The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-11
PILOT & TRANSCRIPT
F'H1BA DiEI1fMBFss -
LATER FRonKTE1aAs AND NIExIeO.

AmFokIANTf AhTELtEGENCF;f 5- liz LIZ W. VT
leans Bulletin ofthe S0th Novemben contains,
under dates from Metarnoras. of 3Ist Ostbbsr1
the details ofthe treachefy of the MeXicaiilF ei+
eralist chiefs towards certain 7 exam vol ghteEfss
and reports that over q bpHdred Of The slatisF
had been faurderedipi cold bloody The gtalgsHl
ment iss that alter the defeat ofthe, FadsFhl af
my at Morelos, In the month ofRIarchilasa. Ca
Males, Molando and CaFdenas, made, their es=
cape into Texas, wheHe they we're treated with
kindness and hospitality, a4There, aby inaam-
matory1 appeals and specioyss pr6hiAes,t they
succeeded il. raising several hundred volun-,
teers, who Joined the federalistaarEny under
those leaders on the banks IF the Neuces. with
military stores and Equipments. On their arri-
val at the banks of the Rio Graade, they learn
ed with establishment that thersvoiatioA in the
capitol had proved failure, and that the exist
ing state osaffairs left them little hopes Of ma ,
king, any formidable impfessionuponthec
try. - 10 .J< r@iri gars .g.,-iDt .@r~a q. ~
This condition Of things caused4h II each
erous leaders, Canalles, MoreIos and Cardenas
to determine to seek terms with General Arts
ia, and make them serve by offering to deliver
into his hands the Texan volunteers These
terms were accepted by General Arista, and
about III Of the Texans were delivered, by.
stratagem into his hands RI ,- - p.,- r '.' y.
The Bulletin Of the .lst December contains
the following, which issaid to. be confirmed
from other sources 1t will be seen that the
Texans delivered themselvesfr from their dreadful
situation by fearful retribution to their enc
mics:
GREAT MASSACRE OF THE dESIcANs, AND Es-'
CAPE OF THE TEzIAN PATRloTs. pub
LEGATION Of yesterday, Ipsyii accounts from
our correspondent at lfStansoras left Itpre than
100 young Texans at aiaHoy abesit I'd be sac.
rifced at The shrine Of fSwardic I'VE have e1fiA
versed with passenger from Texas blythe New
Yorss.MF. Ed DwyefS of San A5ltonsos 4 who
haseommunicat9a to " spm4s rev ard heaitE-
cheering Facts :Mr, ~ S6tg sIS IA Vi fftiin
SaIAntdnio tofFonston, and aa mt
up alta house where Gpls Jgrdon dks EeIh i1hsiE
derbf7tlig ia Texans whom tie M leans had
plalSsedfo murdeD had just before stopped for
reGreshment, Mr.. Dryer learned, and has no
doubt of the correctness of the Information, that
when the Texans became; convinced of the in-
tentionsi and tTeaehery of the Mexirans, the4 re-
tired BY. themselves I'd a walled enclosure in the
vicinity, determined 10 face the worst 'Atthis
time the citizens Of the place, considering the
contest at an end opsned their houses and shops
and gave the soldiers whatever they wished to
eat or drink. The consequences was, that Che
bulk Of them got beastly drunk; and in this sit
dation they were ordered by their Commanded to
attack the outlaws, a(as the Texians were term
ed) The battle commenced abeut24P. M and
lasted nearly 3 hours. The Texans We're well
protected from the fire Of the .assailants-and
were moreover well armed, and abundantly sup
piled with ammunition. The result was, THAI
the ignorant and intoxicated towards who assail-
ed them, incapable OF infictiug injury, were
slaughtered 90 all han,ss.s At this juncture, the
heseiged sailed forth and captured three pieces
OF artillery which they turned upon the eaelay,
and moved them tewn like grass. - More than
four hundred of the treachefsus foes were LETT
hfeless on the ground on that night by this small
branch 6f.tlie hnglo1Saxon race -.rs ts.f..-s,-.
The fans, Having cleared the field, sup
rplied. themselves with apparel (of which they
were much iBswanj and other spoils of victory,
: and commenced their march homeward, and pur-,
sued their way without shaving lost
! only four companions killed in the fight. ;5.1
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