Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02

Dranoys winch he kept as an antidote to
snake bites when he travelled with my
uncle; this he had bought in Natchi-
toches, La. DR.. Carothers brought the
horn TO the city of Austin in 1873, and
left it with Mr.. Hardeman, who gave it
to me in the fall of 1873. The stopper of
the horn is also CUP.
at Natchitoches the Mexioans formed
their first market in the United States.
In June, 1899, the legislature adjourned
TIL fail. During the recess of the legis-
lature my uncle determined to go down
10 Matamoras to see Gen. Terrain, COM
mander of the eastern states of Mexico
bordering on the Rio Grande. While on
this trip he heard of the troubles in
Texas and also that Gen. Mexia had been
sent with four armed vessels and troops
to the mouth of the BraZos to quelI the
outbreak. Austin fastened to Malta
moras to join Mexia, and with him went
to Texas. He left his horses, mules and
travelling equipage with Mr.. BedeI, ex-
pectlng to come back and attend the fall
term Of the legislature. However, after
reaching Texas he found things so stirred
up by the battles of Anahuac and VeIasco
between the colOnists and Mexican SOL
dlers, he concluded not to return to the
faII session of the legislature, and wrote
to me that Mr.. BedeIl aud three or four
merchants were TO pack goods to the
state fair at Saltillo, on the 10Th of Sep
TENDER, anniversary of the declaration
Of Mexican independence, and that on
their return I could go with them to
Matamoras, where Mr.. Bedell would
give me his horses, equipage, etc., and
recommend some trusty Mexican to go
with me to San Felipe. One of the
merchants with whom l travelled was my
old friend, Reuben NJ. Patter, who af-
forwards came to Texas. He wrote
''The Hymn of the Alamo, - "The
Fall of the Alamo, - and "San Jacinto
Remnant - Capt Patter was one of
the best friends of the Texian prisoners
IN 1886 and saved some from being shot.
He got Mexican ladies to go on their
knees to the commander in general,
which caused him to postpone the exc
cution of the sentence they were under.
Before the time arrived for executing
the sentence, there came news of the
battle of San Jacinto and the prisoners
were released. Capt. Patter is still liv-
ing In Brooklyn, N. Y, aged eighty
FIVE years. He sent me ''The San Jacinto
Remnant from Bermuda Islands, where
he was spending the winter. 1t was
written March 6, 1884, the anniversary
of the fall of the Alamo. I received it
March 20, anniversary of capitulation of
Col. Fannin with Gen. Urea.
On our way to Matamoras l saw the
Mexicans, (hired by the merchants)
shoot the heads off rattlesnakes and fry
them and eat them like we do chickens.
was then fifteen years old. We passed
through the beautiful city of Monterey.
When we arrived in Matamoras Mr.. Be-
n oil la1 - OTTO
and introduced Mexican who agreed to
accompany me to San Felipe. We left
MatamOras in October and travelled
through wilderness all the way till we
struck the Irish settlement, San Patri-
clio, on the Neuces river, which colonists
were brought from Ireland By Powers
and Hewettson, the latter being the
same DR.. Hewettson of whom I have
spoken. | have always regarded il as q
PrOvidential Interference that my MeXi-
can guide was an honest man and did
not kill me and take all of my uncle's
property. When we reached Goliad the
Mexican heard the people talk of the
battle of Velasco and Anahuao, and was
afraid to go any farther, so [ had to pay
him off and discharge him. 1 went to
the alcalde Of Goliad and informed him
l was the nephew of s. F. Austin, the
first imprisoned, and told him that the
Mexican had refused to go farther, and
asked him to introduce me to some hon
est Mexican who could show me the way
and help me take care of my uncle's
which l could not do by my
self, there beng so much Of it. The
Mexican he found for me was a large,
powerful fellow, over six feet high. He
proved very reliable, and saw me safe in
Ca1f 7 Coz To
lipe l delivered to my uncle his equipage
and told him (afterwards) that if I had
been older l never would have taken
that trip with a strange Mexican for a
then went down to my
IS on Chocolate bayou, east of |
BraZoria, to see my mother. l had on a |
Mexican suit, with broad brim hat and |
my mother did not recognize me. In |
December, 90, my stepfather moved his !
family to Peach Point, ten miles below |
BTaZoTia, where my sster-in-law, Mrs. |
Perry, now lives. l went into Richard |
son s. Austin s store at BraZoria and re- |
manned there till June, '33, when 1 quit |
aud went into Perry s. Somerville 8 store |
at San Felipe. My stepfather had writ |
ten TO SomeTville in Missouri, who had |
been his clerk, TO come out and join bim |
in business. Somerville was afterwards |
q brigadier general of the militia and |
the expedition to the Rio |
Grande in 1912. In April, 1888, the |
consultation OF the delegates elected by |
the people of Texas had met at San
Felipe and elected stephen F. Austin,
DR.. James B. Miller and w. Il. Whar-
ton commissioners to the City of Mexico
TO procure the admission of Texas into
The Mexican confederscy as a state, sep
lrate from COahuila. Austin was the
only one of the commissioners who went,
and had already left San Felipe when L
arrived there, in June, '33. After stay
ng in Mexico until December, Austin
started home, having despaired of the
success of his mission. During the time
ne was there he stopped at the hotel of
IN Englishman by the name of Adult.
While there q French artist impoTtuned
him to allow his portrait to be painted
and he consented. The portrait, which
vas given by my mother to my half
brother, stephen Perry, and which his
widow, Mrs. Perry, has now, represents
Austin in frontier garb. My uncle
ketched the style of portrait he wished
he artist to paint. Ny brother, Col.