Part 14

[32]Anson Jones died at the Old Capital Hotel in Houston on the 7th of January, 1858. A short time before his death he remarked to one of his friends: “Here in this house, twenty years ago, I commenced my public career in Texas, and here I would like to die.”

[33]Diary of Captain Henry, U. S. A.

[34]Frost’s _History of Mexico_.

[35]G. W. Kendall.

[36]_Cabet at ses Icariens._

[37]Williams’ _Life of Houston_.

[38]Scharf’s _History of the Confederate States Navy_.

[39]Camp Ford, where the Federal prisoners were confined during the war, was situated near Tyler, in Smith County.

[40]The bell used on the _Harriet Lane_ is now in the museum of the Houston (Texas) High School.

[41]Jefferson Davis, in his _Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government_, says of this engagement: “The success of the single company which garrisoned the earthwork at Fort Griffin is without parallel in ancient or modern war.”

[42]Scharf’s _History of the Confederate States Navy_.

[43]Ireland died March 15, 1896.

INDEX.

A A Bold Rider, 14. A Buffalo Hunt, 154. A Cloud in the Sky, 148. A Fatal Venture, 29. A Hurried Ride, 40. A Treacherous Shot, 46. A Voice in the Wilderness, 48. Acequias, 22. Across the Border, 136. Adaes, Mission of, 18, 29. Aes, Mission of, 21, 22, 29. Agricultural and Mechanical College, 170. Aguayo, Marquis de, 21, 23. _Aimable_, The, 2, 4. Alamo, The, 18, 27, 71, 81, 82, 103, 176. Almonte, Colonel, 86, 101, 103, 136. Along the old San Antonio Road, 14, 25, 27, 30, 180. Alvarez, Señora, 95. Ampudia, General, 128, 138. An Unexpected Meeting, 56. Anahuac, Fort, 38, 61. Anastase, Father, 7. Andrade, General, 110. Annexation, 113, 135. Anti-trust Laws, 172. Apaches, The, 19, 24, 30, 142. Arbitration Laws, 172. Archer, Branch T., 59, 74. Archives, War of the, 124. Arredondo, General, 39. Arroyo Hondo, 36. Artesian Wells, 182. Asylums, 141, 172. Aury, Luis d’, 42. Austin, Bursting of Dam at, 175. Austin City, 122, 126, 132, 135, 141, 148, 150, 152, 178. Austin, Moses, 50. Austin, Stephen F., Character and Appearance, 51. —— Contract with Martinez, 52. —— Arrival with Colonists, 52. —— Journey to Mexico, 53. —— Return from Mexico, 55. —— Imprisonment in Mexico, 60. —— Release from Prison, 62. —— In Command of Volunteers, 66. —— Commissioner to United States, 69. —— Secretary of State, 113. —— Death and Burial, 113. Austin’s Colonists, 52.

B Banks, General, 165. Barbier, Sieur, 6, 7. Barry, “Buck,” 148. Bastrop, Baron de, 50, 55. Battle of the Alamo, 82. —— of Colita, 91. —— of Concepcion, 67. —— of Galveston, 160. —— of Mier, 128. —— of Palo Alto, 137, 165. —— of Resaca de la Palma, 137. —— of Rosillo, 38. —— of Sabine Pass, 164. —— of Three Trees, 43. —— of Velasco, 54. Bay of Bernard, 3, 11, 12. —— of Matagorda, 3, 156. Baylor, John R., 155. Bean, Ellis P., 31, 32, 33. Beaujeu, 3, 4. Bell, Hansborough P., 140. _Belle_, The, 2, 6. Belleisle, 11, 12. Benevidas, Placido, 81. Bexar, Duke de, 18. Bienville, Sieur de, 12. Blackburn, Ephraim, 35. Blanco, El, 32. Blockade-running, 159. Blue, The, and the Gray, 167, 168. Blue Wing, 144. Bolivar Point, 46, 48, 53. Bonham, James, 81, 83, 87. Bowie, James, 66, 79, 83, 86. Bowie, Rezin, 43, 80. Bradburn, Juan Davis, 58. Brazoria, 55, 85. Brazos, Flood in, 175. Brazos River, 52, 74, 87. Brown, Captain Jerry, 107, 118. Brownsville, 137, 165. _Brutus_, The, 117, 118, 119, 120. Buffalo Bayou, 91, 97, 98, 99, 111, 115. Burleson, Edward, 65, 69, 73, 124, 138. Burnet, David G., 59, 87, 98, 105, 107, 108, 112, 120. Burton, Isaac, 112. Bustamente, 57, 61. By the Brazos, 74.

