PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAP.ARTE LAMAR 231 Their prompt expulsion by their defeat 87 in two engagements on the 15th & 16th July and up to this time a termination of all difficulties, 3 The removal of the Shawanese 88 under the orders of the War De- partment, which has been done in manner entirely satisfactory- 4th. Col Burleson in a severe & long conflict with a numerous party of Indians on Brushy creek, in (April 89 I think) succeeded in driving them off the field it is supposed with considerable loss 90 on their part, afterwards in destroying the Company of Cordova near the Guatla- loupe.-91 and afterwards the rangeing Company under Lieut Rice 92 succeeded in defeating Manuel Flores who was killed & capturing the letters & instructions 93 which had been intrusted to him by Gen} [CanJalizo for the Texas Indians- The operations detailed in memo- randum 4 all preceded the campaign against the cherokees- 5 In September a large body of ,volunteers & drafts were called into the field and are now believed to be on their march against the Indeans on the upper Brassos and are ordered to scour the country on the Trinity also, before the termination of their campaign- 6 Col Burleson is now preparing for an expedition against the Co- manches & will probably march against them in 15 days with a hcn.vy force of regulars & volunteers-. 6 'rhe successful ·expedition of Col J. H Moore against the Co- manches early in Jany.- 94 The engagement 95 of Caph Birds company in May last on little river in which the Comanches & other Indians greatly outnumbering his company were driven back with considerable loss- The law 90 authorising the raising of a rangeing company in Gonzales was carried into effect under Capt Caldwell of the Regular Service- • 7 This will first occupy your attention- viz the act 97 to raise 15 com- ments, crops, and such other property as they were unable to carry with them out of the country. See Lamar's ILstructions to the Commissioners, in the Texas archives, Records of the Department of State, Book 36, p. 107. 87 For accounts of these battles see nos. 1372-73. "'Shawnees. See no. 1529. 89 Aecording to Burleson's account of Mar. 2, 1839, in the Texas archives, Army Papers, the date of the battle was Feb. 24. Cf. also the account in Brown, J. H., Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, p. 61, which gives the date as Feb. 19. 00 Burleson's account states about thirty killed and wounded. The Texan loss was three killed. 01 For an account Qf Burleson's fight with Cordova, see Brown, J. H., Indian 1Vars and Pioneers of Texas, p. 63. "'Lt. Jas. 0. Rice, of Capt. M. Andrews' company of Rangers. Burleson's account of Flores' defeat is in the Texas archives, Army Papers, under date of May 22, 1839. See also the account in Brown, J. H., ibid., p. 65. ••see note'" in no. 1529 . ..The expedition started on Jan. 26, and the battle with the Comanches took place Feb. 15, according to Moore's report of the battle, which is in the Texas archives, Army Papers, under date of Mar. 10, 1839. Cf. also the account of Brown, J. H., ibid., p. 74. "'.For an account of this engagement, see Brown', J. H., ibid., p. 70. '"Act of Jan. 15, 1839. Printed in Gammel, H. P. N., Laws of Texas, II, 44. "'Act of Dec. 21, 1838. Printed in Gammel, H. ·P. N., ibid., II, 15.
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