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Miscellaneous
TEXAS.
General Houston's offeial ac
iani The Southern mail oflasi
n'h;, brought us the following
official account of the victory a
clsievei by General Houston aiul
i:5 brave associates, on the 2 1st
of April, over the Mexican army,
commanded by Santa Anna. The
defeat and capture of Santa Anna,
are now placed beyond the reach
of doubt. We are indebted for
our extracts to the New Orleans
Commercial Bulletin of 24th and
2ah ult. The Documents were
furnished to the Bulletin by Gen.
Houston, who was then at New
Orleans, seeking medical aid for
bis wound. Pet. Int.
ttrd Quarters r the Army, ")
fan Jacinto, 26th April.lSoO.
To his Ezcellency D. G. Burnett,
President of the Republic of
Tens.
Sir: 1 regret extremely that
ray situation since the battle of
t:;e21st, has been such as to pre
sent my sending you my official
report of the same previous to this
time.
! have the honor to inform you
that o:i the evening of the 1 Slit
inst. after a forced march of fifty
live miles, which was effected in
two days and a half, the army
arrived opposite Harrisburg: that
evening a courier was taken, from
which I learned that General San
ta Anna, with one division of his
choice troops had marched in the
direction of Lynch's ferry, on the
bin Jacinto, burning Harrisburg
as they passed down. The army
was ordered to be in readiness to
march early next morning. The
main body effected a passing over
Biffah) Bayou below Harrisburg,
on the morning of the 19lh, having
left the baggage, sick, and a suffi
cient camp guard in the rear..
continued the march through
out the night, making but one halt
Mlhe prairie for a short time,
and without refreshment. At day
'tht we resumed the line of
iarcli, and in a short distance our
scuts encountered those of the
enemy, and we received informa
tlnn that General Santa Anna was
at Washington, and would
iat day take up his line of march
' Anhuac, crossing at Lynch's.
Texian army halted within
a mile of the ferry in some
Umber, and were engaged in
ugbteriug beeves when the ar
'f.yof General Santa Anna was
discovered to be approaching in
le array, having been encamp
f,at hopper's Point eight miles
Disposition was immediately
!?ade of our forces, and prepara-
l,,r Ins reception. He took a
position with his infantry and ar
.' ery in the centre, occupying an
l5ia of timber, his cavalry cov
erinS the Irfi flak. The artille-
Ji insisting ot one double forti
, lnedium brass twelve pounder,
' upened on our encampment
7 infantry in column advanced
Ube design of charging our
uutvvere repulsed by a dis
f.A fa 01 Srape and canmster
1,1 our artillery, consisting of
' pounders. The cnemv
had occupied a piece of timber
within rifleshot of the left wing of
our army, from which an occa
sional interchange of small arms
took place between the troops, tin
I'd :.i i . 1 .
in mr eiiL'iii)' wiinorew 10 a posi
tion on tlie bank ol the ban Jacin
to, about three quarters of a mile
of our encampment, and commenc
ed a fortification. A short time
before sunset our mounted men,
about eighty-five in number, un
der the special command of Col.
Sherman marched out for the
purpose of reconnoitering the ene
my. Whilst advancing they re
ceived a volley from the left of the
enemy's infantry, and after a
sharp rencontre with their caval
ry, in which ours acted extremelv
well, and performed some feats of
daring chivalry, they retired in
good order, having had 2 men
wounded and several horses killed,
in the mean time, the infantry un
der the command of lieutenant
Col. Millard, and Col. Burleson's
regiment, with the artillery, had
marched out for the purpose of
covering the retreat of the caval
ry if necessary: all then fell back
to our encampment in good order
about sunset and remained with
out any ostensible action until the
2 1st at half past 3 o'clock, taking
the first refreshments which they
had enjoyed for two days. Tlie
enemy in the mean tune having
extended the right flank of their in
fantry so as to occupy the ex
treme point of a skirt of timber
on the bank of the San Jacinto,
and securing their left by a forti
fication about five feet high, con
structed of packs and baggage:
leaving an opening in the centre
of the breastwork in which their
artillery was placed, their cavalry
upon the left wing.
