The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-02-13

to refresh and strengthen themselves by food
and drink. While they were doing this, he
assembled the officers around him, and the
meaning of our nights march was explained
to US. The camp in which the Mexican
president and generatin-chief had entrench-
ed himself was within a mile ofus; General
Para, with two thousand men, was twenty
miles further to the rear; General Filasola,
with one thousand, eighteen miles further
down on the Brazos, with fifteen hundred,
twenty-five miles higher up. One bold and
decidedlblow, and Texas might yet be free.
There was not a momentto lose, nor was one
lost. The General addressed the men;
ssFriends! Brothers! Citizensl General
Santa Anna is within a mile OF US with fifteen
hundred men. The hour that is TO decide
the question Of Texas liberty is now arrived.
What say yon? Do we attack?"
"We do!!n exclaimed the men, with one
voice, cleerfulIy and decidedly.
In the most perfect Stiffness, we. arrived
within two hundred PAGES of the enemy's
camp. The Reuielee ofthe sleeping Mexi-
cans was The discharge of our two field pie
ces, loaded with canister. Rushing to with
in twenty-five PAGES of the intrenchment, we
gave them a deadly volley from our rifles,
and then throwing away the latter bounded
up the breast works, a pistol in each hand.
The Mexicans, scared and supplied by this
sudden attack, were running about in the
widest confusion, seeking their arms, and
not knowing which way TO turn. After we
had fred our pistols we threw them away, as
we had our rifles, and drawing our bowie
knives, fell, with a shout, upon the masses o.
the terrified foe. Ii was more like the board.
ing of a ship than any land fight had ever
seen or imagined.
My station was on The right of the line
where the breaslwork ending in a redoubt
was steep and high. made two attemps Il
climb up, but both times slipped back. Oh
third trial. | nearly gained the summit; bu
was again slipped down when a hand selzet
me by The collar, and palled me up on the
bank. Inthe darkness and confusion, die
uot distinguish the face of the man who rem
) dered me the assistance. | only saw th'
i glitter Of a bayonet which a Mexican thurs
{ asehis shoulder, at The very moment be wa
r helping me up. He neither finched nor lie
go bis bold of me till Twas fairly on my feet
\ then, turning slowly round, he leveled a pls
! tol attic soldier, who at the very momen
! was struck down by the Alcade.
aNo thanks 10 you squire! y exelaimedth
Imam, il a voice which made me start eve
ErE fH zHusssas Of excitement and hustle.
4 looked at The speaker, but could only SCI
bis back, for he had already plunged int
! the thickest ofthe fight, and was engage
A with a party of Mexicans, who defende
\ themselves desperately. He fought like
. man more anxously to be killed than TO kill
striking furiously right and left, but neve
: guarding blow, though the Alcade whowa
! at his side, warded off several that were di
rectly aimed at him.
BY this time my men had scrambled u
! after me. l looked round TO see where GU
help was most needed, and was about I
lead them forward, when | heard the voic
1 of heAlcade. :
"You are badly hurt, Bob!!" said be in a
anxious lone.
e glanced at the spot whence the voic
came. There laid Bob Rock, covered wit
e blood, and apparently insensible. The A
cade was supporting his head on his arm.-
D Before had time to give a second look,
was hurried forward with tbeyrest toward
the centre of the camp, where the fight wa
Il the hottest.
3 About FIVE hundred men, the pick Of th
q Mexican army, had collected round a knt
$ of staff officers, and were making a most ga
Ilantdelence. Gen. Houston had attacke
| them with three hundred ofour people, bl
had not been able 10 break their ranks
e His charge, however, had shaken them a il
" lie, and, before they had lime to recover fro
,e II, ] came up. Giving a wild hurrat, m
d men fred their pistols, hurled them at the
d enemies heads, and then springing over th
% c~arcases ofthe fallen, dashed like a thunde
10 bolt into the broken and scattered ranks
f the Mexicans.
A frigilul bu!chery. ensued. Our men, wi
were fof the most part, and at most times, pc
IN ceable and humane in disposition, SCENE
n converted into perfect iends. Whole ranl
re of tie enemy fell under their kiyes. Son
re idea may be formed OF the horrible slaught
lie from the fact, that the fight, from beginnir
bo to end, did notlast above ten minutes, an
in that time nearly eight hundred Mexica
were shot or cut down. mo quarterspew
,ot the cry of the nfuriated assailanfs; 'Remer
Ear Der Alamo! Remember Goliad! Think
~ flaming! Ward!' The Mexicans thre
I'd themselves on their knees imploring mer
II, Misericordia Cuartdl pOr Ell amor dc Dst
re- shrieked they in heart-rending tones; bl
he their suplications we're not listened TO, al
in every man of them would %ineyitat
an have been butchered, had not Gen. Heust
md and the officers dashed in between the v
tors and the vanquished, and with the gre
nd est difficulty, and by threats of cuoingdo'
aid our own men ifIhey did not desist, put
: end To the SCENE of hlnndshed. and saved