The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-04-05
From New Orleans papers of the 10th instant
ASTOUNDING INTELLIGENCE INVASION
Or TEXAS BY MEXICO 'ssURREN
DER OF SAN ANTONIOt


DER OF SAN ANTONIO,,
By the arrival of the steam packet ship New
York, we have been put in possession of the
certain intelligence of the invasion of Texas
by a formidable Mexican force San Antonio
has surrendered the Mexicans had taken Co.
lad. The invaders, variousy estimated at
from 8 to $4,000. entered Texas at several
points. The Texans were concentrating on
Victoria, Gonzales and Austin, at which places
a desperate resistance will be made. We pub
lish an extra from the Galveston Civilian, and
the proclamation of President Houston
From an Extra of the Civilian (Galveston)
of the 18th of March:
"By the steamer Dayton, Just arrived from,
Houston, we learn that expresses arrived yes
terday from Austin, dated on Monday last,
stating that intelligence had reached that place,
that San Antonio was taken by Mexicans on
Saturday last. Cap. Dotton, who brought the
intelligence from Austin, states that the number
Of Mexicans was large, numbering several
thousands.
The express which reached here from Vic
toria last night states that body of 800 Mex
leans who captured Capt. II. Ferguson and
from whom he escaped, stated that their force
on this side Of the Nuces numbered 500, who
were destined for Victoria, that 5000 had gons
to San Antonio, and that there were in all a.
600 this side of the Rio Grande.
Men are turning out rapidly at Houston.
A number of men left this city yesterday for
the seat of war, and company is expected to
leave to day.
There is little variety in our paper to-day,
and little opportunity or necessity for increa>
81 I'm hOx-e A.4ll inf
ted with the prevailing fever, and we have had
great difficulty in preventing them from deser-
ting us in a body to join our troops in the
West.
Capt. l.. Wheeler arrived here yesterday
morning from Victoria, which place he left or
the 9Th. He gives the outlines Of the events
in that vicinity as substantially these.
| On the Goth February an express reached
/ Victoria. stating that an attack was expected
on San Antonio by 500 men supposed to be-
marauders, and asking for aid in defence of the
place. One hundred men immediately left
Victoria in compliance with the request.
On the 9TH of March news reached Victoria
Of the taking of the hamlet of Golad by ~
Mexicans. wearing the uniform Of the regular
army, who took ten beeyes, giving the owner
certificates that they We're for the use and to
be paid for by the Mexican government, and
bought some other articles for which they paid
On the 18th one hundred men left Victoria,
went beyond Goliad, and no Mexicans, and re-
turned in consequence Of receiving an express
giving information that an attack on Victoria
by 800 Mexicans was expected.
Capt. FERGUSON reached Victoria the same
day, giving information that he had been cap
Iured by 300 Mexican cavalry on the 9th, and
made his escape from them at the Mission of
Goliad. Capt. F. had left Aubrey and Kinney
Rancho on the 9th, and when short distance
out heard martial music and the discharge of
arms, which he supposed to be from an attack
on the Rancho.
When Capt. Wheeler left Victoria there
were one hundred and fifty men under arms
there, under command of Clerk L. Owen--the
families were leaving town, and it was deter.
mined to defend the place as long as practical
be-
Sixty men had left Matagorda and expected
to reach Victoria on the 9th.
The news of the abandonment of San An
tonic by the whites and its occupation by the
Mexicans is confirmed Six hundred Texans
were at SaguiBe at the last accounts. Rein
forcements were going in, and they expected
10 make stand there with one thousand men.
Austin is believed to have been abandoned,
the families removing 10 Bastrop, and the men
going TO Saguine. Gen. Burleson was on his
way from Bastrcp, for the seat of war with 400
men.
The effect Of all this is that our people are
neither dsmayed or disturbed, but glad of an
opportunity 10 avengc injuries and show to the
world their ability TO maintain their indepen-
dence. Some time may eapse before deci-
sive battle is had, but when it does come, the
world will read repetition of the scenes of
San JacInto on and enlarged scale.
Gen. Houston left Galveston on Sunday
morning, at 10 o'clock, for the army His
health is firm, his spirits good, and determi.
nation immoyeably fixed in him to heap venge.
ance on the perfdious Mexican,
The steamer Lafiite, and three sloops, all
private property, have been manned and fully
fitted out by the citizens of Galveston, and
sailed on Sunday, under command of Capt
Clarke, for Copano and the Brazo San Iago.
The Texas flag will be planted at the latter
place, and the next step IS to take Matamoras.
These are the orders of Gen'l. Houston.