Western Texian (San Antonio de Bexar, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, January 12, 1849 Page: 2 of 4
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buildings for rent idi'iuhl and nrobihlvl Kon3 Kxpcricouo and observation have was visitilo except a few cows peacefully I sent to pari. with you as our command- Creek about 76 miles from the Llano1
do pay an interest of 20 per cent upon shown thai the discusu is tiin?L fatal in Urrnziuiriu the valley below ; nmlin place or without being permitted to express Station in consequence of very severe
their cost or vhIur. The real value then those cities where there h n largo neeu- of thu crash of inuskctrv the "caruhoes" in some degree the hiih esteem in which weulhor. My men were badly supplied
of ihhl person's rented properly hv that munition of lihh arid tnon mild in thine of the Mexicans and the cries of the we hold you as a man and an officer with shoes their animals exhausted and
! 'iii .'.!... " t tl.ni lint.. )...... t !.. .11.. ..I -..-1 I - : t . WOUlldeil. IIO SOIUUI WHS audible S.'LVU the V.t.nr ('iiii'lil'iit tit thr. iliaflinrr rx vnnnln. anritilhia chii-t T l.nainn1 l tntr rtmn
.-i.ajBa.ii.tat lift.!.! i u nil '! -v t iii. i i iini i ivu iiEJiiii nun iiik'hi v i.n:iiiii:ii mi i u - - - - - - - - - a j v 1 11 i i 1 1 i u i i w u u 11 rnuiu i if ill i t wuimj livid cijiji li a. iiunn hi 11 in i u v xuiiiii
. .. it rnrpni on roar oi mo uu h kuuuucu aim stmuuuu uy
vyutnx upon Uim proprny ol i.u-ml M rc?r """5 .!. tl llmi . iMI 1.. i tho distance. There is unililur now to tell
one pnr eeut.ant 1 would ioi.i l j '' 'V " '' the passer-by where fell llioTu victims to
course to the sun.nl I00. Would UiMl ' ' t ! ' """ unity Iron the trcachcrv The rains ot the
Mjc loo ureal 11 tax far u ierm litiviuc dis'Mie while nil oilier puces experience "tMU"' iruicucrj. 1 nu rains
up 100 jnu i nr a p ruon iMviuL 1 1 . ' lioaVrt is huve onir Slice washed Out all
'3 interest al stake and thai ...nr.m.t ot j ravnyes. Uy 11 prompt and ihorough ( . hIau(J lnorc .lu stlu
J- .. l. ...1... 1 a ...1 : . : ..... tIiiifi.Ontr ol everv mirl nl iIm imu-. u'c . . . . .
' t : c I w reroniion roar ol the lulls subdued and softened by
really an iusij$nilivani tax wheuii is eon
siucrcu iiiui u is nppueu 10 in" m'uorui
.unprovomuiilof ihe ehy thereby hn'rc.is
ing the value of the very properly iuell ?
.ll'tstiot only motl raieM bui entirely
u c(iiiiabie" for al ihut rule n hoiiac and
lot valued al $100 pays a ia of fifty
cent.4 while aimilnir valued ul $1000
pays live dollar. What thru Woul . be
a fair cash valuation of all the buildings
vacant lots and lands held by individuals
within thocorpoiHielnniu? Tad mil thai
there is no data within my knowledge by
which an estimate euu be mudu with any
degree of certainty but will uippo4r'thiu
thoy will amouni ti SSOO000 (which I
11 runt: 1 i v iii u if i wi'J4i;ii i mil in il him i - r? - - - -- j .....-- -. n imu fie n im r i it. j..lc n .. ..r.inii mm tiwt
believe is a moderate calculation) mU I nn Sundays) and that I am sure is more
dill1ovnllJPf.lMdilHll(nprovoll.IMlls!Jlill "1?st Vf tlosc ml';yn ('VV1S" V1!-"
together. This vnl..i-i.i9 m the rate of I""""'- ;iv nsiilnir hImIco Air. Kdi-
taxnimnsuppod wo ildvield a revenue t(r' J1"'.1. on' !( u P" 'piiliy wu
of"$t000 per Miiutmi
of revenue in order is the lay upon mov
eable properly including merehandioi-
negroes hersrv
fiimie carriages-
-m
i-uum uvi-ry Mircnv i persona proper-
v. iini rM-Hipi y i.iw irom wisniiou.
j no fMujnm; in uin u put ui iuis species
ol prop'Miy imit also be entirely uneer-
laiu nno can omy do usocnaineti oy an
actual assessment.
