New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-10
,,..-,e-- OIL Germans i'm Texas.

Tho following article . Translation from 1hF
Goi-c.fop Tnio8. German paper e.'abli-bed since
the occupation Of that place by the Union iofoes IL
viii prove su Incentive g. ELL higher deeds OF
loyalty AID heroism ny tho GornAns now dong
,rrvic. IN the rank. 81 tie unDn army, aud may b,
END with profit by tho-o Rebel sympathrep who
are onro.ed to the Government bringing tie whole
south to allie glance
N,ar the origin o! the bAud Calc and Piedruales
an Jonu.tou's Creek several American aud Two
German families s'tlled but Two years ago. lon-
tending against the roughncss OF The roil and tue
wild lndi.ns they had no pleatlnt position, but
Icy uerseyercd oouso ous u their courage end
tb.ir inirepdy nLd the lower settlements owed II
IN them That they had LEES To safer from the raids OF
the IDI Ans lhrse border inhabitants received bul
little utwr about the condition 81 the country hhd
The eyeuts OF the war. All at once they Were hOti
fed 10 INV war taxes and TO drIll. The irs demand
they conld not comply With, hecau'e lhey had no
money not even corumeal tor Their families and Inc
ln,t order tury cOull not obey because the! hyed
an distant from ,ach other and their sbsence would
leave their fnuies without protectio'.
For the,c r-n.ops they were cou.iefed Union
men and Cant Dun, n notorious rowdy, was sent
s,sinst the rcitcrr with n company Of exams. They
All the protection OF their iricnde but hal To nv
from the oyerpOwcring numbers oil their enemies 10
IN. mountains Many Germans and Americans were
arrested and imprisoned IN Fredericksburg, ana
(nrI. Dul REINFORCED ny fOv tstH W hItlh'c
unc, ss,nIly against the German Aboli,iouists and
nuut up tie Yankees. The soldier ngan visited
Johnston Creek bat found the most Of the settlers
had He'd TO the mountains. FREDERICK Dcgener alone
oy supp isr1 oireping under the porch 0i his mouse
han ", kened bv tho crfs Of distress oi 10 vile
o,'d ,hs d,scher,c 4 ,nu-kets Of his enemcr who
fired IA shot. afcr INN. he fortunately made his
oscape.
ty taken on. Other iu'ms IN Tue neiSnoofhood were
also searched the iarHeis taken pii.oieri ana The
houses burnt down. pom the news oi these events
frederick Dcgener and Oth-r,iugliytr concluded TO
Av 10 Mexico: more eXcs joined them md soon they
had a company ~ - men. But they travelled too
slowly, aud before day break one morning they were
surprised 10y 200 Texans. AlfeI mOst dettfinned
,e.,-thuce they were defeated and only IL Of them,
,ov,red with wounds made good tholr escape.
All fugitiyes which aitefwafd fell INTO the hands
Of the enemy were hung up. Among there b.
men ONLY five were American, the Otlcrs all Ger'
mnns. A few of the fuNlyrs escaped across the
Rio GrIude Others wandering Ia the mountains aud
suffering extreme hunger, sought protection among
American families but were hahde1 over 10 lholr
/ persecuiOrs aud shot or hung.
10 this news, DIR. Adoph Deuai, celebrated
German traveller, who Tor many years had lived III
that country, makes the following notes;
We know personally most OF these unfortunate vie
Tins which have been murdered mercesslyno because
they rebried sgnst tho GoseTnHnst bui because the)
ma, sct against the Union aud would fahoI fly 10 Mex
W. TLe,o murdered Unon Of the glssie
bnector. OF tho state they had done jhe hardest onre
I'll IN A. cealod it fom tho Wild beasts ahd Indians trJ
lad saved II to civilization throgh more tlan on" oou
ns.rpcs and famine .eey ed as bOTdorcs then pIrsh Per
eeutor. the sayohoders sgains tho Invasion. uans
aud done the bost servics vouteefs Ia Tue MbAcs W"
And the wars Oh tho frontier. The placed the e' huu -,
enc., IA Texas well they could he lonha .S WIZ
smong the American GrnIanA They inihi,h'd V,u Proc
t thew could cultivate sugar end cot without the oS
danger 20 health nj Increased the Teea oil ihe country mn
| lions OF dollars" &.
| The obove-rala,ed events are their reward Tor H.
Unndreds WHO ,ucceedcd ia making their escap'
rave abou, in tho woods, having lost everything
ao,os sven their families Hundreds ARE now chase
ike wild beasts through the wilderness OF Nor'h
western Texas and suceumb beca,'ss oi tue n'os
norrid toriurss their fate never Uc'"s A"0"" =
/ their feow-mcu