The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-04-24
TEXAS RIFLEMEN.

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aeAaiis "eio men Aoi VIZ 'a'os' pai y iioli
the southern ana "esuerh states' lney Were
unerring markslnen, and We're accustomed %
handling the rifle from boyhood up
When Gen. Cos, who was captured at San
Jacinto, was asked, when O prisoner at Cal
weston. how he came 10 surrender a fortress
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iess '.t'i DIV Ia'no' is'',i Wv Al'ns' ",'nous
diseipnne' ana aiinosO "iehou' oineers' ne re-
phea:
N.Y. sir' whao couio aos "o coudu
not even snow hnge, ouo u was sto. =, on.
my men couiu nov seanu !. any iohse,- insy
wouiu nave us soon iousne tno ueVii n'iiiseii,
nao 10 SURRENDER
Due u an 'ne nsn.s .iiae ever was Al,
eNe l,,o 'no pas.ie y, oonoep. .a. VI, a. AZ ~
was petoer KNOWN ~ Ia" tline, inc paetie Oh
INV Aho' sesnoS' ~ see,'is no" " oo quieo
ioisoo.en az hoiiio, anu was heNer AnoWh
aoroau' Inc capture on Inc Alamo mace SO
li.ucn nolSe US 70 compulsory s"'''iip 'he glory
Oh my pei scriihinage'
Inc IruVh ABOUT cue patoie Is this' burhsoh,
WIN ooV men, hao Eaisen posi- Oh inc san
Ah.ono river, some distance peiow tne to"h'
anu ,nere no nay wanting Ior re-ehiorcements
peiore ne snouid attack pace that, de-
.enoeo oy as many Americans us IL had
Mexicans, would nave pecn hnpregnapie
IL was oeened advisable 70 advance nearer
upon inc town, ana accordingly volunteers
were cailed Tor 70 reconnoiter the country
about the enemys position, and to search for
saie and convenient spot Tor the army TO
advance and encamp upon.
Ninety-two men stepped forward, and
among them. We were ordered to proceed
up tho river until within six or seven miles
OF San Antoine, and after selecting proper
spot to return before night, Tho army was
to march ana take up their new position on
the next day. 80 of wo started, every man
upon his own hook, for although we had
those among US who afterwards distinguished
themselves as officers, yet with the exception
OF an Old Indian lighting general no one
assumed any particular command We had
special orders to avoid any collision with the
enemy, and to retreat upon the least symp-
tom OF danger As the men, however, were
fairly "froze for fight" there WINS little
chance OF their orders being obeyed, II fort
une should send the Mexicans our way.
Not inding any within the prescribed dis
lance, we determined to advance nearer upon
the town, and pushed on until we found, near
the Old Mission conception, and three miles
below bexar, as lovely cnmp ground as
ever Tell to the lot OF weary soldiers A bend
IN the river, known as tho Horseshoe" had
upon its shore a piece OF bottom land, above
which the prairlcrose IKE a line OF wall, 50 as TO
form q terteet hfeaslMoik pts-s nlt "a
ia''er was nor more ehnn Tour iees sHfn
tah inc po'eoni, yeU, as !. eurv 'liou,iu on
eitiiei sue ulisll ~ 'heS ,no riyer, po.'e,
70 ~
oi. Mood anu wafer Oh .ne spo., 'no rls si.
lol ou, ..'A, e',u .no p an ~ "ni ~.
our Irohu' no Wonuer .nhD we gave eneer
wneh VIC iouini ~ 'ihu no "onuel, ei.ner,
una. We nv ~ 70 Vno '''lis
pauy' Du. 70 sehu paca Two messengers un.l
Ior oulseises 70 camp 'or 'i'o s' anu ""''
Dulmsons aiiiNn a.
Ar i,o'ion ~ ~ us'us l''sseu am'., .liu We
loolsiy inis .lpI si'.s oua ~ u,sis ssu','ion
"as ~ ~" ,,.a ~. -, ~,
~ wis1 ~ 'io s,iy Dru snay i''uos ne, nos.u
IN .,,e puS anu ..i,'s polleceiy sue
, ,As- = - =. w. nv - ~. 80 ~ ~
iaee Oh ner error, W. nnu nos peen az our
ne" ciii,p more ''i''li IN houl pelore mexican
women pesan " cunhv ~, wilii .noir Inherent
nr.,cies ior hsiic 70 DousnS u Nien wires,
a'u my ns .'N 80 ''s e.1'np
wen. up 70 DeAar anu lcPo,eeu our e1ac1
hulh.el. lounu a. 'ei m''u .nus .hey easo
our ioiee us n,l,e.s wv, winch ~ was ~
.ne .iii,e, ai'nouSn WV '''i "o'o A'"0 oieA
70 burnson.
Nisho ore" on We ,liaue our iire, cookeu
our supper, ate, drank, slnoked ana were
merry. a guard was SET, ana ono ny ono enc
rest departed Ior tne iana Oh NOD Aitnough
camped on po"om' siept IRe O. Top.
1owaros morning my neignpor-i amos.
sala ped ieiio", ior our pialkets utmost
toucned-grasped my ies gehtiy ana "oKe
me up
histl" nc sala, III low voice.
WnuV S ,e' in4unou - IA nan ''A'e'p
and thoroughly cross tono.
husn, dor your nie, nc repneu, IA
Whisper, nspeh, 40 you near any onins
Like bottom, was an ears M moment.
ABOVE tnc morse iiaoe ny inc rushing wuoers
az our ieee, neuiu q ipou' ~ Va tnu u'eniss'
sound, as Ike the low moan OIL doS as any
thing could compare 10 10.
fshaw! SUD !, Ns mourning pu' Won
or hound
aes, repiieo my conplnio,i' "no YVES ~
other than the noted Coi: BOWIE. YES, you
are rlght; there are wolves apou., puC ,nas
sound you near ID tnc creaK Vi hriiieiy
wheels
Let us alarm our men Instantly, saio 4,
NO sucn tning, ne answered, heep sun,
those rascais are upon .ne opposiee siuo u Ine
river, ana tney e3pecS 70 sulprise US lco
tnem tnllk 50, u posaiyie' unli ,ney i, w'e
the attack. ihat sneei nus sa '.',' Us o ~
90 no. near u nsaln, aue YOU VIM no'' ,ol ~
tney nave no 'neals ol guis..ns y, my =
send DOCK lor Srcaso. ~ pes .luo .nosp
wheels are pouna rounu WIN sasam =, .a ss,,
an 'hay eno .ses {. ~ 49,.
cioth OF pucKskln, 10 proven. nny souhu iiohi
reachmg US. oniess soli ns y, soes "ions
with them wneh tney ioru .no s'reanl, you
WIN ne,.f noVniiis az '"ei un''' Wv - s''''y
speaks
IL was very iorluha'o .nils iol Us 'n .,oo
they were oDnged 70 cross nos .ho.e .niln ~
yards peio" INC camp lor nnu 'ney eulls
down on inc pr'lrie sue We mouil ploD sa.
not nave hearu ,nelii' as we "oui' nave D''''
70 the wnd"ara. -,
Bowie went cautiously ABOUT INC camp, uiiu
arousing rev oio SCOUTS 70 iieip I'M, soo o,
had every man IN camp awake anu pIepareu