The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-02-10
A Perfect Spartan.

The Spartan women of Texas are not a
few. The personal history and adventures
of the few we know, were we permitted t9
relate them ts 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 rela ed by Rev. Mr.. Fontaine, in one of
his recent lectures at the Richmond A
theneum. Speaking of the early history of
Texas, he gave an account of Gen. Longs
effert to revolutionize that country in l8l9.-
Gen. Long served under Gen. Jackson in the
Seminole war, and at the battle of New
Orleans. He married, when twenty-five
years of age, celebrated beauty and heiress
of Nashville, only sixteen 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 a fortifca-
ton, where he established his headquarters.
He was elected President of the Republic
full Cabinet was appointed, a regular govern
ment organized. At that time Iturbde was
overrunning Mexico, with the design of max
ing himself supreme ruler of that State
Being jealous of the success and power of
Gen. Long, he proposed toh him, through an
agent, that they should unite their forces,
which would enable them to strengthen and
confirm their authority-the one over Mexi-
CO, the other over Texas.
Gen. Long unwisely needed the traitor
Gus proposition. Before leaving the fort, he
assigned to his wife seventy-fve 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.
Iturbide, who, as soon as he got possession
of his rival, caused him to be assassnated.
Time passed on-Mrs. Long heard nothing of
the sad fate Of her husband. The seventy
five men under her charge became dissatfied
provisions werei we'll nigh exhausted, and
they became clamorous to return to the
Estates" She told them that Gen. Long
had directed her to remain until his return, &
that she should do so, "dead or alive"
Every man deserted her to retrace their
steps to their homes, leaving her with an in
FAINT and nurse, young negro girl OF IL or Ia
years Of age the sole occupahtsof the fortifica-
ton. She kept the flag of stars and stripes
floating from the walls, fired the morning g.
evening gun and beat the daily reveille.
The Mexicans and Indians though: the place
was still garrisoned, and kept at u respectful
distance. Time sped. A year elapsed, and
still no tidngs 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 flew about
the fort. In 1921 Gen. Austin invaded
Texas, and seeing flag floating from for
tification near the Gulf, supposed the noted
Lafitte had established himself there. He
sent in & flag of truce, and what was his
surprise to find this place in the midst of ini-
mical Mexicans and savage Indians, manned
by a solitary woman!
A CONFLICT oFJURIsDICTfoN IN THE MEsIL-
La VALLEY--By the last mail from Santa Fe,
we have an interes ing letter dated Dec. 10,
1859, wherein the write says: "To-day we
heard some rather interesting news from the
Mesilla Valley. At the session of the Cour,
there, just, Judge Benedict charged the
grand jury that they should take cognizance
OF all crimes committed in the Messila Valley
which, he said, was within the jurisdiction oil
Dona Ana county.
"In obedience to the charge of the Court
the grand jury found true bill against
Mexican in that valleG, for the murder Of
chief of the Apache Indians, The Marsha
went with the process, into the disputed ter
yitory, to arrest the man, but the inhabitant
refused to give him up, or to recognize tn
authority. Here the matter ended. ."-Wash
ington Star