Tri-Weekly Alamo Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, February 18, 1861 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 21 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
VOL 1.
U.— L.
cm OF SAN ANTONIO, MONDAY, FEBRUARf 19,1861.
NO. 7.
The ! Alamo Express j
FEEKL TAND TR1- WEEKLY,
Tie W K*i.r is published every Safari
bV evening.
Taa£ai-Wscut is pubiuhedavery Mem*
crjr, Wednesday and .Friday
éSce opposite the, Post Officoj
s, t. **wc *9. i 1.1. aACCCS, JEi
JTEWCOSB * BACCUS,
M*d JftséfidUr*
$ J X
TO
IK R M S of W txur ?
t LK COPY per an-iKfn * - - $5 03
CI VbS *—Fir« sent to one f
address - - - - , 1? ©0.
Tec to one luid res 20 00:
TRLWEEKLTj ^ '
*8 00
4 06 j
2 00 j
MIS CLE i OP Yt ptr ostium -
" '* f> mviuk*
" <¡ th r t nq4 fA* -
*' per te*ek
I P. L. BUQTTOR,
NOT Ah Y PUBLIC, Conveyaieer and |
agent for the Sal# and Purcha k of rral
Estate —Tranteription and translation of |
Spanish, «te., executed in the shortest
order. Ju*riee of the Peace. Office,
No. 1, Nevadrru pudding*. feb4-3m
C. E JEFFERSON,
Notary Fnbtte and General Agent, will
promptly attend to all business entras ted
1© htm. Deeds end other instruments ofj
Writing drawn up with accuracy. D*po
sftions taken in town and country* Lai
Warrant (Agent. &c. janSH tl
g. gcaLCicafti. e. ii
SCHLEICHER & ABAT.
MAYER A CO,
DEALEB iw
StUBI.E Sr TANDY DHT GO OOt
fcLOTHlNO, SHOES * BOOTS,
iais, Caps, Trunksr <Jc.
Mai Plasa,
^San Antonio, Texas.
febGtf \
and?
pei
RATES OF ADVERTISING :
|*i Squart for ene tw*cr?{o4 •1 W
•' ^'or uteres mñtrqvent in-
sertion -P • - . - 50 r
" *4 sir mo*? A# - T 00
'• «ne ye«r i - - !9 PA
a liters! di*t*ount will be made from the
* ote ralee, for advertisements of more
iuq cr? gquar?.
A «jcsrs is twelve lines or less.
A i*erti«imei ; inserted in Spaxtish, Ger-
*.12 ani French...
JO3 ASD BOOK PRl&TISG
- exe^ut*d cn reasonable terms and
r.e best style in the different languages.
.4.. business communicationsaddressed ta
NEWCOIB & BACCUS,
■j&I AfcfóRÍo, Terete.;
Land ««4 General Agents, & * ,
Tara*; Will attend to the pnrch
sale Mf City property, Land
script, to the location of lands,
•f titles, procuring of patenta,
m^ntof Taxes, alto collections a
I investment of money in purch
loans). Office No. 9, French's
ltf
bui
| JOHN C. FRENCH"
FXCHAUGE AND €OLLE<
OFFICE.
Drafts on all principal poin
United States and Europe *
sold, and collections made
terms. Deposites received and
allowed on permanent time dtpo
jau28-tf
Professional Cards.
TUN'STAI.L &. HOWELL.
Have associated themselves in the
pr&tuce o! the law in the District Court
< t B-xar and tae a^ijacent conntie* aiid
in \±<* SuprHjup and Federal Courts at
£TjT OSce in French's building
.*v A í ' io. Texas. jaoiC-tf
¿TRIBLISG k DITTMAR,
Cawyers. San Antooio, Texas, will
:rar ;ce in the counties of Bexar, Comal,
¿oadainpe, Karoes, Medina, Kerr and
(j ü-spie C4 untks. Special attention
f.ten te land business and collecting-
rr* Ail Probate business promptly at-
tended to. j*n2S-tf
I. P. SIMPSON,
Attorney at Law, San Antonio, Texas.
QSice in French's buildinj;. jatt2&tf
1 D. L. McGARY,
"• Attorney at Law, Uvalde, Texaa, will?
net ^ in all the courts *f Uvalde, Ban--
s^r Atascosa, Medina, Kinney, and Mat
^rick, jan^9-tf
I. L. k E. S. HEWITT;
Attorneys at Law, San Antonio, T
wi-1 attend promptly to all busin
trsiied to their care. Office, first
-? stairs in E. Jones' building, southeast
e* rner Main Plaza. jaii¿«-tf
HEN SON & COJVAN,
Attorneys at Law. San Antonio, Ttzat.
Office ©n Commerce Street, near Mai
Plaza. Will practice ia this and peig
boring counties, aod in the Federal
tupreme Coarta ajk Aaatio.
PLAZA. HOUSE.
Sam Antonio, Texas.
& B. SMITH, the well known Hi
ot Smith's Hotel in Austin, is now tb
proprietor of the Plaza House of ou
City. H , ;
H<? tenders his thanks to his friends and
patrons at Austin, and asks that he may
be remembered in his new enterprise
here E. B. SMI'
feblt-f
E A FLO RIAN, AGENT,
j .ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY.
