Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-19

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redo was entered but the enemy had
fled.
A vote was taken as to whether
to follow the enemy and invade
Mexico. Out of IA captains present,
eleven were for pursuing them; out
of 74O men present about 200 voted
to return, the others 10 follow into
Mexico.
Colonel Bennett, Of MONTGOMERY,
returned with the 200. while the
others began to mrch southwark
from Laredo to Guerrero. On the
18th they arrived at a point on the
river six mile sfrom Guerrero and
opposite an Indian village at the
mouth Of the Rio Salado. These
Indians were of the Carrie tribe.
Captain Bogart and Captain Tom
Green, Of the American party,
crossed into Mexico here. but were
chased back by Colonel Canales'
.ldefensores, about 300 mounted men.
The entire American army then
crossed at this place but r~ecrossed
the next day to the Texas side.
General Somerville finally started
home with two hundred odd men,
and left behind him three hundred
and four men to do the fighting.
Colonel William s. Fisher, who
had been in the federal war with
Canales some two years before was
elected commander.
They made some barges and start
ed down the river. There were six
large barges each capable of holding
125 men, and several smaller ones.
Geo. y. Bonell was appointed first
lieutenant Of the navy, and DR..
Richard +. Bremen, surgeon, and
Samuel G. Lyon sailmaster Of the
flag boat. Two of the large boats
and several of the smaller ones were
burned for the want of men to oc-
cupy them.
The flotilla descended the river at
extraordinarily low water, but suf-
fered no evil consequences, finding
il 4 beautiful river averaging sew
eral hundred yards in width with
high bluffs on one sidv r., the other.
In those days a thicl chaparral
covered the beautiful, almost per-
pcndicular banks on the eastern side.
The flotilla proceeded down the
river, capturing and burning forty
or fifty boats. They found numer-
Gus corn fields, and more than
enough grain for their animals.
At one Of the ranches along the
river a band of Carancahua Indians
were encountered. who had fled from
Live Oak Point where they had COM
mitted some depredations.
On December p. 1912, the land
and river forces camped together Z
miles above Mier.
On December %, 1912, at a coun-
ell OF war, it was determined to
march upon the city Of Mier. on the
Mexico side, and the troops crossed
at 8 a. m Of that day. They were
marched into the public square
where Colonies Fisher and Green in
terviewed the alcalde and asked fol
supplies, which he agreed to furnish
Unable to transport the supplies tina
same day the alcalde was taken a:
hostage to the camp on the river.
After waiting, to the 18th, news
was received that Generals Ampudi;
and Canales, with 700 men and TIVE
field pieces, were awaiting tn
Americans upon the west bank 0
, the river two miles below.
WI 1t was unanimously agreed to eros
the river and fight them. Tn
Americans began crossing at : p. m
At 4 o'clock all had crossed over
but in the crossing two Of their mos
efficient spies were captured. A
midnight the river Alcantra. nea
Mier. was crossed and the marcel
was made to the military square
A. very thrilling conflict there tool
place, and the Americans succeeds
in killing those who manned tn
cannon, so that while the guns com
manded the two principal street
they, nevertheless, were imperative
DR.. Sinnickson. Of the Texans
had been taken captive early in III
battle. Among Ampudia's official
was DR.. HUMPHREYS. a Scotchman b,
birth, who formerly served wit
the Texans. The two doctors knew
each other, and General Canales sug
gested a white flag and a confer
ience. The outcome was a truce an'
the final surrender Of the Texans, al
Though most Of the men were op
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