280 TE.XAS ST.\TE LmR.\RY Govr. of • atches or N. 0. & made oath that Nolan object was to go on the great Tradig road to Santa Fee to rob the mules of the plate &c -'rhe Govr. Genl. of Louisiana ordered the Govr. of Texa to raise the :Militia & go in persuit of Noland-They went amout 300 trong, & found him at his mustang pens. He drew his men within one of the pens which he prepared a speedily as po ible for defence; they de- manded him to surrender; he refused-an action commenced, lasting for many hours, in which rolan was Killed; Hi party then sur- rendered-they were taken & brouaht to racogdoches as prisoners; where .Jack House and Robt: Ashley descretd; the balance were taken to Chewawa and the most of them shot. Bean & some others from their youth were spared, but were imprisoned for years at Chewawa. rrhere is a creek now called Toland Creek up the Brazos where he had the fight- Richd 's. Son Stephen was sentenced to be a soldier for life; at the oping of the Revolut he wa of course freed-he is dead & naly -all dead now- ' The Battle of l\Iedina- Taken from Capt. Gaines, on the Sabine in 1835- After the Battle of Salado, we took posse sion of St Antonio 1st April 1813-at which time 14: Spanish officers surrendered without Battle, who were confined eparately as crimnals; this was followed by another surrender on the same day, of 8 hundred soH::liers & their officers, who joined the ranks of the patriots and took an oath to support the cause of the Revolution-On the 5the April the uccessful Patriots formed a new Govermt, Electing Bernardo Gutaris [Gutierrez] Governor, an a council of 13 chosen out from among the inhabitants of the Town with the exception of two taken from the_ army, Americans by the names Masieote and Hale-Several seriou difficultie had arisen in the patriot army about trying prisoners; On their march from La- bordee [La Bahia 1] to St Antonio it wa propo ed by Capt. Gaines of the artillery, that in future to settle all further difficulty, the fexicans should try the Mexican prisoners & the Americans should try the Americans taken. This agreement was drawn up in writing & signed. A question now arose as to what disposition should be made of the 14 prisoners who had surrendered them, elve. T It was determid by the rexicans that they should be tried by a Court Martial & be shot; and for this purpose the court was accordingly organized-It was compo ed of the family of l\Ionchacks [l\Ianchaca] & their influnced. This family had been injured by these very men, an<l the re ult of court wa a verdict of death. They were however affraid to carry the sentence into open execution, for fear of displea ing the Americans who the l\fexicans knew to be avc>r c to such a bloody and sanguinary cour e. Under the pretence of sending them to l\latagorda with n view of shipping them thence to Iexico, the prisoners were taken out at night and their throats cut. When this was known.to the patriot army, it created a sen ation of general horror among the American portion of it, and came very near breaking up the whole army. The Teader doubtless will feel on readig an account of it a imilnr horror. But this will be allayed on further development of facts. Por tho purpo e of quieting the discontent which thi eemingly cruel act had
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