The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-10-11

W"~eVu uhtenabIc. lien Lopez had no al
sillery. nor did the Pampcro bring ove. any, a
reported. lie expected 10 find Creole fur,
IN the mountains with artillery. ~ he had lwc,
informed, La Poxas " situated shout twelv
miles from the SRA shore, aud at the fo',s If III
nountain forming the region called the Vuel
hbaJo. About twenty minutes after Capt, keI
ly's arrival, the whole command were on III
march, and shortly after commenced ascending
the mountains. About day light they reachr,
house usrd A. = sort OF general post Office fo
the district, and about u mile farther on the,
came across another house, where the men 90
breakfast, ~hch they ate with n right goos
will. They rested here until the aiicrIloo:,
which was much needed, a. Capt. X = men had
now been on the nagch for two nights and on,
day.
In the cool Of the afternoon they sgain tool
up the line Of IN sech, and arrived Vt II he hxci
c"da, formerly belonging to Gen. I.opc y, aL"u
or c'clock, on the morning Vi the iCh
While taking breakfast, u party Of about w,
lAnccrs charged Down upon them, but were 500,
driven back. Almo., immediately after, new
was received that large furce Of Spanish troop.
were IN field about mile III, and l."I~s iul.
m~dist~ly marched thi.her, where about five
hundred ii the enemy formed to receive him
Tie immediately attacked them viii. u dinii,.
i,hed iorc, and after II short but sharp conflict
completely routed thet,, they flying IN VII d..
rect"". to the woods. IN this tight Gen. Enns
WAS Killed.
After this, l"p<x resumed His march and
Crossed the mountains. passing through y
thVkly settled country. unll they reached a csf.
fee estate, where they go, something 10 eat.
They continued "'a'ehing abou. until the 2Isi,
wncn their guide brought them To ~iIh'n "a few
mill. A.,, 4
learned from cUmntsynian, there we're upwards
vi 800 Spanish troops. They proceeded TO
The top VI u small hui, whe,.c they NV the
troops ps'toling ,h- valley below. Thu, re-
nIa'ncd mere all "'ghs, exposed 10 iIcr.y ruin,
and in the morning starred back about fifteen
niles, over rv.u rendered very bad and slip.
I~ry By the ram al the nighl before. They
x9ain returned suuth, On their why Ia the house
Of "a freud, whrr. they intended 10 rest and
put their arla-, which had been muei, damaged
by the rain, III order. WnIc taking breakfast
The next morniig, (t"c 23i. ti,ey ware a,.a,kcd
b, large 'oce ., Spanis, l.""p>. Capt. Kelly
turks between four and i've hundred, ana here
the invading troops mel th.ir first reverse. ow.
my to the bad condition VI their arms. Il WAS
deemed advisable to rvlirc " the mountains,
and Lopez gave an ord,r 10 that effect. Some
twenty or thirty men Icit The nam body and
made Tor the wood. :. me- Ut the others
who remained with LoIwx threw away their
guns.
Ny the lime they reached the mountains, II
commenced raining, and FAMED furously for
about forty cgh, hours. Tn, completely ru-
med tbe,: remaining guns, and all their niDun'
ton, besides preventing them from making tires
and getting anything 10 eat. When 1t cleared
OF lhey Killed and ate Gen. Loprz's horst the
La. Had ..C N,...
was now had, and they demanded that Cen
i-ope2 should take them at once to where the
Patriot !ofcc. .,c had rrok.n of were stationed,
OF a, least reach the coast, where they might
embark tor Jamaica or iucatan. Lopez con-
scented to their demand, and they started Ter the
Patriot rendezvous 10 The south. The guide,
however, lnl,,oox the road, and led them again
10 San Cr,.toLal. Here they found themselves
IN front oil large body Ut troops, who order
I'd them 10 surrender, aud upon their refusal
tired upon ,h,m, but III. balls passed over their
heads The Au,vrieaAs attempted 10 return
III. tire when they found tina, not n gun 1t, the
command would 20 oil Before the Spanish
troops could again load and fire, the Invaders
scattered III all directions and took 10 the
woods.
From hi. time unit, his arrest, Capt. Kelly
states mat he and the lew men with Inn wand
cred nbou, the woods and rock> living ON tie
pilh Vi the palmetto 'rrt aud ma,socs.
On the a6,n, weak snd halt starved, they
were ovrftaken aud arrested by party 81
country L,cn, VII" Informed hem Of The pardon
ua,wtainrd BY the Captain Geuerai. They
w.r. taken 10 bahia ttopd.,. placed on board
tl,. steamer itaha,,cra, and brought 10 Havana
some vt the i Ia, IN The above statement
NAV liz wrong, ~ they are given from ferollec-
i.,.I tAa.t
Nv state. that to his knowledge but iwo treoles
Joined them, aud they we're both killed. lie
and Col tIa,urs scout nj the idea that Lopez
purpos,ly abandoned Cri,,.nd.n and hi- men,
aud say that he would have gwen his right
hand TO have had ,h.t1 wnh han. CAPT n.
think, that alter tul tri,i.nl-n l,tt him, Il,
couy..lvL lilns.t Ia the woods, with 'ito >hw
ut drawing the enemy into al ambush, ana On
hi, return, huding tina, Capt. Neil. had '.i' the
iiend., and moi kno~ing ~ when d'r.s''"'' h~
had matched h. aud his men, he,n. without
guide. through ,h- eunniry. had concluded !"
make far The eoas,, aud put oo, te sea, !" Inc
how ri vei,i,g on bead ! e"ii,e America"
n,u sul vessel. Tia, he must ha.' Npd -"'ur
fighting i. evident ifum The fact u III wien 'ic
ri. Cart. Kelly he had ,ishIy hsn and "lrn
arrested there were bun Ill! with HIM, What
b~e,.inr Of The thsIy others N III! s'try t'"'
will y. obaLl, never b, solved.
H. ~, letter of yesterday, -cni b. The Alex
sndria, mvn,l" ri The rrt'or, that Two -ivs'''e''
filled with ,,,rn. hid left Key West fer this
Island, aud lila, the D. y. -lo"p-oi.wa' Albany
had gone uui to intercept .i' III. lie -'ssa''
ship ris IRA also leti ls'n III J "c'~k TN"
murn,ng for the sHm- purpose There u" 4" con
nrmrtury ran,r ci.cula,iI,g about sewn 10 day,
xhjch .,a,r. that H., til'u.,'rr ara sNO ~ n"''''
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