The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-07
INTERESTING FROM TEXAS.

The Surrender of Gen. Twaggs' Division
The Surrender OF she Arms, &c., de-
handed by n COMMUNICATIONS McCul-
Tough and the X. q. C.'s-Chc Muster Of
the Volunteers and the March the
Arsenal Prepa rattons for Fight
Evacuation by the Federal Troops
Gen. Twfggs' Sps &c n 20 the state Troops
The Union Party I'm Texas-Ca PIT.
Whitley, Of the Unitea States Army, IN
Tro~ble-The Pontlus Plate Guard
Sc, sc.
OUR SAN ANTONIO CORRESPONDENCE.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Feb. II, 1851
The week just passed has exciting
full Tho Committee Of Safety, clothed with plenary
powers by the Convention and representing that body
during i short recess have been in session here, with
tc obtaining possession of The federal property,
which amounts to large sum- ard guarded by only
hundred and atty troops. or the ay
ing about the streets nnumerabe, and Of every
hue. II was known that tho committee had demanded
Of the General Of this department the surrender the
Stato OF the arms ammunition stores horses mules
property Of every kind belonging the federal govern
ment then in the State Of Texas; and that no
had appointed military commission TO treat
with them. consisting Of three ofncers-Aaor
Macklin, MAJOR vinton and thpt. Whitley
the two Inst Northern by birth AID education Day
ater day passed, the committee aad the commission
unable 10 agree The excitement increased every
hour, when the arrived thai General Twiggs had
been superseded, and courier about 70 DO dis
patched to summon his successor 10 hedquarors The
messenger sezed before he 40. out Of town by Cap
tain Tobn, who distinguished Lraso; some months ago
In the Cortinas at the Rio Grande It Ind boon
termined he should be intercepted as be got out
Of town. and Captain Tobin who is acting aid %
Colonel Mccullough, suspectDg o whom he 70
be the express, in most adroit accosed him In
the assumed capacity OF policeman, and before
could be had be marched oct sight Of Tho soldiers
on whom no called for assistance Friday night orders
were Issued 70 those volunteer companies who had Of
fered their services 70 tho committee TO assemble
armed and equipped for active and immediate service
al the armory Of the X G. C's, and report 10 Colonel
Ben. Mccullough. OF theso there were six--four
enrolled some time sinee by the Mayor or the
city-two Of which, his roqustiCn, refused 70 turn
out. Their services were not as the event proved,
needed; and, NJ they wore composed principally Of
known TO be srbmssonsts who would probably, If
they dared express their true sentiments, be also black
republicans, n OF qualification TO that W,
were called 70 place any confidence in them. The
other companies tho Alamo Rites and Tho san An
tonic Guard the last composed Of the young OF tho
X g. Co. who comprise IN heir Order may OF the old
Texans, and The wealthest and most influential Of
the community Ihoso OF Tie orucr VINO had not en-
rolled IN tho Ssn Antonio Guard under Captain Wilcox,
were led by the Captain OF the Castle Major w. j. Clarke,
sor not OF them willing 70 be left ont, and
those whom the Captain had summoned owing ethor
10 tho shoriness Of the time their asc regarded them
3clyee as dofrsuded OF an honor
Soon afser midnight assembled, with forty rounds
Of ball cartridges in carouche hoxos and waited foF
orders which were given al four O'Clock when with
loaded musksts, wc marched quietly, without beat OF
drum, TO pogts, the United states barracks ON
e bridges and other spots 70 DO guarded. Whom
light enough " discovered that every approach was
occupied by Toxans thousand OF whom had marched In
under Colonel Mccullough and aken their positions
quietly regular oops coulf have DONE Sarpshootors
stationed the roofs Of all tho houses which over
looked the arsenal yard, where about two dozen
were placed Every man expected 10 fight, and not
that could sec thowed he east symptom OF fear. II
would have been impossible 70 gun, these
pert rilemen could have picked OF evory soldier
with an much easo as tboy show in knocking
deer. Hour after hour wore away, and patience
diminished IN an inverse ratio 10 the Increase OF our ap
pstites At ten ocloci wo had been six hours ut our
post and, judging from appearances, likely to
main six hours more There evidently hitch some
whore. Tho machinery did 70 smoothly nc had
been expected. What did Il mean IL we wero brought
there 70 overawe tho United States troops would tho
length OF our stay Increase tho produced by our
numbers2 "Give something 10 do or AZ east some
thing TO eat was the cry; but hours more paased
md got neither. Al twelve O'Clock wo caught sight
of Of Uncle Sans onptying tho Ray out of his
bed oshers soon followed hts example, and the empty
sacks were packed away INTO boxes. u WA evidsnt q