Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-04
Prom the New Orleans Zee. March %.
TEX As.
LATER INTELLiGENCE.

csssrmahoa sfiAs Earasioa Of Tssa.
by the arrival OF the steamboat Col. WOODS, from
ualveston, whence she was despatched on the 22d
brings the confirmation OF the invasion OF Texas ~
an overwhelming Mexican force. IL appears tina,
the retreat Of the mexieans from San Antonio. was
device TO allure the Texan troops, assembled IN
haste, to 20 in pursuit, before they were fully drilled
and disciplined.
Shortly after the steamship Neptune LEI, Calves.
ton, (which vessel reported the retreat Of the Mexi.
cans from San Antonio) an express arrived bringing
intelligence OF the advance Of 5000 men on the Ma.
tamoras road towards Victoria and reporting ~ 900
additional troops on the upper road, marchins upon
San Antonio. The forces which recently captured
San Antonio constituted the guard Of the 600
under the command Of Vasquez- The impression
is that the Texan army OF 1900 men, under Burle-
son, will follow the retreat OF the van guard unit,
brought within the power OF the main army.
Upon the receipt of this news, which was brought
to Maagorda from different directions, rendering its
truth indi'putablc. the Committee of Vigilance in
Galveston despatched pilot boat to this city. and
a few hours afterwards the steamer Col. Woods.
The pilot boat has not yet reached New Orleans.
The Col. Woods me: with favorable weather. and
came TO our Leyce in about 50 hours.
From tho Galveston Advertiser OF The oos
The following reached this morning bv Mr. g
Mussins, who lett Mnaeorda az noon ON S,,n,d.y
IL will be observed that the facts stated are from t
distinct sources.
TShe Ciiissnsaf "a. Eastern Counties,
We, the Committee OF Safety of the county, oC M,
tasorga, present TO your consideration the following
facts Just received. From letters dated the iGtb ms,
from men IN whom we have the utmost confidence
we extract the ioiIowing-from MIR Pleasant to his
sister, Mrs Fisher, dated Victoria 18th inst. "Eon,
Mexican information received on the tsb ,ho,.
would be 1900 men at San Patricio, the advance
guard OF 5000. Wv NJ 'Ne
From DIR a. NJ. Levy, same date: 'Some fr,,ndIv
exieans lust IN camp, report that there were eOOo
MeSicans advancing on the lower country, ~, AZ.
Antonio" WV w S""
The above, from The Camp, has been confirmed
| Blair. f' '''
From u X. Jnques, citizen of this town: "From
the news brought IN last evening I think We shnII
have to fall back, and If the force of the enemy ia
not oserrated We Will not be able 10 fight them short
o, 'he colorado, and perhaps far east rs the
brassos. The reports are. that the upper diyis,on
OF Mex'eens is about i2,0OO and the lower division
! about 5000. 9'''
There is no doubt they have a large force. and wa
may expect some rough fighting. Times are moro
serious than some imagine. Urge the peonle east
ward 10 push on and help us"
Since the above was received, MIR Ludington has
Just arrived from Linvle which place he left ON
."e i'I"' !" ~ ocioek N. NJ. MIR. West, the De
putty Collector, had just come in from Camp. and
reports "a spy company had just come ~, who had
seen large body Of Mexicans supposed to be 5000,
hneen miles west Of the Nucces, aud then on the
march. There were two wagons at Linville pressing
every article IN the way Of provisions for our army
From the above facts, il there is not prompt turn
out by the Middle and Eastern counties, the enemy
will ravhge and overfun our country.
NJ. TALBOTT, Oh. Jus China
HARVEY KENDRlCK,
CHARLES DALE
THOMAS Nj. DUKE.
ID. f.. f. BRAMEN,
q. G. BLUNT
II. Il. VANSLlKE
J. +. HOFFORD.
ISAAC VANDORN.
Matagorda, March 10, isI2.