G HARTE RED 1819.
i .
capital $1,500,000
cash asskts 2,194,101) 02
The -fttna Insurance Company has
transacted an extensive and eminently
j successful business for the past FORTY
j \ EARS, and during that period paid
loaaela amounting to above
Thirteen Millions of D ollars,
>H forcibly demonstrating the ability of the
Company and the necessity of Insurance.
EST The income for the past year
(1859) amounted to near Two Million
__ Dollars, which is much more than double
ral 1 that of any similar Fire Insurance Com j
t in the United States. f j
Toe undersigned Agent is authorized j
to isaue policies against loss by Fire onj
Buildings, Stocks of Merchandise, Ware
houses and contents, Manufaaturing Es-
tabli^knimnts, and Personal Property gen-
¿special attention paid to the in-
suranee of Dwelling Houses aud cou-
"f a term of 1 to 5 years.
promptly adjusted and
Written for the Alamo lipte«<>.
Recollections and Reminiscences
or
TEIASW
A CO HP EC? HISTORY OF THE
CO M M ESCEXKKT, PROG Ft ESS A SD
KSD OF THE
Magee Expedition.
CHAPTER VII.
Contents—The Awcrea** relapse inln
a state of indolence-
arrival of Gen Toledo
— Bernardo i ttceused^-orgauizotion of Mexi-
can infantry—Arretdondo marches upon
San Antonio—The Americans mmrch out
to meet the e.nemy^eqtack on the advance,
guard—Manchara threaten* to abandon the
Americans—Toledo orders the Americans
to adrauci—hardships of the Mexicans.
The Ameridaok might have cut
up their whole army, but they
felt grateful to Providence for the
victory and were not disposed to
pursue so brave and magnani-1
mous a foe. They returned to
town with their killed and wound-
ed; leaving the ^poil and wounded
eight hundred regulara and three
hundred militia, was ready to set
out from Monterey, who were
joined on the march by Elisando
and the remnant of his forces, that
had etcaped their disastrous de-
feat and starvation on their re-
treat. Their progress was retard-
ed by a lar^e train of pack mules
and sixteen pieces of cannon.
Thov were discovered by Captain
MeFarlaud, who was sent out
with his company of spies on the
fifteenth,; about fifty miles from
San Antojnio on the Loredo road.
On receipt of this intelligence
Oeq. Toledo proposed, to march
out and Jneet them. The Ameri-
cans preferred-to await their arri-
val near town, but submitted to
the General's plan, it having the
approval of the Mexicans.
They were occupied the sue
ceeding two days in making pre
parations ; and on the morning of
the 18th they marched out of town,
cheered w;th the sjound of martial
music, and the smiles and saluta-
tions of the )a<]ies, with their
j force, jomprising less than three
hundred Americans, commanded
spaniards to the supervision and j Maj. Perry; [their number
- -- - ! never exceeding that during the
expedition;] and four hundred
Mexican infantry, and about two
ber of thorn died
care of the Mexicans; and a num~
for the want of
MEN (VER HOTEL,
•,;v;'
(alamo r laza, san antonio)
The undersigned has with great earn
and expense built and fitted out a large
and eotametfioua hotel on theeast "**' "'
the ban Antonio river on
which he will open on the
l*ó9. He flatters bimeelf th
iishment will be found by
public generally as fully
wants of all. He will; spate
have his table and all the
at least equal to those of any
Wewfc, Attacked to the
will be a large and well venti
which will at all timea '
the beat pfotepder aud
penanced hostlers. w
¡•sued without delay by
B. A. FLORIAN, Agent,
-If Saa abUhmo.
HAIL ARRANGEMENTS.
Attorney at Law.
•♦cowl story, Jones'
earner Main ftaÉL
► ) •«**
to the
Él tO
ui the
stable,
to
mrATB BOAR
HR$ ADAMS
that
ftlnibeau last
n, Pr
to Inform
ike new
built by
street
that
r of this
shall
94 00
4 50
1 00
HALL-
that if the
- ^
Wlwlll
to the
Land Oftes fat a
gan Antonio, Sept
•last deor
•ontkeat
E. S. HEWITT,
Lawyer and Notary Public,Sjflja
nlo, Texas. Oifice in second story,
¿oor, ef Messrs. J. Ulrieh A Co *é
jan2B-tf ^
i. a." PAüCÜAL,
Ban Antonio.
PASCHAL, L A. dt G W.f
and Counselors at law, Saa
Austin, will practice in the
Federal Courts at Aaatin
tad ia the District Courts
tna Fourth Districts,
tal Goliad They wilt
to ail land basiaais
ke* ^ SI :
S. G. NEWTpN,
gustav tbejzen,
MAIM PLAZA.
Muues IN HIDES. PELTHIES,
AVD WOOL.
new orleans mail:
Arrives Sunday, Tuesday, j Wed-
nesday aud Friday—irregular.
Closes Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday at P. M.
inm*mola hail via Sulphur Spt;ngs
AtT*v®® every alternate day by
13 o'clock M.
