The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-06-06

This oilcof 10 ono u those rare spirits wliel
state " war viii bring DOT lf0W uuf ctibHi
soldiers, lie late unequ,led conflict with tht
Mes,cans, In which be lost nearly every mit
under he command, and ba daring hefuisn ii
cutting h,s way 10 Ugn, Tayof's camp, have o.
cited IN tho pablo mud a strong desire 10 know
more of HIM. Ito " The same gentleman 10
frequently aud bonofably spoken OF .in Gon.
Green's Journal oi the Miof expedition. llo IA
a native Of Washington city, from whence he
went into tho Florida war, whore In several
campaigns no distinguished himself by hia In
repid bravery. In 1912 no went TO 1dSas. and
during tho invasion Of that republic by Gen.
VOL, no was marked for his bold az d daring
conduct. After the Mexican general had re-
treated from San Antonio, and when no Law upon
tho Rio lIondo, Walker and Capt. bicCnough
crawIod through his camp one night and eped
out his position, and the next day, with the gal.
liant Hays, led the attack upon his rear guard
lie then joined the celebrated expedition agains,
Mier, and on tho morning OF that sangunary
battle, he, with three others-being tho advance
scout Of The Texans--was taken prisoner and
carried with his hands tied behind him TO tho
head. quarters Of Gen. Ampuda The Mexican
general question him as to the Texan forces.
and when Walker informed him tina, the Texans
had only three hundred men, Ampudia pompous.
ly replied: "Does that audacious handful of
men presume to follow me into this strong place
and attack met" ayes" says Walker amake
yourself content upon that subject, General,
they wall follow you into hell, and attack Won
there lilo was, with his comrades, then |.
marched. prisoner to the city of Mexico.
AT Salado, with the amon,ed Capt Cameron
ana Dr. Bremen, he led tho attack upon the |
guards, oveTpowered them, and marched for
Iexas' when' after eating up all their horses
and mules, and living for days upon their own
urine, surrendered to the Mexican Generals
Morcierand, Ortago. He was again marched 10
Salado, where, with his comrades, he was made
TO draw in the celebrated black bean lottery,
and every tenth man was shot. Those that re-
manned OF the Texans were marched to the
castle OF Parote and the city OF Mexico Here,
willie working on the streets ia that city, he
was struck by Mexican corporal for not work. i
Ing faster, vhen with his spade he knocked b
down the corporal, which caused the guards to Q
beat ktn nearly to death His life was long h
time oespsired of, and upon his recovery, he,
with two companions, scaled the walls of his
PRISON after nightsa, and made his way TO Tex
ae, over distance of more than thousand
miles u fore, however they got out Of the
country "oy were twice more imprisoned, and !
reached Texas again he joined Captain HAYS c
who, with fifteen others armed with Colts re-
,eaing pistols fought 90 Cumanches, and de-
Gated them, leaving 35 killed upon the ground
Here Walker was run through the body with a
Cumanchc spear, and his life again dcspaired o
#. We now hear OF him with 20 Texans at.
acklng l,5O0 MeXcans, and all periehiug in
'aitIe but himself and six others; and then, 10 Is
fowa his wonderful life of daring. he cut his p
way, single handed, mo Genera! l'2yor's camp til
rom Point Isabel. ap
10 such mcn leXaa is indebted for her emaf- III
patton from Mexico. Few AZ they are, they W
ave won her liberty, and have miracuousiy Of
it for ten wears against atthe boaa- ia'
cd power of Mexico.--W I. Globe ed