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INVASION OF TEXAS.
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nessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. At the head of
this small but resolute band, augmented by recruits
of an inferior description, French, Italians, and
Spaniards, Magee planted his standard in Texas,
and issued a proclamation in Spanish, in the name
of Guttierez, inviting the Mexicans to join his ranks.
On their straggling march to the place of rendezvous,
the advanced guard of the Americans was
suddenly confronted by a body of royalist troops,
who fled on the first fire, and were pursued to Nacogdoches,
where Magee halted to obtain reinforcements
and military stores. Intelligence of his first
success having reached the South Western States,
his army was increased by volunteers until it numbered
about five hundred men. Instead of advancing
towards Bexar, as the Spaniards anticipated, he
proceeded towards the fortified town of La Bahia or
Goliad, and occupied it without resistance on the
1st of November, 1812.
On the 7th of November, the royalists, in number
nearly 2000, appeared before the place, commanded
by the same Salcedo and Herrera who had indulged
in the harmless flourish of trumpets with Wilkinson
on the Sabine. Skirthishing immediately commenced,
and was renewed from day to day, with
little detriment to either side. On the 15th a steady
fire from three eighteen-pounders was opened on
the fort, the prelude to a regular and vigorous
assault, which terminated in the utter discomfiture
of the besiegers. Despairing of success in this way,
the royalists hoped to reduce the garrison by cutting
off supplies, and accordingly invested the place for
a regular siege. It may readily be surmised thar,
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Kennedy, William. Texas: the rise, progress, and prospects of the Republic of Texas, Vol.1, book, January 1, 1841; London. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2389/m1/331/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .