Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-04-12
Most important from Texas.

L NE hEfUbLlC INVADED IN EARNEST.
The New Orleans papers of the 25th ult bring US
the astounding news that The retreat of The MEXICAN
force mere deUice to entrap the Teadn troops,
and that THE REPUBLIC HAS BEEN INVADED BY AN
OVERWHELMING FORCE. This news is received by
the steamer Col. Woods from Galveston, whence
she was despatched on the 22d. The Committee
of Vigilance at Galveston convinced Of its truth,
as il was brought thther from different directions.
The Bee says that shortly after the steamship
Neptune left Galveston; (Which vessel reported the
retreat of the Mexicans from San Antonio) an ex~
press arrived, bringing intelligence of the advance
of 5000 men on the Melamoras road towards Vic
toria, and reporting 10000 additional troops the
upper road, marching upon San Antonio. The for
ces which recently captured San Antonio constitut-
ed the vanguard of the 10000, under command Of
VaZqueZ. The impression is that the Texian army
ofl5O0 under Butleson, will follow the retreat Of
the vanguard until brought within the power of the
main army, and as they we're slightly drilled and dis
clplned it is thought that they will fall an easy prey
10 their willy and outnumbering enemy.
correspondent o! the National lntellgencer be-
leves this to be a false alarm; as gentlemen from
Mexico assert that Santa Anna had around him in
all only some 10000 $4,000 men; and that the
Republic was not in condition to fit out so large
force as was reported to have advanced towards
Texas.
The following from the Committee of Vigilance at
Matagordo is published in the Civilian Extra of the
2 st March.
10 Me CHISeHS ~ Me eastern COuntieS:
We, the committee of safety in the county of Ma
tagorda, present to your consideration the following
facts just received. From letters dated 10Th inst
from men in whom we have the utmost confidence,
we extract the following-fIom Mr. Pleasant TO his
sister, Mrs Fisher, dated Victoria, 10th nst-"From
Mexican information received on the 18th there
would be 800 at San Patrico, the advance guard
10000"
From DR. A. M. Levy, same date-"Some friend
iy Mexicans just in camp, report that there were
5000 Mexicans advancing on the lower country by
the Matamoras road, and 10000 on the road TO San
Antonio"
The above from the camp has been confirmed by
the arrival Of one of our spies in camp, Blair.
From G. Jaques, a citizen Of this town." From
the news brought in last evening, think we shall
have TO fall back. and il the force of the enemy is
not overrated, we will not be able to fight them short
of the Colorado and perhaps far east the Bra
SOS. The reports are, that the upper division of
Mexcans are said to be about l2,O00 and the low
er division about $1,000 There is doubt they
have large force, and we may expect some rough
fighting. Times more serious than some i'm
agne. Urge the people eastward TO push on and
help u.s."
Since the above was received, mr. Ludington has
just arrived from Linnve, which place he left on
the nth, at 10 o'clock, a. m. mr. West, the Depu-
~ Collector, had just come in from tine camp and
reports, ga spy company had just come in who had
seen large body of Mexicans supposed to be 5000,
Is miles west of the Nueces, and then the march.
There were two wagons at Linnville pressing every
article in the way of provisions for our army
| From the above facts if there is not prompt
turnout by the middle and eastern Counties the en-
envy will ravage and overrun our country
VERY IMPORTANT FROM YUCATAN.
Office of the N. Y. Herald
Tuesday, o'clock, a. m.
We have received, by way of New Orleans, the
following highly important intelligence:
1t appears by our advices from Campeachy which
are to the Sd ult. that the treaty which Yucatan
agreed to abide by with Mexico, has been refnseI
! by the latter Government, and Yucatan has there
fore bristled up and joined Texas in the war upon
! Mexico. Commodore Moore sailed from Campea-
chy the I'd ult., and the Yucatanoes were fitting
out their vessels with despatch Tor a cruise against
! the Mexicans.
This news is important TO Texas, and decidedly
bad for Santa Anna. With two Republics, like
Texas and Yucatan, upon him. he will find it diff.
cult matter TO maintain for long PERIOD his foolhod
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