The Daily Herald

From the N. Y. Evening Star.

GLORIOUS NEWS FROM TEXAS.

Extracts of a letter, dated New Orleans, March 29, 1836:

"In my next, I shall have the pleasure to advise you of the extermination of Santa Anna's army.

"The rumor of the day is, that he has offered to capitulate, and let us alone in future, if a safe conduct for himself and army, to the west of the Rio Grande be conceded to him. Not granted."

Further advices from the same place, state that the city of New Orleans has the appearance of military barracks; that the citizens are excited to the highest degree, and that they are determined to aid their struggling friends to the utmost extent against a foe, who have, by their savage barbarity, and violated faith to prisoners of war, excluded themselves from the privileges granted to civilized nations.

Advices from Cantonment Jessup state--

"The current of emigration to Texas is beyond all former precedent; not less than 70 men, on an average, have daily passed here for Texas, during the past week."

The rumor stated in the above extract of a letter from New Orleans is no doubt correct. Col. Fanning with 500 men was at the fort at Goliad, and a detachment of about 1000 men, of Santa Anna's army, has besieged him there. The volunteers from Matagorda, would march directly to that point, and by a simultaneous sortie from the fort and attack from the volunteers in the rear of the detachment, it was expected the enemy would be routed, and Col. Fanning could then march with an increased force, and fall upon the rear of Santa Anna's main army, near San Antonio.

In confirmation of the above important rumor, the Mobile Chronicle, of March 30th, contains a letter from W. C. White & Co., dated at Columbia, March the 18th, (60 miles below San Felipe, about the same distance from Bexar, 30 from the Colorado,) which states that the loss of the Mexicans in the massacre of Alamo was over 1000 killed and wounded. That an attack was intended by Santa Anna, on the 19th, upon Goliad, which was garrisoned by 650 Texians, under Col. Fanning. The letter adds that a decided battle would be fought near the Colorado to which place the head quarters of the army had been removed, and where Gen. Houston commanded in person. There were 1500 Texians in the field, and the numbers hourly increasing.