Southern Argus., 1842-09-06

We had " msta
TIVE be I'll
~se
kdrno~..-~ that
gof our comrades had Ken
were being brought into "a. We
wa Sed out into porch, hich was
our son limit, and saw Lieut. Bur-
CESS and Scott John C. Howard, and
the Mexican 4kvspt Martias standing
in front of the Szde's on the o2po-
kite side of the szo. They were
sRmediateIy sent-b a small village
ghree miles from usa and quartered
with a kind d-hearSaho0 aexican, Don
Antonio Vacca, whoNhad previously
called upon us with provisions and
from whom we had received many fa
vors. Much as we wished to converse
with our companions we were unable
to communicate with them.
A day or two after this Capt. CaId-
we'll and nine Texans were taken pris-
oners-S ThrNe quartered short
distaE - the residence Of
our old iA fil, the man who sa-
we'd our II IN first taken. Bus
tamente informed us that they had been
taken prisoneEaby large party near
the AngoStuT d that the main body
of Texans SidIy approaching.--
We at ono uded that the two
small part prisoners had been
sent on in land had been over
powered by ers.
The gr xcitement now exis-
ted in SAM uel. The rumors
among the pc were, that the Tex
ans were advancing in an immense
body, threatening the country with fire
and sword. A wax figure Of the pat
ron saint of the town, San Miguel, to-
gether with figure ofthe Virgin, were
carried about, Day after day, on a plat
form. This was covered With satin
canopy, and was followed by all the
men, women and children in the place.
An old shaven-headed priest, with
dirty blanket tied about him with
piece of rope, headed the procession
prayer-book in hand, followed closely
by a couple Of performers upon the
bandalon, the latter species Of small
guitar in very common use in Mexico.
[ will not dignity these fellows with
the name of musicians, for they knew
but one tune each and as these tunes
were entirely different, and were both
played at the same time,it may be well
imagined the sounds were horribly dis
cordant.
Every time the procession came in
front of our prison it would. stop, and
all would kneel down. Then every
saint in the calendar would be called
upon to aid them against, and protect
them from, the horde Of barbdrians and
heretics marching toward their coun-
try. All would then cross themselves,
the band would strike up and the pro-
cession move on to some other point
again to repeat the ceremony. In this
way the time passed from the 18th OF
September 10 the 9th Of October.
NeWs ofthe surrender Of Gen. N Leod's
party The Officer, ,o0ih Mr.. Falcon
er marched into San MigueI-14rrirGL
ofMe m,en three days after Their
Miserable Conditi0n-Le,ois seem
Our Parry receiee Fgattering Neacs
-Distribmion ofthe Goods Of the
T'eran Mercharts-Agency Of Leu
is IN this Transaction-0 Fist from
Le,0is, more Of his Rascality, aUtth
other matterS..
At an early hour in the morning OF
the 9th October our guard informed
Us that all the Texans had been taken
prisoners near the Laguna Colorado,
or Red Lake, a body of water some
twenty or thirty miles south of the An
gosturas. The news was Immediately
confirmed by the ringing Of bells and
large procession. The patron saint
of the town was again mounted on the
platform, and as he was carried round
the plaza the inhabitants returned him
thanks for thus keeping them out OF the
hands of the heretics.
These superstitious mummerles were
hardly over before Gen. Mcleod, Sc
nor Navarro, and some ten or fifteen
officers, were escorted into town and
placed in the old quartet we had eccu-
MED on the day that Rowland and his
companions were shot. Although sor-
nv to see him in such plight | was
still pleased notice my gid friend
Falconer among lhem: They fre-
ouentIy passed with O''yards Of our
prison on their way he Rio Pacos
for water; but we were not allowed to
communicate with them in any way,
and we're consequently ignorant OF the
terms Of their surrender.
On the 18th October the Texan prls'
oners, numbering over one hundred
and fifty, were marched into the plaza
Worn down BY hunger and fatigue
, their pale and wan countenances show
t ed but too plainly that they had suffer
ed immensely after we left them on Pa
: 10 Duro. The clothing of many o
: them consisted ofhut shirt and pal
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