Tri-Weekly Alamo Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 13, 1861 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 1.
C11Y OF SAN ANTONIO.
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SBAY, ÍFíiBRMRV 13,1861.
NO.. 5.
The Alamo Express
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lands,
lenta,
o ai
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'*tru i iu tjacish, get-
john c rni;ych!
fxchanqk and collko*
1 office.
i> raí i >s *:-'i & i .it i - c «al p • ^ 0 f*
i'dlted dtateu. an j kar. t>f* bi > i£li1
why ok wells
a well of beautiful water, ■
r.„ wbieb all at o?:ceit egsn to--taste j
ill u* if iii > dteail btn!y of anuie ar¡i
re «t;U#rüoin2 the ái!o^jrj| g proceau
We gave it a Ui• !'*«jf« exaruiuHt: ri!
ai'j i f a lfH-iki3gt^>^«s hut could
Ter'ti<>rhin2. We t > th«; ••
■ but f\>u tv^ tin áti^rhlj oréejijetabí*?
r in a ^«írul in - i^ • ti, ai*<f «*re
to.# cn ¡n*. .! ¡ mí ibját tt¡f* Wafer
i* itíeíf put fit. 11 a vine ! re air bed
«? l ^íuai*.*at wv* *rt -ur ^ U to work, to
*t«*e a jreufhli: we r< t u¡twred thiij.
(wftljf ttill Water broátoe tli«*ii affi'cfetlj a i«i
that thimhw watkr pever .->< V.v tlis.huht;
rea> m of the ton;i u-.j p.urfty ij t-V«
f íát er mujtü he h<-ca«j-e < iu c "lan'-u
i agitar.o 'tii ifing all « f >u v^rticw^ c<m4
■ ! tiaualiv in r, ¿.í■ .?• « ttr«i s5rr:--; ir
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-0]|ÍÓ air W f* t*il ritH'TU .i > < ti:*' f ' '• I
aró? seef^an /tee ;..r re.i{vi£.irat:< it f>fauv
pro---' t; l wt in í.^taiuno. it."« teernint:, :
in¿ ii;tint?♦■>-luial l'po? í!¡.h ih"miíht '* e
ta et e*¿i a "íi->a as.*l rene i y we i i el
le & tu*n t-: vv.jfk" i'.mri'ugti) :t.e chaiu puuip
liftd ítt the well. Wtoki g vs: rh all M* iuu«-'t
loftvk% iicmí -.-. uuiuíis wtiicli ti : t he «en• -
1 eeíy rfituíni^L*' i * <:.>ptíj ..f the vv;,:er. •
it v.a- rol r u;hü twc ttv 'our l- i >
beiófv the «hf *r iv^-í as* swet t aüd noo*l as
f ever. we beliefe,tb.it ifwa- h- ;
agitation oí the winter by j.-utnpiag exten
4mg to tjb'e very huttuiu vt • well, that
Writtott r, Mhá Alamo Esnr^-«. j erty add that tüey ba<l embarkcl
Recollections and ReminisceDccs ll"3 ,iu'tiir'?0ua' t,f"lltm)u i(jr
live puipose ui aiding thtui in ob-
taming ibat object and tbey should
i e the tiibt tocltuiuud a guarantee
OF
TEXAS I\
A 'COHHE* I flI$1
1:s tt of the
311 gee ' l]x
I8i8-'ia,
UlY OF TUr *ul ^ay. (Jul. Maiicbaca, au oüi
i*ROOREA A I.r
•edition.
