The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-05
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The Texan convention held at San Felipe de Austin,
issued November Sd, Its solemn declaration Of sonsrn
ton and Independence. Henry Smith was elected Go.
vernon Houston Major 0eneral-he succeeding Aux,p
who sent to the United States to procure asanre
The Nexcans were again beaten on the 9th and 9osh
November near San Antonio and on the 9Th Dec the
storming Of San Antonio comm enced under Milan with
800 Texans This war born' chief, afNrr performing
prodgies Of vslor fell the 9TH, after four days ses
Gen. Cos hauled down his black flag from the Alamo
and capt. having lost 500 In killed and wounded
full Of Texan farmers
The year 1886 opened the second campaign. A small
mora' which proved failure This party Was surprised
and cut on San Parico, the Nueces river by
the s dyo1 OF the Ms Gam
the Mexcans when the Texans crossed the river retir
Ing into the Alamo formerly mission but nov fort
rived before the Alamo and up to the a5th he occupied
himself in making preparations for besiegins; When on
this day Travis beat the Mexicans back twice. This
caused the Mexican General erect two batteries In the
Alameda so as to command the Alamo, On the cd
broke through santa Anna lines joining their devoted
friends in the fort Of the Alamo. En
publicly declared their ndepspdcpce on the Cd On
the came day DR. Grant and 10 Texans were massacred
Al san fatricio, by Gen Urea.
On the Sd, the Texans made furious sorte the
Alamo, doing much mischief to the enemy. On the 9th
strong led by Santa Anna, surrounded the Alamo and
commenced storming it with great vgor They were
received shot and fell Desperate, indeed Vas the Se
cruel morning Of the Alamo With Travis fell jim,
Bowie, the celebrated David Crockett Evans and oherr
| in this modern Thermopyla. Only two persons were
| Travis
siderable force at Refugio but Houston considered IL
advisable to retreat eastward from Gonzales which he
did burning the town. On the 18th, poor Fannn, after
desperate defence having been surrounded by lsrg.
force under Urea capituated and Palm Sunday the
21th, Fannin and more than 400 Of his men, shot
in cold blood few only escaping On The day Of this
sanguinary proceeding Houston continued his mastery
retreat from the Rio Colorado with 700 800 II
was thought by some that Houston ought to have at
tackled Sesona who cntrenched the Colorado;
this might easily have been done and sesona taken but
Houston foresaw that in such case Santa Anna
somewhat careless and exutDg with victory, would
have concentrated his forces Houston, who wac s1-
Texas and the United States udicousy drew him into
the lower country.
On the 10th Of April, the Mexicans entered Harris
burg situated on the Buffalo Bayou, which then the
temporary seat of the Texan government burning
the ground; Santa Anna continued his march to
On the 2oth Houston formed his little army upon the
san Jacinto river and the following day gave battle to
The recollection of Mexican massacres particularly
that Of Fannn and his men, caused the T.xans to be
furious OF the Texans there only $50 the bat
tie; OF the Mexicans, 600 Houston was molly sup
| ported by Lamar, Hockey, Neu, Burieson sherman
Maillard Horton Carnes, Cooke, Bell soInnervie Sc
The battle commenced at p NJ, and the charge
and twenty three wounded Houston being amongst the
latter.
The day after this important victory Santa Anna and
Cos taken prisoners, trying effect their escape
in disguise they were brought to Houston lying wound
| ed under tree, when Santa Anna. on his knees i'm
plored the protection of his victor telling him that he
could AFFORD to DO generous for he had conquered the
entered into .onven Sat asy ssnss
free and independent and de6n1 the boundary between
the two counties namely the Sabine on the north and
| the Rio Grande on the west.
| On the a3d Of May 1885, Santa ANNA signed srticss
Of agreement with the provisional President David Bur
nett the first being, that he would take up arms
| against the people Of Texas"
Houston elected first constitutional President Of
/ in NIL nm ha Hffn etn Geo
assembled at Columbia the Brazos and In December
Santa Anna Obtained his liberty.
