Republic of Rio Grande. And Friend of the People. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 6, 1846 Page: 2 of 4
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>s con las insignias que msdamas les habian
galado, mal correspondidasquedaban, 61 no
ccntrando otro Caballero o igual 6 de mas
a fama y renombre.
El que atacaba <6 cometis4 un enemigo ren*
lo era matado por cobard< como el que vil-
ute fugase era matado: y iempre ea los com-
bes mas furiosos y ensangjntadoa, despues do
incluidos, la esmerada coesia aunaentaba en-
los sobre-vivientes Cableros.
Genoral Vega entr6 1 nuestro campo,
jo auspicios muy frorablcs, JIamando
estra simpatia y respect* Fue tornado prisio-
ro por los Dragones ersl peligroso ataque,
e hicieron a<6bre su Baria, y en el mismo
Dmento iba aplicar la lecha, al Canon en
»nde estaba parado, cusdo le sobrevinieron,
tes que podia efectuarlctpenas dandole lugar
desenvaynar su espadadefendiendose do los
jlpes, que le llovian erima. Parado dentro
s ruedas de la Cureiia, iortunadamente sc de
hasta que lleg6 eValeroso May, quien
* > vie salvd. El Cpitan May recibio su
\$ d v le condujo 4 Ipreseucia del General)
° •/., dandole al miso tiempo una introduc-
t*n una corta racion, del modo de su
':Hkit1 ,—uno de s primeros hechos del
v • V.J -lor, despu. de la accion, fue de-
al Sr. General ega su Espada. Inme
,i. ente despues deu Capitulacion nuestra
ti<iyj'ia pat?6 el Gen'al 4 todo correr, yendo
Mr,> I a do de la Raca, pidi6 permision dt
ves un momento/ respondi.6, de que, con
lia rapidez de ovimien^o, despreciando
bst&culos, y el tcfible precision del fuego,
labia prssencia* aquel dia y el anterior
In contie ida porarte de los Mejicanos de-
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i pasar, acorda;mos la debida justicia 4
Vm valienile pai^o, Walker, y igualmente
mer Ter ientejVells.—Los hombres bajo
rlen ' e Wellatacaron eon los Dragones;
iker, quien hai estado guiando la Bateria
aiente Ridjly 4 su posicion, volvi6 al
en bueu smpo para la refriega. y no
haoer sideber, con su compania de
■♦•ados Demcos.
ieral, Yc »a cibi6 del General Taylor una
iotroducOn al General Gaines, tarn
sa oaria credito 4 su Banquero en
Orleans pa que le diera, lo que perso.
Ate hubnscJenester. De esta manera se
tee, el valoso al valoroso. Que con
entre st hombres y aquel Cruel, Co
lint A.3udia; quien es vengativo sin
Nicioi. yjlamente temible 4 los inde>
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/ -W merciantes Mejicanos.
'Vnar^nosft atencion de los Comerciantes
JKerior, &.s noticias de los vendedoref
I ratios iuiiamentellegados 4 est4 Ciudad.
v vcnga.i ver4n la diferencia de nuestro
j , no, eo* se hallaran iluatrado por los
"w J dos paises.
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ALKER OF THE TEXAN
RANGERS.
•j-'e id a just and becoming pride as
r- e4 Texas, in the gallantry displayed
a alker in the campaign which pre,
I h c. ipation of Matamoros, and which
i-:lr ued for him the admiration of the
' r ^ ve we do not introduce his name
| Mn ; from any wish to make invidious
k.' o j >r a.^k more than he and his bold
\ ar y Rangers are justly entitled to,
ALKiiB and his command are the
ent. tives of that small but daunt.
I : , n from the United States, who, in
lance to the whole power of Mex (
ed their bold position against
nd finally achieved their indepen-'
;apture on the field of Sao Jaciutoj
in 1836. Hardly a month has passed, however*
since that period, without a foray upon the Tex-
an border, from either Mexican or Indian ma-
rauders. To repel them, (except when her
means enabled her to maintain a regiment of re-
gular troops) Texas had nothing but her own
hardy citizcns—her husbandmen at the plough—
such men as Walker, Price, MoCullough and
Hays, to call into the field. The well used rifle,
pouch and belt, hung over the cabin door—-the
little sack of parched corn was ready at hand
or easily prepared—the fine, mettled, saddle
horse, which a Texan always keeps, was
brought from the stable, and the ruddv farmer
transformed in an instant into the fearless anc
practised Ranger, dashed off gaily to his rendez
vous against Mexican invasion, or boldly "took
the trail" in pursuit'of Indian marauders. Cos,
Santa Ana, Woll and Basques, can attest how
musically their rifles ring, and how deadly is
their aim ; and the Comanchee, who have so
often proved their skill in stealing horses and
blinding their trail, on our frontier, can. boast of
few instances in which the right of property
was left twenty-four hours undisputed. Wood
craft is a part of the education of every Texan
frontier man, and the light of a star on the prai
rie, or a tree in the thicket, of which ho can feel
the bark, to find the rough and smooth sides,
makes the wilderness at midnight a beaten thor.
oughfare to him. The vast herds of the prairie
afford him food when hunger prompts the ap-c
petite, and his little bag of salt, to season the
dry venison, is the only condimcnt he asks. Ac-
customed to rely upon himself, full of resources,
and ready for au emergency when it arises, as if
he had forseen and deliberately prepared for it,
he roams over the plains as'fearlessly as its own
wild denizen. With his blanket for his couch,'
his saddle for a pillow, his rifle at his side, and
trusty ^teed staked at his head, as sentinel, he|
sleeps as the enervated sybarite of city life
would give millions to sleep; and when he
shakes the dew from his blanket in the morning,
prepares his frugal meal, and vaults lightly into!
the saddle, there is no freeer or bolder hearted;
specimen of God's handiwork alive than the
Texas Ranger.