But we will eaiimale ye.iHy slocka of
merchandise nfgror hoi htm eatile mi-iinr-9
and otlvr aperies of personal pro-
perly subject lo taxation al the sum of
SSCO.ftOO. ThMiuiiiinii a undoubted-
ly far below the mirk (lir the yemfy in-
voices of merchiinli"u altme which ar-
rives fit this city lor s-il- uniiuuifl to at
loasl that earn leaving oiher property out
of the (piesfion.
The tux on moveable property would
then furnish a further reveuu of 8 1 GOO.
im.: 1.-: ... ... .1.. 1: .... ... 1 .
1 ma onui uti u i ik license taxes. lic
here allow tnr to observe ihut llm pie-
fient meilmd of chirgiug licenso nixes
upon tnerchnntM i'uierally is oppreHdvc
unepial and unjust. Tor lu-en.se m le-
vied upon reimlerH of bpiriiuniH iitpiord
and billiard ia!i'M h pnrhijn i mv
thing too low. Thay are not ariieh of
uecossily and there ia no ;ond icimoii
why they b U b j pariieuliily eiuoui-
airei
1 . . i
n Mir uei'ji o lax luviei
thosopursuhis in f.ici.otdyapptopri.nin
a pnrdhn of thill mourv drawn iVom ilu
upon
ordinary chimin! oi' inriusiry frihe pur-
chase of useless luxuries ami applying
it to the iuUkegood 13ui wiih the ordi-
nary trader the ca i? dderent and in-
fttend of a benee lt.utflic and pnuiiy
lerpiire that a moderate tax be levied up-
on the uui'.uutnf hflrlnvoiona. v ihn
.x 1 11 ..i '..
tff( sviem ihe amall trfifdor. with ti
Capital of 50t is obliged to pay the
Sii no umoiiui ol tax to the city lor ihe
privilege of vending hid little btoek as
ihe large in -r widi his capita! of $'30-
OOOor ? 101100. The Legil.uurouw
the iujumieo of ihw VMiem and aboliih-
d merchant liceu-(M llir ih-- rti.iti- eulifo
ly and Hubditnued ui ad vul'ttttnjux 11 ps
on merchandise. Tine policy rMuttoH
lluit tho ehy tfcuuld Ibllow ihe example
of tho Stale uif otijy anan ael of jo-u-ieo
10 tlm small imtlod'but for the uci'uul iu-
crensD of ihe uit lovenue.
Tho power of the conned lo r'gulue
tnxnnd lioor.se nil oecupiitioiw 01 hei mn
ihose of a rnecbnnieul nml ugriculiorul
elmraeter exempted hotii taxation by
the Coustituiiou cmnot be (piesriotiod.
This at the rate of onc-touiih of one per
cent. wouhl produce a futtber revt-uueof
. -. .. . .fv.i.i.jK .uA.iimo iino aaceisi
1 on now uie aeconni si.weU :
do. MuMlll' '.'.MJUMI
d " lammttt -
ttitvnaiie from Mit it
l-'-ittilnnifit lac.'iM :
Manual labarJU d.is mi mi.y
yur mr
I5JD 00
I. "Hi 0J
Tuttd RrtVt'i.i.
D.'duutTrtftMiir .'-. m I Cul-
VJMI 00
luctur1' eoiiti .'--i'.. 10
C.H (Hn
' t.a'nM" 1
' $IV
per emu.
M.trAhurtf CL
birie
p . .
By 1I1U
.imnrtftMbTai
thegoodgovt
)nent of ihe c
lievo the 041 iii
t-r below 1 h in
r auiouul uh
1 ax.it inn.
I find Mr. K or. 1
V.'i'hoill i-llllii.n il...
-. ....... uiifuuoi l)U
iB 10 me Ui:i l (rm.ilMiUM ... j
priijicliol ihe Ohirftirit wmui us
July day. Tlwre i i..w no ul
yn..i irii.ltl u.tuiy. i.f thf liiiiniii.
IS rniin l v. :. . .
rT r 'r.i""otn-in ims iiirce
u mer 6ucn c::cuiijiimi;f.il the ciiv
Cl irnitti tw.i..... :!! 1
-"- -.hv u cum iiw-avier ra.
"tli-y than meicly mimiuisierino it.
goornmcni
They beeome.iulliit case truaieeni
iictof tho very hve ..1 ih. tr Wluw-uiii
nniti (vvb iuli how(ver ' ' ' uu liv" iUluy eMiiwiMieu ; ' " v;'"' " """" r:o'r"- pieueusions irom tnec 10 era had subsided.
