The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-04-18

One Of Santa Anna's Soldiers Tells The
Story ofthat Bloody Day.

a Texas scorfespOiiuehtOft1e Of the New lork
World tells the following: went with
great throng TO San Antonio and gathered
the facts here detailed which give the
Mexicans aspect of the old familiar story
of tile battle oi 4he A'aIno. The recital as
given In u careful translation by Colonel
For,i. commonly known as "Old Rip" q
frontier inember Of the Texas Senate. The
old Mexican soldier. the racoateur, Il
named Francisco BrtFra. born IN GuaDa-
j,laio Ia 1910. He bccs.Se soldier in
1928, was Of the army that st0rmed the
Alamo la 1886, and WAS captured by the
Texans AZ San Jacinio' He became ~
citizen OF Texas, served III tile war oflS46-T
against his native country. aud 10 the
Confederate army III the war between the
States. he Is now an honored and aged
citizen of Brownsville, aud his recital Of
facts as seen by Mexican at The Storm
Ing of the Alamo has peculiar value in the
syeq. of our Souihwesiern readers.
Santa Anna WAS joined at Laredo,
where lac crossed ths Rio Graade, hy
General Cos, who, in violation of the
terms of his recent surrender at San An
tonic, was fnrred 10 join Santa Alma aud
return into Texas. The movements Of
the Mexican army were greatly retarded
by fires on the prairirs. which rendered
the horses OF s.,s whole force almost use-
less. Deaf Smith. a famous Texan scout.
...
was llle aulhor OF this mischief. Santa
Anna halted day NJ Medina when he
was met 10y Senior Noyarrn aud priest,
who gave the general accurate iniorma-
lion as 10 tile streDgih-20S men 10 the
Alamo the Americans Ia San Ant'nlo.
A sudden rain storm and 'noIther' made
the river imlassiUl.. and n forced march
and immediate assault impossible' Next
day he resulne,lltlic march, General Mora
in advance with orders 10 seize the mission
of the Conception. a massive. stone strrc-
iure deemed hy Santa Anna y more de-
frnsibIe stronghold than The Alamo. A
can.son shot MAS fired when the head of
The advancing column reached the ceme-
:ery. The town wns NOT defended, and
Colonel Mora was ordered 20 take apnsi.
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