The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-02
Tn. Surrender orr. $. Property in Te.a.

| The Surrender OF U. $. Property in Texas.
| The Texas papers of the 21st ult. bring the |
particulars of the recent surrender of the
post at San Antonio, by Gen. Twiggs, to the
State. Gen Ben McCulioch, by the author.
| ity of the State Convention, went with about
400 Texan troops. to take possession of the
Arsenal, &c, before Col. Carlos A. Waite,
who had been depu ted, 1T was supposed, to su-
percede Gen. Twiggs, could arrive. The let
| ter says
| s.San Antonio was in a state of Tintense ex-
citement for some days previous to the
| trance of the Rangers. Gen. Twiggs received
| the Secretary of Wars order the 18th
| Col. Waite was expected to arrive the next
day. 1t was generally thought he would re-
fuse to carry out Gen. Twiggs' agreement,
| and would resist by force, with the 12O U S.
| troops of the 5. A. Arsenal. 1t was determ-
| ined not to give him chance.
"On Friday evening, the San Antonio X.
G.. C.'s, 200 in number-a we'll armed and
equipped body-narched out to meet the
coming troops under McCulloch, from the
| Salado, four miles OF. AT O'Clock on Sat
| urday, 300 of Unemployed men--entered San
| Antonio on horseback as an advanced guard.
| Later, 500 more marched in. Guards at
once stationed around the Arsenal, over the
artillery park and all the Government build
ings.
Z" After the city companies took possession
of the Alamo, Gen. Twiggs, accompanied by
Major Nichols, met Gen. McCulloch in the
|
them, and there was a burst of cheers the
three officers met. demand was made for
the surrender of the Federal property, and the
immediate evacuation of the place by the
| United States soldiers, without their arms
The reply was, that every soldier would be
shot down ere submitting TO that disgrace.
1t was feared that Il bloody strife would en-
sue.
'' At half past ~ O'Clock, however, terms
We're agreed upon. The soldiers leave town
Immediately, taking their side-arm and
| Htnfn Ia -
leave the State They are getting ready to
leave. They will camp at the San Pedro
Springs, awaiting the arrival of Col. Waite.
All bids fair for the restoration of quiet un-
less Col. Waite should object to the terms
agreed upon by Gen. Twiggs, and attempt to
retake this posilion-which is not considered
probable.
! The stores houses and shops are closed ::
the streets are almost deserted except by the
Rangers and the X. G.. Cs. The Alamo and
Military Plaza present 4 very martial appear
ance. The Government property is now in
charge of the citizen soldiers of the place
The volunteers are all well armed. They are
plainly dressed, some in kersey-a fine looking
body OF men, with determined air.
Another letter says
"Col Lee U. S A. has inst arrived, but
too late to effect anything, even if disposed to
offer resistance. The Rangers will return to
| their camp on the Salado, and Will at once
a march to take possession of the other United
, States forts and garrisons on the frol tief. 1t
, | is thought they will be surrendered without
, | resistance, SO large will be the force brought
against them. The Lone Star flag once more
| floats from the Alamo
The following is the order issued by Gen
= | Twiggs, after the surrender
HEADqUARrERs, DErARrMENr OF TExAs,t
SAY ANTONIO, Feb. 13, 1851.
General ORDERS No. S.
The state of Texas having demanded, through
its Commissioners, the delivery Of the military
posts and public property within the limits of this
l | command, and the commanding General desiring &
tween the Federal and State troops, the posts will
: be evacuated by their garrisons and these will
take up as soon as the necessary preparations can
" be made, the line of march out of Texas by way
| of the coast-ma rching ont with their arms, lthe
= | light batteries with their gnns,) clothing, camp
i subsistence medical, hospital stores, and such
necessary for an efficient and orderly movement OF
a the troops prepared for attack or defence against
= | aggressions from any source.
The troops will carry with them provisions as
; ''' '--' ''"''' BAGSET GIs' MAJ GEN. TwIess.
e Naval Intelligence.
= The Secretary of the Navy's special re-
= port made to the Senate on January Is
# has just been printed. 1t contains list OF
. | the vessels in commission during the las
% twenty years, with description of thei
~ station and armament. On October 81 1850
a the total number of guns they mounted wa
- SIT, and the whole number of vessels then at
tached to the Home Squadron, consisted o
.s the frgate Sabine, the sloOps Cumberland
Savannah, st. Louis, and Germantown, thu
+. steamers Brooklyn, Powhatan Pawnee, Poca
u hontas, Wyandotte, Mohawk, and CRUSADER
N and the storeship Supply.
~, The cost OF the armament of each of tn
- screw steamships of the Navy is given--th
~. most expensive of which is that of the Wa
10 10 bash, which has Il battery of forty guns, CT
IL pabe OF firing broadside OF the weight o
;r Ala pounds. It cost $s6, 132. 40. The Min
a. -, nesota has battery OF forty.one guns, ant
~, cost SS5, ,0s0 20. The weight of its broadside i
a1 de 1,45S pounds. The Roanoke, Colorado an
81 81 Merrinack have each batteries of forty guns
+ + with broadsides of j Ala pounds, and their ar
&c maments each cost from 80, 900 TO little les
. than SS4 900. The armament of the Niagar
- consists OF a battery of twelve guns OF eleven
-. inch caliDre, with a broadS side Oh $40 pounds
VI y. and il cost S14 475.41
VI The number of seamen in the United State
m "a service in 1860 was 7,644, and of marines l, ,1.t
- The actual cost OF main tanning in commi:
- | sion vessels of different sizes, including tn
-, - pay of officers and men, and the cost of fut
"a "a and Oil in home squadron is, for
. side wheel sIoop first class........... S33
x Screw steam slo0p first class ............. lo3, o.
ou Screw steam sloop, second class. o5,4
u Screw steamer. third class .....--....--- 500
St Side Wheel stea mer, third class. 4o,s
OF Sailing trgate, hrst class gs, o.
en- Sailing sloop, first class 5t,5
Race sloop, first class Observation-Disclosures. r. g
ha Sailing soop, second class. 45,e
m Sailing sloop, third class 37,2
id This statement does not include provision
90 pay of marines, and there is 4 cons idera b
;ef additional cost for fuel and oil on the steal
r. vessels, when they are employed in duty q
RI | foreign stations.
nd The cost of provisions req uired for mair
ed tanning in commission vessels of the differer
he | classes has rapidly increased during the Ia
he seventeen years, and was, in 1860, as follows
lac steam ri f52@as
lis Saiing frgate. ~ 53l
a Steam sloop first class
iii Sailing sloup, first class s............... Is 7iG
- Steam slo0p, second class ............... H.
" Sailing sloop sscond class ............... 16,s1l
Steamer, third class Observation-Disclosures. 7,a73
Sloop, tnird ciass..... Iz,l
hu The comparative cost Of mechanical labor
the several navy yards, for 1910 and 1850, a
DE- thus given
ny ,, ~ increase becrea
nil l,ao. 1850 per cent. per ceI
i' / Portsm0uth....Sl 10 81 ~ S2.9
| Boston .......... 80 "a 6.8
tee New York;. IS 80
re- Philadelp phla - 20 o3 ls.4
he Washiugton.... Is So $40
ty, NCrfolk 80 80 cS
| PENSACOLA JS AZ 80
ed Mare island. %
red 40 -
=, Average increase in the several yards, (Ala
- Island excepted, 1871 per cent.
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