Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-03-13
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withstand the attack at such odds, were f.
nally driven into the Alamo. Here they
I maintained the unequal conflict fof tEelye
days, fighting desperately and subsisting ca
very little, and vowing their liyes to their
bravery, each and every one -swore to GIG
without asking quarter. Day after day
sac ranks OF the bcsic.crs sustained heavy
loss; but at length their cannon opened a
breach ia the walls Of the fort, aud then
/ they began tsseir s,s1ssilesy upon tAe -seM-
naiit Of this brave baud with renewed cf-
forts. The walls of the ruined fort were
charged by the Mexican thousands, and
with overwhelming nu44I,ers they poured in
/ upon the braves sFi4a l.a4s 4lyesdy sleaGel
1 their lives to death gallahtiy did they per-
form their Obligations, and not one single
Texan pctitioDed for mercy. Crockett was
among the last who fell, somewhere in the
interior Of the fort A woman with an in
FAINT in her arms were all who we're spared
to the Alamo. Dreadful was the ven
geance swern .s.s;;..st t tlloir m1rdesess ana
from ali parts OF tic land Hundreds Of bold
hunters f1ochcd to the standard Of Houston
solely to avenge the Alamo and terribly
was that revenge taken by the victorious
Texans 1T San Jacinto; where cries tor
mercy were drowned With "-slamo,' and
the supfalcaEesss OF ssac wounded, with 1Rc-
~ cia Der Goliad.s Long after the victory
was decided no shots were fired, for. guns
were thrown aside, and nothing was heard
slve the appeals for quarter and the terrible
war cry, while the cleaning knife was bu-
rled in bosom after bosom, rr-;l 50 fright
ftas was .he e@naage that ho9sseE assd lis
officers were forced to rush between the VIC
tors and the vanquishcd, and, with drawn
swords, threaten to cut down those who
should not desist
The Alamo has since becn repaired ard
IS rented by tie genera goyeFnmert fos az
my purposes. 1t stands on beautiful pla-
"a, as level as floor, and commands an
: elevated position 1t vas in OLD taanes s
church as well as fort, and still belongs to
the Roman Catholic clergy.
The other places Of interest to strangers
are the Missions Of Conception, San Jase,
San Juan and Espada, which are situated
! below San Antonio, on the river, and about
three miles apart. Some Of them at enc
time contained handsome $ atpary .cf tie
Saints, Let t1ese, =, aell az the bells il
tacis Old domes and stcepes, have been de-
faced and ruined by the Texan rife, either
il qualification of their wantonness Or in
manifestation qf tie regard in which such
things were he'd 1,y tie I III gers
In those old Missions the bible was sstag,llt
/ to the Indians, though in rather despotle
~ = 'a. atzse~s aaanner, lqqnpg before our lib
ai.ay was heralded to the Nyrid. ly TIE bells
| OF the old Atlantic cities, and sopg before
our independence Lac cyen place ia to
/ lmaglnations Of oets szAaaesstsQQss. saere the
Spanish friars sprinklcd the savage #itb
their holy water, and taught him to count
his rosasn5- at q period beyond even the tra-
dsaaeh OF those tribes who still roam tsae
apra4aics ~ their original condition, and in
thc'r. primitive ilafaiAness asa ignorance.
The Missions arc very popular psaees Of
resort to strangers and the young folks Of
the city, in their evening drives, repair to
Their Cd steeples, where, amid the wills
pering breczes of The lovely and boundless
Frariea- they mingle the s,ft whispers Of
Their SoutlcBa hearts. La these old bel
fries where oft, in times gone by, the YES
per bells have tollcd forth to the wilderness
the truths Of religion, the bellies Of San An
tonic often have toli to their credulous low
crs those falsehoods for which their sex are
I 50 celebrated
Besides the springs Of the San Antonio
river, there is also the spring of the San
Pedro creek, which bursts out Of the ground
about mile and half above tue city and
which is likewise ii eA rcsoytea to by the
nleasurc-sccking popelatiep Of the piace.--
The Gcrnans have made considerable i'm
Rroyament here in the way Of Beer saloons,
tsssaeoiag favifions. &C. At this place the
annual agricultural fair is held. which takes
! place every October. The San Pedro is
quite stream; AMI flows through tbc wcs-
tern end Of the city.
! 1'hls reg on Of country is perhaps she
@est hcsl.hful, productive, and bcauti I'll
belonging TO the soil of TIE United States.
Its climate is made healthy and pleasant in
summer by its high and dry position, and
! by the G ulf breeze, which, sweeping over
the prairles Of the coast, arrive cool and re-
| freshlng ever all tie Upper country, and
ii4tcsrpers the heat which would he otherwise
great in this latitude The soil is extreme
lily productive, and admirably adapted to
the growth of cotton and the culture Of the
vine. Immense quantities Of cotton will be
made in this region Of Texas il tie course
Of fcw years, for already the country is
settled with considerable wealth and slave
capital Cattle and stock Of every kind are
raised in large quantities, with little ex-
pcrse apa at enormous Preats.
A TRAVELLER.
.1asged NIL Rob1c, -1,restcd. We
learn from the Coiamhus Gazette that Mr.
Prentiss, agent Of the Post Office Depart
lnent, succeeded on Wednesday last in a-r-
resting Pr. Walker, postmaster al Eoek
ford, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, charge
with robbing the mail and forging. DR..
! Walker is an old man, 60 years Of age, and