The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-02

and Indians IN Texas would join the Ed
wards party and that volunteers from the
United States would rally to th" iitc
CONAN" standard Had these results "'-
lowed tho revolution might nave been sue
Cessll, uut as ore remarked. the Tune
was MOI set at huud by Few years, hHt
tHs WAS the commencement luesSaEe
was sent to N5tchitoches for volunteers
but the man VINO carried VI betrayed ms
llpuds aud gave such un unttNoruhlc ace
count of acHiTs at Nucos doches tnui no ''-
sistaucc CAME a like message ialed I'D
AUStius colony, ana az this we ARE suhr
what surprised, few years mth1 Austin
neaded M army of colonists himself 4rl
marched upou san Antonio, but b, was not
aware AT tnls time of all the wrong "A 4
Edwards and his colony had ACTUALLY s'i
After the Grst day or two OF excitement
hau passed ana jurte being no lun,ula."
danger oil an attack from the curuy. On"
EI,luuul.,us tr.ll,u ~ LuuiI uUmta, leu,4A-
luluiiul Pdiuler win "A lew men To- -aaId
tue plucc. Norris, Who Ddd Ueru u,pOard
IIum Als UuIge, seeing the town 80 pOOiiA
defended, collected about eIsnty lo,uNvts
%. uuvu ttu vl LNC4Ne we've Ahtt 4'aus,
mostly ua relatives, ana on january
marched iu,u NacusuOcAes Tor the dNONed
purpose Oh nausius Ine tIeedonldns. Ar
...4- WIl.u -up yards Oh lne stone
house where Farmer aud his men We're
stationed tuyy ulsMuunItd anu JOOh a posi-
L.sL ur4.L4 aal4c utA HOUSES. lac AmCil
cnns, eleven ll uumUgr, Wan eiElt tutro-
Aye Iu..aus, tue tJttet under Julu DuAn
hunter. 81 W4l,e m4u, mutCueu on. ~. inc
fort and charged upon Norris ANA Dis 1orce
tu"utl tW w. lgA lue chhl se ma hi-i
the lrst suUt, Inc eutmy were surprised
~ tuls boll assault ana after Dring few
l. sJOts ueu lu disorder, receiving me hre or
the Ereedoudu- as they scattered through
the town Iuty left one Killed. ana twelve
/ Nuuuuel ana ABOUT hait OF lueIr uOraes.
/ Inc report Of this cpntici drew many N
the FrpeaOuisus into the place ana bet
/ ter Organization ut tueir strength was
.
B colonel ANA commander IN cnlcf oil taG
/ Freedoniau forces aud set out IL pursuit o.
/ Norris. The latter, however, was safely
( across the sabine.
! In the meantime the Mexican troops I'M
der a commander uumed Anumadn Were
/ .tJlo cA4.g NACoguUcucs. he rreeuon
| ians hearing Of this sent an express 70 Aes
! bayOu tor assistance, but bedu nad atteBdy
! been at work among them and they had
! dcciu,d 70 remain neutial A messenger
/ was now sent 10 the Indians for them e
I marshal their forces ana come forward
and do their part IN the war according tt
/ the compact made with them. Here, how
ever, Edwards aud his adnereuts were again
headed sof. Bean had been among then
Also and promised the CheroEees and the:l
! associate bands large grants of land an,
they Joined the MeX!cans Hunter, VINO mac
long been associated with tie Cherokees
! alone remained taithtul TO the American,
/ and the Indians killed him,
/ ON the morning Of January p, 1927, thu
Freedom, uG talHed that the entire forc'
or the 'uefoheeh were MhltAih6 hsdlhs
them and were then in twelve miles o.
! Nacogdoches. Nothing WAS now left 10
Edwards and his party but 10 tly the coun
try, and accordingly they evacuated th'
ulacc On the :dst aud crossed the Sablut
rvcr The NeXican force entered the toN'
shortly after the FreedoniHns had left hu
through the influence of Stephen f. AustiI
tae inhabitants and prisoners taken wer'
treated with humanity.
Although Colonel James Gaines took side
acains. the Frecdonlans, We must give hin
credit for the part he took in the Texa
revolution later lie entered heartily Int
This mud wa6 d mem,er OF the convention
that declared the independence Of Texas