Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-05

On The next day the Mexicans appear
inartve. There is but llttle firing on
either side. Those within the fort, with
spiri,s nnsubiued. and with energies
weakened but moi exhausted. are apply |
ING their limited resources TO the purpos-
IS Of defence. No heart falters; no pulse
,hrnbs with diminished power; no hand
shrinks from The labor tina, necessity inn
poses; all is confidence and determination;
firm reliance sprlng'ng from the holt
ness Of the cause. aud the certainty of It's
final triumph. Sunday follows. bur brings
no rest to those whom God has created
il, his own image, yet endowed with such
unhalowed passions. Perhaps within
The chapel of the Alamo. cnn-erraIed Ia
The worship of the Almighty, and di>iin-
gulshed by The emblem of mans saliva
ton hich surmoun,s the dome, heads
may be bowed IN prayer 10 the God Of
battles for deliverance from their sanguln-
arv toe: bu, that foe takes no heed Of
Sahha,hs. Exclusive followers. as they
proclaim themselves. Of the true church
hey ,..;:nm 10 destruction the very temple
,hev have erected .n;.r lis WORSHIP; and,
kissing the cross suspended from ''iF''
nerks, and planted beiore every camp
they point thelr guns upon The image OF
tina, Savior they once made the tutrlarv
deity Of the Alamo. The fire OF their ar
nilrrv keeps company with the minutes
a. they roll on. Morning, midday, and
evening are passed, YET there is +" taller-
ing among those who are defending the
Thermopv of Texas. Another sun
rises and sets. and vel another: sui the
indomilable hearts within quail not before
the unceasing efforts Of their enemy. IL
spite Of that enemy's vindlctive vigilance,
the lite garrison receives from Gonzales
a reinforcement Of ihlriy-ihree men: ad,i
,ional victims for the funeral pvre. soon
to be hndIed by Santa Anna on the sur
rounding hills. as human hecalomb 10
| Mexican vengeance.
New batteries are erected by the be-
! siegers, from every point around The ms
| SHE'S of destruction concentrate upon NE
! Alamo. The circles grow smaller and
smaller The tinal hour must soon CONE
! Provisions are not vet exhausted, but the
ammunition is almost gpae. aler Tor
DAYS has been supplied by the daring Ct
forts Of d solitary Mexican woman. who.
4 through showers Of grape and mn-ke'ry
""~ threaded her way from the river +"
'Ie '">''r. while her own blood has mark
I'd the path 81. hears with her the selrli
al her iilu'lrinns aisre.tar. stretched up-
IN ihe racks of tortez; aud II = not ..iiP
fear "f death ar the torture that can swervt
her from her purpose. In her pre>enre
thrrr Is hope, and JOY. and life Al carn
arrival she Is hailed hv the garrison a,
the guardian angel OF the Alamo, aud III
til il tails her etforis fail not.
The Siege has continued fer ten DAYS
| The Nex,can General has received large
reinforremen,s and his army now nuns
hers thousands. lie has been INCREASING
IN his efforts to batter down the wall,
hui has thus tar failed. The triumph y
wlrh rravi-; but II j. written II he hear
Of his ruthless foe that he must die; md
when the cannonade i suspended or tht
9Th of March, Santa Auna has determined
that the hour for the assault has arrived
Daring zen DAYS boad-red flag has beer
) streaming from the splre al the church II
j. To be given IN the champions of ,h'
Alamo that blood alone will appea>'
the fury Of Mexican malice. When th,
sun again gne. down, the hag is M l"ng
er seen, for the deed al which il was Iii,
slgn has been accomplished.
|, l. midnight. Stars are smiling II
/ the tirmanen,. and the rePose of paradi {
| hov tlp -
5 aud hills, and plains which eucircle tn
p Alamo. low murmur rises upon III,
u air. which gradually becomes more am
( more disunct. Lights move 10 and FRI
p III the distance. and indicate some unusn
al movement. The beslegins army is II
r motion. There is no advance by columns
. The force Of the Mexirans Is 80 great
g that the for. may be surrounded, leaving
f intervals only for the 6ee of artllery.-
ihe place is girdled by deep line "
: infantry. aud these are hemmed III All
: surrounded by another of cavalry. II tn
first shrink, thew must be thrust fnrwar'
II t" the assault by the sabres and pistols Z
n their comrades. Suddenly the baiterle
Y are IN blaze. aud from their concentri
positions pour forth raiil of fire pointn
{! to a single centre Amid the thunder
{ thus created, their own shoats scarrel
V less terrible. and The blasts of bugles, III
l. NeXicdns adv ince To the Alamo. A shee
, of fame from rifles that never failed
d the answer to the charge. The infantr
u recoil and fall back upon the cavalry
# their ranks broken and disordered bv til
: deadly fire Of the besiegrd. The shou
ID from the fort are mingled with the groai
v ur the diving on the plain, while the of
nf ct.s are endeavorlng 10 reform their sea
I'd tered masses They return I" the q
i Jack, bu, the eadrn shower which the
re- encounter frlIs them to the earth by pl
ne ,oons. Travis shows himself on u
H. walls. cheering on his uniannfed folio,
n. ers. Around hltn are cketi. Evans, al
Ay Ronham, reused 10 las, struggle {
nd they know that their doom is sealed.
IS. quick succession, rife after rifle is d
j. charged, sending hundreds to their lol
N account, The MeXlcans are again r
Oh pulsed; they fall back. dishearlened
lin the dead and The diving around them.
he The battalion Of foluea. the flower oi I,