About 9 o'clock on the morn
ing of the 21st, the enemy were
reinforced by 500 choice troops
under the command of general
Cos, increasing their effective
force to upwards of 1500 men,
while our aggregate force for the
field numbered 733. At half past
3 o'clock in the evening, I ordered
the officers of the Texian army to
parade their respective com
mands, having in the meantime or
dered the bridge, en the only road
communicating with the Brazos,
distant 8 miles from our encamp
ment to be destroyed, thus cutting
oft all possibilty of escape. Our
troops paraded with alacrity and
spirit, and were anxious lor the
contest. The conscious disparity
in numbers, only seemed to in
crease their enthusiasm and con
fidence,, and heightened their anx
iety for the conflict. Our situa
tions afforded me an opportunity
of making the arrangement pre
paratory to the attack, without
exposing our designs to the ene-
m'. The first regiment com
manded by colonel liurleson,
was assineu me centre. xne
econd regiment under the com
mand of colonel Sherman, formed
the left wing of the army. The
artillery under the special com
mand of colonel Geo. W. Hack
ley, inspector general, was placed
on the right of the first regiment,
the companies under the com
mand of lieutenant colonel Henry
Mollard, sustained the artillery
upon the right and our cavalry
sixty-one in number, commanded
by colonel Mirabeau 15. L.emar,
whose gallant and daring conduct
on the previous day had attracted
the admiration of his comrades,
and called him to that station,
placed on our extreme right com
posed our line. Our cavalry was
first in front of the enemy, left for
the nurnose of attracting their no
tice, whilst an extensive island of
timber afforded us an opportunity
of concentrating our forces & dis
playing from that point agreeably
to the previous design of the troops.
Every evolution was performed
with alacrity, the whole advanc
ing rapidly in line and through an
open prairie, without any protec
tion whatever for our men; the
artillery advanced and took sta
tion two hundred yards of the
breast-work, and commenced an
effective fire with grape and can
nister. Colonel Sherman with
his regiment having commenced
the action upon our left wing, the
w hole line at the centre and on the
right advancing in double quick
time, rung the war cry "Remember
the Alamo" received the enemy's
fire and advanced within point
blank shot before a piece was dis
charged from our lines.
Our lines advanced without a
halt until they were in possession
of the woodland and the enemy's
ureastwork. 1 he right winir of
Burleson's and the left of Mill
ard's taking possession of ihe
breastwork; our artillery having
gallantly charged up within 70
yards of the enemy's cannon.'
when it was taken by our troops J
-the conflict lasted about 18;
minutes from the lime of close ac-!
lion until we were in possession ofj
the enemy s encampment, taking
one piece of cannon, loaded, four
stand of colors, all their camp
equipage, stores and baggage.
Our cavalry had charged and
routed that of the enemy upon the
right, and given pursuit to the fu
gitives, which did not cease until
they arrived at the bridge which I
have mentioned; Capt. Karnes al
was among the foremost in dan-
r, commanding the pursuers.
The conflict in the breastwork
lasted but a few moments, many
of the troop.s encountered hand to
hand and not having the advan
tage of bayonets on our side, our
riflemen usetl their pieces as war
clubs, breaking many of them off at
the breach. The rout commenc
ed at half past 4 o'clock, and the
pursuit of the main army continu
ed until twilight. A guard was
then left in charge at the enemy's
encampment and our army relum
ed with our killed and wounded.
In the battle our loss was 2 killed,
and 23 wounded, six of which
proved mortal. The enemy's
loss was GoO killed, among which
was one general officer, 4 colo
nels, 2 lieutenant colonels, 5 cap
tains, 12 lieutenants, wounded
203 of which were 5 colonels 3
lieutenant colonels, 2 second lieu
tenant colonels, 7 captains, I ca
det. Prisoners 730 General
Santa Anna, Gen. Cos, 4 colonels,
aids to gen. Santa Anna, and the
colonel of the Guerrero battalion,
are included in the number. Gen.
Santa Anna was not taken until
the 22d, and Gen. Cos, on yester
day, very few having escaped.
About G00 muskets, 390 sabres,
and 200 pistols, have been collec
ted since the battle. Several hun
dred mules and horses were taken,
and near $12,000 in specie. For
several days previous to the action
our troops were engaged in forced
marches, exposed to excessive
rains and the additional inconve
nience of extremely bad roads,
illy supplied with rations and
clothing, yet amid the difficulty
they bore up with cheerfulness
and fortitude, and performed their
marches with spirit and alacrity
there was no murmuring.
Previous to and during the ac
tion my staff evinced every dispo
sition to be useful, and were ac
tively engaged in their duties.
In the conflict I am assured that
they demeaned themselves in such
manner as proved them worthy
members of the army of San Ja
cinto. Col. T. J. Rusk, Secreta
ry of war. was on the field. For
weeks his services had been high
ly beneficial to the army; in battle
he was on the left wing, where
Col. Sherman's command first en
countered and drove the enemy;
he bore himself gallantly and con
tinued his efforts and activity, re
maining with the pursuers until
resistance ceased.