C Cabet, Etienne, 148. Calder, Robert, 67, 106. Caldwell, Matthew, 122, 126. Canary Islands, 23. Cannon at Concepcion, 67. —— at Gonzales, 62. —— at San Jacinto, 99, 100. Capital, The, at Austin, 120, 138. —— at Columbia, 112. —— at Houston, 115, 126. —— at San Antonio, 50, 56. —— at Saltillo, 56, 60. —— at Washington, 130. Capitol, Dedication of, 178. Carankawaes, 5, 10, 42, 43, 77, 142. Cart War, 141. Cash, Mrs., 95. Castenado, Captain, 63. Castle of Perote, 127, 129, 139. Castro, Henry, 132. Cenis, 5, 6, 10, 142. Champ d’Asile, 44. Chrisman, Lieutenant, 148. Clark, Edward, 152. Clère, Le, 115. Coahuila, 9, 59. Coke, Richard, 169. Colita, Battle of, 92. Collingsworth, George A., 64. Colonists, 23, 24, 52, 53, 55. Colorado, Flood in, 175. Colorado River, 52, 122. Columbia, 111, 112, 113, 180. Comanches, 9, 19, 24, 30, 121, 140, 142, 147. Concepcion, Battle of, 67. —— Mission of, 20, 67, 127. Confederate States, The, 151, 166. Congress, The Texan, 105, 113, 115, 122, 126, 132. Considerant, Victor, 150. Cordero, Antonio, 55, 59. Corpus Christi, 137. Cortina, 151. Cos, Martin Perfecto de, 61, 66, 72. Cotton, Captain, 147. Cotton, Texas, 181. Council-house Fight, 121. Coushattis, 45, 142. Cowl and Carbine, 16. Crocker, Captain, 165. Crockett, David, 83, 86, 145. Culberson, Charles A., 169. Cushing, E. H., 159.

D Davis, E. J., 168. Davis Guards, 163. Davis, Jefferson, 138. Dawson, Nicholas, 127. Declaration of Independence, 78, 87. Dedication of Capitol, 178. De Leon, Alonzo, 9, 10, 15, 77. De Nava, General, 31, 32. De Pagès, 29. Desauque, Captain, 91. Desloges, 4. Dickinson, Lieutenant, 83. —— Mrs., 87, 89. Dimitt, Captain, 78, 79. Dimmitt’s Point, 4. Donna Maria, 15. Dorn, Earl Van, General, 156. Dowling, Dick, 163. Duggan, Ensign, 156. Duhaut, 7. Dying Races, 142.

E Eberle, Mrs., 126. Education, 123, 141, 169, 182. Edwards, Hayden, 55. Elisondo, General Y, 39. Espiritu Santo, Mission of, 18, 77. Evans, T. C., 86.

F Fannin, James W., 67, 76, 81, 85, 89, 91, 96. Farias, Gomez, 60. Fight, The Grass, 68. Filisola, General, 97, 108. First Bloodshed, 4. —— Marriage, 6. Fisher, William S., 128. Flag, The Texas, 123. Ford, John S., 140, 148. Fort Defiance, 87, 89. —— Griffin, 163. —— St. Louis, 1, 5, 10, 13. Fosset, Captain, 147. France, 1, 11, 12, 21, 25, 35, 44, 135, 148. Franciscans, 16, 17, 18, 20, 28. Franklin, B. C., 166. Fredonian War, 56. From the Dome of the Capitol, 174. Fronténac, Count de, 1, 2.

G Galveston, Battle of, 160. —— City of, 156, 160, 166. —— Flood at, 175. —— Island of, 41, 44, 46, 98, 105, 118, 120, 156, 167. —— Sea Wall at, 176. Garay, Colonel, 95. Garza, Governor de la, 55. Genie of Texas, The, 179. Gil Y Barbo, Captain, 30. Gillentine, Captain, 147. Godoy, Manuel de, 33. Goliad, 18, 38, 45, 48, 77, 79, 89, 90, 103, 108. Gonzales, 62, 85, 97. Grand Terre, 41, 47. Granger, General, 166, 167. Grant, Doctor, 78, 81. Green, Thomas J., 130. Greer County, 172. Griffin, General, 168. Guadalupe River, 63. Gutierrez, Bernardo, 37, 39, 40.