Tr-hKVai'.Urr -haiTut7 rt '"" luei and stand J."" bureau or.yCrt'.v we have no tn wo Ni nf . 1 r U'lvvc look UP ltIC 83- We are happy to learn that the cits
v.. ...rl i.P.l.i.l V.1 M1"1 wrkBol H.rhnf! I.iorimiro uuil l.uvo - wo doii'iMmrm and make 0" ! .1 " . rn 'r ho"10 !"P' a1(l izenfof Ilavs coZv bv W
o ii. I I m' !arrrirhlUM'l'loo.tyvhioli I am afraid we shall die and leave no lv ' l - l Oco8 rver " lo lOlh ofl J"S Hu CU'Uy lnV0 J lRt eroct('d a
- I ih Irvine ' 1 1. 7 ln mlS Uuh 1ir l0 ) most uselul l'l"l us to drop a .Jar or plant !!vo I ?Vm r'U8?lns ovor n Vcr' finld uniry j lndff0 over lhm Crcoc otl thc "iQ in
' .:.-ii ioimilt is n u 1 1 'Uir;M"5lKl' ol" ill htets apperia.ii. Nrifcr of ' P our -raves. Hut 1 m or """"' ApproliiMidiiir Klt w U(J Souin to La Grange.
U.MMltrkaadiVr.. ' c - - ll!sory 'logy niliieiolotry ! ' ?: ntiniental and ns I do not '? l0 H"h "!' wu th'SceiulH the r Thn nnnFn" " "i
.tiiion U n r..lv 1.1 .. ." ;;..-"""'' '."w "uiy nm "i )'" "".Miumuiy iiuiiseci. - ui.im.-nrs oi jjcviia river. At i i ;. mint o brick.
first liii-iUl 11 Tr "U" ' "' 'r1 ol ""0ou.illiiinleUloll i
IT 1 ""5( ''''"r lv' o-1 'lolt-nniiMHl tins ovwiin.r i CWI " "': .
nni upm.ll.. ic.ii. f i t.vo. kiii.l iuvitnlio.ini onler il. t mS ""
nue lu a luuiro iiu..ljr. j more talco .urvy f ny m "
may disano .1 of a poriiou ol its termr
although we cauuoi sluv ils approach.
A SAN ANTOMAiW
CorruKjiotnlciicM urtlm Wcctiin Tcxian
CVoli.m) DecSIW 1818.
Mit. Korroti As it mnnn to be smriCs
wlmt the fashion nmoiir the naO'Ts of the
ilny to tfive an occasional pulF' to those
t "preuionilorv svuiptoms of towns "so pro-
fusel y seallered thiotitflioutoiir Stale how
has 11 bappimt'd that iiothinr haseverbcen
ttfiid about fJoliad alius La Hadie alias
Nu ISahirt I V( have a court house a
hotel a blacksmith's shop and a school
muse (appropriated to I ho uses of a church
m. Wi t sltotihl iitfur m lie race and not arrive at
(hi! next flouiee'. ... . 1 . .1 .. . r v....v..i.
the wealth and population of Nw Yorlc.
as soon as Corpus (Jhristi and others of our
competitor we will try and submit to our
fate wilh resignation and in place of bom if
j IIUm(.IO( hereafter iiiiioiiif llm cities Wll
; h. content to rank as only oneof thelur
1 (rfi towns.
In the first place then Mr Kditor it is
not every town that can boast of as many
tiliasns as the tovu of Goliad and if it is
true "that a name can make or mar the
man " why not suppose that a name would
exert a similar intlueuce over the future
destiny of a town ; therelbio Air. Kditor
should we find that wcdouoi prosper un-
der our present appellation we will liavo
recourse to one of the aliases and it will
surely be hard if out of the three we do
not (hid one to answer our purposes.
The new town of Goliad is built upnn
il. v i ..:.... ..! .1... f. ... ... '
ui" .. i-j. nine in nu; qui 1 iiiiioino river
about a half or throe quarters of a mile
above the old Mexican village of the same
ua-no and (layini; tdl local prejudices
asid) is cert.unly one of the preiiiusi sittu
ations lor a town in western Texas The
lociiiou tliouifli not broken is mWIieienlly
iitidulatiu to trive a pleasing variety to
the scene and at the same time prevents
uie rains mat Mil irom me Heavens Irom ac-
eumulatiujr in pnuls alouy the sheets
Groups of live oaks and other trees are
scattered here and there through the town
which during the heat of summer will
all rd a tfratolul shade lo the inhabitants ;
similar irroups of shade trees dot the sur
f.icofif ihe sorroundini: country which no
doubt hcniafier will become tin; situs for
pleasant country residences whence our
eitixons may lotruU for a timt Irom ihe
noise dusi and bustle ol the busy mntro-i
jiolis.
ifi. .