It was among this class, and in this school,
that Captain Walker was educated as a Ranger,
and acquired, or rather developed, that fondness
for roving adventure and bold exploit, for which
he is now so distinguished. It was this spirit
which led him to Mier, where they contended
with such fearful odds, and many a soldier of
Ampudia bit the dust beneath his unerring aim,
before the sad surrender. He drew a bean for
his life, in the horrid lottery which Santa Ana
ordered for the decimation of the Mier prison
ers—a cowardly revenge for their manly attempt
to escape, in whi< h they rose upon their guard,
disarmed and routed them. Fortunately, Walker
drew a white bean, or ho would now be sleeping
under the sod with the brave Cameron, Cocke
and the rest, and we should not be rehearsing
the story of as true a soldier as ever belted sword
on thigh.
Walker labored under great embarrassment
in raising his Company, an me i were scarce,
and no time was allowed to go to the settlement^
and seek the comrades cf his former service
General Taylor know him but slightly, and
trusted him only by degrees, until he won, inch
by inch upon his confidence, aud proved himself
to be the man he wanted.
His fir.4 Camp, by order of the General, was
established near the subsequent battleground of
Piilo Alto, and in the attack which was mnd
upon it by the Mexicans at the commencement ofi
hostilities, Walker was absent with a scouting
party, but he left the most minute orders for the
government of the camp in such an emergency,
which he had forseen, and had they beeu obey
ed literally, tho r§suit woulc have been very dif-
ferent. Instead of los'ingsixof his own men ,
they would have riddled the enemy from the
banks of a ravine.
His entry into Fort Brown, and his return
through the enemy's pickets~his gallant bearing
with his company when the Lancers charged
the 5th infantry on the 8th-—Uifi pursuit of the
enemy on the 9th, and under Col. Garland on the
23d—are all well known, but Walker never men-
tions them, cxccpt as the dee<is of his company.
RESTAURAT.—An American Eating House
has been opened by Messrs. Hays & Davis,
nearly opposite the Italian Fonda. It is only a
few doors from the Plaza, and the house is corn,
modious and as cool as any in the city. A Ba-
kery is attached, at which Bread of far better
quality than any other in the place, can be hari,
and in any quantity, We dined there yesterday
oft* Mutton, boiled and roasted, Ducks, Tongue,
etc., with an abundance of vegetables, flays &
Davis are determined to outdo their neighbor
opposite—the Italian—who is a niggardly old
fellow, as every one knows, for he charged
double price for several days, until the citizens
of the place exposed his true tariff, and brought
him down to his old rates. We feel a personal
interest in the success of Hays dp Davi«, as it
is a Galveston firm, and we know them both to
be good ijaen and true.
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ALCOMERCIO.
jJ^E vender* en la Calle de Iturbide, arriba la
piaza, las Mercancias siguientes : 4 saber.—2
Pipas Aguardiente de Ricardo Jones. 2. Barri
les de Aguardiente Irlandes 5 i Tonelas vino
de Madeira. 5 Barriles Monongahela 10, Ca.
nastas, (Montebello) Vino Champana Indianas,
I^ienzos, Mantis, Pantalonee, Zapatos, Piedras
de chispa, y Quinquilleria. &c. &c. &c.
Tambien una partida de bestias Mulares Cer.
reraSp
W. P. Aubrey,
Matamoros Junio,—1846.
MADAMA S, FOYLE, noticia a los ciu.
dadanos de Matamoros y los que diaria-
mente llegan, quese ha tornado la Casadel Ge-
neral Ampudia, Calle de Rosales frente Nordeste
4 la plaza principal, en donde se ha abierto una
ienda, muy bien surtida, con efectos comprados
)&rtieularmente para su espendio on esta plaza,
xtmrsmo tiempo satisfecha, de que, est4 en su
poder, de dar 4 los que visitasen su Estableci-
miento, ventajas en las cosas que haygan menes-
er, tanto en calidad, como en precios muy redu.
cidos. LasSenoras y Caballeros de Matamoros,
estan convidados de examinar y escoger antes
de hacer sus empleos en otra parte.
Ciudad de Matamoros, Junio 6 de 1846.
FOR SALE.—2 pipes of "Dickey Jones'
Brandy; 2 bbls Irish Whiskey; 5 qr casks
Madeira Wine; 5 bbls Monongahela Whiskey;
10 baskets (Montibello) Champagne. Also Ca-
icoes, bleached and unbleached Domestics,
Pantaloons, Shoes, Flints, Hardware, etc. etc,
Also—A fine lot of unbroken Mules.
WM. P. AUBREY,
Calle Iturbide, above the Plaza,
Matamoros, June 6, 1846.
MRS. S. FOYLE informs the Citizens of
Matamoros and Visitors, that she has
)cated herself in Ampudia's Head Quarters,
Calle de Rosales, facing towards the Square,
where she has just opened a large and varied
stock of Goods, selected expressly for this mar-
vet. She flatters herself in being enabled to suit
he wishes of those who may patronise her esta-
)!i>hment with almost any article they may de-
sire, of a quality unsurpassed, and at rates more
moderate than they can be elsewhere procured.
The Ladies and Gentlemen cf Matamoros are
particularly solicited to call and examine her
goods before making purchase elsewhere.
City of Matamoros, June 6, 1846,
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McLeod, H. Republic of Rio Grande. And Friend of the People. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 6, 1846, newspaper, June 6, 1846; Matamoros, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth479185/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.