The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-20

{ THE BATTLE OF SAN LACZWTO
Hoqu Texas Won Her independence on April n, 1886.

deiartmcni q Infantry armed with
eoopetgs. Into nc nearest wood Beng ~
covered thete. 'nlonrl Sherlnhh appan.i lot
I leave go charge On them WIN lhr ItEa.
cavalry, lu all eiEhl} hFf men. FffmS'l'h
wns given and he charge made. hnit as
tRe NeNWal!H "ftc W 'h' WIS w, ulns
WIN "recied ana ne rhNiltF returned
without dnmhg"
NhorlF niicr mus latSc portion b me
ynrmy i0rers aat0nceH 'PiIlH " g9i
lcry o. within hundfrd yards ~ me
Texans tannons' ne latter OPENED on
tDeHl "hrh ihrF Wherled Phu ieil hark
preclpl1ieiy' In'9 EstIa9t was ans"tEed
~ s".W' ltuul 'ut ttAan inuhN . uHl
Mnuld nave aiAiued less timid SPIRITS lhc
ileNans ata nor pursue mem hui lhS tNln
hietcr6' kept up IRE on them till they
got our u danger doing them some dam
age Fhg o9tmL NihareW To- d position
neH' rue uhhbs OF the Nhh jatlnto river iot
U,tNN "I WIS Usl'" 'pfF luhtlllhl
abnul Ihlec-lnnrlhS or o W'e from the
lrNVh5 'HgpHlpmeh', where lhey com
hs, h''u =" IIuiF
~ w rtVHMS' "hHut aH h"W hci"re sun
~ ",u., l',,tn ',N'1 p'i,l,S'l3n ol
wv '"Iul'uht'l lp,,Gh'I T." lahe the 'iN9iry
auu frr"nnolicr Ihn general hrst ohiectc',
pul On i'uo'Vou c"9~hltd' ordering MN
n'li.,lN "ut l" ~ "Alllh Wn@k't thnl on thc
,,pce ,,,. ''''G" ,o I3p NV ntl l' aH
r'.i,io'' XXI a. m ,", wv, ny ",I,iS"th tnnl'
ptIl1'Ii "nu lvt l9't l'oson, tpa, me pre-
,lIl't',lu IfllrNt 2l ING enemy alter INK
nWiIIng hat ann 9aastl ro' I, ap no,t WINS cn
gagcmcnt should disturb that fcenne
me 'nYhlry set Out and continued "a ad
tht operny,s i,1f,nt,, a, ''I ,n' '', ,',
rencontre with their cavalry. retired m
,9G meantime the infantry under Colonel
,6,' .t,l,,r,.' 1 nHIlrsul 'rEli"enl ana
aIrg II necessary In tbia aGrir inc 'rcyan
r1rnlrv acquitted themselves handsomely
nm, ",H',E ,hC ,nn,l 'WgulShfd ot ihch
inlning tho army M Grore.s r"H a., tUI,,g
ranks and soon parprd au pnyluhlc rpputn.
,.un w. NWolfi n" Texans had two
-vcrrN lbov olgo Iost ibo, t,rs W,u'F ne So
loss ~ the enemy was doni,tlcss NAV, com,
siderable
Both armies having retired IN thcir o.T7,r.
trrs. the evening pugSed off unI ,yith H.
the excitement Of the dny. The rrypr.
being hungry und fatigucd 49, clting Oh
talued a refreshing slneu SSho pnpriv IL,
the meantime complcted ms brcset,yn'i, AZ
trunks and baggage 'Thursduv Auru ~
was q clcnr hne day. FnIlv In thr fnorn
Ing the reNuu commander In chief dirrrtc 4
Colonel Forbes the commlssarv general
TO furnish Deaf Smith with one or mora
axes, and TO have them at certain place
~ the Same time he sent for smith and
directed hiU not go 20 ONT of thr limo al
scntiuc's thHt day without spocjmi n"r,,,i5
sion a- hr lud nnrficulDr busirass for hit,,
| OF q secret character
-
.., 49,, ""'E ~ was "'N'
/ ''''''" 'n"I considerable force under
! General Cos was advancing from the d.
/ rerttnr ,r yt,.o,. t,is.. .
/ o,,.,,' >,,,,, ~, '""''' ,'' -"
! ''' ''"'p NN W WAS seen oN mo Texans
! II was believed 10 he reinforcement IA
santa Anna. The commander In chief. oi
though HIS Spl,s had hr,,.tt i,r,,....f,-
"' ''''' "'' drought information
| on IHt arrival ot the reinforcement, not
caring ihal it should he at that Dme