The news., 1882-05-04

nearly alike in complexion, form and
features that they were supposed to BE-
brothers, the captain being apparently
a little older than the other. Cassi.
ano did not remember to have ever
seen them before, was confident that
be never saw them afterwards, and he
did not learn their names.
After the entry Of the detail, Santa
Anna and his suit retired; but the
two officers With their detail, remained
within. The wo kept themselves
close together. Ny informant desit.
GUS to know what was to be done and
remained with the detail; and, to en-
able him to see all that was to be
seen, he kept himself near the two off.
GERS, never losing sight Of them.
| As soon as the dictator and suit
had retired, the detail began to take
up the Texans to bring them together,
and lay them in pile. / had learned
from the other prisoners that the
,Mexicans at the same time performed
the additional work of rifing the
pockets of the slain Texans.
The two officers took a stand about
the centre Of the main area The
FIRST corpse was brought and laid as
the captain directed. This formed a
nucleus for the pile. The bodies were
brought successfully, each by four
men, and dropped near the captains
feet. In imitation of his general, the
captain viewed the body of each
Texan for few moments, then thrust
his sword through him, and then, BY
a motion Of his sword, directed the
four men who had brought him, to
throw him upon the pile, which pam
tomime was instantly obeyed.
When the Texans had all been
thrown the on pile, four soldiers walk.
ed around il, each carrying can Of
csmphene, from which he spurtsd the
liquid upon the pile. szsF
This process was continued until
the bodies we're thoroughly wstsed,
then match was thrown upon the
pile, and the combustible fluid instant.
y sent up dame to an immense
height.
While the auid was being thrown
upon the pile, four soldiers broue ht a
cot, on which lay sick man, and set
il down BY the captain, and one Of
them remarked aHere, capsain, Is .
man whois not dead" "Why is he
not dead7" sold the captain. 1--WE
found him in room by himself" said
the soldier. "He seems to be very
sick, and | suppose he was not able to
fight, and was, placed there BY his
companions, to be in safe PLACE, and
out Of the way" The captain gave
the sick man . searching look and
said. II think have seen the man
before" The lieutenant replied, II
think ! have, toO,'' and STOPPING down
be examined his features closely.
Then, raising himself up, he address.
ed the captain. he is no other than Z
the infamous Bowel"
The captain then slao stopped, gassd
inteDtly onsths sick mans face. as.
suwsd 40 erect position, and oonAsm.
ed the conviction Of the lieutenant.
The captain then looked fsroely
upon the sick man and said; "Hov
10 It Bowie, that you have been found
hidden 10 room by yourself, and
haye not died lighting, like your com
radss'' To which Bowie replied, Ia 1
good Castilian, ~ should surely hare
done 50, but you ses ! am sick and
cannot get off my sot." Said the cap.
tain, "YOu have come to fearful
eDd-apd we'll do you deserve il. As
an immigrant to Mexico You have
taken an oath before God TO support
the Mexican Government, but now
you are violating that. oath By fight
ing the government which YOU have
sworn to support But this perjury.
comnaon to all your coustrymen, i not
your only ofsuse. You have mar.
Fisd . respectable MEXICAN lady, aud
are lighting against her pountsymnesp1s. s1sI q
Thus syou have not only perjursd
yourself, but you have also betrayed
your own family
az did," /" said Bowie, otake an ,os ost6
to support the laws ofMexioo, and ID
defense of those laws | am now light
ing. You took the same oath when
you accepted your commission In the I
army; you are now violating that oath,
and betraying the trust of your ooun-
trymen, BY fighting under faithless
tyrant fersthe destruction of those
laws ahd for the ruin of your peoples
liberties. The perjury and treachery
are not mine but yours"
The captain indignantly ordered
|, Bowie 10 shut his month ad stTeh.iy