The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-24

ss's on ths sys n dspsflufs hcm nfssofs
w. received orders w. fspsif 40 fhs nnify
sb1ui 80 miles 10 fsesl the ihdlsns eho
ssfs o0mmiiiing murder aud aes0Iaiion On
The ifoniisf, We fesehsd this plics on
yesterday, dlrAn, from BE- fis 90 mites
via c0ium IL and Han fhlllipe DC Ausiin,
By The same f0sd on whion the Mexican
army had sdvanoed aud fsireaied. No you
may ruag We had Mt much 90 eat. Flesh
gssL the huest In the world and ~ yet q
little COTE and sugar, constitutes our en-
sls1 tbs hest quality | am the brigade
quartz master. aud as such, am always IN
pursuit OF provisions, horses, teams and
other measures for the army. | have q
ifsl.Iate opportunity TO zee this most de-
lightiul country on earth. | can tell yfu
ali about IL when l zee you. | enjoy
eIcelieu, health. and rum all tue obseF.
yaiiJns | can make aud learn rom the in'
hahrants II is oRe OF this healthisss
light before last and another last night.
iIom General Rlsk, in'orning Us OF the re-
turn OF ths Mexican army under Urea,
FiiisOlO aud Siesma, with 5 600 troops from
Vera Cruz and Mexico. and We are ordered
TO take post NJ polnt not FAR nom Gen-
eral Rnsk, on the west bank OF the 20 ar.
ado. We are now on the BRACES, about 30
miles Eum va tnuulh hhd - ihMV7 A'.i
tho Colorado. We are 10 Join the maih
army tomorrow, and will give the deNl'
cans q tighi, ard es We ell believe, goo'
whipping too. The government owes me
now sbou, t35 900. II We succeed will get
IL all, !, not "leS the tail go with the hide"
You ATe OF course HWare OF the glorious bat
tls Of San Jselnto and tho captura Of Santa
Auns, Cos, Almonil, aud many. other ON
eea; including nearly tnelr whole armV. |
ali In f.als Na..t nj
and Oiilcrrs qrariered with us about a
week You also know that Santa Auna at
TEN pied 10 make u treaty With tho Texan
government, but ir m Ihs sudden retro
grade movement of q neral Urea there Ia
little dountot his inability to cary the
treaty into sifsct, even II ne is In lac vii
ling 20 do SO, which Is doubtful. They are
certainly the most fsithlesa and treacherons
psople Ia the world General Green will
eend In n few days to Columbia after the
prisoners, (otfieers) aud take them with Us
In order that We can put them l., death
whenever 1t will bes, su )serve the interests
OF the government. i have Just received
10 ter IRON Mr. Caivit, who of rs 10 fur
nleh me 100 head OF line b ct cattle. i
mus send my assiGtant, Captain Egory,
after them 10 Mount Prairie. fifteen miles
distant. My mesamntes are General Green
and his aid, Captain Dyer, OF Is ltimore,
Captain Durocher. OF the ARTILLERY, from
Nav Orleans, DIR Lyor, chief surgeon and
Captain Artery, Of the Cavalry. whose
place will ba supplied Tonight by General
Felix Houston, who commands all the Cav.
airy OF Texaa. He Is from Natchez. Miss
issippi. and 10 now on his way 10 Join Us
from Washington, twelve miles distant.
He Is one OF the bravest Of the brave. We
expect IN meet part Of our b igads under
Major Ward. who came with us from the
United States, but wa ordered ON 10 Nnda.
gorda, at the mouth OF The Colorado. when
we lay at Galveston.
/ am sitting in the &araue In shady
grove on the prairie, where ! can see for
twenty miles IL every direction the natural
meadows speckled with cattle and MANY
fius farms producing :, 500 pounds OF cotton
per acre. You will be astonished when
'ell you what worse than Indian people
twenty -four out OF Twenty-Five OF the Next
cans are. On such republicans!
Address me Colonel George g.. Afford,
Qnsrttr-moster, Texas Army, and 1t will
reach me through the Texes agent at New
Orleans. Sincerely yours,
GEORGE G.. Afford.