Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26


t that at least 1000 men will be ready BY
the 10th of this month to make the move
ment
+ Another account is that a letter written
at La Grange on the 25th uIt. states that
Gen. Burleson passed through that place
or the 24lh, on his way home, and stated
that 400 troops would turn out from Bas-
trop and Travis counties, and it was be-
lleved there would he 5000 men al San
} Antonio by the 9Th OF November. The
writer further says: "There will be no
difficulty with regard 10 the command
the west will be satisfied if the invasion is
properly conducted, and will make no OBJ
jectons to any commander that the Presi.
dent may appoint"
A numher Of spies who went in pursuit
Of Gen. Woll, followed the trail of his ar
my about thirty miles beyond the Nueces,
and found carts, Wagons and articles of
furniture sirown along the road, that had
been apparently left to expedite his flight.
The spies say that the trail indicated
that he fled with great precipitation,
and stopped to build camp fires only
1t was reported at Gonzales that the
prisoners lately captured by Gen, Woil,
are at Santa Rosa, small village about
fifty miles west of the Preside, on the
road TO Monterrey. 1t is supposed that
they will be detained at that place until or
ders can he received from Santa Anna.-
Gen. VOL mentioned that they would pro-
baby be released in two months, or as
soon as news could be received from Mex
leo. The following is list of the names of
these prisoners--taken at BeXar, lthSept.
lS42:-
L. Colqnhoun, A Neil, A. Hutchinson,
W. L. Jones, F. w Robinson, F. S. Gray,
CLANCY Johnson, q. Van Ness, D. c. o.
den, J. TrampaII, J. C. Morgan, w. G.
Riddle, James Merchant, John Riddle,
John Tewig, R. c. Neighbors, DR.. S. Book
er, S. A. Maverick, N. Herbert II. A. Ais
bury, David Morgan, John Young, Sam.
G. MorveIl, S. r. Mobiles, VIM. Bogg, ].
W. Browne, A. Fitzgerald, Isaac Allen,
Simeon Glenn, F. Mckay, Geo. Voss, E
Brown, w. O. PhIan. John Lehman j. J.
Davis John Forester, Joshua N. Cruz, J.
Dalrymple, Magnus B. Roper, A. EIerv,
JOHN Perry, Truman B. Beck, John r.
Cunningham, jackson Leslie, John Lee,
John Smith, C. w. Peterson, Riley Jack
son, G. c. Hatch, Samuel Stone, Geo. P.
Shaeffer, John Hencock.
The following is a list of the killed and |
prisoners Of the iI-fated Fayeue compa-
ny, under Capt. Dawsoer--
Killed.--Eliiah Gray, W. Low, WIN.
Savage, Mr.. Price, J Cummings, Jas.
Alley, ]. N. Forest, John Veach. Mr..
Leftwich. John McFrady, Captain Nirho.
las M. Dawson, Lieut.. Jerome b. Alex
ander, Lieut.. Robert Eastand. Richard
Black, Harvey Hall, David Berry. John
W. Pendleron, T. ]. Church, John Chm.
mings, Francis E. BrookfieId, Thos. s.
Simms. Zadoc Woods, Robert Barclay,
Elan Scalllons, Asa Jones, l.. w. Dick
inson, Geo. A. Hill, Chas. S. Field,
John Dancer, Mr.. Butler, John F.
Jones.
Prisoners.-David S Kornegav. North
Carolina; Nathaniel w Faison, Tennes-
see; Joshua Shaw. Gold many Indian;
Robert A. Barley, Tennessee; Norman
Woods. Mississippi: Wlber IT rreld, Mis-
souri,; E. Mon'on, New York; Vim. Col
tron, Jas. G. Robertson, Missouri:
Patterson, William Linn, John Bradley.
New York Allen MorreII, Tennessee;
- Mervin, - Adams.-Total pris-
oners, Is.
President Honston has apnointed John
Hemphill to be Acting Adiutant Gen
eral and James r. Cook Acting In.
Spcctor General of the the forces of the
Republic.
1t was reported at Srguin, that Colonel
A. NJ. Tompkins, of Houston, died at San |
Antonio on Sunday, the % ult.
Gen. Terrell, Capt. Black and son, and /,
Mai Ransom, left Washington on the =
18Th nit. to attend the Indian council at
he Wacn Village, on the 25th nit. They
we're to be iolnal on the route hv Ethan
Sirnnd. John Drrst and Leonard Vii
nms, who were tn he asSO lated with
Messrs Terrell and Black, az commits.
'ioners. NJ jof Ransom is appointed sec !,
'etarv.
Ahont twenty Tonkewas arrived nj
on the 2Jth utimn to i
,or n few presents from Government.-I n
They we're, however, quite unsuccess- l.
nj. z
Six hundred and eghtv-three bales of p
,"tton have been shipped from Houston a
nce the 18th OF July last. New cotton I
3 now daily arriving, and the receipts l.
mount TO about twenty bales per day. L
The amount Of cotton shipped this year i
rom Houston will. in all probability, be Il
nIlv equal TO the amount shipped last il