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Escape Of Captain Henrie from the Nlexicans,

In our last we published at account of the
capture of Major Gaines, and Borland with
about seventy men under their command, by
Gen. Minon, the Mexican General, with a
large force. The capture was made at the
hacienda Encarnacion, sixty miles from Sal
tillo, on the San Luis road. Among the of.
ficers captured was Capt. Daniel Drake
Henrie, a Texan, formerly Mier prisoner.
The hatred borne him by the Mexicans and
their frequent consultations with their eyes
upon him after his capture induced him to
suspect that they intended to use foul play
with him. He accordingly determined to
make his escape. The following thrilling
narrative of the achievement we find in the
N. Orleans Picayune. Chronicle.
By some accident, during the evening he
found himself on Major Gaines Mare, one
of the best bloodcd nags in Kentucky, and
the Majors pistols still remaining in the
holsters. The prisoners had become con-
siderably scattered near sunset, and Capt.
Henrie set himself busily to work to make
them keep close together. To do this he
rode back, within ten files of the rear of the
line, when, discovering small interval in
the line of the Mexican guard, he suddenly
put spurs to the mare and darted through the
lines. The guard Immediately wheeled
In pursuit, but their ponies were no match
for a Kentucky blood horse, and before
gun could be fairly levelled at him he had
darted out Of reach. He had three ranches
to pass. AS he passed these he found that
the Mexicans in pursuit gave notice to the ran
cheros, who followed him with fresh horses $;
still he outstripped them ALL After passing
the last rancho he had pulled up his mare,
to rest her, when single Mexican came
up, supposing him to be unarmed. He wal
ted until he came within thirty steps, when,
cooking the MAJORS pistol, he fred, and the
Mexican rolled off. In short time another
came near; he likewise permitted him to ap-
proach still nearer, when he wheeled and
shot him down. He loaded his pistol, and
after going some distance another started
up from behind some bushes near the road,
and rode at him he shot at him, with what
success he could not tell, but he was not
pursued by that Mexican any further.
When he came near Encarnacion he found
the camp had been alarmed, as he supposes
by some one who had passed him when he
had left the road. Diverging from this
straight course, he crossed several roads AMI
evaded d number of parties who were in
pursuit Of him. At last he came to plain
where there was no place to hide. The
moon was shining, and he could see large
number Of men in pursuit. Putting spurrs
toshis now jaded mare, he made for noun
tain valley, and following it to the east, he
at length eluded his pursuers. He travelled
up the valley forty miles, as he supposed,
hoping to find an outlet towards Palomos
but in this he was disappointed. He was
unable to find water for himself or his fam
ished mare, and the next morning after his
escape the noble. animal expired, more from
the wantfof water than from fatigue. ls
Capt. Henrie now had to take it on foot.
He wandered about all day, trying to ffnda
path across the mountain. In the evening
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