The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21

would take to the tlmbcred bottoms and
remain in the ncighborhood. But when the
enemy invested San An,onio about the 9th
OF March and nearly all the settlers moved
on, was constrained to help my neighbor.
MIR. Kent. who had been tried soldier In
the old army and participant In the battle
OF San Jacinto, and now with wife and
children had no way to move. loaned
him my two horse wagon and saw him
well started on HIS retreat; then taking
three yoke Of oxen to Gonzales ! hitched
them onto wagon to enable my sister and
her husband. Mr.. Pilgrim, 10 remove 10
Houston, and with one OF my friends, Mr..
Hendrick Arnold, we went TO the front,
Finding thai the enemy had fallen back
from San Antonio and that Captain Hays
with few men were out In the country
keeping guard intended to join his COM
mand, but riding alone several days In
search OF his camp and my horse being
much jadcd, Instantly returned TO San
Antonio.
As the return OF the enemy In more fer
midable force was confidently expected II
was thought best TO occupy The San Anto-
MO frona!er Immediately. and good COM
pany forming at Gonzales, at which plaza
small parties from the Layaca and Colo
RADIO had arrived, the line Of march was
taken UP. Crossing the Guadalupe at The
by the fcrty-milc watcrhoie. penetrating
10 the Mission Conception. Were military
camp waA formed General Ell bLrieson be-
ing commander in chief: Captain Daniel
d. Friar In command OF the men from the
Cuero settlement, the Gonzales company
and the few renforcemenls arriving from
time to time. The volunteers, waiting thus
two or three weeks moving canp from
place to place, subsisting on beef without
aatt amor a.
ccuraged and returned home; TIE command
was almost broken up. leaving this part OF
tho country in a defenseless coDcition.
Then an order came authorizing the en-
rolling OF two companies TO range on the
frontier, promising rations, clothing, etc.
One company was commanded by Captain
John G. Hays. The ether by Louis r.
Cook: and thus the western country was
secuted over and well guarded. the men
subsisting principally upon slch game as
deer, turkeys. wild hogs and oney, with
little salt, coffee and cornmeal, replacing
their wornout clothing with drassed deer
skins and mocrasins.
Captain Cook having left for hesdquar-
tiers his company moved TO IAN Antonio,
aud under the command of Lieutenant
John n. King tnow OF Stoc'sfaisD was de-
TITLED to guard government arms AM am
munition To Gonzales Among these we're
about $50 muFkets, two fine brass eight
pound cannon with caisson and equipment
complete. This company was disbanded
about the middle q way, each man receiv-
ing a discharge calling for thirty-seyen
days pay. although they had been out
from their homes more than two months
several years afterwards some OF these
men received thirty or forty dollars IN
payment for their services.
The citizens OF San Antonio siili sus-
tanned IN the field Captain Iiats ana his
company, among whom were several men
from The Guadalupe, furnishing them cloth
ing and ratioDs Thus that eron'ier was
somewhat guarded during the summer ana
inroads from hostile indians and ropper
MeAicsps we're prevented.