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the authority & in opposition to their orders still persisted in his march thro' the country, beyouud the limits of his pasport. Ile was persued by a military force; and fortifying himself he and bis fol- lowers about 50 in number, gave battle to their persners. The intrud- ers suffered defeat; Nolan nnnecessarily exposing himself on the top of his breast works was soon killed. His men were taken to 1[exico & suffered long impriso11meut. Bean was one of them, & was impris- oned for 10 years, tmtil the l\Ie~ican Revolution broke out, when he was released & recd a commission in the Mexican .Service. The object of J\'oland was not known; it was supposed that he had some views toward the mines of Chewawa. Bean in 182;3 came to Texas- This infamous scow1drel Bean was an officer in the )Iexicau Ser- vise. \Vhilst commanding at Teran or some other post, his wife from Kentucky or Tennessee hearing of his being in 'l'exas, came to this country to see him. He had whilst in l\Iexico married a ~Iexican wife, and the appearance of his american one being' likely to embarass 11im in his matrimonial & domestic affairs as well [as] to jeapardy his com- mission in the army, he boldly & impudently denied any knowledge of the lady who had trave1lcd so far to u)lite again with her long los,t Lord, and by threats of violence actually made her certify before an Alcalde that in representi [n]g herself as his wife that she had de- parted from truth; fhat she was an imposter & that Bean was not her husband. This satisfied the 1Iexican wife & he still remained in the favor of his Govt. But the unhappy & unfortunate lady who was thns east off and terrified into falsehood was doomed to suffer additional wrong-s and injuries. The infernal brute her husband cut off her ears & otherwise maltreatcd her- 'f eran This is a )Iilitary post on the -:\"aches about -15 miles from Xaeog- dochcs: it was established in the fall of 1830 with a view of arresting emegration into 'I'exas accordi(n]g to the law of April 1830. Bean was the commandant, and )fartinez was second in command; the gar- rison was about 50 strong. When Peclraz [Piedras) 1na1·ched from J\'aeogdoehes to assist Bradburn at Anahuac, Beau with the force at this post joined him. They marched togetl1er as far as cherrys ·about 70 miles from Teran where they emcamped until they could hear some- thing further concerni [ n]g the locality of the amcrican force, which lay between tl1em & Anahuac.. Padrez sent some runners to reconioter, who however had not pi:ocC'eded more than 8 miles to the house of Mr 1 1•,ields when they were chased by some of the american spies & -their horses taken from them in the pursuit. 'l'his circumstance caused Pedraz to remove dowu to 1!,icls. 'l'hey had just pitched their camp m a small Prarie opposite the house, when some 3 or 4 dragg-oons came ~alloping up towards the dwe11ing in a hostile & threating manucr. Among the number was one the party who bad Jost his horse in tl1e previous day's advcntme-Fichls having some reason to apprcheml danger, sei:1.C'1l his rifle nnd retired behind the smokehouse and thence into a 11eighhori11g wood. 'l'he Draj!goons reeonitc<l the premises, bnt finding 110 one but the lady of the house tl1ey retired back to their <'ncampmcnt, and Pi<'lds ag,ain approached his dwellin:r. 'l'hc next
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