The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-08
By ]. N. MogPHls.

From 1886 to 1916 Texas was one of tn
nations of the world. Her ministers me
at the courts of st. Cloud and st. james
those of Russia Germany, France, Spail
and the other great powers of the earth
Her naval ornaments rode in triumph thu
sea, her soldiers amused themselves in FIRE
quent contests with their savage neighbors
and occasionally INDUCED n the very costly
luxury of visiting the descendants of Mon
tezuma, while her bonds, thrown by mil
lions on the market, sold for the enormous
sums of three, five, and as high as ten cents
per dollar s fi.aa
Generals j. P Henderson and James
Hamilton, as we'll as Col. Ashbel Smith,
while they reflected renown upon the in.
FAINT Republic in Europe were not very sue
cessful in establishing its financial reputa.
ton with foreign nations.
Onthe twenty-second of February, 1889.
Col. John H. Moore, w. p. Hardem2n,
Flacco, Castro. and others, aggregating
sixty-fve whites and forty-one Lipans,
mostly from La Grange and Bastrop, at
tackled the Comanches in their camp on
Wallace's creek, seven miles from San Saba,
and completely surprised them, but failing
to push their advantage, they lost their
horses and marched home on foot, with the
loss Of one man accidently killed, and seven
wounded. sl-a d ~ i
In July, 1889, after an Intellectual attempt
at q treaty with the Cherokees, under Col.
Bowles the Indians were attacked BY the
Texans, under Gems. Rusk and Douglas,
near the Neches, northwest of Nacogdo-
ches, who completely defeated them, burned
their village. destroyed their crops, and
drove them across the frontier
On the nineteenth of March, 1910, twelve
chiefs of the Comanciles, with warriors
squaws and children, amounting in all to
sixty-hvc, while holding treaty in San An
tonic with the Texans, came to words, then
to blows, and finally to fighting, which re-
suited IN the killing OF all the warriors and
the capture of their squaws and children,
though the sq1aws fought like fury; one Of
them killed G. w Casey, and another
wounded Major Tom. Howard
On the sixth and seventh of August fol-
lowing, 400 Comanches attacked Victoria,
and on the next day Linnville. killing IF
teen whites at Victoria and seven at
Linnville; but on the fifth dav after
wards, the twelfth of August, the whites.
under Gems. Felix Huston, Burleson. Bird.
Caldwell, Jones, Wallace, Hardeman and
McCulloch, attecked them on their retreat.
at Plum Creek, killed about seventy. and
captured much plumber and many horses.
Soon after, Col John H. Moore with IO2
men, followed the trail OF the Comanches
up the Colorado about 500 miles above
Austin, and on October "a, 1870, attacked
their village, killing or drowning IN the
river 1913 and capturing 81 Indians and 500
horses, with which he returned safely to the
settlements, lrith tie loss N o,;Iv one man.
The illfated Santa Fe expedition. num-
bering go men, under Gen. Hugh Mcleod.
sci ont from Austin on June 20. 1871. and
after many hardships. trials and suiferinqs
surrendered at San Miguel on the seven
teenth of September following without FIR
ing gun.
Early N 1912. the Mexicans. under Gen.
! as4ues invaded Texas, captured San
Antonio, but held il oaly two DAYS when
they retired.
On SeptemEer I, 1879, the 1Iexicans IN
der Gen. Won. while thn district court vas
u session and the presence 81 an enemy nn-
Suspected, dashed into the city 81 san
Antonio and capturod the city with the
cont IN session.
Alter cutting up Dawson IS IA lis SIS COM
Tales. tho Mexicans lell IN r'ith Cant. cid
wells command On che Slia1n. Senten,l,er
u. and after iosing l2o killed an.l Wounded.
on thc ncxt morning ciinA with thcir
eooty ind prisoners to the otller side 81 tie
no Gande
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