Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Scenes of the Texas Revolution.

BlackwooPs Magazine contains an
interesting series of articles, giving de-
tails Of tic Texas Revolution. The
following selection from the article
gives a graphic description ofthe inhu
man murder of the brave Texans al
Goliad. They had surrenderd prison
ers Of war, and had been promised that
they would be sent to the United States.
Atthe end Of eight days they were in
formed that the order for their depart
ure had arrived, and were told to pre-
pare for their journey, The result is
given to the public, as follows:
After the names had been called over,
the order to march was given. and we
filed out through the gates ofthe fortress,
the Grrys taking the lead. Outside the
gate wewere received by two detach-
ments Of Mexican infantry, who march.
ed along on either side of US, in the same
order as ourselves. We were about
four hundred in number, and the ener
my about seven hundred, not including
the cavalry, of which numerous small
groups were scattered about the prairie.
We marched on in silence, not howev.
er in the direction we had anticipated.
but along the road to Victoria. This
surprisedus; but upon reflection We con-
cluded that they were conducting US to
some eastern port, thence to be shipped
to New Orleans, which, upon the whole,
was perhaps the best and shortest plan.
There was something, however, in the
profound silence of The Mexican sol.
aiers, who are usually unceasing chat
tereis that inspired me with feeling of
uneasiness and anxiety. Presently !
turned to see if Mlller's people had
Joined and were marching with US. But,
TO my extreme astonishment. neither
they nor Fannings men, nor the Georgia
battalion were 10 be seen. They had
separated US without our observing it,
and the detachment with which was
marching consisted only of the Greys
and a few Texian colonists. Glancing
at the escort, their full dress uniform
and the absence of all baggage, now
for the first time struck me. | thought
of the bloody scenes that had occurred
at Tampico, San Patrico, and the
Alamo, of the false and cruel character
of those in whose power we were, and i
was seized with presentiment of evil.
For moment was about TO commu-
nicate my apprehensions to my com.
rades; but hope, which never dies, again
caused me 10 take q more cheering
view Of our situation. Nevertheless, in
order to be prepared for the worst, aud
in case of need to be unencumbered in
my movements, | watchedmy opportu-
nifty. and threw away amongst the grass
Of the prairie a bundle containing the
few things that the thievish Mexicans
had allowed me 10 retain. .
A quarter of an hour had elapsed
since our departure from the fort,
when suddenly the command was given
in Spanish to wheel to the left, leaving
the road; and as we did not understand
the order, the officer himself went in
front to show us the way, and my COM
panions followed without taking any
particular notice of the change of direc-
ton. To our left ran muskeet hedge,
kse or six feet in height, at right angles
with the river ST. Antonio; which
flowed at about a thousand PAGES from
ms. between banks thirty or forty feet
high. and OF which banks the one on
the nearer side Of the river rose nearly
nerpendicularly out ofthe water. We
were marched along the side Oft
hedge towards the stream, and suddenly
the thought flashed across, s'why are
they taking US in this directionP The
a ppearance of number of lancers