. "'"'ro npponra to m no local cause of
t.U'seasa woatuver in UOliml or its vie in tv
Tile river heldoui or uev'-r ovmtlou'si mid
there is not sudicieut "bottom land's" to
cruate miasma; in fad my own experience
trees to prove there can be no healthier spot
in western Texas. liirihrthe year '35 i
was stationed some sivor seven mouths in
the old town ol Goliad and 111 all that
lime and aiu-uur IU troops and nearly a
thousand uihabitauls I do not remember
to have observed a single case of disease.
The school-master 100 Air Kditor is
abroad iiiiiour ns the "old Spanish Mis-
..:... 11 ...... .....1 1 . . 1 1 1 -. . .
aiuu Buiiiuuii annul a nan mile Oelow town
r.n ihe same side of the river is now hoin mjatl1 "'V 'ot;l aI(I smnv white curtains jnaud of the escort of tho parly I thought
(hied up (or a1 female seminary." The Ul KrttClJhil folds from every window it would not bo inconsistent with yourln-
Imts and owls have been driven from the' illd.as l iiinko tliu coutrnst stil! greater Utruclions and wishes that I should pro-
uoumin where ihov have held utidisnutod
sway for a century and in a .shoil time
instead of the prowling woll and the skulk
ius tnoiaii llus forma of beautiful maidens
will be tieen eullinjr iho wild (lowers in
perfect security amidst the lony; neglected
wav.
TlmRi'wAlr.
- of Georgia.
and his amiable and a- coiunhshed hide
jIOIK) ())' have been elided 10 lake charge of the
j7."u 00 jseuiinary'aud are now hero for that pnr
i:ill 00 I po.so ; I have no doubt they are belli lully
icompuieui lor sueu an nuuertaKUiif
j Nearly opposite tho"old .Mission " there
isaconstdiirahlo "(all " 111 the uver hut
irom thence down to tho mouth there is no
1
obMruclion to the navnrniiiHi tl.m 1
aware ot 8avinf an occasional sunken tiee
T)
tor other obstacle that might immIv Ui
' f'ved.
wln "degree of enterprise and a desire'
Z mr improvement that would roileet credit ' "u"li:i n oiu nacnciorism' '1 sih ton whoie wo procure the necessary y appearance at that place
63iHJt 0Utmn "llly our older towns the youiiir I Ill;Ml '"t-'of and could at any moment I supply of provisions and animals foroiir ""lml t sickness is nil over and all ap-
! ' "" "iviu-u some time mucu by lu" ireuugs oi your romiers sm "u' 01 a uiiecimu i.. J. K. and at he 1 ""-"& " un-uuuu ui a new court-
I. u ihi n .. i t .cT r ' (vrl10' wlh ilis """"Wi1 mid I " iuu-k o(r" MHl'louly at which no doubt ;'is"o oi (50 miles arrived at ihe heul ! Iou&0' which is to bo lu foot square and
iaiHi ! i-m ! A.rratiiiv aaa . o m j . w a - d v . . a....!. . a m u
rt'VC" 1 m"ro ."a'iniJ" fr """ ! """1 0IC0 In5L !'")! !!! " . " hy 'ub- lu"-v sl1'"'"1'- "' l' will " parly of' ll"! TolcSP'. ""eoii ngnni eloctotl May- tQr Tim Board oflimTof Now Or
" 111111:1.' 1 y vay iiiuni 1 iitisbuil t iu
rt'iiivTul "humj raimm nud ns inltri I " uu ;'" iu-gimeni latelv urn er bU v. .; i:.i.. wuwv . .' ' "i' "IM iviuu wuiw uucomo epiuem c in
litl i comrades were harheronsly murdercdhy ""l. course w'K i V oml"uiy- My vor of Victoria on the 1st inst that city. Thousands of thc citizens have
initiou; tlie spot too where I mVselt ncr- JOHN A VFATri. "1-HMUU ''""ouiau miles. Thenco ""J unt lul "0 "V vor trade '
.ui iiiriiiuil Kciiii.i ...!. ... Kl ' lliy A' A J Oil. my coum was a ti nsmiii. .... was snn:-.rml mwl ..nt ! on :i J r. Zl . T
turn ......( "'y. IUI waiKiiiir" i. h.1t;r..i .. ." M V "' fcUS IMCr . .. uuuuiuwuu.es a- 1110 mormons in Ua forma lmV im
-!: s'w.: llZ " ' !" !.!if' " !'! ; S- Avrxn Toxn.. ) ! S ! ; '? '.'I'.i T!" .' tlM r'VCr' " " 2(3t" .'?" i!P?.P?"to ' Pld terrl
pons- riimiiiK-' i..rV.V "'wiiiii ytti acju'r JS-iS. C liradv's Cro- ni i "n- . " IM i "'u or iweniy persons were on ' llllu uo"t ny per cent of tho ore
ni.l '!!"? . or u"ll"tlinvolunta.ilv To Col. IMI. JJ.-hL. ' y ' V:ra(X UeQ bM l lw ihe same I board but ... !.'... u "taken therefrom. An Gn i .r-
l X ZZ lW. ?!"? d0tt:" P0 n.o .on.nanions iu u volun.o Z. ' ! '" . C'. ' ' .i '" 7 D"nber. s appearance at Wheeling Va. I is a rumor that equally rich mines S
..v.u..AUU uiu uo uvuiir ilmijr I io United Stains. V... ! ' imnici u ticcussiiry u Univo ilu trVTIm Knnrh-.n-ZTT.r:. . -.-. . been discovered in Hint remon. Ti.i;...
