Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-27

RATS, taking the pianks out Of the
house TO cover them with.
After leaving Cassey's Landing
we were taken to Matagorda. Afier
remaining there five or six DAYS
General Urea set ont tor Columbia,
on the Brazos, leaving the prisoners
and some soldiers under command
of Colonel Holtzenger, polander,
who had been in the Mexican ser
vice. eight years. lie was a most
excellent man aud officer. From
Columbia General Urea went to
Brazoria, at which place, when his
men would 90 down to the river TO
get water, the Americans, from the
canebrake opposite, would fire on
them and kill them. This alarmed
General Urea, who thought that
the Americans must be in consider.
able force or they would not ven.
ture TINS, and he sent an express
tn Colonel Holtzenger 10 send some
OF the prisoners under an escort OF
guard 10 Cassey's Landing to pre-.
pare RATS, 40 that ii he was forced
10 retreat, he could cross without
any difficulty. !, with four others,
were sent up To do the work. Next
day, after we got there, there came
Mexican colonel, who had made
his escape from San Jacinfo. He
had flesh wound it, his thigh, ard
two balls had passed through his
hat, one passing through the scalp,
leaving the scull bare in one place.
He gave information that Santa
Anna was either killed or captured.
The Mexicaus were thrown into
great CONSERVATION, and they com.
menced the retreat to Mexico i'm.
mediateiy. They gave us az much
whisky as We could carry in large
Spanish gourds. Joseph GambeIl
and myself Kept ours, and during
the daN would tall back us much as
We could. 81 that We got back with
the rear guard. One night when
west OF the Trespalacols Greek, We
made the guard drunk aud got
away, aud wandered for three days,
arriving ut the ranch uf John k,l.
Ter, where we found old corn and
about twenty acres of corn in roast
ing ear We found piece of steel.
hunted up Il stone, struck fire, and
III Il few minutes had a fire. killed
solne ch!ckeuS, ground some corn.
made some soup and mush. and sat
down To the best meal we had ever
bad. rs We bad had noihing to
rat since We made our escape from
the guard. We remained there
tarng sumptuonSly for eight days.
Daring this time we prepared for
travelling b, killing calf, and cut.
ting it up and dry ing it Ia Mexican
stale.
At this time Mr.. Keller came up
Seeing It's he was alarmed, and
sttHck OH III It GaIlup. We called
to him to retain; that he was i'll no
danger. He said ttc would not, TIT
less We would tell him who we we're.
We told him that we were Fannin's
men: on hearing that he came up IA;
II gaiiop. When he came up he
attempted 10 jump oil his horsr: we
caught INN IN our arms and shouted
tor extreme JOY. He told us the
particulars OF the battle OF San
Jarinto, and We gave hun II history
OF our trials and suiierings. After
which, he having coffee aud coffee
Ia "a la. MI
having four chickens that We had
baked to travel on next day, we
pdrtook of Il pleasant meal.
Learning tom him that We were
only eighteen miles from Matagorda,
We concluded to 20 there that
evening. Mr.. Keller gave us direc.
lions 10y trail to the Colorado River,
where he nd n boat hid out. We
then parted with Mr.. Keller, he
remaining 10 look after bis stock.
We arrived nj Maiagorda ut s
o'clock that night. We were nearly
naked, bat the good people supplied
Us with clothing, and We immediate.
~ joined in the jubilee dances with
them. We enjoyed the dancing for
three days.
Being then furnished with ponies
We set out for Nelasco, the seat of
government. ID. Il. Burnet was
Governor and NJ. b. Lamar sccrcta.
~ OF War.
General Lamar had letters for me
from my father, the first had
received since the LIST Of November.
The letters gave me great pleasure.
E.unr,t T.n,ar uru.t mo IN On