The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-06-10
CAPT. SAMUEL Fl. WALKER.

CAPT. SAMUEL II. WALKER.
In the recent promotion Of this parta-
san, the President has done an act
which will meet with the appreciation
of every man in the Union. The life
OF Capt Walker has been moro intercs-
ting than any Romance, as will appear
from the following brief extract, we clip
from an exchange paper.
GAIT. SAMUEL H. WALKEH.-This
officer is one of those rare spirits which
a state of war will bring out from our
citizen soldiers. His late uncquallcd
conflict with the Mcxicans, in which he
lost nearly every man under his COM
mand, and his daring heroism in cutting
his way to Gen. raylor's camp, have
excited in the public mind strong de-
sire to know more of him. He is the
same gentleman SO frequently and hon
orably spoken Of in Gen. Green's Jour
nal of the N1icr expedition. He is ma
tive Of Washington City, from whence
he went into the Florida War, where in
several campaigns he distinguished him
self by his in trcpid bravery. In 1912
he went to Texas, and during the inva-
sion Of that republic by Gen WolI, he
was marked for his bold and daring con
duct. After the Mexican General had
retrcated from San Antonio, and when
he lay upon the Rio Hondo, Walker and
Capt. Mccullough crawled through his
camp one night and spied out his posi-
ton, and the next day, with the gallant
Hays, led the attack upon his rear
guards. He then joined the celebrated
expedition against Mier, and on the NOR
ming of that sanguinary battle, he, with
three others-being the advance scout
OF the Tcxans-was taken prisoner, and
carried with his hands tied behind him
to the head quarters of Gen. Ampudla.
The Mexican General questioned him
as to the Texan forces, and when Walk
er informed him that the Texans had
only three hundred men, Ampudia POM
pously replied: "Does that audacious
hand full ofmen presume to follow me
into this strong place and attack me
Yes" says Walker, "make yourself
content upon that subject. General, they
will follow you into hell and attack YOU
there. HE was, with his comrades,
then marched prisoner to the city Of
Mexico.
At Salado, with the lamented Capt.
Cameron and DR.. Bremen, he led the
attack upon the guards, overpowered
them, and marched for Texas, when, af-
ter eating up all their horses and mules,
and living for days, upon their own
urine, SURRENDERED to the Mexican Gen
erals Mercier and Ortago. He was
again marched to Salado, where, with
his comrades, he was made to draw in
the celebrated black bean lottery, and
every tenth man was shot. Those that
remained of the Texans were marched
to the Castle of Perote and the city of
Mexico. Here, while working on the
streets in that city, he was struck by
Mexican corporal for not working faster,
when with his spade he knocked down
the corporal, which caused the guards to
beat him nearly to death. His life was
long time despaired of, and upon his
recovery, he with two companions
scaled the walls of his prison after night
iaii, aiu hldue Ills way 10 leXaS, over
distance of more than thousand miles.
Before however, they got out of the
country, they were twice more imprison-
ed, and each time effected their escape.
When they reached Texas again, he
joined Capt. Hays, who, with fifteen
others, armed with Colts repeating rifles,
fought nincty-six Comanches, leaving
thlrty-six killed upon the ground. Here
Walker was run through the body with
a Comanche spear, and his life again
despalred OF. We now hear of him,
with "a Texans, attacking 1900 Mexi-
cans, and all perishing In battle but him
sell and SIX others; and then, to crown
his wonderful life of daring, he cut his
way single-handed, into Gen. Taylor's
camp, from Point Isabel.