New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-21
THE TRIBU N &;
For The New York Tribune
HISTORY OF TEXAS-...N No. ".
gY \ TEXAS LADY.

;. len 10 protect Inc id'.iY-"on "Au p's0 W.
of the frontier. Yet the General, who
& a never yet barcd his sword for Texas, was
- .D;,,ed to 90 on lurluugh to treat with the
y .1.n ,ribes at the opposite extremity of Texas
lr.s sD,roach of Santa Ana YVES now imminent
s,.r.,,in and Travis sent despatch after despatch
d .,,o Commander.n.C Chief for orders and rein
q dement's, but there was more 10 respond to the
n Travis, with stern and resolute endurance,
.~,,ed 10 make the Alamo his tomb; and
y min. as,onishcd and indignant at being thus
sI,s vi,hout orders or support, wrote to the civil
+ r,ori,ies warning them Of the approach OF
4 ,o,, body of Mexicans, showing them the need
I .n,t.ning him if they wished TO keep the war
=, ,be heart of Texas, and praying for dlrcc-
/ .,,. for. hike true and gallant soldier, he
I, ",,d not abandon his post. Stilln order came,
3 .onrb the Council advised against retrograde
.,,emept,) for all was doubt, confusion and dis
:, though still it was hoped that Cen Hous-
/, rould return to his duty in time for decisive
..o, He delayed, and Fannin thought of re-
. .,,c;oc Travis at San Antonio, in The hope
: Is,v;up at least one OF the kegs of Texas from
, 4, r,,sn of the conquerer. lie saw himself un
80 effect this, and turned back to his own
n,,ess of Goad, determined to make 1t costly
|. ,,rb,s So if Santa Ana obtained it. III he had
, .,oceed,d to San Antonio, he would have only
...hed i in time to swell the list of victIIns. A
H. devoted men who left Gonzales to aid the
T,,v;s band or die with it, forced their way INTO
- Alamo ON the LIST of March, and on the 9Th
3,sy fell with the last of her defenders.
Santa Ana entered Texas in three divisions
ne under Gen. Urea took The coast route by
CHAD the other two under Gen. Sezma, who
,,, the advance, and President Santa Ana
Il msf took d more northerly route and concen-
iraled OIL Sun Antonio. From the 23d of Feb
a,srv 10 the 9TH OF March this unparalleled siege
sysnton. The artillery launched lis iron han,
Ind the blood.red flag strealned IN token Of en-
termination from the Church IN the town and
inn the enemy's camp. Still The bes!eged
~, red each other and talked vi Gen. Houston
| sd held frum beyunn the Brazos Gen Houston
pfsI Il
ren the Convention OF Independence was III
,ssloa. On the 6.h, 1000 Mexicans girt the
Alamo in close Investment. They marShaleo
4 huu cavalry, that NJ fugitive might escape
They Piled their cannon and raised their sealing
ladders Twice The l40 Texans repuiseu from
Ilne walls this overwhelming force the thrd time
The a,sa,an,s gained the top Of The wall, ana
poured Down upon the Texans i'll reslstiess
icrowd. Uuable 10 Ie. load, and dlsdalning quar-
ter, each man dubbed his gun ana fought where
/ lie stood until he lell, crushed by empowering
numbers. One man, the last, asked for mercy,
and 10 him it was refused. The western Bull
wsrk of Texas had fallen. Her Travis and
his band were saughtered-this, too, in the very
hour in which in the Hall of Convention at Wush
ngton she was avowing her ability to take and
sustain place in the family ofnauons.
Goliad was even more important than San
Antonio; it commanded the Western harbors,
and protected the sea- board settlements. 1t
should have received prompt and careful atten-
ton for its own sake and for the sake OF its gar
rDon who were giving their lives to quarrel not
tel own No excrtion should have been spared
i behalf of these generous volunteers. They had
received no wages, and had served for months
hcy were naked and barefoot. 1t was to &c
amented: but as the Texans had not at the
moment whel ewithal to pay or clothe them, they
az. guiltess; bi't somebody is ans,ocrable to
Gid and their frienas, that these strangers 'oere
sneedlessly and cruelty sacrificed. If both
Guild not be defended, why was not one OF those
ps,s evacuated in season, and the other succorcd
When at Washingtou-all too late for the gar
r0n and still, as ever, too e&sly for sound policy
Sen. Houston ordered Col. Fannin to cvacuate
Gliad and fall back upon Victoria.
If sent week earlier it would have saved
iur hundred gallant men but 1t came only
N the 18th Of March, when the Mexcans were
already upon them aud when the Still unknown
ia,e Of the Alamo made it question whether
It should not at all hazards be defended as
the ony tepablc point d'appui. 1t Is now GER
tain that the Mexican division near Gollad might
have been cut off with the greatest ease, while
thu main army was near San Antonio. fannn
had po;nted out all this with clearneSs and ability
bu Cen. Houston had no respect for his opinions
and ordered Goad TO be abandoned. Fannin
daayed few days in the hope OF saving Col
Ward, whom he had detached to bring off some
smes from the Mission of Refugio. This party
however. had been already cat off and taken BY
Inc Mexicans, after some gallant sklrm'smng
with advanced parties of the enemy. On TIT
18th Of March the ll-fated garrison Of Gollad lei
the cover Of their fort and began their Eastward
march. Full of sad misglvings as to the tate o
Ward and his hundred men, they crossed the SaI
Antonio river and advanced about ten miles Over
the rolling prairie, when they saw the enemy
closing around them The Texans were about d
mile from the edge OF circular prairie, averaging
perhaps SIX miles in diameter. In front, protect
Cd by the Coieto timber, was COL Horton of Ma.
asorda, with cavalry cpmpany-the night 'h'
lsi'' the rear, occupied by from ,oOo TO 2oOt
-de1icsns-iniantry and cavalry. The Texans
could mn raa ha X q ri the CO!etO