nna Later from Texas!
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GALVESTON, March l2th 1872


The cry has been for the last two years that tn"
Wolf was coming he ila. now come in reality,
The enemy is now in our countrT and has takel.
possession Of San Antonio, Goliad. and Victoria
and the last express state, that they are their
march 10 Natagorda. and that the citizens OF thnt
place are about leaving ii, as they cannot hold out
again., the enemy without assistance from Eastern
Texas So little faith has been placed in the re-
ports that we have had heretofore from Mexico,
that we were almost taken By surprise. 50 silent
y has been their march, that they took San Anto-
nio before we were aware Of their being in Iexas.
Expresses arrive here every six=or eight hours,
and they all agree that tae enemy are at least
$4,000 strong. We are ali in coniusion-compa-
MES leaving daily for headquarters, whchzis Aus
tin-and frsm what able TO learn. the
Texans muster about 200 men a, that place
now The company TO which am attached
leaves Tomorrow (Sunday.) We muster SO men.
all good fellows, and excellent food for powder.
Our motto IS Victory or Death, For our own
part, we expect no quarter from The Aex1cans,
therefore we give none. We. one and all. go in
for war of determination. Death is far preiera-
bic TO Spanish prison-(for Instance, the Santa
Fc prisoners, YOU have heard how they are treat
ed The steamer I.afitte, Capt Wade, and fifty
mcn-,he schooner Santa Anna, Captain L. NJ.
Hitchcock, .Jr, and thirty men-the sloop Wash
ington. Captain Bradley and twenty lnen-lcave
here this day for Copano, to cut of the supplies
that we have heard are to be landed at that place
for the Mexicans. Yesterday there were so men
left here for the seat of war. Our navy is still
down the coast No news from them. That the
enemy has got good foothold in country is
not to be doubtcdnow and there is 10 be some tall
fighting done before they will retreat and it is the
opinion cf nll that VIC will nave long, tedious and
bloody war The news leaves here to-day for
New Orleans, and committee goes for the pur-
pose of procuring aid from the States. We llave
bee, promised aid and assistance from there and
it is from such "a source that we can depend on al
least 1000 mon in ten days from this time, al
equipped and ready for march We are now
under martial law. The Prcsdcnt-wllo is now
On the island-has issued his proclamation, forbid
ding any person leaving the island without per.
init from the Lieutenant Colonel. Committees
arc busy pressing aims, ammunition and horses
for those who intend going to join the main army.
The citizens of this island alone have contributed
in provisions and CASH to the amount Of tcu thou.
sand dollars; yet we will have to call on the citi-
zcns OF the States ssistus, it will be impos-
sible for to prosecute the war to any extent
with our own limited means.