Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-15


their flight Many of the soldiers when they heaiu
this remarked that they regretted the less tha' M pa
suit had teen given over, because, hau y
these unfortunate families wond nave oe r '!L
n the grea,cst distress and suffering The remarh,
..sour erspps may here he urged by those opPoseo
the return of the army; but the iact cannot DC ueea
Som. of the most intelligent and respectable cl,zens
nj I,pxar assert that petition was tor~afoea - ~
Ana a few months since. II was sIgneo oy ''s
number of The Mexican citizens of Bexar; and IN they
cmuolaned that they were constantly subjected 70
mpositions and exactions by maraudng Pat"es oo y
T.r;ans and Mpxicans and that they have oeeh in
vershed md reduced 10 the lowest extremity oy LUG
re- peated incursions Of the Mexican army ana ie1an
troops They stated, moreover mat 'ney nau ,h,,
been satisfied with the Texan Government, a'u .'1
thew desired to be placed more under the Jaws u
Mexico In consequence of these representations
seconded as they were, by the influence % :.
Santa Ana was induced to send orders 10 0eh o'i
proceed 10 Bexar with much secresy as possible aho
amove these petitioners with their families beyond
the Rio Grande II is well known that Col oegu.n
bos Iona been deeply involved, and that all his properly
in and near has been mortgaged, ana u Is P'oo M
owing TO his advice the descent was mace PreI'sey
the time that the court was IN session. anu ~ .''
means his creditors were prevented from obtaining
udoo,ent auanst him to forecose the mortgage. 10
these ndividuals and the known desire OF Santa ANA
TO modest Texas, we, perhaps, To attribute TINS SIN
gular expedition a., c,.es,on
In relation TO defence of Galveston, the galveston
Times holds the following language w..
WoeKs OF DErEScE.-The "Committee OF sigi
lance" is making progress IN Inc important "oih u
nlacinp our Island in q state Of defence.
The preliminures for an efficient organization are
determined on and the necessary ma'etaS III ~.
batteries and equipment have been procured. Under
his state Of things citizens generally manifest
disposition to cooperate in the general work.
The citizens are ready aud willing TO labor, II they
can see any work advancing, and the Comm'tsee, OF
those entrusted with the several parcels OF work.
will be careful to superntend the acloh o' '"e oe'aeu
SQUADS to the best advantage
II is believed that in few days not less IMAM mTy
pieces of artillery the different stations nciudng
FIVE pieces of flying arliilery will be IN order Tor nc
ton.
We trust that every citizen will put his shoulder 10
The wheel and do what he in moving onward the
work Of defence.
When we remember the dangers, fatgues, and pr.
yations of our Western frontier inhabitants, many OF
whom were obliged 10 leave their homes Tor weeks
md perform camp and battle duty upon beef alone,
we ought not 10 complain of performing the duty OF
soldiers at homes, 10 protect ourselves ana pro-
perty.
Neptune, Captain Rollins, from Galveston, we have
received papers up to the I'd November.
On the 18th October, information was gwen al deao
Quarters, by Mr. John w. Smith, that Gen. VOL was
positively the Neuces, and that on the 9Th he had re-
ceiyed reinforcement of about 800 and tiat all the
militia of Eastern Mexico ordered TO his assistance
and would reach the Neuces in less than ten days from
date The Me xicaus living in and about San Antonio,
are quite md directly boast of their defence
against the troops to wit: That Cen W. will come Tor
the remainder Of hen &c, that contrary 10 their Gus
tomary hospitality heretofore extended 10 The troops al
that point have candestnely drove their beet and
stocks some twenty-five or thirty miles South, 10
secure them on their march 10 the Ro Grande, ano
sneak more free of the matter than formerly Mr..
Smith fully satisfied Of the fact that the enemy at Inc
Neuces will amount TO FIVE thousand or SIX thousand IN
10 days; and that Woll has regular communication with
the Me xicans Of San Anonio that in his opinion they
any longer be recognised even as nenras much
less friends, in this expedition.
About 400 Texan troops were assembled at Con
zaes on the lIth Oct.
A letter written by gentleman at La Grange, under
date of 25th October, says that there were 30O men
assembled at that place who would commence crossing
the Colorado the next day The river was very high
and would reard the passage Of the troops several
DAYS Gen. Bureson passed through that place on The
Oath ut on his way home and stated that 4UO troops
would turn ont from Bastrop and Travis counties, and
il was believed there would be 5000 men at San Anto
no BY the 9Th Of November
A gentleman who left Bexar on the 18TH OCTOBER,
SAYS that the spies who went in pursuit OF Gen. VOL,
followed the trail of the army about thirty miles beyond
the Neuces and found the CARTS wagons, and articles
of furniture strewn along the road that had been
apparently left expedite the flight The spies say
that the trail indicated that he fled with great precpi
taon, and stopped To build camp fires only once on
the route to the Preside.
Prisoners-A gentleman from Gonzales, states that
it was reported that place. that the prisoners lately
c,ptured by Gen Woll, are at Santa Rose, small
village about fifty miles West OF the PresdIo on Inc oao
10 Monterey. Ii is supposed that they will be detained
at that place until orders can be received from Santa
Anna 1t is reported that Gen. VOL mentioned, just
before he left Bexar, that they would probably be
released in two MONTHS as soon as news could be
| received from Mexico