New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-18

A PERFECT SPARTAN.-The Spartan women ot
Texas are not few. The personal history and
adventures of the few we know, were we per-
mitted to relate them as given us by their own
lips, would fill an octave of thousand pages
with wild tales of truth, far more strange
than fiction. The following clipped from one
of our exchanges is specimen:
A very interesting and romantic incident was
related by Rev. Mr.. Fontaine in one of his re-
cent lectures at the Richmond Atheneum
Speaking of the early history of Texas, he
gave an account of Gen. Longs effort to re-
volutionize that country in 1919. Gen Long
served under Gen. Jackson in the Seminole war
and at the battle Of New Orleans He married
when % years of age, a celebrated beauty and
heiress of Nashville, only Is years old. When
he formed the design to invade Texas, Mrs.
Long entered fully into his plans, and placed at
his disposal her immense wealth. With this he
armed and equipped 800 men, entered the
country, and was everywhere successful.
Near the Gulf coast he formed fertilization
where he established his head quarters He
was elected President of the Republic full
Cabinet was appointed and regular govern
ment organized. At that time Iturbiae was
overrunning Mexico with the design of making
himself supreme ruler of that State Being
jealous of the success and power of Gen Long,
he proposed to him, through an agent, that they
should unite their forces, which would enable
them to strengthen and confirm their authority
the one over Mexico, the other over Texas
Gen. Long unwisely Needed the traitorous
proposition. Before leaving the fort he assigned
to his wife seventy-tye men, with directions to
hold the place until his return. He soon after
with the remainder of his small army, reached
the headquarters of Gen. 1turbide, who as soon
as he got possession of his rival. caused him to
be assassinated. Time passed. on, Mrs Long
heard nothing of the sad fate of her husband.
The seventy five under her charge became
dissatisfied provisions were well nigh exhaus-
ted. and they became clamorous to return to the
"States.' She told them that Gen Long had
directed her to remain until his return, and
that she should do SO, e dead or alive
Every man deserted her to retrace their stems
to their homes, leaving her with an infant and
nurse, young negro girl of twelve or fourteen
years of age, the sole occupants of the fortiiea-
ton. She kept the flag of stars and stripes
floating from the walls, fired the morning and
evening gun and beat the daily reveile. The
Mexieans and Indians thought the place was
still garrisoned, and kept at respectful dis
tance. Time sped. A year elapsed, and still
no tidings of her gallant husband reached her
lonely abode During all this space she had
subsisted by gathering oysters from the beach
and shooting birds which few about the fort.
In 1921 Gen. Austin invaded Texas, and seeing
u flag floating from fortifeation near the Gull
supposed the noted Lafitte had established him.
self there.
He sent in flag of truce, and what was his
surprise to find this place, in the midst of mimi
cal Mexieans and savage Indians, manned by
solitary woman!