wiU flowers of Ilia prairie bloom a. bright-
ly as though no "dauiuin deed ' had ever
been pertielratcd upon that spot. And was
all this blood poured forth upon these
plains for nought' And are such things
as " retributive justice" and an 'avenging
God " but an idle dieam of priesicratl'
a ' bamrman's whip to hantr the wrelrh in
order V For every one that fell upon that
spot an hundred rose ih arms
" They lull tlmy died hot Iheirjexjuring liruulh
VUH l'fCl'tloill'rt lift Qtll III lll'u."
lid any ouaoaruiiie the subsequent career
of Santa Anna and thu latter question will
also be satisfactorily answered. Defealed
at the battle of San Jacmia his army
routed and dispersed and himself tjdecu
prisoner we can well imngiiiu what his
feeliuirs must have been when it is a well
known fact that he attempted snicidu to
escape the horrors of his situation1. rJn-
deb ted for hisMifu (aoju.Mly forcited by the
laws of nations) lu the clemency of Ins
captors" ho returned to Mexico and in the
unequal contest so long afterwards carried
on between that country and To.as hu
had the mortification of siring Texas
proudly maintain ihe stand she had taken
and of knowing that tho rosultof all his
bloody deeds was an denial Miinna unen
his own name and a blot upon theeseutch-1
eon ot ins country which the hand of tune
can never erase. Of his recent career in
the contest so lately carried on belwceii
Mexico and the Uniled States as it is
known to every one i shall say but hide;
suffice it that defeat and disaster followed
his footsteps whithersoever he went mid
instead of planting the" Mexican e.ujle1
as he so vauutiugly boasted on tho banks
of the Sabine he saw "hv the dawns earlv
liht"lho "star spanned banner" wnviuir
in tiiumph above the "halls of the Monta's
zuuias.1' l!u is now an exile in a forciirn
laud and there let him enjoy as best he
may his ill-gotten wealth and then sink
down to oblivion (t unwept uuhonored. and
unsung."
As I approached the old church no npN
parent chanire was manifest to the eye.
lis bare and naked w.dls still roo up as of
yure uuseamcu uy time in ' gloomy
grandeur' against the skyt a most fining
temple I thought for the cold bigoted and
supersiitinussectby whom it was'foiinded
but on entering within .Mr. Kditor i could
not but think what 11 clmnirohad tukun
place since the palmy dnys" of the Mis-
sion. The images of the saints and mar-
tyrs of 1 opish superstition had given place
lo the " household gods" mid in lieu of all
thetrlitlerinir tinsel of a pompous whgiou
Hint iu limes gone by had no doubt once
adorned this temple nothing vns . i
ho seen Indicative oT 'the character or the
place ovcopt one simple plain old family
bible quietly reposing upon a table in the
corner. Hut Micro was Mill another change
much mine apparent to 1110. Thirteen
years ajio .Mr. Kditor when last within
ibis church "cribbed cabined and cons
lined " therein with some ihiee hundred
more of my unfortunate comrades the
cohl earthen floor was my only couch and
lis rude ipiplustered walls rose up dreary
and naked to the sight ; now iu this very
siimu church I am seated upon a luxurious
soia a sou ami downy carpet spreads be
111 place ot the scowling visaires of mv for.
mer jailors and a scanty ration ol hall
done beef I now mo before me the suuhng
countenance of the lovely Miss II
and an ample waller containing a "dropsi-
cal decanter" and a perfect mountain of
cakes. As I Mt cross Iced sippi'i)" a
trlass of wine and quietly discussing1 wah
le fair Miss II-
the anticipated fes-
11 vines of the coming Chiistinas the only
complete sentence oflatiu that remains to
rue oi all 11
i.y 'eollro jnroi involuntarily
uy mind' Tunpora atalan-
comes into 1
tar it nos mutamurin iUisu tunes change
and we change with them
Il seem to me. Mr. Editor that 1 have
... -..-..-.
rovcrs(o muiu of Hie ".stages of life" as
Ul veil hy Shakespeare. When but a beard.
