East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-17
NUMBER IL.
The Battle Grounds OF Texas.

! 1886, which ended in the defeat and cap
ture of Santa Anna at San Jacinto, was not
the first struggle between the contending
armies in that country. In the year 1918,
Mexico being then under the dominion OF
Spain, large number of Mexicsns in the
northern provinces undertook to throw
off the Spanish yoke, aud were assisted
by a powerful force Of volunteers from
the United States, and most of them the
renegade remnants of the famous "Burr
Conspiracy" These adventurers, under
Col.kemper, encountered the Spaniards
and loyal MeXieans on the 9th of Febua-
ry, in an open field, not far distant from
Bexar and defeated them with consider
able slaughter.
Immediately subsequent to that action,
another ensued on the Goth March, be-
tween the Anglo Americans and the Span
ish force under Saldado, amounting to r.
600 men, with six pieces of artillery
Notwithstanding numerical superiority
and advantage of positions the issue was
for the Spaniards disasterous. a select
corps of rihemen, under one Lockett,
shot down the Spanish artillerists and
siezed their cannons, while Kemper on
the right, and Ross on the left, soon rout.
ed the enemy's wings. Four hundred
Spaniards were killed, and much great
er number were wouuded and taken pris-
oners. ,A
Toledo, Spaniard Of distinguished
family and soldierly demesnor, as gener-
al of 700 Mexicsns' who co-operatea with
Kemper, then commanded 400 Anglo
Americans. The two armies We're con-
frontcd on the margin Of the Medina, q
stream not far distant from Boxar. To-
ledo, in forming his line Of BATTLE had
disposed the Mexicans and Anglo Ameri-
cans in alternate companies. The fight of
the former disoreanized the latter, yet
they tlinched not from the contest but
fought with desperation proportioned
to the emergency Of the. occasion. So
CALAMITY did they acquit themselves that
the Spanish cavalry was broken, and Are
dondo commenced preparations for re-
treat. 1
The Anglo Americans, soon after the
action last mentioned succeeded in re-
gaining Bexar, but on the 10Th June fol-
lowing, fresh Spanish or royalist Span
ish force of 1880, under Elisondo
appeared before the town which he SUM
moned to surrender The demand was
met by contemptuous answer. An at
tack upon the Royalist Mexicans troops
compelled Elisondo and his army to fec
with the loss Of his stores, after sustain.
ing serious loss Of life.
But this victory, although it admitted
the hopes Of the assalants, reused the
vengeance Of the Spanish authorities; and
the month of August, 1913, beheld the
approach of fresh army from Mexico,
under the command Of Aredonto, Captain
General ol the eastern Internal Province,
estimated at 10, ZOO men, while to insure
success to his expedition, troops had been
drawn from Vera Cruz, and united with
veterans of the interior. fa
At this critical moment, Colonel Mos.
quiz traitor from the Mexican ranks,
rode over to the Royalists, and informed
them that the Anglo Americans were
beaten, and that, failing from want Of
water, they were unable to Withstand
another charge. Aredondo, on hearing
this, rallied his cavalry, and, with somc
of his freshest companies, made furious
attack upon Q Anglo Americans, who
were compelled to yield ground. Thin.
ned in numbers their ammunition spent
--werrici with the struggle-and
parched with burning sun-their defeat
became certain. The wori, Of slaughter
commenced; and most of those who cs.
capped from the battle field were slain or
captured on their flight to Louisiana
The recreat Mexicaus, who had deserted
their own flag in the hour Of peril sus.
tanned but little loss, while some Cosha,ia
Indians, who were in the action; stood
by the Americans to the last, and shared
their fate. The bones of the dead were
to be seen for several years afterwards
bleaching on the San Antonio road
InIS22 Colonel Don Jose Trespalacious,
Governor of Texas, had the skulls COL
lccted and inferred with military honors.