I have the honor of transmitting
herewith, a list of all the officers
and men who were engaged in the
actions which I respectfully re
quest maybe published, as an aci
ofjustice to the individuals. For
the commanding general to at
tempt discrimination as to the
conduct of those who commanded
in the action, or those who were
commanded, would be impossible.
Our success in the action is con
clusive proof of their darine intre
pidity and courage; every officer
and man proved himself worthy of
the cause in which he battled,
while the triumph received a lus
tre from the humanity which
characterized their conduct after
victory, and richly entitles them
to the admiration and gratitude of
meir general. ior should we
withhold the tribute of our grate
ful thanks from that Being who
rules the destinies of nations, and
has in the time of greatest need
enabled us to arrest a powerful in
vader whilst devastating our
c.o m try.
1 have the honor to be,
With high consideration,
Your obedient servant,
SAMUEL HOUSTON,
Commander-in-Chief.
From the Xcw Orleans Bulletin of
May 27.
Texas. A gentleman of high
respectability, arrived last even
ing in this city, . informs us that
Joseph Baker, formerly editor of
the Telegraph, printed at San
Felipe, having been sent, after the
bailie of San Jacinto, to the Mex
ican army, left the division under
the command of Fclasola, at the
Colorado, on the 8lh inst.
Fclasola observed to Air. Ba
ker, that as General Santa Anna
was a prisoner, he did not ac
knowledge him as general of the
forces then in the field, but would
recognize him as President of the
Mexican nation, and as such he
would obey his order to withdraw
the troops, and would execute it
as soon as possible.
He said he had no doubt but
Congress would acknowledge the
independence of Texas, for it was
a country the Mexican people did j
uot want; and although it has been j
explored and known to them for j
one hunched and fifty years, aud
though a good country for the
agriculturist, it was not adapted to
the habits of the Mexican people,
there being too many flies and Alabama says he will soon havet
musquitoes for the convenience of; in the field, for the same service,!
raising stock. between Sand 4000 men; thus
He acknowledged that the cam- making in the whole upwards of;
paign in Texas had terminated to j 10,000 men; a force we should im- :
the great disgrace of Mexico jagine, amply sufficient for allob-j
that the cruel massacre of Colonel jjects of the campaign, and which .
Fannin's division was nnjuslifia-; will doubtless compel the direct'
ble, and would meet with the just! emigration of the ludiati tribes;
indignation of ihe civilized w orld, j without any delay, or make such j
He further said, that the invasion ; an example of them as will quell
of Texas was alone projected and J the spirit of insubordination and
carried on by the ambition of San-j hostility which seems to pervade
la Anna; that had it not been for,
this. Texas would have been ad-i
milted a state of the Mexican re
public at the time she made the
application through her agent
Gen. S. F. Austin, in 1833, and
at this time would have had a
local government suited to her
wants.
He was well aware, he said,
that the Texians were receiving
aiu irom me citizens oi me unuea j
States, and that they had
the
sympathies of that nation.
INDIAN WAR.
We have received but little in
telligence of consequence from the
hostile Creeks since our last. It
is said, it appears to be their ob
ject to capture as many negroes as
possible, and, with their plunder
march into Florida and join the
Seminoles. Thecounlies below
their present territory, on
both
sides of the river, in Alabama,
Georgia and Florida, all the way
down to the Seminole country,
are very sparsely populated, and
wholly unprotected from their
depredations. Their determina
tion, no doubt is, to lay waste the
country as they go. This they
will be enabled to do with impu
nity, unless steps are immediately
taken to prevent it. Jim Henry,
half breed, w ho commanded at the
burning of Roanoke, and his par
ty were about to start for Florida,
taking with them 150 negroes,
&c. The hostile Indians are ve
ry much scattered over the coun
try, and are generally in parties
often to twenty, in every direc
tion. They continue to bum the
houses, com and fodder, and to
kill hogs and cattle, and while
people whenever they can be
found. The head Chief, Neah
Micco, has with him about 700
warriors.
Gov. Schley of Georgia has
established his head quarters at
Columbus. Generals Scott and
Jessup have also gone there to
take command of the armv. Ma
jor General Sanford has been ap
pointed by the uovernor to com
mand the militia of Georgia.
The troops are yet in Columbus;;
out the uovernor is heavily cen
sured for not suffering them to
march forthwith into the Indian
country, whither they are anxious
to proceed. He threatens to have
Gen. M'Dougald arrested for
having crossed the Chattahooche,
at which the people appear lobe
insensed preferring M'Dougald,
whose conduct they approve, to
Sanford.
