Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-06-18
CAPT. WALK Err.

The following brief review of the
life of Capt Walker, the Texan Rang
or, we take from the Pennsylvania. go
OF his more recent feats on the fields
of Palo Alto and ReSaca dc la Palma,
our readers have seen many accounts
Samuel II. Walker, recently made
Captain in the I. S. Army, by Pres
ident Polk was one of that brave band
of two hundred and sixty one Texans
who fought in the celebrated battle Of
Mier, on the 25th and Goth of Deem
Der, lS42, one of the last struggles of
the Texans against the cruel Govern
ment of Mexico In this battle the az
grceate number of Mexicans was
twenty three hundred and forty, and
were uRdcr the command Of Gen. Am
pudla The loss Of the Mcxlcans, was
between seven and eight hundred kill.
ed and woundcd.---Thc Texans lost
ten killed, and twenty three badly and
several slightly wounded. Walker
was taken prisoner early in the action,
while out upon accommodating expo
duiOn. When brought before Ampu.
dia he was examined as to the mum.
Der and intentions Of the Texan s, and
was told by that valiant and dlstln-
guiShed commander, (who ran Sc
swiftly from the battle Of the 9th of
May, stripping himself while running
for leap into the river that il he toto
a falschood he should be shot. Walk
er replied My life is in your hands
but it is neither our habit nor part Of
our nationality TO lie.r He then told
Ampudia that the Tex ans numbered
about three hundred men, Surely,
said Ampudia, they have not the an
dacity TO pursue and attack me il
town. yes, General, said Walker
You need not have any fears on thai
point; they would pursue and attack
you no matter wherever you might
gor Shortly ntter Walker was taken
the whole party capitunted, under the
most solemn assurances Of being treat.
ed humanely. If they had not beer
deceived by this surrender, they wo'd
have persisted under the overwhelming
force Of the foe. But then begun Sc.
rlcs of the most heart rrudng suffer
lngs on their part and crucltles on lhc
part of the captors, Of which we have
any parallel. While OH their march
to Mataguila, as many Of the prisoner.
as could be apprised Of the plan, (abou
one hundrcd) attacked, all urarmed n,
they were, three hundred armed guard,
killed ten and wounded many more
and then all escaped with the loss OF
four killed and five wounded. The
gallant Walker was one the leaders IN
this brave enterprise Captain Came
ron and he seized each a sentinel, up
set and disnuned them, and got pos
session Of the court where the arms
were kept. The prisoners then arm
ed themselves, and made the gallant
charge which led to their dallverance.
After undergoing the most intense sui-
fering, some cf them dying IN the
mountains for the want OF food, they
were compelled again 10 surrender to
their foes, and then their priyatlons
wei. repeated with exaggerated nor
rors. Some were thrown into dun
gcons-oihcrs were shot III cold blood
49, and Walker aud his friends were
compelled, amldcircumstances OF tiehd-
ish cTuely, 10 pave and sweep the
streets Of the city Of Mexico. Walk
er and eight others finally effected their
escape. Is it 10 be wondered at that he
burned with an anxious desire 70 a
yenge his wrongs, and that he has al
ready taken such means to accomplish
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