Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-06-11
CAPT. SAMUEL II. WALKER.

This officer is one of those rare spirits which
a state Of war will bring out from our citizen
soldiers. His late unequalled conflict with
the Mexcans. in which he lost nearly every
man under his command, and his daring he
roism in cutting his way TO Gen. TAyLoR's
camp, have excited in the public mind strong
desire to know more of him. He is the same
gentleman so frequently and honorably spo-
ken of in Gen. GREENS journal of the Mier
expedition. He is a native of Washington
city, from whencehe went into the Florida war,
where in several campaigns he distinguished
himself by his intrepid bravery. In 1912 he
went 10 Texas, and during the invasion of that
republic by Gen. WoLL, he was marked for
his bold and daring conduct After the Mex.
lean general had retreated from San Antonio,
and when he lay upon the Rio Hondo, WAL
KER and Capt MoCuLLoUGH crawled through
his camp one night and spied out his position,
and the next day, with the gallant HAYS, led
the attack upon his rear guard. ale then Join
ed the celebrated expedition against Mier, and
on the morning OF that sanguinary battle, he.
with three others--being the advance scout OF
the Texans--was taken prisoner and carried
with his hands tied behind him to the head
quarters of Gen. AMPupn. The Mexican
general questioned him as TO the Texan forces,
and when WALKER informed him that the Tex
ans had only three hundred men, AMPUDIA
pompously replied: "Does that audacious
handful Of men presume to follow me into this
strong place and attack me ?" EYES," says
WALKER, ''inake 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 CANE
RON and Dr. BREMEN, he led the attack upon
the guards, overpowered them, and marched
for Texas, when, after eating up all their hor-
ses and mules, and living for days upon their
own urine, surrendered TO the Mexican Gems.
MERCER and ORTAGo. He was again march
ed to Salado, where, with his comrades, he
was made to draw in the celebrated black bean
lottery, and every tenth man 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 thatcity,
he was struck by Mexican corporal for not
working faster, when with his spade he knock
ed down the corporal, which caused the guards
to beat him nearly to death. His life was a
long time despaIred of, and upon his recovery,
he, with two companions, scaled the walls of
his prison after nightiall, and made his way
to Texas, over distance OF more than thous-
and miles. Before, however. they got out of
the country, they Were twice more imprisoned,
and each time effected their escape. When
he reached Texas again he joined Capt HAYS,
who, with fiiten others, armed with Colts re-
peating pistols, fought 90 Cumanches, and
defeated them, leaving SO killed upon the
ground. Here WALKER was run through the
body with a Cumanche spear, and his life
again Gespaired OF. We now hear of him
with 20 Texans, attacking 800 Mexicans.
and all perishing in battle but himself and six
others and then, 10 crown, his wonderful life
of daring, he cut his way, single handed, into
Gen. TAYLoR's camp from Point Isabel
To such men Texas is indebted for her
emancipation from Mexico. Few as they are,
they have won her liberty, and have miracu-
lousy maintained it for ten years against all
the boosted power Of Mexico.-.N Y Globe.