i!" HA PTE
contknts. — ihgun-zuit'.-n of the G&rcrn
went — /'(/ s*' me oj tl-
Mi cans plot /iff (he
.! - f rir ms —Cootkattie
H V
A mrnnms—Th
tftstruction of th> ¡
htif ais ¡e ¡r< —~ I
ocr ul 80ute (i'auuctioii, finally
coiiseated tu lake tt¿e ctiinmund ul
1
/ .such .voUiatcti'd us cuuitt tí0
. *
u;«ctír utid th-iisiwt rul'io
tl* aiuiog u^, lit? uigatnzird a
i tui te liuudted inch, i he t'uu -
ou
¡aiue ut'iu, uüu l'u), it I lie
Xl of pay lor their Ht-rvicea
! i
I ínitt1^ ^ÍA^U4Iit4 büuin^ no booty
^auie lieid, uiai tul hi
pidhfic
few we
.intuniu, retutiicd lionie a
cks alter their arrival ml
hi w/h r and others take Uarr <f absence - j ^ ' V oe WUb a few LOor hoittt*
frtuiht ry oj the Mexicans—Arrival if • 1 ^ , _ t j _ j _ 1
I lisondo ~ t iis intU' S ¿¡' maud—The men
r jif to at — Col. li ts fiesfrts—Pre
puf U for La tile.
The Ano r i can h were not ap
ejected t
eur
i Statáí. and L ri;p«
au I ctdMeitOf s uuo
the Ai-ftia, \\t- now hare a cUtern fillud w ith ;
¡or the fcci vicea thev had rendered,
much iiiasatifc htid—that bein¿£ tí e
best-the auicucaiib could du fur
them, hav^i? served themselves
fur the mere iun oí the thiii^r, witb
prist'd of this b irb^r-.mis and inhu- ^ ^joí>íllv prospect in the future
man act, tor* some| days. VVben|'\)l. Kemper aud several ott:ers
left oil leave uí abí5<-1,<-'^ ^ho
month of -lpril and ^kv> having
Lieut. Col. Ross in command.
Having organized a civ^ g^vern-
tLev became aware of t!ie far1
and oiled onBerui^rd.") t f r th e
punishment uf the authors of this
•1^1: rata water from t;¿e r. f. which jpaeae* hbarbarous deed, he: said he could j ^j-i^nent, and tbe Mexi°ails a«suai-
a.w a *■
ie *•. 1 iifeal.. ihreagh a filter tu reacting the eUtemJ nut resist the iuipottunities of hirs
R AS!
■ OQX PRtSTiy-7
•■ r re a# atablé term aci
%*t.'-.
-. * tc. it ük the üj-¿>rea: ianguaj^
A.. wu-:n- -s •:• rumuaieattons addressed i
NLWCOMB & BACCLS,
Snn A n1r n >, 7V. -
IVofessional Cards.
>ni 5 Deposit5* Served .füd jflt^reat A week 'a 40 the- water ¿« the cicteio
a.-'icA-edos. pfTiuatie!utt¿a)ie depáaU-e^-;. becaate putrid.- ta«ri«g and suieitog
í i Wo czjj t.t< Ü lt« w hati. We retofcuibereii
■4j tfce. esper'rtiteal wah the weil. auu tne
Í- «tposed r *aaon of it etire; «*> we procured
a ieng pole, aud tar ughly stir d it ¡{>.
ag lite Hater aa touch a? -po*a¿iií¿,
rfcap* w-éfWbg aíthejsd* titteea tiiiwu e«
tweaU-lour honr tile water w aa aweat
■wJjoiem>tue a£airi: — //¿>mt.*-/rad.
tlazv i!or.-e
ÍTRÍELING i PITTMAE,
I s-xvers, San Antonio, Texaf, w ill
trac; ce ¿a the CiaiLt.es of Bexar. Com*',
L ",:h ¿i-e Ka:ne«, -lledtaa. Kerr at.-a
Í . ?• r c unti' Special; attention
g-Trn tojaüd bu>ii e«« and coliectirg.
rsr" AH Prtlate buxineta prompt'? at-
I lo. v ;
i. p. simpson i
Af rrey a: Law, San Antonio, Texa?
