The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, the Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico--1846; including Skirmishes with the Mexicans, and an accurate detail of the Storming of Monterey; also the Daring Scouts at Buena Vista together with anecdotes, incidents, descriptions of country, and sketches of the lives of the celebrated partisan chiefs, Hays, McCulloch, and Walker. Page: 52
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52 CAMP AT REYNOSO.
us while encamped, there was not a minute when any man's
pistol or rifle would have missed fire, or he would not have been
up and ready for an attack. I have seen a goodly number of
volunters in my time, but Capt. Ben. McCulloch's men are choice
specimens."
We encamped under some shade trees, on the outskirts of the
village of Reynoso, and thus ended the first scout in which our
company was engaged.
CHAPTER VI.
Camp at Reynoso-Scenes and Incidents-An Express leaves for Matamo.
ras-Lieut. McMullen left in Command-Attempt to capture Canales at a
Fandango-The Festival of St. Juan-The Chicken Race-Celebration of
the Fourth of July-Pursuit of a Band of Robbers-The Arrival of the
remainder of the Company at Reynoso-Our March to Comargo-Bill Dean's
Story-Arrival at Comargo.
THE first few days that we were encamped near Reynoso, our
ears were constantly assailed with tumours of contemplated night
attacks, and horrible accounts of the weight of Mexican vengeance
which was about to be visited upon our heads, for having dared to
take possession of this pompous little village. At one time, we
would be told by the bright-eyed Seforas-who, with pitying looks
and confiding accents, whispered their doleful tales ito our unbelieving
ears-that Col. Juan Seguin, with all his valiant followers,
would pounce upon us that very night; yes, that very night, and
as sure as fate, cut all our throats from ear to ear. "Holy Mother
of God, how horrible !" And the sweet creatures would go weeping
away, as if they really believed every word they had told us
was true.
The next day, it was not Juan Seguin, but Gen. Canales, with
his gallant rancheros who was to exterminate us; and when neither
of these made his appearance, it was some other redoubtable
champion of Mexican liberty that was to sweep us from the face
of the earth, and destroy our whole force effectually and entirely.
But finding that their dreadful accounts of threatened attacks, and
their confidential statements of the number and force of the overwhelming
army that was shortly to extirpate us, produced no other
effect in camp than to increase our merriment; and their prudential
advice, so far from causing us to double our precautions, or
place an extra man on duty, was received only with derision and
contempt, they determined to abandon us to our fate as a set of
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Reid, Samuel C., Jr. The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, the Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico--1846; including Skirmishes with the Mexicans, and an accurate detail of the Storming of Monterey; also the Daring Scouts at Buena Vista together with anecdotes, incidents, descriptions of country, and sketches of the lives of the celebrated partisan chiefs, Hays, McCulloch, and Walker., book, 1859; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38096/m1/56/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.