Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-26
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1857 ~ %

The following highly important news oil t'1s
invasion of Texas, by the Nexicans, is taken
from the Crescent City" of the l6tp an So
No ,Ioub, can be entertained ct It's correct
ness. With an empty Treasury, and deprlV-
ed of all hopes OF loan of money, which is
$50 essential in the prosecution of a war; how,
lin the name of common sense, can Texas, with
a force of 10000 fighting men, combat with
100000 Mexicans with any hope OF success.
Shoikl this number of men prove requisite tor
the conquest of Texas, Mexico will readily
bring them forth. The only thing whIaRsWlll
prevent the total obteration of that Lone
Star" will be the timely aid of recruits from
the United States. We hesitate not in say
inc that hundreds viII rally to hel rescnc:
TEXAS INVADED-SAN ANTONIO Ia
KEN!l-I4OOO MEXICANS. ON THIS
SIDE OF. THE, RIO; GlRA..NsiDE3Sl4Ilnasr.
The news of our correspondent at Mexico
turns out to be true. Not only is there q
large army in 4hesfieid near MexiE6, but In
Texas Houston has Issued bis proclamation
calling the people TO arms, and the whole couns.
try burns with ardor, Read,the news below;
and rejoice that the Me Sicans WIFI get their
deserts sound thrashing. $500
An extra Of the 18th inst, (yem the .Gall es-
ton CiYliaAs h3FEfoilghtsN yesterday, hysst4te
steamer New York, states sltntu IN tellfst nee
had reached Austin of the taking of San a n
tonic by tie Mexcans. :. ga W, 80, -
An'oexpre$S soon after, al Galveston. ffofs
Victoria, stated that Il body of 800 Mexcans
who captured Capt. II. Ferguson, and from
whom he escaped, stated that their force on
this side of The Nucces numbered 500 who
were de>tincd for Victoria; that 5000 had
gone Is San. Antonio, and that hitTv SerB1ifa
all Ia Geo on this side of the Rio Grande..as ;!
''Aien+pc turning otftraPidly in Houston
700 ntnf Immediately left Victoria for San
Antonio.
On the 5!h of March, news reached Victo.
ria of the taking of the h; inlet of Goliad by
~ MeAlcanS, wearing the uniform of the re-
gular. army >--ss.
Capt Ferguson reached Victoria on the 9TH
giving information that he had been captured
by 300 Mexican cavalry on the 9th, and made
his escape from them at the Mission of Go.
mad 80 4,.J - .o,1:Y af:5 s. :'.s, - - EH'
When Capt. Wheeler left Victoria, there
were one hundred and fifty men under arms
there, under command of Col. Clark L. Owen
the families were leaving town, and it was
determined to defend the place as long as
practicable. 49,
Sixty men had,left Matagorda and expected
Ito reach Victoria on the 9th
Sixuhundred Texans were at Saguine at the
las lnts; reintorcemcnts were going in
andy expected to make a stand there will
one thousand men.
Austin is believed to have been abandoned
.the, families. rs.moA iugs5-to Bastrop, and The
men going to Saghfae:s GeF Bbfitston wa
on his way from ~ B3:asitsoP E9F Sat DIVA
with : 4gO pen Fnl;,oiiiI ss. exys 49,
L. TIE effect of all this, says therCivilians1i
44thats OFF people are neither dismayed o
di disturbed, but glad Of an opportunity to ayeng
+hpast injuries, and show the world their abili
ty to maintain their independence.
Houston, in his spirited proclamation, say
that the news received is sufficient to justif,
immediate preparations for war! He has d
rected that every man, in the event of cal
shall report himself, furnished with good arms
eight dayssp provision, and one hundred round
OF ammunition, and prepared for three month
:! service from the time when they may repol
i themselves at the head quarters of the army
Arista has also issued his proclamation, III
Tying the Texans to "hod still.' 1t is dated {
,. Montery, on the 9th of January. Well migf
Ie EoprS <pondent inform US that $4,000 Me'
Sr,Eicans were ready to take the field.
~ We.4earn7 from Capt. .Mrighf, Aofs'fhe Ne
d York, 4fn-it isa thes intention IF the Teyia1
$, so kccP dark" until the Mexiqaps~ cross y