(5 e in French' buildup. ]aii^;-tf
> a •> A N" T
K B, SMTTH.
vf -h'¿ íltt* i
I r- ■ rietv r « t ' i,<
?' *! • -
;• ¡ t."' • ■ i ^ al ¿3¡ tiff * * i ■
be reiaeuiúetj't.:;-1 .
h h\e-f
■•■ nut resist the importunities of his ling the police regulat'^^^ tlio
irtends, it being an universal cus-lcity and country, the At.\e;icans
tuia with both parties, in their j had a relaxation fiom duty, i hey
present, struggle, .tjo execute a 1' • a.• i ftequent inteliigeir® t iat
,, . , . , , r ! ti.ere were great exertions made
the principal oflicern that the fate i • , f5 -
til tii'
-a \ i *>:= ' iif sad
?o-' •. • '.i - í;.u. e r?-.\v<
¡ .« v fí '* rpr.ae
k- b. bmlthw
^ EaaSTfct. PRESKN W ITH
>thbff €« jwn* ujt a dan -
Wtrange
afi'iir; sa s
a
arm, has
occurred m
an
D. k >ic'iARYf
A:t< rce? at Law. IJtiláe Texas, wi'i. w-\nt '^i all. He -w al
ac?:oe :?j a tae entire* of Uvalde, Ban-'* ha-. •'*•£ taHie andab Um*
-« atae^oaa, me-nua, kifi&ef. and Mav- : át lea?| eq.ialito u; -<-e ^
j|. ; We-t. : a'ttji-'* «*d tt
— [ fa & - aryei and we.!
i. l. ¿ e. s. hewjtt, 'ia'"n
I } ^fee best provender a? « a
]s* a Law, San Antvcio, Texas. {perience^ b<-4Íers. W.
mesueu hotel, .
ÍAI,AJT«> ¡'LA.7 \ SAX AXTOKfO )
The an laired las with gfe^^Bar© i Circlet
a?id •(' blhli a:¿d Sited <¿ut
.;vr¡ i cvinaío-uiouss hot "l < n thee¡
e ."ran A*-toaii' river -a Aíaít
•a hh"h i e wiiij oben * n the lit o!
I-ó- . iU: ñ^.zh* hitfself that
;§'> 1 . éfe-t w ■ j i &e t*. u i--, d hy u
¿rnertiív aa 1 ui¡> e<j'
itf. i ] Tlie! mnnu ipal councm
resolved to present King Victor
Emanuel, cu hñ? return, a go'd
representing oak and
, „v. interior to urgauize hu
ir hands. a:, i army to invade their rej o-?e.
>f war placeH in tin
u further iayeitigation, the the Mexican scouts carne in fJi
att
* i astral pron ptl)- to-alt hkiaineaa er-
ix-d to their csare. Office,, first d^or
l" atairi la K Jocea* baiMítig. t «tbeaít;
'ner Main Pi sua. I }%rr¿~-tf
m
.tmericans f-.nnd M manv of thr i 'Iuont^ a,nd ,r"P''l !t,d «-ve.ythi.jtf
. . " ! CjUH't and S(ditary between .>an
.lex.'cans ju stu v mg t *e act, the\ j ,4j t mio and the Rio Grande. The
had no alternative but to submit, first intelligence! of the approach
or to produce a collision that i "fan enemy was corumunieatt d
would break up the expedition M,>' thr,,i> L'f tiu"ir own men, wt.o
1 • j . X , . i had been captured on the 7th of
a?*d migfit prove fatal to them- , , 1 „ . . .
, , . • ,1 ij June, and w< re sent in with a
^ ^ ^ fte t!sc ^ !wn h^5ng full (>-j vory lengthy commuoication froui
laurel leave's. But there Were oni;> ) 'm'n der the influence and con- j Elisando, the commander of the
days to prepare one and It a I rol of Bernardo and his rufn:ons | Spanish forces. lie had arrived
ion wurkiiR'n ivete not active The Jmenclltos fiujling it neces-'ar,c^ encampr d about ore and a
enough to make it in so short a r # • ' ; [half miles northwest of the town.
