Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-07-16
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.

INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.
col. FANNAS YRr ALIVE.
The Pens aeola Gazette Of the sth
uitirno coatains the following impor
tant article, from which 4, viii. b
seen that the contest 10 not yet end
ed in Mexico, whatever may be the
siipulations Of Santa Anna:-
NAvAL.-The U. S. cutter, Jeifer.
son, under the command Of Captain
Jackson, arrived here on the I 9Th
inst, ~ days from Tampico. All
intercourse was forbidden there be.
tween vessels Of war and the shore.
Mer chant vessels are permitted TO-
enter the harbor bu; not TO depart.
This seems 20 be the cas- a, present,
at all the Mexican ports. While the
Jefferson lay of TIE harbor, in,eili-
gence was received at tamp,co of the
capture Of Gen. Santa Anna. The
flags Of the vessels in port, and of the
Notifications were hoisted at half
mast, in sign Of mourning for the e
vent
Active preparations were making
to assemble a large military force to
march upon Texas. Every depart.
ment Of Mexico was required to fur.
nish its quota of troops for this ser
vice, to be assembled a, Matamoras.
Much excitement prevailed among
the inhabitants Of all classes. Ap-
prehensions were entertained that
Santa Anna and his fellow prisoners
had been put to death by the Text
ans, and resolutions were publicly
adopted and promulgated BY the pro-
vlsional government, that no act or
concession Of Santa Anna t" thekTex.
ans, while a prisoner, should be regar-
ded as valid. Capt. Jackson was
not even permitted 70 communicate
with Mr.. Robertson, our Consul az
Tampico.except through the comman-
ding genera! Come.
COL FANNIN YET ALIVE.
1t will recollecfed that Santa Anna
TO his car,ors, that Colonel
Fannin had not been put TO death.
The following article from the PEN
sacola Gazette confirms lis declara-
ton:
Capt. Tresuvan,of the Mexican Ar
my, passed thro' this place ON his
way from Texas to South Carolina,
on Tuesday last. Capt. +. was with
Fannin when he was captured, and
was one Of the only three or four who
escaped the massacre. He gives
some particulars connected with this
melancholy and di.graceful tragedy,
which he had not before heard.-lt
seems the Texan prisoners were
out and formed in a line be-
lore they had any intimation Of the
late which awaited them.
After they had been disposed in
the manner best suited to the object
which the Mexican commander had
n view, that officer, with much ap-
parent emotion. announced to the
prisoners that it was his painful duty
o have them all shot; and recon-
to them to make their peaceI
With heaven. A few only survived
he FIRE Of the Mexicans. and amongl
hem was our informant, who CON
rived, uAder the cover of the smoke. /
o break through the Mexican out
'csfs and maAe his escape. In com
'aDy with a kentuck.al,, whose name |
not gwen, ne wandered through the !
woods and prairies for several DAYS,
md At length reached the army of
Zen. Houston. Capt. T. states DOS |
lively that Col. Fannin was no, a.
nong the slam, but, with a physician
4 his own force, was preserved. and
5 still q prisoner with the Mexicans.
The schr. Halcyon. arrived At NJ
orleans from Matarnoras, reports that
he United States sloop of war War
en- hove in sight, on the evening Of
ne nth ult. but night coming ON,
he again stood of, and was no, a.
am seen previous to the sailing of
he H. The Mexican brig Vinceden!
el A lamo, and schooners Bravo and
;orreo, had been ordered to Vera
'ruz for the purpose Of transporting
dexican troops to Texas.
by this arrival the editor of the n.
)rieans Bee has received! Me,amor-
$ journals to the 9Th ofJune. The
ditor adds i
"Verbaily we have been informed.
arougn our news collector, by the
aptain and a passenger, that Gene.-
Urea had been appointed generals.
mo Of the Mexican army against
exas; anu that the Mexican con.
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