. - -
" "" ngni inu imiiijle reputation
UVMI ltl 'he canuoirs mouthn hut now
since "! visit to the church and although
Jlc" yorsolf Mr- Editor I have reached
7 ci the EJitQt of thc IVtsttrn Tvuri
(ait ;
vi tw killlllUl COn ortm llr IITIrl .. - I .- . "- '" ' IUVUI. Ill (1 m u orn
O
ties and devoted to the true interests ol
ihe country 1 ou have justly gained the
love and confidence of all who have
served wilh or under you. The prime
of your life has been spent in Texas aid-
ing her wiih your personal services and
suffering much iu her cause from an ear
ly period of her revolution down to ihe
piesent day; and through all the vicissi-
tudes of border warfare and frontier life
vou have not oulv inainHiined the hi"h
reputation lor chivalry which you so
well earned at San .laciulo but your
whole conduct public and ptivuto has
been marked by the lo'iiesl sentiments of
honor and ihe dignity ol the true gentle-
man ; and it is ihe due appreciation ot
lliesc things your longeonlirued useful-
ness and unblemished character thai in-
duces us to tender you this expression of
our approbation and uliticlimcul. We
part with you regreltiugly and our best
wishes for your prospeiily and happiness
ictnuin wiih you.
Yours truly
.?. S. Gii.liiit Mnj. 11. V.. McCur.Loucm. Ctinl.
J. M. IV. J w.i. Adj. J. S. Kurrn
M. 1J. Lamar Opu M. Wahfikli k-fcl
u. Hiqiibmitii Wu. U. Knox Ucnt.
J. A. Vuatcii " W.M. Ikurun '
W. (5. C'vU.MI' ' C. C. Cullkv "
S I'. UffSM. J. J.r.I.AVIUV
J. Uom-HiF II. T ijLk
IJes. T. Mill JAc. I1. Goudai.i. -
f San Antomo Dec. 15ih lS'iS.
Col. P. II. Bnnt
Mir Pursuant lo your Order dated
22d of August 3S4S in reference to u
surey ami cxainmation of a route from
San Antonio to El Paso and the Presidio
of iholtio Grande. On ihe 5th of Sept.
last I marched from the Llano Station
wjtb So men of my command with 2d
Lieut. Williams lo assist mo Dr. Bur-
ton as Surgeon and my interpreter John
Conner
Under the general direction of Colonel
J. C. Hays who had been designated lo
1 .1... T . I 1 .
uiiiiuiiu-L uiu jxjc(iiiion 1 proceeueu
with him to ihe head of the Llano thence
lo the Nueces river and down it to a
point below an old abandoned Mis.sion ;
ihence across lo the head spring of the
Los iMoros a tributary of tho Rio Gum-
ile. From iIin point we proceeded in a
norlh-weatward direction crossing seve-
ral other tributaries of the Rio Grande.
Here we encountered an exceedingly
rugged and dry country which caused
great inconvenience to my men and
great injury to their horses. On theSOth
of Sept. we reached Pecos river amidst
rough mountains and after having been
one day and a half without water nu In-
dian Irail was here found by which we
were enabled to proceed iu the proper
direction being however greatly embar-
rassed by high mountains; and after
ifMichirtg tho Itio Graudo al three differ-
ent points by Indian trails we finally on
the lOthof Oct. crossed to the west side
of tho Rio Grande through a very large
mid much used trail. At that oertod.
and for many days previous we had ex-
hausted all our provisions our only fnod
consisting of mustangs and our pack
mules.
The long and rough muto over which
we bad passed nud the didictihics en-
countered had caused unexpected delay
and the time specified in your Order was
now atjout lo expire but having com-
ceed ; and indeed il was necessarv a
any other movement would have involv-
ed tho safely of all. I accordingly mov-
ed forward wiih all possible basic u tho
inearest inhabited place.
un the lath of Sept. I reached San
Carlos when we piocuied Ibod ufiei
king entirely without tiny except mule
meal muscal roots and such precarious
Mibsistence-as wc could (hid for filieen
days.
