Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-24

During ten DAYS blood red flag ba- been
streaming from the spire of the church III oa"
Antonio proclailnng that no quarter l. Ia Ne
given tn the champions The Alamo-ih oi""r
alone will appense the vengeance and fury 81
Mexican malice When tile sun ngain goes down
the flag il no longer for the deed ct which IL
wa the sign has been accomplished
II j. midnight: stars smiling IN thu hrnia-
ment. md the tepase at Paradise seems towering
over the armed hosts aud hills and plains Which
encirce ,le Alamo. The calm Is 80 deep ana
solemnsihnt The angel of death seems to pause be-
fore the >rife aud cornnge which are 10 follow
\ low murnur rises upon the AIR, which erauu
ally becomes more and more distinct. Lights
are CHANGING mystcriousy in the distance nnd
Indicate some unusual movement. The besleg'
ing army j. in melton. There l. no advance by
columns The force Of the Mexicans is "a great
that the fort may be- completely surrounde d,eav
ing intervals only for the fire of artillery. The
place j. girdlrd by deep line OF infantry. ana
these ARE hrinmedin and encompassed by an"'h-
or nf cavalry. If the first falter or shrink, they
must lac thrust forward 10 the assault by the sa'
bres md lances of their comrades. Suddenly The
batteries are IN n blaze, aud from their cnncen-
tric positions pour forth radii Of fire fran the cir
Gle Of Santa Annals vengeance,v erging to n single
centre. Amid the thunders thus created their
own shouts hardly less terrible. aud the martial
blasts of hundred buglrs, the MeXicans advance
on the Alamo. A sheet Of flame, from rifles that
never failed, j. the answer 10 the charge. The
infantry rccoil and fall hack upon the cavalry.
their ranks broken and disorderpd BY the dandly
fire Of the besieeed The shouts from the forts
mingled with the grnans of the wounded aud
dy NJ on the plain, while the officers are ende4v-
ing to re form their scattered masses. They re.
turn othe attack, but the leadenshower which they
again encounter fells them to the earth by pla-
toms.
Travis shows himself on the walls cheering
his cool, undaunted followers. Around him are
Crockett, Evans, and Borham, ronsed to the last
struggle. for they know their doom is sealed.
In quick succession rifle utter rifle Is discharged
sending hundreds to their long account. The
MeXcuns are again repul-cd: they fall back dis
mayed and disheagtcned 10y the dead and dying
around them. The battalion of ToIuca, the fl wv
81 Of Santa Anna's army. i reduced from tour
hundred To twenty three. Men have become for
u moment regardless If their officers, and ARE al
most deiriou- from the cries of anguish of 'hcir
fallen and expiring comrades yielding to the in.
huence which no discipline can restrain and no
efforts reprcss. Bur the breach now appears
praciicahlc the di>join,ed forces, by the aid of
ihreats and entrea,ies, are rallied, and once more
return to the assault The fire from the Alamo
has for some time been growing slower aud slow
er. Rifles have dropped from many vigorous
their wcap ms sven in the agnnies of dissolution.
Ammunition. too, has been failing; enc by one
the muzzles drop; and ere the last rife is loaded
aud discharged the Mcxicans gain the wall
Frarfuy conspicuous in that awful moment,
Travi. receives IA shot staggers, ana falls. He
dies not uuayenped. A Mexican officer rushes
upon him and is about to plunge his sabre into
the bosom of the fallen man whpn gathering his
rem liung energies for "A desperate effort he
baihos the sword to which he still clinps in the
blood of the enemy. and they die together.
In fine mean tlme the conflict has became hand
To hnn1. and has been rarnp no, and thick The
NeXirnns hove pnurcd into the citadel like fam.
i,hed Wolves. fllious for tleir prey. Each man
struggles with hi. adversary with tie energy of
,I..nnir danlino the death .tr,,ke with rifles sa
bre. mr. yhn,,yer missiles may he within reach.
The r.vans aro almost hurled h ,n4nth the nun
hers If th.;, ornaments The carnnpe has been
So tpr,ihI. thai Tho SKIM ara niled nm in hpan-.
D,ath .,,rrs zach survivor IN tlc taco. vet sin
ba .tru,,,,l,.. n, C,roctott has Loor c,n.niennus
in thc melee wherever fine blows fen hottest and
lo.tc.t IioEns f,rco1 his ,voy ovnr milo. If the
1cal lndi,. ~ b;s o,o,nias and hiss rnached ,ha
door of Tho clan,l IIore lie determines IN mike
Ii h.t ,,,,l A. ,,,. ,,l,nn. ~ III. ovn bo
.res ,Lnt ,hn r,to If ,he A1,n., res,s unon him.
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