The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, July 1930 - April, 1931 Page: 260

                                
Southwestern Historical Quarterly

Coroner Mr Jones has summoned a Jury to go and have a post
mortem examination- to morrow morning
Saturday the 8th    Cloudy, with a little rain, in the morning
cloudy all day but did not rain much,very cold north wind blow-
ing at dark- it is rumored that a Battle has been fought between
the Mexicans and our Troops under Burleson & Caldwell, in
whic[h] 600 Mexicans and 50 Texians were killed, the Mexicans
flying towards the Rio Grande this report has as yet not been con-
firmed, Mr Nelson returned from San Augustin; deliverd to him
all the certificates received, during his absence
Sunday October 9th 181 2  Clear dry day, but so cold that Cloaks
and a good fire in the chimney are indispensable no Northern mail
to day, no further news from the west, all hands gone out to Doug-
lass to a Camp meeting,
Monday the 10 fine, but very Cold weather, frost last night send
off Eastern Mail, wrote to G. W. Reese, advising him to take notes
for $5.00 payable in one year, in place of demanding $3 in advance
in monay for the Democratic Herald, nothing more new from the
west Camp meeting at Douglass came off gloriously, nine poor Sin-
ners, amongst them Mary Dill, professed Religion last night, this
tells good in favor of Religious advocates when such old Sinners
as her get Religion-  County Court met to day-    done not much
business of course, as it is........ [illegible] into nothing, (by
Law), the Board of Roads and Revenue were to meet, but as several
were at Camp Meeting with their families- of course they could
not attend- so all the important business respecting the financial
affairs of the County Could not be settled to day in consequence
of there not being a quorum of Justices present
Tuesday the 11th   fair cold weather-  western mail arrived all
the news we. heard are false- the Mexicans are gone again and in
place of having had a battle with them they have recrossed the Rio
Grande again in safety and as luck would have it Capt Hays of
the Spy Company overtook the Enemy's rear guard and Killed 6,
took a cannon, but kept it only 10 minutes, five Texians wounded-
only-  several Baggage waggons were taken by our Troops-    there
is now a full determination to carry on the war into the Enemies
Country-   right-  if the government will only Sanction such a
measure it is the only safety for Texas- for as I predicted, it was

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