Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-06-07
From the Florida " Light Of the Reef" of May d.
THE FALL OF ALAMO, OR LAST
DAYS OF CROCKETT.

A pamphlet with this title, has been is
sued in ST. Louis it is by John II. Brown
a gentleman who has resided many years IN
Layunca, Texas, and writes from observa.
ton and correct Information, derived from
enquiry on the spot. 1t gives an account OIL
Fanins Massacre, as well as the battles oil
Conception, GoIiad, San Antonio, and in
fact the history of the war, we copy part oil
THE DEATH OF CROCKETT.
Col. Crockett, wounded and closely pur-
sued by number of the enemy, rereated in
to the church, telling them as they approach
ed, he stationed himself in a niche, and in
the corner determined to face the foe to the
last, and sell his life dearly; with his favor
tie rifle and superabundance of small arms,
he hewed and shot them down with the same
awful certainty which was CHARACTERISTIC of
his indomtabIe spirit. His position render
ed access to him impossible, except by di-
rect and exposed approach in front; and ai-
ter some eight or ten had been laid dead be-
fore him, feeling of awe seemed to seize
hold of the assalants. One OF them who
could speak little broken English, proba-
bly, preferring to have the signal honor of
capturing so noble a specimen Of American
valor, to present to his dread master, said
to Crockett, surrender senior A flash
of most sovereign scorn darted from his f.
cry eye. as it pierced that of his enemy, he
seemed to be transiixed. In voice of thun-
der, Crockett answered-Surrender No
| am an American and as he spoke, he
sent ball through the heart of the para
lyzed foe. He appeared for moment like
a wounded tiger, strengthened and buoyed by
each additional wound now hewing them
down with his well tried sword-neXt deal |
ing death with his firearms His person
was literally drenched with his own blood
his strength must yield to its loss. Yet such
physical power wrought to the highest de-
gree of excitement can perform incredible |
prodgies This was the last concentrated !
energy OF a powerful man, animated and
guarded by one of the attributes of man
love of liberty. He knew for what his life
was to be sacrificed, that devastation and
butchery would follow the footsteps of his
heartless foes-that helpless women would
be sacrificed to satate the cruel desires of
the conquerer; and feeling the holy inspi-
ration Of dying patriot, he fought manful-
ly till the loss Of blood and the approach of
death stayed his appraised arm his rifle was
broken to pieces, his pistol fell to the floor,
and nothing but his faithful sword remain
ed. In the agony Of death, with a terrible
grasp, he brought his last weapon down up
On the head of his nearest assalant, and fell
pictoriously across his body, in the arms of
Heath. In this corner Of the church there
we're twenty six dead Mexicans, aud no 9TH
,r American having fought or fallen at that
,oint, it is considered beyond reasonable
ionbt that all of them fell by the hand of !
rennessee's favorite SON all were now dead. '
Not compatriot to raise monument is II
equired to perpetuate their fame. So long
S freedom has an abiding place in Amer- :
"a, will their heroic deeds and proud names !,
e held sacred. /