The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 9, July 1905 - April, 1906 Page: 204
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204 Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
in a large prairie, and killed and wounded, as the Mexicans them-
selves said, three hundred of them; but one of the Texans, who was
a prisoner at the time, said that it took them all the night of the
19th to bury their dead, and that we must have killed and wounded
something like eight hundred or a thousand.- Their force was
nineteen hundred strong, ours, two hundred and fifty.
"The circumstances under which we were taken, are these: We
were completely surrounded, without any provision or water, and
in such a situation that we could not use our cannon; in conse-
quence of which we thought it best to surrender on the terms of-
fered to us-which were, to treat us as prisoners of war, and ac-
cording to the rules of Christian war-fare. But how sadly we were
deceived, the sequel will show:-after starving us a week, they
ordered us out saying that we were going after beef, but when we
had marched about a half a mile from the fort we were ordered
to halt. The Mexicans marched all on one side of us, and took
deliberate aim at us, but I, as you have seen, was fortunate enough
to escape. I have however had monstrous hard times, having noth-
ing to eat for five successive days and nights, but' at length arrived
safely here this morning, after a travel of two weeks through
prairies and dangers, during which time I had some narrow es-
capes, especially the night before last on the line of the picket
guards of the Mexican force, I was near being taken or killed.
"San Felipe is taken. 'The Mexicans are in Texas, but I think
I shall live to see her free, notwithstanding. We have near 1500
men in camp, and expect to attack the enemy in a few days.'
"I am well with the exception of very sore feet occasioned by
walking through the prairies barefooted. Tomorrow I shall go
over the river to a farm house to stay until I get entirely well,
when I will try to avenge the death of some of my brave friends.
All of my company were killed.
"Your affectionate son,
"Chas. B. Shain."
The following named persons under the command of Cols. Fan-
ning and Ward, made their escape: Joseph Andrews (our in-
formant) David Hol tLewis Washington,. Dickson, M rice
Bullock, Samuel Hardaway, and Benjamin Mordecai, all Geor-
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