The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 22, July 1918 - April, 1919 Page: 265
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Texan Military Operations Against Mexico, 1848
of the little band were discharged for cowardice, Warfield advis-
ing them that "Texas wants no cowards to fight her battles.""6
Early in May, while waiting for the expected reinforcements
from Texas, this group surprised the military outpost of the town
of Mora, killing five soldiers and capturing eighteen others, to-
gether with seventy-two head of horses. The prisoners were re-
leased, and owing to the presence of a large Mexican force in the
vicinity, a retreat was begun.17 On the following day the horses
were recaptured by the Mexicans, along with those belonging to
the party, who then burned their saddles, and proceeded on foot
to the neighborhood of Bent's Fort. After waiting here several
days for information concerning the force which had been prom-
ised from Texas, Warfield abandoned hope, and on May 29 the
force was disbanded."
Opposition from the United AStates.-Warfield's activities had
been brought into disfavor in the United States because of the
capture and murder of Antonio Chavez, a New Mexican trader,
by a party of Missourians under John McDaniel. Acting upon
his authority to select and commission his own officers without
first consulting the government, Warfield had issued such a com-
mission to McDaniel,"9 and his trust had been abused. While
McDaniel's act was indirectly connected with the Texan aggres-
sive movement, its nature did not entirely conform with the
Texan view of legitimate retribution, and it was disavowed, while
the principals in the raid were caught and punished by the United
States authorities.20
In addition to this, early in May a report from the United
States Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the west, reached
Washington. It contained a complaint concerning Warfield's re-
cruiting activities in Missouri.21 The United States at once pro-
tested to Isaac Van Zandt, the Texan agent at Washington,22 who
1"Ibid., 261-262.
1Ibid., 265.
"Ibid., 266-267. For rumors which reached the United States concern-
ing Warfield's activities, see Niles' Register, LXIV, 235, 290, 323.
"Niles' Register, LXIV, 386. /
20Ibid., LXIV, 235.
2Mitchell to Porter, April 21, 1843, in Sen. Ex. Doc. 14, 32nd Cong.,
2nd Sess., 112-113. Ser. No. 660.
"Legare to Van Zandt, May 10, 1843, in Ibid., 112.265
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