On ihe 02d of Sept. wc reerossed ihe
Uio Grande 35 miles above opposite the
(own of Presidio del N ne nud encamp.
Kl otic mile Irom Fort Lealon. Our dis-
tressed bituulinn was explained and a
Jill and satisfactory apology mnde lo the
luuAiuuii auumiiiii:s mr Having enteied
die Mexican Territory with uu armed
loieo and we wore well received.
We remained nine days at Fort Lea-
oiiihoS5ih of Nov. Col. Iluysdeei
j" - 1 liiiir ...ii.. i. .. 1
a. ii.ni Mini . i 1 1 1 ii i M iirfijidhi.f . . - - -- a a. v a u a.
fWllltriV lIIhimlfl.. a-fcJ . m j kitUUlk J'.a Ml. 11-- ITI I I 1 I I I III
- -t vimi nil i i in it v i-iiiii inn iwi k i
i w ' j -wtumumi uu nrauys
1 II " - - - .
1 and immediately sent back to them the
' requisite supplies and an additional num-
her of nnimaU lo adord them a more
comfortable pnssage lo camp.
Notwithstanding the greatest enre ami
attention had been given on the whole
trip to our horses the severity of the
weather long and continued matches
and want of food deprived my men of
the larger and most valuable portion.
They peiished mostly by exhaustion
from want of proper food some few
were stolen by the Indians.
In conclusion I would observe that
from the observations made by me on
this Kxpedit on it is my opinion that a
first rate road can be established on or
veiy near the same route which we tra-
versed on our return fiom Paso del Norte
wiih the necessary requisites id wood
waler ami grass over a fine and level
country unobstructed by mountains or
any natural opposing dillicuhies.
The distance by the head of ihe Con-
cho from San Antonio lo Presidio tlel
Norte does not exeed 000 miles.
That portion of your Order which Ve-
quired that "each" member of the Mili-
tarv Escort should conduct him-elf in a
manner credilableas a soldier and like
agenlleman and that the service should
in every respect be well performed"
has I am gratified to slate been compli-
ed with my men having discharged their
duties in a prompt and satisfactory
manner.
1 am sir
Willi the highest respect
Your nb't seivant
S. IJIGHSMITII
Cupt. Comd'g Go. Rangers
or Texas Volunleeis.
P UAMnRounn Hell Comd'g Frontier.
WESTERN TEXIAN7
CUTS' CfiF SAIV AKTfiKyiia
FKIDAVr JANUARY I2.MS49.
3-Col S. G. Nkwtox of Dallas is
authorized to receive and receipt for sub-
scriptions to the Western Texian."
7" Oc.v. Woiitu arrived at (itdvesttia(ia
the stuaiiiur Galveston on the 20th ult. yvn
invitaliuu was uxtuadud to the (ieneral tpfiTl-
ttiud 11 putilic hall by ihu cilizeiid of the. In-
land City which ho accepted.
We are informed that Gun. Worth iatuiidrd
to flop at Galveston only for a few d:is be
fore leaving for this city where it id said
he will iiinke U he uNqaaiters.
Ualln.T'iu oiKcurs of the 3d Infantry
luvu u grund Military Uall at their encamp
inuut on llic 3atn)u un ISIomliiy night laM
tlie 8th iitht. Oiher eaayeincais prevented
our atleuduuee ; hat wo are in formed by soaie
of tlio.-e who were parent that it was one ol'
.1... . -j .11
uiu uiiiai iuuj;iMuceiu anu pleasant parlies ol
the season 11 nil was gat up ami conducted
in the trim military siylu. A spacious pavil-
ion had been erected for the occasion capable
of accommodating a very reat uninhrr of
people and rendered as comfortable as iau&t
of oar houses which was filled almost to over-
il'oving. A lare portion of the fair sex of
San Antonio and vicinity were in attendance.
On Tuesday evening the 9th another par
ly was iveii at ihe house of Don J. Al. Fin-
res 011 tlie Military I'la.a which was nlo
well attended nud passed oil very pleusautlv
Small Pox. We learn from a gentle
man from Seguin that Ihe small pox has
made its appearance in Guadalupe county
and is prevailing to considerable extent.
ir-h The remainder of the Silt Regu
meut came up to Victoria last week and
encamped. Thuy will remain there says
the Advocate some eight or ten days when
Ihey will laice up the line of march via
Goliad for this place. Fifteen or twenty
of them were left sick nt Lavaca most of
whom it was thought would recover.
Tub Sicknkss at Lavaca. Mr. E.
