The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-28
still Later from Texas - Progress OF the
Mexican Invasl0n.

We have received important private letters from
Galveston, Texas, giving us an account Of the state
of affairs there, several hours later than what we
obtained through the New Orleans papers.
| II seems that Santa Anna has made bold and
| very mastery movement, and vt speaks loudly for
his skill, energy and tactics He has contrved TO
conce nitrate on the borders of Texas--at Durango,
Matamoras, and other places on the Rio Grande,
IL, 900 or IA 900 men these all well armed and
equipped This number is about 5000 more than
he brought into that country on the former inva-
sion, which he conducted in person. AS he did
then, so his generals this time bringing on this
army in three divisions and it appears that they
must have entered Texas simultaneously at two
points. Because the accounts state that the Mia
sion Chat is the place formerly called San Reuglc,
which was sort of Catholic Irish settemenp was
attacked, and taken by one division of the Mlexi-
cans at the same time that another division OF the
invading army reached and took possession OF San
| Antonio de Bexar These two places are nearly
$50 miles apart; the latter the old northern road
from Nacogdoches to Durango and the city OF Mex
| leo, and the former on the southern road leading
from Brassora, or Matagorda, or Velasco, through
| Goliad to Matamoras. Both San Refugio, however,
| and San Antonio de Bexar, are about equ-distant
from the Rio Grande. The probability, therefore, is
that 5000 men came on from Matamoras, the south
ern road to Victoria on the Guadalupe river, whilst
5000, in two divisions, came the northern road to
San Antonio, intending to march thence to attack
| the city Of Austin on the Colorado.
The following are the letters received by US =
Private Correspondence
GALVESTON, Texas, March IL, 1872
write TO inform you that our country Is invaded
by the Mexcans fourteen thousand strong, In three
divisions one led by General Arsta, one by Gene
raj Bravo, the third do not recoect by whom.
San Antonio de Bexar has been taken-also Con
zales and Goliad. The division which captured
San Antonio s on its way to Austin our seat OF 60
vernment, when 1900 Texans under General Burle-
son, our Vice President, will meet and whip them
or die.
Our city has been one scene of enthusiasm, and
| may say, the whole country are rushing forward
for the fight and you may depend upon 1t there Will
be but one good one-one real San Jacinto.
The archives of the nation have been buried.
leave tomorrow with my company, the Calves
ton Coast Guard, to intercept and destroy the pro
vision of the enemy, and hope to fall In with their
artillery, supposed to be landing at Copano.
We want two Paixhan guns for our navy. Can
not the City Of New York send them to US!
March.l3, 1872
Victoria has JUS, been taken. An express came
in last night with the news
We leave to-day in the steamer LATTE with one
brass long nine and two skies, to scour the coast and
nterce pit the enemys provisions and shall take Bras
SOS Saint Jago We also take detachment of the
Galveston Fuseers eighty strong, to land down the
coast, whence they will join the army.
Steam is up in our boat, and the New York will
leave for New Orleans in a few minutes. So huzza
GALVESTON, (Texas) March9, 1912.
Invasion of 7sras by the Mericans-7Ae Course of
President Houston-Mdrch Of the Mericans on San
MISUNDERSTANDING Of Troops-Ihe Cotton Crop.
DEAR SIR:-
Preached this Gland of the Free and Home of
the Brave for the purpose Of spending afew weeks
in the interior, but the rumors OF an invasion by
the Mexican army are quite current, and public
meetings called for that and other purposes
President Houston and lady are here; his course is
too pacific to please inc hem 'sGs ms .er
letting Santa Anna loose; but the truth was, there
10, MI have just returned from the meeting
There was committee appointed to wait on the
President SINE days since, and that committee re-
ported his answer this evsning-It was too pacific
entirely, particularly as to measures for the re-
lease Of the Santa Fe prisoners. Many gentlemen
smoke very plain, and think, should the Mexicans
not invade this country, will be no easy matter
| to quiet this Anglo Saxon spirit of conquest.
Thursday morning, 10th March-An express
arrived during the night The Mexican army
have in fact, ad vanced. The inhabitants fled from
San Antonio and the troops took possession. Now
it woald do you good to sec this little place Eve
nv one that can find fire arms or implements OF war
is engaged in collecting them. There is but one
mind as to the end and result. That is. however,
long and bloody the war may be, the matter will
only end in the conquest OF Mexico
An
morning has confirmed previous Intelligence The
Mexicans, says enc account. have captured Aus
tin : another says. they are approaching Austin
Burleston has collected from 700 to 1000 troops,
and is resonnoiter ring the Mexicans, whose num-
bers all accounts say are large. One gentleman ap-
preached their camps near as to say positively 1t
covered one hundred acres OF ground
Now am quite certain you will have this sooner
| than any other person in New York. Send your
| Herald then to all that have the means Of getting
| here with an equipment They can have the plea
sure Of securing right in this land Of promise by
assistipg TO exterminate of worthless people
| from this fair land and placing industrious and
| civilized race in their stead. am no fighting man,
neither am disposed to run away. Twill 60 up
| the country this evening on excursion Of few
| hundred miles, and should nothing happen will
again write you in few days. This place, Gal
| weston, has improved most wonderfully since my
visit three wears since. There are some four rei-
pious societies, and wealthy and respectable pee
pie have taken the place of those who first came
| pioneers to this island.
The crop OF cotton VIII pc very large ms year,
sail of vessels loading for various ports in the
| United States and Europe-and for the age Of the
country, it stands nequalled in progress.
The Mexican army may, as before, be successful
for time, but the lone star is certain 10 prevail
You may rely on all the above as strictly true.
| Yours, &c. r.
We may as we'll here calculate the probable re.
suit of this struggle 1t has been commenced by the
Mexicans under muchbetter auspices than the former
invasion. Santa Anna is the master spirit of the
whole; and as it not improbable that he is backed
I'D by supplies indirectly from the British Govern