General Jackson, on the 3d March, 1887, signed the
recognition Of Texan independence.
| Mirabeau B. Lamar succeeded Houston In the presi
dency in 1898 September 40 France recognised the
dependence of Texas, and on the 10th VI November
| England followed her example.
Negotiations with Mexico commenced the
part of Texas in July, s4l the result the march
of Mexican troops into Texas In March, Isa2 General
Antonio but after distributing bombastic proelsm ma
ton from Santa ANNA, calling upon the Texans to
turn to their allegiance rapidly retreated the Rio
! Grande.
In July, General Davis commanding body Of volun-
teers from the United states, had fight with the
MeSicans at Lepantcan who forced retire from
before the unerripg rifles Of their opponents.
In september Santa Anna sent General Wool In CON-
mand OF 100 men, they crossed the Rio Grands
tered San Antonio do Bear; the In session
and Wool succeeded in carrying Of ffty sixty
| influential citizens, including the lawyers there
Some hundred and nifty volunteers under Colonel
Fisher, attacked at Aer by General Ampudia with
5000 Mexcans The Texans made q desperate defence
for twenty hours, and then captuated on honorable
terms but contrary to the stipuations, they
marched prisoners to Matamoras and thence to-
wards the interior One hundred seventy OF these
gallant we're murdered by the orders Of Anna
prisoners sent to work In chains In the prisons
| Pcrote and Mexico.
On the 3Oth of April the Texan men-of. war Austin
| Commodore Moore and Wharton, Captain Lowthrop.
beat off Mexican squadron, consisting Of two men Of
steamers two briggs and two schooners in the vicin
ity OF Lcrma and on the 10th May, Commodore Moore
again came 10 action with the Mexican feet OF Cam
| peachy, obliging them to run.
| n. IL ath NJ Nan,
Senate Of the United States for the annexation OF Tex
in compliance with the wishes OF the people Of the
| infant Republic, was lost by vote Of ~ to 10.
At the end OF 1874 the population Of Texas was esti
mated at 100000 whites 10000 Indians and 5000 ne
groes Its exports o0o0 bales Of cotton hid.
horns, taow salt beef pork, pcties timber tobacco
Spanish moss and small quantities Of bear grease
honey turtle pecan nuts and bullion from Mexico Up
to the year ending 3st July 1870 vessels had entered
from foreign ports the value OF imports $3.50
producing net revenue to the government Of $i17s6
Exports TO LIST August to the United States S2a36ss
and to other countries, SAGA ,53I.
Arson Joneswho had succeeded Houston in the Pres
idency, ON the 10th Of April lsio issued his proclams
ton converting extraordinary Congress TO the
nexaon Of Texas to the United States Forty
met who agreed to the calling OF Convention Of the
people to make ultimate arrapg ements for so doing
Tho public debt Of Texas estimated at So lGa,
600 Extent Of the republic, 900 (o three
times the size Of Frsnce and unapproprated balance
On 5th Nav President Jones issued his proclamation
for convention be composed Of sxty-one deputies,
to ADOPT constitution with view TO the admission OF
Texas as one of the of the American Union and
on tho Attn July President Jones issued another procs
nation for the tenth aud last Texan Congress.
I'm the following month large body Of United states
entered Texas by land proceeding TO Join Gen
ern TAYLOR who already had taken up position tho
eonst at Corpus Christi with 1900 United States troops
and MIR Donelson, nephew OF the late President An,
drew Jackson sent charge aaires to Texas the
2h Of August the Constitution Of the State Of Texas
In convention for annesing to the United States was
adopted at the city Of Austin and from this day Texas
was merged into the great republic Of tn, West osh-
| eral Henderson becoming it's first Governor
Here ends what may be properly called tho history OF
Texas
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