The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-13
Reliable Information Of the United
States Troops in Texas.

States Troops in Texas.
Col. Reeve. of the L. S. Army, has
written 70 his friends here, under date 18th
of May. and we have been favored with
such information as may interest our read
ers.
1t will be remembered that by the terms
of Twiggs' surrender, the United States
Troops were to be permitted to leave Tex.
as unmolested, with all private property.
Col. REEVE was stationed at Fort Bliss.
FL Paso, on the line between Texas and
New Mexico. some eleven hundred miles
from the coast. Under the order of Gen.
Twiggs, (of whose detection we know
nothing he left Ell Paso for Indianiola,
via San Antonio. The march would re-
quire about thirty seven days TO reach
Sau Antonio. All arms, stores and pub.
Tic property were surrendered by Twiggs
to the State of Texas, and the troops
marched with muskets, provisions, side
arms, and baggage sufficient for the march
only. and having no artillery. When fiji
teen miles west of San Antonio, Col.
REEVE was moving forward with about 27O
men. and was met by the Confederate
troops, numbering 400. fully armed and
provided with six pieces of artillery, and
he was called upon to surrender as a pris-
Oner OF war. All of the other United
States troops had left Texas. and no as
sStance could possibly reach him. He
was without artilery--without orders or
superior officer who could reach him in
any way, and three hundred miles from
the coast. Of course, resistance under such
would have been mere sui
eide from which no coed could have come,
and an attempt to escape would have been
starvation. They had only four day pro-
visions left, and the weather was 80 bad
that tent life was almost uner durable.
The troops--some 27O--and eleven Off
GERS, were held as prisoners of war, no pa
role being received unless they will agree
not to leave the Confederate States, and
this they refuse to give.
The reason the Confederates give for
refusing to abide by the arrangement with
Twiggs. is, that the United States frs,
broke the agreement, and they are not
now bound on their part. The command
ing officer. however, dispatched messen-
ger to Montgomery, to apply direct TO the
Secretary of War of The Confederate States
for leave to release them on general pa
role, and his return was expected soon.
Col. REEVE says the weather is execra-
ble-wet and cold. aud they cannot remain
in camp without much sickness; efforts
are being made to get into shelter at San
Antonio. He say they are well treated.
Of course their arms are taken from them
and they are under guard.
Col. REEVE is a graduate Of West Point.
and has been in active service Except two
years at a recruiting station. since 1885
He served five years in Florda--was in
every battle under Taylor from Corpus
Christi TO Monterey. aud after that under
Scott from the bombardment Of Vera
Cruz TO the end of the Mexican war. He
was twice promoted for gallant conduct in
Mexico, and has been in constant and ar
duous service on the frontier ever since, in
Indian expeditions, and building frontier
fortifc aticns.
1t seems hard to pen up such men in
idleness as prisoners, in such times as
these, but such are the chances of the
times, and we suppose we must submit.