Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-06-13

o.n.. i'lsn'fs ''looia ~ sent 10 Copano -.
eight days, there to await shipping 10 slh
to the United States, 50 soon as il WAS 10y then
to procure 1t no more to take mn '''lsab,
Mexico until exchanged. '''s a IL.
ART 'u' nat all private property >honlIl
spec,ed' and officers swords should be rel oe It
parole or release. '''ofnel n
Art. 4th That our men should receive
comfort, and be fed rs vel as their own very
Signed, Gen. URF, men
Col. MORATEaS
signed by ColFAVNIm' our fft
~, Maj. WALLACE
The officers were then called upon 10 =,
the side arms, which were boxed up viii p's'ff
names placed by ticket upon each a Lit "t.r
the box stating they should soon have ,,' upon
OF returning them, and it was their mr. Honor
meet Us now as friends not as enemies ."N'ile 10
Col. Fannln and The men were ,b,,
marched back 10 La Bahia, the wounded ',.n9on
with the captain of each COMPANY. and seher
geons were left the field to dres, rho ' WI SUI
which was completed Oh the 2lst, when united,
all conveyed back 10 the fort, where we ra,,. were
men in most miserable state. They ua ou"u Tue
tally treatcd-iley were allowed but ynr,, vi, p,9'
water to drink, IN consequence Of its hay;nn ''e
brought from the river, and but small ~. " ~
meat, without salt, bread, vegetables f o,, "
23d, Major Miller and 90 men were bro,,l,, u. "e
the tort prisoners they had just landed al Co ,,o
no from the United States. 00P"-
On the 18th the Georgia battalion u,.
brought IL had been surprised and canurr5 L..
tween Nictora and D,mill's Point and n,as., "
back and confined with us. Here W, va" @''''a
nearly 800 strong, guarded by Loco Ne,;oa
without being allowed the ssh,es, GLery in .,n,
respect " "'s
The MeSicans had always said that SAM. !,
would be at LA Bahia on the 9th, to release y.
Accordingly, on that day. were ordered In l,r..
all the prisoners; we were told that we were ,o;n /
TO bring wood and water, and that SANTA A.
would be there that day; we were oderel :,
march all the officers at the head Of the 81. -
cept Colonel Fannin, who law wounded in n.
hospital As we marched out Of the sally mar,
we saw hollow squares formed ready To rere;,'
us; we were ordered to file left, and march into
hollow square OF double filed cavalry, ON fan,
armed with carbncs, Commonly called scone,xA
and brOadswords ~
The square was filled and closed, and the head {
OF the remaining files wheeled off into the oh.
squares, and so on, until all were srongl guarded
IN squares. The company of which the writer =,
this was one, ordered forward and no NOR.
IL
ed ont on the Bcxar road, near the burying sround
and as we were ordered to halt, we heard our
companions shrieking in the most aeonizing tone.
!" Oh, God Oh, God Spare us ~ and nearly
simultaneously report Of muskc,ry. II Ma,H
then we knew what was 10 be our fate The wri-K
ter OF this then observed to Major Wallace. who
was his file leader, that il would be best to make 4
desperate rush; he said no, were 100 strongly
guarded he then appealed to several others, but
none would follow he then sprung and struck the
soldier on his right severe blow with his fist the.
being at open files the soldier at the outer file al
tempted to shoot him, but, being too close, va,
unable the soldier then turned and struck til
writer severe blow upon the left hand. then
seized hold of the gun, and wrenched it from his
hand, and instantly started and ran toa ards the H.
yer. A platoon of men Il have Stree been ntot
ed by two Others who made their escape by Ia.
ing, when fired upon, among the dead bodies q
their comrades) wheeled and fired upon me- bu
missed. then had chain Of sentrrs to pass at
about 300 yards distance they were about 30
yards apart three of them closed to intercept NV
retreat the central one raised his gun to fire |
still ran towards him IN serpentne manner, in
order to prevent his taking aim ; | suddenly stop
ped, dropped my piece, fired, and shot the sotler
through the head, and he fell Instantly dead
ran his dead body, the other two firing at me
but missing, and Immediately ran and eaped lat,
the river, and while swimming across was shot at
by three horsemen, but reached the opposite bank
III safety ; and, after wandering six DAYS without
food in the wilderness, succeeded on tire l0lh of
April, in joining General Iloustons army, after
having been retaken by the enemy once, but sue
cecded in making my escape, in company with
wounded man who had rot off from La Bahia, by
falling among the dead, as before staied.-I am
happy to state that six more succeeded in saving
their lives and reganng their liberty by the same
ST ratagem. The number Of the enemy, according
TO their account, killed at the battle of Colo,lo
res from nine to eleven hundred