"%.''i
lon fercey flew into rE"st vl"irHt rug: AND Tt'a
Have mol told YOU hcw % dispose Of ih"n: H,y 30
Won bring them to ,nL:' At the SAME tame his hra""
officers drew and plunged ticl! swords INTO Inc oosonS
OF their ieencrless prisoners! 30 ahx!nas ana intent
were these blood thirsty towards to gat'? Inc mahogany
of this iuvrteralc lyran That CastrIiGn barely escaped
hoinu r,n hrouyh in the scutil himself CastrlllpH rush
ed from the scene apparently hnrror.srucN-s"ugn lis
quarters ana did leave them ior SON: days. a" haH
ly ever spoke to Santa Anna alter In!s vas the tate &"
poor Crockett. and in which there can b" no >iEc
WHO the ire others were have n"t been able 10 learn
Three ntilr wVur!cd prisoners were discovered ana
brought before lis ExcecHcr: 2nd wtrs ordered %
be Instantly shot. There certain reasons WIZ IN"
name IF the narrator Of these events should not be 'adr
knuwu will only trp"a! that he was n" :Hf''ci!"cES'
The sanr letter has The following postscript:
"S:acc writing the foregoing have ieaid tie certain
fac Of poor Faunlu. lIc condemned TO be- sii"-
When lie found that determined on. and vas order
ed ouL ur execution; lie handed his watch 10 an nicrr
as CONDENSATION to have him buried deliberately tea
handkerchief oTcr his eyes, begged them not - sho"
him in the hsad-bared his breast and requested to l."
shot lare lie ,,as sict tic hnG: ard "crr b0r!ed:-
Such are the monsters we have had IL deal WIih
We were not aware, that The ia!e ct S"n'a Anna naa
hecals the subject Of mach discussion before thc Tx
cculira Of Texas The y. Orleans True American OF
tie 2ill juno places before its readers long ANA AMI
mated litter from N. b. Lamar S%@rrry OF War ct TIE
Republic of exas to hr President ant Cabinet on ''c
sui rcl Of the disposition a! their prison"r Gen anll
ma dated at Nelasco, the l2h OF May lie ar
cues the question with The utmost earnrsisSS, ana con-
tends that h. is abh0rr?d murderer -'l!s n" has
:: caGsct hc published to the wer!d decree: drilnu"
ing pirates beyond the reach OF ms cirnency all VINO
shall be found rayiug around Lie Standard oil our IA
Jroeudescc flint IN accordance with this decree he
mas turned to Tic sword, Tic bravcst and Jrst Ci
our Grrds and fellow citizens: after they had groH''1'
ed their arms, undPr tie NEST solemn pledge ii! ti!ea
Ives slurd be spurvd. lie has fred Cur dwellings; laid
waste Our luxuant fields; excited scrvic and nSrec-
tionary war: violated plighted faith; and lnhuiany o.
dercd the cpd.h"odcd buChcry Of prisoners who had
been betrayed Tito cap!tulaon by heaFlirss proc*So:s
kuuL!y conceive that the proclamation OF such !r!ncI:
PIES and The preparation Of such crimes. place 2 "i'
fd, out Of Tn: pac of negotiation, ana Demand III our
hands OTHER Treatment than what Is du" mere p!!sontf
Of wur-ant he is therefore, OF opinion. that "Gr pri-
surc, Gcnrra Santa Anna, las forfeited Ills life ny TIE
hGcat u al crimes and Is not suitable OBJECT H." The
exercise u eur parIuning rrerogave. as to the Next
can Soldiers wp taken 1t Ii Jlcln!1 &G he re-
CARDS rm but rs the unwilling nstrutch:sih the hands
OF tyrannyand proposes to retain lhcni as well as Tie
officers ;after exchange Of prisoners, IN The cGSo-
DIV Of tie Government until the conclusion 81 the war
Tic following Card in the True American o! The
2ith touches very melancholy scene, and siAis wAl
is 10 ie HE next Gestinalon oi Santa Ann:
ny Dcnr Sir send you the enclosed, which think
Won will be picasad to publish. The last nr"s from III.
army Saturday last II@re was great funeral ana
procession At Gvliad, to pay Tribute OF respect 10
ting homes Of those brave who were bdsc!y sangh
tered Nv Santa AnRas orders, at that place. Gen. kuSk
naae feeling and solemn address upon lc occasion, and
such was it effect upon the soldiers that there was n
one OF their stout hearts hut what yielded, and the tears
were seen flow from all eyes, without one exception
The remains ~ these gallant sUluIcrs collected and
put into one grave aud buried with tie houors OF war.
"'ihr arch iicnd Santa hnna is al Eeasco, and un
dcrs;ani will be scrt to-day to The main army, who will
guard him until an independence is acknowledged by
Mexico. Yours truly.
Ecla$co, June 10, 1896. H. BACilE.
The following are The last accounts haze received
from Texas. They show that the Da"g"r is not yet
ovcr-but with stout hearts aud iusty arms it will be
com5ailed and subdued
Iron The .Nc,c Eark 5tAr,)
FROM TEXAS
Or. Shack-iurd who captured with Col. Fhnnn,
md WIN .iain q a wounded
las arrived at New Orleans and fully confirms the pre-
yous accounts Of the cold booded murder Of Col Fan
min and all his companions
There were t,cenv.one persons only whose lives
spared and these chiefly mechanics and physicians
the former being required TO assist in building forth
cations the latter in their professional services upon the
sick and wounded. A Spaniard named Garray, was
mainly instrumental in saving the t:"cnty.one prisoners
MANY of the Mexican officers rcrol:ed To such degree
at lie uhuman orders Of Santa Anna, that they swore
that rather than execute them they would tear OH teII
epauctts and not serve under him. what claims can
such cowardy tyTant have on the mercy OF the eH
ians: Gen Urea was himself opposed, but Santa An
ma vas nexorabe. The New Orleans Courier Of juno
22nd adds 10 this account
Mnny appalling particulars given by those WHO =cas na
from Mexican nuons and chancI hnnsHs but
tueh il the anxiety arue acr their lten4 ard
es, questions Linos, simultaneously thai
sh!c, until the popular suspense IL e"'rG so"in" up any
thing ike a minute statercnt.' .
4 letter in the New: Orleans Bulletin from President
Burnett of Texas, to Gen Thomas j. Green dated ' E.
lasco, June 9th, conrs the previous accounts recel'
ed of dcprcGa,ions committed by The Indians, and men
tons that they are embodied to The number OF a5out lO0
near The San Antonio road the east side Of the Brassos
He then directs Gems Green and Felix Huston to proceed
forthwith in pursuit Of them with two fon pound field
pieces and 10 obtain an auxiliary force of 100 mounted
men from General Rusk. A general order from Gen
Green CT the same date and from the place, directs
Major William Ward to take command of the troops
provisions, &c. al Coxs Point, and to join the main
nv under Gen. Rusk. third letter from Gen. Green
,nFt he obo q
fourth order from Gea Green, to Gen F. Huston, a,
the same date directs him to proceed to the seat of In
dian warfare at or above Washington with the mounted
men under his command, TO the flight Of the in
habilants last general order dated |alasco, June
is very aconic; but seems 10 have very Emporium
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