The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11

21st. solemnity pervaded the camp and q
determination seemed to be fully depicted
upon each face that by the help OF Him who
rules the destiues OF nations and their
own strong arm, Texas should be free.
Thu they remained. their determination
becoming more and more intensified, until
about o'clock p. m, when TO the great
| delight of his followers, the general an
nounced that he was ready. and as he had
before told them he would do, lead them
to battle and to victory and such
glorious victory; unparalleled in tho an
nails of history. One poor fellow, who be-
longed TO Captain Bryant's company, and
! who was one OF my messmates, not I'M
| Outstanding the word OF command in the
general charge ran back to camp and re-
ported all of the army killed by the enemy.
The next day after the battle Captain
Bryant invited me to go with him to the
generals marque, where he lay in his
couch with shattered ankle, made by a
musket ball In the engagement, While
there General Houston inquired of Captain
Bryant how his command tShaved in the
engagement. Very bravely," was the re.
sponse, except one private, II, who
acted cowardly."
| The general requested the captain to send
Mr.. L. to headquarters which he did.
telling him the general wished to see hun.
| Having the curiosity OF most boys,
| followed Mr. L.. to the generals tent
| to see What was TO be done with him.
When he arrived at the tent he said:
General Ho1ston, / learned from Cap
tain Bryant that you wanted to SEED me-"
rs your name LIP asked the gen.
eral,
ut is" replied L..
"Your captain Informed me that you
ran In the engagement.
~ did replied L., mot understand.
ing the word OF command"
The general turned on his side SO as to
face his secretary and instructed him TO
give Mr.. IT,. discharge for life, and
advised him to so home and marry In
brave family.
one of our principal officers was ac-
icused OF cowardice and other misdeeds dur
ing the battle
lie was tried by court martial. found
guilty ard expelled from the army, nut
he refused to leave lie was treated with
great dsrespect by the soldiers and during
his stay was often reminded Of his deri-
LECTION and bad conduct
Our line OF camps was on the banks or
Buffalo bayou, from which we used drink
ling water, etc. To humillate ms oihcer,
some one at the head OF camps, wouia
ask the question. "Who stole money
Some one would respond down the line
Colonel F." Still lower down the Inc
lanother response, that's true Then
some one would ask. "Who squatted in
the grass? and who killed a woman
would receive the same response as the
first question.
We had captured large quantity OF
merchandise, which was sold at auc'ion
and bought by the soldiers some articles
brought fabulous prices. Spanish blanke'es
sold as high as SG2 and Santa Anna,s sau-
die $685. Mexican ,amilies were with Fan,
ia Annals army and were being donlclien
upon the farms that had been so hatlily
abandoned by their frightened owners
The dead Mexicans were never buried
General Houston prnrospd to Santa Anna
TO have them buried by the prisoners, but
he was Indifferent and said he cared nothr
ing about IT.
1t must be remembered. as before stated
that Houston had no army when he was
given command and had 70 rely upon re-
cruits which came mostly from Eas'erh
Texas and the states and his pollcy "af
Ito retreat to Sabine, or in reach OF oneie
Sans soldiers, who were encamped on the
least side OF the river. eagerly ana anx-