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THBThe Floridian, Tallahassee, Florida Territory, May 14, 1836
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The Floridian. Tallahassee, Florida Territory: William Wilson, May 14, 1836. Vol. VII, No. 40. 4pp, 13.75 x 20.25 in. Rare Florida Territory newspaper with lengthy inside page reporting on the victory of the Texas Army over Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas War of Independence (1836). This issue also contains local news and ads from Tallahassee at the time of the Second Seminole Indian War (1835-1842).
One article reproduces excepts from the official account of the storming of the Alamo, stating in part that the fort "had been attacked by a force consisting of 1400 men, divided into four columns and a reserve, at five o'clock in the morning - that the resistance of the Texians was of the most determined character, and continued for more than an hour and a half, when the garrison were, as far as can be learned. . . slaughtered." Descriptive reportage details the "vivid fire of the musketry" and the "actions of heroism" performed by the men. A second article suggests that General Santa Anna, who launched the attack on the Alamo, is currently "in Texas, and possibly, that he has been captured and shot, and that the reitterated assertions, made at the seat of government that is still in Mexico, are intended to prevent revolutionary movements." Given the alleged credibility of this account, the reporter writes that "friends of Texian independence, may congratulate themselves on the prospect of her immediate relief from the presences of a foreign enemy."
Several articles address the ongoing conflicts between Floridian settlers and American Indians, including one written by Governor Richard K. Call, who refers to the situation in Tallahassee as a "crisis. . . which demands the active energies of every man in the community, not now for the conquest of the enemy, but for self preservation." The author of another report expresses frustration, stating in part: "The Secretary at war, seems to have forgotten us. Though our district is threatened with an invasion, by the whole Indian nation, not a communication from this department, has been received by our executive in reply to the most urgent solicitations of aid." A third article echoes these sentiments: "We have been deceived, betrayed and abandoned by one whose duty it was, not only to defend the frontier, but to carry the war into the enemies' country."
Local ads of note include two notices of reward for runaway slaves, as well as a notice of reward for an Army deserter who seized a horse during his flight. Of the 2nd battalion Mounted Volunteers, Thomas Watkins is described as "about 5 feet, 6 or 8 inches high, has on his cheek a ring-worm, and high cheek bones, dark eyes, and rather inclined to be humped shouldered, and is a notorious drunkard." Also with a notice of a public slave auction, where "5 men, 2 women, 4 girls, 4 boys, and 2 children. . . [under] 10 years of age" shall be "sold to the highest bidder."
Pages have separated vertically at crease, with repaired tear, approx. 8.5 in., through center of pp. 3-4.Condition
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