. . ■ :® . T , . . . sarv to organize a government ¡ j * • t • * • , 1
timé. a Jew presentid Ir.mscíi í : . . , . Tj , ¡and sent in his prisoners with the
lui-d oñert-d, f r b'. 00 frane^, a il being determined t<i> have no jfnendlv communication. In which
íoís magnificent cr< wn wh'eh he l¡a<i Mo ther c< nnr-ction wjip Bernar- lie represented to them that his
í lathe 01111 Í1U'off rr was acc pted, io in the fie] \t united with the
t s and tbe money paiijbut 1..! t'"' Mexicans and invented 1 1 ill) With
vt'áíscoverv was afterward ma h
countrymen could not be relied on,
neither for truth or courage ; that
he was one of the iirst to raise the
standard of liberty, and was he-
State of Texas—devoting their : trayed and deserted by his pré-
lithe title of the Governor of the
4-
n en ¡¡sox tk co WAX, , ljm
A 'orTiei$ c? Lt.tr. $nn Ant<yjk\o. Texas ¡-ear the Pre^yteri^
r5 - on Cvbh -erce Stre«t, near Main - :t"a( ,
- •• a. Will i-ratMio-in tb - aad netkn-
' tliat the circlet in 4 n stion had
i#jn^rlit at a salé of the
fifcets of tanny Ellsler, the cele- time in the forenoon to military i tended friends, and had" been par
f xercires and in the afternoon af I1'011 ^ through the clemency of his
funding >es. Thesé fandangoes,:'s'v0/#41>n' anl ,if t],e Americans
4i ■ 1 i-j j t ' , i would abandon the expedition and
I'Hi: A IE Bit a ¡¡«fa 9ppa&
y. r..> adams b -#« «éréií
; her i>5-:.dsí. tnát «ho h;
• Hf:d dwehl iwinn U-W "í r . , n \
r (i'is:; ea,a at lonyn, by an li glisuinari v. t
brattul djníu* . v and, us pruv**d b>
ftl^rai' ,lin- incjiption inside, thai it w n-
~ v#l^
1, hátl t by 0
jiftven to her a*ser a oertorruan
at wn « r¡ thé i
counties an ¿ in the f'ederil and
u¿" Coarta a: Au«:in.
lt-f
v. r« ar«l tad- euttfltlij*.
^ ^ 1
the j
cb, wh -re n was a fan «tontl admir-. r
ae<íe«aodatei ¿ iuC\u r J. dge « f • the
• titus cie-vted! • n >tuing else
I I BF.G ica^i
II lave hotfght «i
e s. hewitt,
Lawyer and Kotarj Public, S n Anto jessa dishsn-nti
ai n Tex* Offi.* In netmá ttory, fir «endearor to
¿cor, oí Mwiri J Llrich dt Co *• «tore M ' "e8^
ta.
d 'A m 1 i i ► - ' n v.
jani^^lf
TUX.ST ALL k HOWELL,
Have acaociated tfaewlve* in tfee
oí the law is the Dutrict Court
«tí* Bexar ¡and the adjacent countie and
y-t the Síjiirt-ax a d Federal C" «rt# at
4%ftia . f3T Office ia French'# building
Ul Antoaio, Texiw. jatá^-tf
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1 a. ra^CHAJL, «O, W. JMSCKiX,
Ban Ante tí o. An«tia.
paschal i. a. & a attorney
tfid c««nwlori at law, San Antonio
atft.s wiílpra«*]íe in the Kstprem#
^eé>rat Coortt ^|a^ctin and Gala
«feí b tne 2ikitry|6oarti of the
^5 Fourth dif^pelit aod in
já g« iM. Tbejf will p*y pecal alten
ii Umi bu iaet« eutraatel to
Per Waelu
-L
S. G.
alvlipr.
*¡<*7, Jonet' ,
-Ml
a -
tim a>~ • m n
m-*?1-
mm.
public th*í t Ornamental Funx.
fruit,4, c >veied with b-:autiful re-
ísentations oí coats of arms,
to inform
««i •i>«n
It cbaracter < oae Pr( ■■ BP
óf WeitcraTexa . 1 initials, mottoes, and other figures
m,uil" ^ '*: deliver to him sevent' 0 1 of the
'r'-!-,rl ,1ship fur the ^merican^] >f,.x¡canb> namiiift tlicm, he would
' han f >r their countrymen, aug -j guarantee them tlieir pay accord-
?ne: ted their hatred of the Amero j n% ♦ > their agreement with. Ber-
cans, and to relieve themselves ot i ^arh . and they should be fur^
rVcklt <1 ' tho¡r intercourse, they al.-audouc)! ni-l.pl.w ih the neees^ary aupplv-
\j . . í tor their return home unmoleste l.§
aities, ?°]n? the Americans made no repl^',
the town in small
into the interior and there promul
exa . j ini..iais, nrdtoe-, ano o oe ^ N i gating the •charge against the ; ?he plaza ; when they formed, Col.
