Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-11-17

IA Scene upon the Day of Battle
IRo.ou-San Jacinto-IerianC Camp
-, - Rau!e-Vinces Bayou-A Drunhard
neutrality-suspicious. 81 INC
Harrisburg--Journey ty Land-IHe
Csety.
,,;les from the gap we came 10 Lynch
s':,u,,ad upon our right at the junction OF
- I.c;n,o and Buffalo Bayou. The battle
anon the opposite side of the river, and
n sight, The country around Is low,
49, 80 the appearance of being sickiy. Inc
;,..H is made up Of a double hewed iog
-. which answers as tavern, S.i,a' e'ulo
a. steam mill On the opposite side OF inc
j. which is half a mile wido al ."'s p.a.'
- ..o.ber town. called the city OF San ia
id".:.h a, this time had not even house TO
-" .,,,noer to suspect its future greatness
z....od a abort time in Lynchburg, and learn
~ ~, hostess, who was the widow OF the O.
~ ..oor;etor. that she had no knowledge OF
4T..soach Of the Mcxicans 10 that place, until
- the morning, when she was hailed by
~ Of them upon tho opposite side OF the riv-
=. 1;,.c,ed 10 send boat across for their ben
ri. was at the time they were on their
Now Washington. As may be supposed
IA not comply; but gathering together some
4.-...s.aries. took her immediate departure
j n Ii.tIc ones across the country.
I s,;ne nv stay in the country, while IN TINS
.shorhood, l had frequent opportunities to hear
- a. inhabitants, the thrilling interest "hicn
/ 80, !, tho timo tho Mexican army met the
:, This Doint. and we're about to decide
4 49, ..pected contest. Families had been
~, Cor some time at this place from many
-. Z mas, ON their way to Galveston, expect
..sborI from that point to the United States,
/ ~. tbev were forced to leave tho country
n. H. clash of arms was heard upon the PLAIN,
..v . heart beat with n painful and ANXIOUS
hv5 for the result The question was about 10
ydcided whether, like the Moors OF GRENADA,
~ shonld be driven from their homes, when
~. of care and labvr had made comfortable, TO
hinder and toll in the other lands; or again 10 re-
In 10 them. and spend tho remainder OF lite IN
y. and independence. fihc feelings OF whole
2 time could be crowded into the space OF a lie"
,ments. it surely would be at such time as
The report of the cannon in possession OF
ITexaus was known to the people by the small
q Of the sound when compared with that OF
enemy; and as it was heard to vomit Its ms
= If destruction. PRAYERS assembled to the God
hat,ies that its thuudcrs might not be in vain.
49,, Il, ..,, thing eaIeis siss would i''t'"co
..rundcrgo the suffsrings and anxiety OF the
xa.S Texas ut such moment as this, 1t would T
k4shouis of victory that assembled from the !
a,a, 10 the hills, and from the hills to the hca- (
sm
Having failed TO &c, any thing to cat at Lynch /
m We pushed of, and in n few hundred yards I
m Al ihe mouth of Buffalo bayou, going at
sry right angles with our former course. We
\ left the San Jacinto upon right, which
y It's mouth, (Which NAV be located near New /
|sAinptou. as the water between that point and
IS.h bar is nothing more than a continuation OF
<bay.1 varies from n half IL mile or more In
shh, with current either way, depending upon
. influx and rcflux of tho tide, of three or four
Is an hour The channel is gene rally OF snf-
bat depth, except upon Clapper's point, to car
vssels drawing from six to eight feet water
\ sater itself is generally clear, which makes
arv a very successful instrument IN catching
snd fish and butf,lo, which arc found III great
lutnce along the shoals and shadows OF the
Afalo bayou at its mouth did not appear more
Z 6fty or sixty wards across. II does not vary :.
Cd from this until get 10 Harrisburg, about
niy.6ve miles above. Throughout ITS whole
ent, 10 the head of tide-water, which extends i,
u distance above Houston, It bears strong : :
.mblance to canal. The banks are high, :,
lined with tho cvpress-knee. Il dubious root I
rh shoots up along the edge of the water. In
ing over this singular body of water, which !,
on6ned, with but few exceptions, where small !,
IS or tributaries pu, in, to prccipiious banks on
er side, covered with massive timber, consist =
besides tho cypress, of the statelicst pine, the
the wild beach, etc, whose rich dense foliage
vs. melancholy, sombrc shade over its dark :,
sluggish waters, one cannot but imagine that
drawing n the abode of some evil spirit, :.
= genus IS stamped upon every thing that .
h the eve.
10 land upon the banks at this season of the =
rs generally dry, and tho country back has 8
rpearancc OF a plain.--The soil is generally :;
2, which will forever make the land of little :,
= inception the TIMBER, which exists in great +,
ICE, especially the pine, for mile or two y
J sAsde of the bayou. But at mouths of small :,
= s, -. a. ' sun o,"o, III
- WYNN fe - hi
! Olerable crops OF corn. As there is moth A.
lMkA requires a special notice, choose 10 -
~ general account of Buffalo bayou, from
sh 10 Houston, that the reader may not a
\ nterrupcd by particular descriptions, all a.
g would result in u general impression at 20
] - which can be more satisfactorily made ~
''amary view. o r
n. nile from the mouth of the stream, we Il, thu
saciear verdant spot on our left, overriding wi
fd'y with pine, which is designated as the bu
80 .uc patriot army ehcatnpeo Oh ''e uay liv
\ b the battle. Beneath their shade s!um- tbi
= remains Of the few who fell upon the vo
iwo trees are shown under which Gen. yo
secamped, when his distinguished PIT ma
y brought before him. The battle fed as
= short distance off, and lay in the angle lie
q. the two rivers. 1t is fair field for n us
The Impotence of our men would not us
- 10 90 upon the ground-a pleasure re- thu
future occasion, when, with one of me
- Of the day travelled oyer excry mart IL