Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-08

strained of all liberty, their personal wants
were attended to, and by voluntary subscrip-
tons of both foreigners and natives, they
were clad (near 100 men) in light but com
Portable suit, and then sent forward on their
dreary march. They are expected 10 reach the
capitol some time in December next. Among
the prisoners is a lad of the name of Coombs,
whose father in Kentucky was named minister
to Mexico. The boy heard of this in Calves
ton and presuming his father would accept the
appointment he resolved to accompany this
expedition TO Santa Fe, and from thence 90 to
Mexico to join his parent
The names of some of the officers are Capt.
Sutton, Engineer Hunt, Lubbock. 1t is not
known whether Capt. Lewis acted from fear
or treachery, or whether he was himself de-
ceived. The most charitable supposition is
the latter, although the result has not mitigated
the sufferings nor lessened the perils of his
companions He alone, unless Kendall has
been saved remains with Armiio in Santa Fe.
He is doubtless detained to aid Armiio's oper-
atoms upon the party and wagons in the rear.
The instructions of the Texan President, to-
gether with his proclamation TO the inhabitants,
private letters and other documents were taken
and sent to this place for translation. During
this process some suspicion fell upon the for
egn residents, two of whom, Mr.. Thurston
and Capt. Dryden, were thrown into prison
the former was detained in duresse about fit
teen days, and the latter still in close confine-
ment uncertain of what will be his sentence.
IT'S thought it will be death.
Much speculation has been bad upon the
probable destiny that awaits the prisoners
Santa Anna is now the chief executive, having
lately made himself absolute dictator, and
,ba, l.
pies of its voluntary surrender have been ex.
ceedingly rare. Their fate will depend solely
upon his will, and knowing his character, there
is serious reason to fear that they will be or.
dered to execution before they reach Mexico
la Col. Tanning. However, his eccentrci
ties have at times been surprising and unac
countabe, and he may dispose of them In
some other way. Our latest intelligence from
the capital is that he has ordered a force o
$4,000 men to be equipped for another inva
sion of Texas.
| p. S. News has arrived here that the com
mand under Gen. Mcleod has surrendered II
manner similar to Col. Cook, and with SINH
| lar treatment, corroborating the surmise tina
Lewis was saved for a tool in this business
They have been some twenty days on theil
march toward Mexico, and are expected here
in ten or twelve more. The Governor in his
dispatches, says he has detained as prisoners
two commissioners, one secretary, and one
other, undescribed, probably Kendall. Lewis
for his fidelity and activity, has been set al
liberty, to wend his way to Texas or to the
devil, alone. as he prefers. Here he cannot
stay, much less live. An extraordinary cou-
rier arrived with dispatches to the Governor
last night The purport no one can ascertain
Conjecture says the prisoners have escaped
Nov. Sth, IS4l. The above is a plain simple
statement of facts.
Your obedient servant.