i were lately eikred fojr sale in the . .. nrono^d that thov «hnnhl
^4 AO ,« ,"V vo ., Thov wero « Americans of being the authors j r\oss proposal tnai tney stiouia
" Í-U, *'"*«'* . lbtJ t . V f .1 mareli out in the night and make
".'.I"'.. 1 00 • K *!® ^ ciíttiUtf -mt m paper t h* • 1 •*<•< ca uciiy <> i ,ilP i,fHt ,>f tlieir way home. That
j s hall ! dw,red lht,f9 "r f"d lh™ !,«,an,8h "fficers- ^,"ch rawed a" í from the friendly tone of Elisan-
wrapping !. ■ p:!|n-r floéeij dbüth ¡ ,llin.em¡i¡ storrn gf indignation1 ,|0.„ |ntter he would probably not
against them thrt n^hont th ¡
country—^causing the roen to vow
mUVEL
j. ;./ :■-'•■• [ .. - ■ — ( v ■ **e r • "rt m" t • i •
i'Tif i LOST' 1 the pea lid, peaches, apples
. H«M ri*M ¿eríiEcaté Ko. 4?9 ¡«ne.i '" « wl.eri U.f fruit
W tfea Board fif Ci aimiMiofwr of BeXíir f just begins to color, W ben ripe,
«¡fctttjr f© Jaba W. Smith and Eio^b the Covered iportiou iof the fruit is ¿ ¡" lore t*e .attar to oqvote t.ieir
Jows, ataig ^ ft PedroFlore jr M*«rai«« f)j- a white, and the images j time and means, aud the women
¡o^aa^ísloít aad*tvw^to cht u\ paper appear in the t0 ge]| their trinkets to raise men
and money to exterminate these
inhuman barbarians! j
The Americans urged the Mexi-
cans to organize a ¡regiment and
discipline them ready f*wr service,
in case of need. They (jtenianded
Eaton
notice tinat ijf tbe saaw t>e wit toand í naturaí color oí toe fruit.
«ú«f*ia «íixtjr day i, a application will be ' ,, ~
oiade to the cotomiMa ner of the Gene-1 Buffalo 1 kki orvíaví es.
ral Land Office fur^ duplicate. \ Stone, lUe well-known equestrian
gaa Antonio, Sept. 25th Js60. ¡ | dare-de v¿l, is rio w on his t rother's
e. joxes farm in kansas, training a iot of
•:^"l!j 1 : i1 ,■ i—i ——:j— buffaloes to the ring, intending to
ride an act of horseback f?] opon
' ojie of thew. He has designs of
UAiK plaza. | j driving tandem before a music-
GUSTA V THEIZEN,
a
their
wagon in pfocession. It ú pro-
IX HIDES, PELTRIES, ! bable that he will so faf aceora-
guarantee of the Americans for
eir pay, stating that if they
fought fW them they tjiust pay
them. The Americans endeavored
probably
nrsne. The men unanimously
refused to rt treat. He then pro-
posed to retire to the Alamo ; the
men again refused to abandon the
town. It was then near dark, ar.d
he rode off under pretext of plac-
ing out the picket guard, bet ho
procured an escort and abandoned
íns men and the country, and re-
turned to Natchitoches, in antici-
pation of a general slaughter of
the men whom he had abandoned
to their fate, Tbe men nent in by
Elisando having magnified th«
enemy's force to double tHcfr num-
ber, had completely unmanned
bira. 1 '■
a*d wcot*
, plibh bis purpose as to ¿mi some to imptess them with tW impor-
company next spring ¡lane# of obtaining tbfir owa lib-
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