Gov. Clay, of Alabama, has
established his head quarters at
Montgomery, and has determin
ed upon the most summary and
energetic measures against the
hostile Indians. For this pur
pose, he has ordered into imme
diate service three thousand
troops, and two thousand more to
hold themselves in readiness to
march whenever called on.
These warlike preparations
have frighted some of the Indians,
who have sent in a message that j
they wish to be considered asj
friendly. j
The troops organizing to act
against the Creeks, says the Mill
edgeville Recorder, will be com-
posed of tlie Georgia draft of ahout j
3000 nen, some 30 companies of
volunteers, of at least 2000 men,.
the U. S. trnons now at Fort;
Mitchell and on the way there,!
1000 men. The Governor ofi
the whole Indian race, at the pies
ent moment.
From the Little Rock Ark.) Gaz
ette, May 10.
A highly respectable gentle
man, who arrived here this morn
ing, direct from the Missionary
station in the Choctaw Nation on
Red river, has furnished us the
following interesting items of in-
lelhgence from that quarter.
A report was received just be
fore he left, that a body of 500 or
600 Camanche Indians were with
in 40 miles of Jonesborough, and
the inhabitants on the south side
of Red river were in a state of
great alarm some so much so, as
to have nearly given up the inten
tion of making crops south of that
river.
Col. Vose had received an or
der from Gen. Gaines, to have the
United States troops at Fort
Towson in a state of readiness for
immediate action; a,nd an express
had been forwarded from the same
source to Gen. Arbuckle, at Fort
Gibson, ordering the Dragoons to
the southern frontier. No act f
hostility Irtid been committed by
the Indians, nor, indeed was there
any evidence that they intended
any.
From Texas, he brings no later
news than before received by us,
except that an armed man had
arrived at Jonesborough, a lew
days previous, bringing informa
that a party of volunteers, to the
number of 500 or GOO, had been
cut off by the enemy but wheth
er by the Mexicans or Indians, our
informant did not learn.
Money Market.. ..The Boston
Evening Gazette says: "The pres
sure in our money market for
three or four days past, we are in
formed, has been greater than it
was at any time during ihe cele
brated panic. It has been diffi
cult to raise money on the best of
paper, at two per cent, a month,
and on post notes at one and a
half per cent. It is hoped a bet
ter slate of things will be witness
ed soon, or ihe consequences must
be dreadful."
Sales of Public Lands. From
the recent Speech oPMr. Wright,
of New York, in ihe U. S. Sen
ale, we learn that the salts i f the
Public Lands in the year 1835,
amounted to $14,757,600.
The receipts for 'he (irsi quar
ter of 1S3G, are staled by the Sec
retary of the Treasury, in his an
swer to a resolution of Congress,
to be $5,430,G50, which if follow
ed up at the same ratio, through
the year, would make more than
$21,000,000!
The amount of Government
Lands already sold, is about 50,
000,000 acres, aud the amount
surveyed and offered, and not yet
sold, is 119.259,728 acres. In
addition, the Indian title ha? been
extinguished to more lhau 100,
000,000 acres not yet surveyed.
The whole amount of unsold Inud,
to which the Indian title had been
extinguished prior to the year
1823, was 227,593,884 acres;
and the additions to th.tt amount
since, have exceeded the sales.
The lands soid, up to the close
of 1835, amounted to $G4,2I0,
53S 8G and they cost the United
States, including the purchase of
Louisiana, Florida, he. $51,
215,200, 77.
CJIti the course of a Speech
delivered by Mr. Williams, of
Kentucky, in the House n.' Repre
sentatives, he staled that he was
anew member and, from wh?.t fie
had seen, he never desired to come
into it again.
James Adcock convicted of
burglary at the last term of the
Superior Court for this county,
was executed in this place on Sat
urday last, agreeably to the sen
tence. He denied his guilt to the
very last. Considerable effort
was made to procure a pardon;
but it was refused by the Govern
or, we understand, under perhaps
a very correct rule which he laid
down for himself when he cime
into office, not to grant a pardon
in any case, unless distinguished
by some peculiarity of circum
stance which could not have been
foreseen by the Legislature which
passed the law under which the
conviction was had.
Hillsboro1 Recorder.
Domestic Manufactures. :We
are pleased to learn, that a Cotton
Factory is about to be erected
forthwith, by ihe citizens of Or
ange and Chatham counties, on'
Cane Creek. The Company is
already organized, the Stock tak
en andjithe work in full progress.
The (Officers of the Companyj are,
Jacob Hadley, President, Wm.
Albright, William McPherson,
Joseph Dixon and John Dixon,
Directors. flaleigh Register.