[3528] I SHAIN to LOUISVILLE JOURNAL)
A Volunteer in the Cause of Texas. I left Louisville on the 15th November, 1835, under the command of Cnpt. James Tnrlton. On tl1e 17th, our company ' arrived al the mouth of the Ohio river, where we remained hunting game until the arrival of the steam boat Bailie. We got to Nalchez on the 25th, and, remaining there but one clay, reached Nachitoches on the 28th. That night we took up our line of march, and Lravelcd two or three miles. We started very early the next morning but traveled only 15 miles, the condition of our oxen being such, that we could make no greater progress. On the following day, we obtained a horse team and got along very fast. On the 1st of December, we crossed the Sabine river. On the 3rd, we arrived al San Augustine, where we were very cordially received by the entire population, who fired their cannon during the whole afternoon. We left San Augustine on the 5th and arrived in Nacagdoches on the 7th, where we were received as brothers. On the LOth, in the evening, we left Nacagdoches, and had gone about two miles, when Capt. Tarlton told the Orderly Sergeant to detach six men and go hack for a man of the name of Smith, who had two guns, that belonged to the company. The Orderly, with Messrs. Perkins, Brown, Bull, Wright, Victor and myself, went back and found Smith, who refused to go with us or to give up the guns unless Perkins would give him a receipt for them. Perkins agreed to do so, and was and was writing it, when I saw Smith suddenly shove Brown back and draw his knife. He made a pass at Brown, and [ caught the blow on my own knife. Smith then ran out of the door and 1 pursued him, hut, not overtaking him, I saw no more of him until I got to Labiah or Goliad, when he appeared to be very friendly to us all. We started for our camp without the guns, and nothing further happened worth relating, until we arrived al Trinity Bottom. For six miles before we reached the river, we had to travel through mud and water sometimes up to our waists. We were all day in crossing. We took up our line of march the next morning quite early, as we were very anxious to get to San Antonio before the fortress should be taken. Some of our men got intoxicated after we crossed the Trinity, and we there divided - part of the company under the command of Wigginton going hy the wayof.Washington, and the balance under the command of Tarlton by the way of Tinoxticlan and Brasslrop. I went with Tarlton. From Tinoxl'iclan
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