Closes e%ery alternate day at
3Vclock, P. M.
victoria mail viv Goliad:
Arrives every alternate day by
12 o'clock M.
Closes every alternate day at 3
o'clock P. M—making a daily mail
to the Coast.
austin mail:
Arrives overy alternate day by
4 o'clock A. M.
Closes every alternate day at
"fce« 8 o'clock 1\ M
coLPMBrs mail via §egnin:
Arrives daily by 12 o'clock M.
Closes daily at 3 o'clock P. M.
eagle pass mail:
Arrives Wednesday and Satur
day by |5 P. M.
Closes Sunday and Wednesday
*t 8 o'clock P. M.
corpus christ^ mail:
Arrives Wednesday and Satur-
day at 6 P. M.
Closes Sunday and Wednesday
i*t 3 P. M.
I FJtEDEP.ICKSBURO MilL:
Arrives Tuesday, Thurday and
aturday at 8 P. M.
Closes Sundays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 8 P. M.
vf ! el paso maii*.
AtbVes Saturdays.
Closes Sundays by 9 P. M.
lareoo mail. 1
Arrives l¥iday >y 6 P. M.
Closes Sundays at 8 P. M.
bandera mail.
Arrives Wednesdays by 6 P. M
Closes Snndays at^ 8 P. M.
Office hours : ipooi 8 A. M. tio
1 P. M., and from 3 J>. 14. to 6 P,
M,.(Sundays from 8 te
Bexar
Enoek
Morales
land 1st
^ to give
he not I
licatíon will
1360.
E. JONES.
proper care and fnedicai aid. The
A*arm season haying fairly set in,
the Americans became indolent,
neglecting their accustomed mili-
tary exercises, haying nothing to
amuse them bu!t an eccasional
1
game of cards or a Spanish fan-
dango, having no news or inter-
course with the Cnited Stages, ex-
cept by an occasional stragler.
that would venture out to see the
world's wonder—a handful of men
lording it over a province of Spain.
They were aroused from their
inaction about the middle of July
by the arrival of Gen Toledo, with
his aid Capt. Ballard who came
out with high recommendations
from their friendjs in * the United
States, and who ^vas immediately
invested^ with the commanJl of
all the Republican forces of Texas.
Bernardo being greatly incensed
it bis arrogance and presumption
denounced him to the Mexicans as
a traitor, scut out by the friends
of Spain to betray them, and, after
succeeding in exciting a strong
prejudice^against himj he left ac-
companied, by Dr. Foresyth and
returned to th^ United States,
exulting over t|he train he had
spread behind him, for the des-
truction of his enemy. A number
of the Mexicans who had abandon-
ed the town, after thfe execution
of tfce Spanish officers^ having re-
turned and most
taken from Elisoiido remaining in
town, portended
% large augmen-
tation of the Republican force
And Gen. Toledo
ganize and equip
that could be m
%
Master
M
-it
of the prison
ters from the
And early in the
x
7 I .
of thp prisoners,
proceeded to or-
al! the Mexicans
ustered into ser-
vice. We fio ally succeeded in or-
ganizing a force 6f about four bun
dred infantry: mostly composed of
;rs
and
deser-
enemys ranks
month of August
intelligence arrived thai Arredon-
do with a large
forcé
comprising
* I
hundred Mexican citizens mount-
ed, under the command of Man-
chaca with their six pieces of
small cannon—none more than
six pounders. They encamped for
the night 4 or 5 miles South West
of the Medina river at a small
stream of water, where they were
joined by ¡Col. Kemper, Judge Bul-
lock, Wni Bullet and six others.
The spies came in after dark and
reported, that they had kept the
enemy in view, until they encamp-
ed for the night, about six miles
from the Americans. The spies
were sent out in the morning;
and the troops forced at 8 o'clock
on tho south side of the stream
with a post oak grove in rear
atjd an opening in front—a most
admi^abl^ position, with a compa-
ny of Americans and one of Mex
ic^ns, alternately, in the line, in
single file,—sending forward the
alvance guaijd. After remaining
in position about an hour and a-
half, the advance guard was at-
tacked; and, instead of their fall-
ing buck, the whole line was or-
dered forward to their support.
When tney arrived at the ad-
vance post, they repulsed the
enemy, it being a small party of
Cavalry. Gen. Toledo then ordered
the troops to return and resume
their former position, and await
the approach of the enemy. Col.
Manchaca replied, that his men
were not in the habit of retreating,
and if they were not led on to
meet the enemy, they would aban-
don the lines and return home.
Gen. Toledo manifested great sur-
prise and indignation of counte-
nance, but remained silent; cast-
ing his eyes over the officers that
were assembled around him, but
no one sfmke—all seemed to be
dumb, and he finally ordered tho
line to inarch forward. ¡ It was
then about ten o'eloek on the 19th
day of August, as hot as it ever
gets, and the men were marched
in tine ready for action at a mo
ment, about four miles through
heavy post oak sand, without
water drawing their six can nor.,
their teams having been turne '
out on the previous night.
I
HM)
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Newcomb, J. P. Tri-Weekly Alamo Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, February 18, 1861, newspaper, February 18, 1861; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth181814/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.