Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-06
From he New Orleans Picayune.

Late from Texas.
We have dates from Galveston 10 the 5th inst.
and from Houston to the l4,h, inclusive, brought
vest, rday by the steamship New York, Captain
Wright From our files we gather the following
summary.
The Texan papers, or a, least many Of them, sp.
pear sanguine that large portion Of the Mir pr-
toner's have made a successful retreat. although
we must confess that we have strong fears tha,
such is not the case. That few Of them have
been fortunate enough to reach the Rio Grande in
safety there is but little douh, hu, the Mexican
accounts Of the recap,ure of the main body look so
positive, and give time, place and circumstances
with such an appearance Of truth, we cannot but |
think the main body OF Texans ore again in their |
hands.
One account, is, tat on the morning of the 9th |
inst, Mexican arrived at Mount Vernon, a small
town abou, thirty miles west Of Washington, with
a letter containing account Of the escape of the
Mier prisoners from their guard, Of their arrival at
Comareo, and of the taking of that place. The
Mexican was direct from the city of Mexico, and
crossed the Rio Crane the day after the Texans
of the San Antonio prisoners {by permission of
the Mexican governmen'.) The letter is signed
by several of the Mler prisoners, and no doubt is
entertained of its genuineness by those who have
seen it, 1t states that the prisoners. finding it i'm
practicable on account of the scarcity of water and
provisions, to pursue the route which they orig
nally designed, hey crossed the mountain at the
head of the San Juan, and confined down that
stream un i. within short distance Of its mouth,
when they took the road to Comargo. Having be.
come desperate by long suffering, and probably ap.
prehending an attack from the Mcscans, while
crossing the Rio Grande they determined to hazard
an attack upon the town. When they entered the
place the Mexican troops were already drawn up to
oppose them ; but such was the impetuosty of,he
charge Of the Texans, that the troops o: the enemy
were routed in few minutes. Between six and
seven hundred Mexicans were killed. The Tex
ans lost but twenty five men.
An arrival at Houston on the night of the Il,h
inst. confirms the above, and states that they had
all reached the Guadaloupe and that some of them
had arrived in Montgomery county.
A rencoun,er, resulting fatally, occurred at
Washington on the 3 st ult, between COL Jas. Il.
Cook and Mr.. Adkins. In dispute Adkins
struck Cook the latter drew knife and wounded
Adkins severely. Adkins then drew pistol and
shot Cook dead upon the spot. II was considered
as doubtful whether Adkins would survive the
wound received from Cook.
Capt Elliott, II. b. NJ. Charge TAffaires for
Texas, arrived al Washington the 5th inst, and
after long interview with the President left for
Houston, II wos rumored that his visit was con-
nected with the recent dispatches from Mexico.
THE MIER PnIsoxEns-The N o. Bulletin o
the 2lst publishes letter from Monterey which i
says must silence all doubts rs 10 TIE recaptute o
: 1870 Of the Texan pr soners who made their escape
Two successive o,dtrs have b en- gwen ~ the Sc
crctary of War OF Me xico To shoot every tcnb mar
of tie numher to be decided by lot. Gen. MeIia
who dsoheyed the first order, has been arrested
aud there is no doubt The second mandate has herI
executed on the road to the capi,al. The sick an
wound, d were secretly marched out of town oi
the 4h u Tie writer adds, that the case Of th
prisoners who were taken at Bexar, and CO nined il
, the Ca-tle at Peroe, is one of peculiar hardship
j The greater part Of them gentlemen of talent
and high rcspec,abity, connected with some of th
= first families in the United States.