The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

d'aiS erei 70 the at onc.. ordered my
sft 20 eommaud To prepare for war. had
mem mpurte and formed in lnc on the
p-fts OF the RIVER in full View OF the Mex
. isr before the expiration OF the two
tgefh the POW was opened, the Americans
no hsi been detained were released and
my ,tiJ hetHt hroughrme a note from the
~ uls n4!uR officer .n which no the COM
Haagiug officer. sad that nc had just re-
ceiv.d a note from President Juarez au-
IOriHrTE him 20 make u treaty with me
uu tnc b4se that hal suggested ana ask
INK tor conference Wth me al his head
quarter. as soon as convenient to me. In
order 20 conclude the matter | clled on
Nm 80 once and the result, was we made
Criminals and delivery OF stolen property.
rms treaty Was both fair and Just TO the
alex can and Confederate goYcrnm ents
Coloael Cara : gned Tor MeX 10 and !
signed a. lieutenant colonel! commanding
OFT Duncan. Tor the Confederate govern
ineni The treaty was forwarded 10 Pres
!ds'.t Juarez, who approved it. | also
s'nt copy u It 10 President Davis with
copies Of al my correspondence on the
subject and statement Of the situation
on the Rio Granie that caused me TO take
the respons .hiiily ] had, express ng the
hope that my acton m the matter would
meet w1th his approval
president DAVIS Acknowledged the re-
ceipt and paid me high compliment for
my efforts in the field OF diplomacy.
Immediately after signing the treaty
the Mcxran officer delivered to me be-
tween 300 and 300 head of cattle and
horses that had been sto.en from Pecos
Il crossed the river with about 100 Of my
men ana recovered the stock. brought them
back to the Texas SIDE and del vered them
10 the owners many OF whom had been to
Eagle Pass an the time waiting for the
rc-CN u my negotiations. They were %
Wen pleased that they gave a number OF
rat i-eyes 20 my conmaad
soon after this / received n letter from
the governor OF Texas uubbocD stating
that party Of seven men had murdered
family Of four persons on the road who
were returning from Eagle Pas To Froi-
cricksbIrR. having stolen from the party
sloW or sl5o In gold The governor sad
IN his Ntter that he was nivs,4l that the
nlUrd.rrrs were in ficiraS NegtsiS and re-
q.est'st M 30 dcmal i the.r surrender un-
gr the terms Of the treaty und send
them 20 Austin under guari. He SEN me
the names and descriptions of the seven
men n.ii ! at once Gro sol the river. show
ed thr governor litter - the officer in
command and demanded that h.. deliver
the seven crinl. ais 10 me, The Mexican
oin0"r sent for n Is guard ana w about
one hour had dhe men n the stocks in
10 fc. the men 30 Pienufy tnrm. 1huy uc-
ku6 NledRed thar they were the men de-
scr ted IA ihe governors letter | made
tNt arrangement Tor mem 10 Ne n'llNtINu
20 mo IA" following day, tho delivery TO
be made In the middle OF the Rio Grande.
I'hfgc was Cd deal OF Formally at
teud ne the delivery.
I'm taking the seven men from the
EltArlhnli" to The river one OF them en-
derNorcd o ots-ipe aud the Mexican guard
shot him and We buried him on the MeNi-
can side OF the river, received the six
men ~ before stated, and sent them 10
Austin unfcr glaNi. and they were IN due
time delivered to the governor or the
SMte
- have been Informed hat they re.
mai1cd IN jlti IN Austin until the c,osc OF
he war ari they were released by the
Federal officers without even = trial
while I'm command an Eagle Pass re
ceiVrd moro or afss stock ihat had been
stolen and wac across ;he river, ana de-
lVereA tho same TO the owners,
81 am sqfFsncd thpt this treaty was a
great hrnent 10 our peoples and similar
one would be beneficial now,
- have been Informed since the close
OF the war that this wos the only treaty
made by tn Confederate government ana
ratified by any foreign government
For want Of time | Will DEFER mAHing
any statement Of matters THAI came under
my command aztec Joined yon ~ King
gold Earrecks both before and after we
TOOK brownsville. but I may do so some
time IN the fu'are"wos..sr B.ll,ns.r."