Helden who arrived at Victoria from La
vaca on tho 3d inst. informs the editor of
the Advocate that times have assumed their
prevailing iu Mobile Ala.
neu I rrv PuivmK M.tnm.. i;v-. ".i: r
Tiiu Indians. Wo have been polite-
ly favored by A. A. Lockwood Esq.
with the perusal of a letter from Mnj.
R. S. NEicnnons Indian agent dated
Torrcy's Trading House Jan. 1st 1849
from which we make the following ex-
tract which will be found interesting.
It settles conclusively the question as to
what tribe of Indians committed so many
ideprcdulions on our border some three
months since ; and there is nodoubt they
were instigated to the perpetration of
ihese bloody deeds iu consequence of
the imprudent nud unauthorised attack
made on them by Lieul. Brown and his
command sometime last summer. iMuj.
Neighbors says
" The Comanches nud Lipaos have
just left hero (the trading house) ihey
are satisfied and I think they will remain
at peace. The difficulties on the Cibolo
and Coleito were all talked over tho
Lipnns acknowledged lo having killed
the Davises Dr. liarnutt the two men
on the Colette and to have fought with
York in which fight four of iho Indians
were so badly wounded thut they died.
They also killed two men down about
Corpus Christi or San Patricio rnakiim
a total often persons which I hey ncknow-
ledged. In all ihe Lipans have lost six
killed and one wounded. The report
about lheMe.icans following them is cor-
rect. There were some Lipans clown
four of whom were killed and stole ihu
Mexican's horses and having lo pack
some of their wounded ihe Mexicans
overlook them on the Nueces and got
their horses back as well as York's hat
and papers. The matter will be tho-
roughly investigated.
I hope you will not have any more Indian
difficulties. Them are about 200 Co-
mnncbesnov on u foray tolhe lower Rio
Grande they went to visit Guerrero
Mier and some of ihe towns below.
There is no telling what the poor Mexi-
cans v ill buffer."
Anotiikk IndNan Mlmidku. From a
qentleinau who came ft did Fredericks-
burg we learn that another Indian mur-
der has been commuted some twenty
miles this side of that place. A German
in the employ of a Mr. Baer who lives
at die crossing of the Guadalupe river
on the toad leading from NYw Braunfels
lo Fredericksburg was killed near the
house of the hitler. The deceased had
gone out herding and was armed with u
double barrelled shot gun il being lulu
in the evening several reports of guns
were heard but il was supposed by
them at the tme to he swnu of tho
neighbors who were shooting for sport.
The deceased not returning that night or
tho nestiToriiieg search was made am)
his body found stripped of his clothi .g
pierced through in several places sup-
posed to have bee-i ihtms wiih a lance
he was also scalped. A parly of iwen-
tv men from (hipi. EnstmnnV company
of mounied iulanliy turned out but all
wo can learn is thai ihey like thu king
of Spain marched up ihu ruad and then
inarched down againr without pene-
trating the mountains where reason
would dictate ihe Indians might be found.
tt?"Tiin Cauiouma Gau M.vr ap-
peals to ho 011 the increase throughout the
length and breadth of the laml and threatens
to "carry elf" even mare of iu suhjeetb"
than dees that vile scourge the cholera.
ThostNimhip Falcon left New Orleans die
lust of December for Charyres crowded with
passengers and numbers were turned ofi fur
want of roam on hoard to accommodate them.
This mania is now very aptly termed the
"ydlow fever." It is Mated that nearly out-
hundred vessels are now up in the vurium
seaports of the Union bound for the "golden
diins" which it is eathnuted will miti frorn
eight to ten thousand passengers; besides
numhcrless expeditions geltin up to proceed
by the overland routes. Oar city is beginning
to he atlected by the fever a smalt company
has already been mmle up and will leave here
iu luliy or two undone on a larger scale is
getting ready to leave in March or April
Hnth of these companies will go by the over-
land route. Our exebunges are crowed with
accounts descriptive of tbo "gold region' its
immense richness &c. If one half tbt is
told or it be true it must certainly beMciden.
tical Kldorado.tlnu hug been tulkcd of ever
since we can remember.
Qy The Galveston CiviTiaVmentions os
a remarkable fact "that while almost every
portion ;of the main land of Texas has been
visited the present soiison with frost snov
and sleet Galveston has escaped all." Tho
gardens and vegetation generally present tho
appearance of spring nad vegatblea raised
pi die open air are to bo had in ihe miirkpt
b is j per ccntdomand of tho JUbrmons is expect-
ed to lead to trouble and bloodshed.
HfeLtato- 'K
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