H Hall, Captain Lee, 148. Hamilton, A. J., 167. _Harriet Lane_, The, 161. Harrisburg, 97, 98, 105. Hawkins, Commodore, 107. Hays, John Coffin, 138, 146. Henderson, J. P., 135, 137, 140. Herrera, General, 35, 36, 39. Hogg, James S., 169. Home Again, 163. Houston, City of, 115, 122, 149, 180. Houston, Sam, Delegate to Convention, 59. —— With the Army at La Espada, 66. —— Biography, 74. —— Commander-in-Chief, 74, 87. —— Resignation, 80. —— Retreat, 96. —— At San Jacinto, 100. —— Interview with Santa Anna, 103. —— President of Republic, 112, 124. —— At Houston, 115. —— United States Senator, 136. —— Governor of Texas, 150. —— Death, 153. How the Good News was Brought, 105. Hubbard, Richard B., 169.

I Icaria, 148. In Church and Fortress, 82. In the Name of France, 1. —— of Spain, 9. —— of Oblivion, 12. Inauguration, Houston’s, 112. Independence, Declaration of, 78, 87. Indians, Texas, Adaes, 30. —— Apaches, 19, 24, 30, 142. —— Carankawaes, 5, 10, 42, 43, 77, 142. —— Cenis, 5, 6, 10, 142. —— Comanches, 9, 19, 24, 30, 31, 121, 142, 147. —— Coushattis, 45, 142. —— Kiowas, 142. —— Lipans, 11, 140, 142. —— Nassonites, 5, 142. —— Naugodoches, 29. —— Orquisacas, 142. —— Tehas, 10, 30, 142. —— Wacoes, 142, 180. Indios Bravos, 23, 24, 25. —— Reducidos, 24. Inscriptions on Alamo Monument, 174. Institute, Sam Houston Normal, 170. Ireland, John, 159. Iron Jacket, 140. Ironclad Oath, 168.

J Jetties, The, 173. Johnson, Frank W., 71, 72, 79, 81. Johnston, Albert Sidney, 120, 138, 166, 168. _Joli_, The, 2. Jones, Anson, 134, 136. —— Randall, 40, 54. Joutel, 7, 8.

K Karnes, Henry, 72, 102. Kemper, Captain, 38, 39. King, Captain, 89.

L La Bahia, 18, 38, 45, 48. La Espada, Mission of, 23, 66, 68. La Harpe, Bernard de, 12, 21. La Salle, Robert, Cavalier de, 1, 9, 12, 49, 143, 180. La Vaca, 4, 176. Lafitte, Jean, 40, 44, 46, 157. Lallemand, General, 44. Lamar, Mirabeau B., 120, 123, 139. Lanham, S. W. T., 177. Las Almagras, 20, 25. Lea, Edward, 162. Lee, Robert E., 151, 165. Les Vaches, 4, 143. _Liberty_, The, 117. Lincoln, Abraham, 151. Liotot, 7. _Lively_, The, 117. Lockhart, Matilda, 121. Long, David, 40, 46. —— General James, 40, 46, 49, 77. —— Mrs., 40, 46, 48, 53. Lubbock, F. R., 157.

M Magee, Augustus W., 27, 28, 49. Magruder, John B., 160. Martinez, Governor, 50, 53. Massacre at Goliad, 95, 103. —— at San Saba, 20, 25. Matagorda Bay, 3, 156. Matamoras, 78, 137. McCulloch, Benjamin, 138, 155, 166. McLeod, General Hugh, 123, 139, 166. Messengers of Distress, 77. Mexico, 9, 24, 27, 42, 53, 55, 61, 74, 82, 111, 120, 124, 128, 132, 144. Mier, Battle of, 128. Milam, Benjamin, 64, 70, 72. Military Rule, 167. Mina Xavier, 42. Mission of Adaes, 18, 21, 29. —— of Aes, 18, 21, 22, 29. —— of Concepcion, 20, 67, 68, 127. —— of Espada, 23, 60, 68. —— of Nacogdoches, 18, 29, 48. —— of Nuestra Señora del Pilar, 22. —— of Orquisacas, 10, 22, 25. —— of Refugio, 91. —— of San Francisco, 9. —— of San José, 18, 23, 28, 180. —— of San Saba, 20, 25. Missionaries, 17. Missions, Building of, 17. Mississippi River, The, 1, 11, 12, 36, 159. Moderators, 134. Monclova, 9, 15, 23. Monterey, Siege of, 138. Moragnet, 7. Mother Ditch, The, 22. Murrah, Pendleton, 167. Musquiz, 32. Mustangs, 30, 34.

N Nacogdoches, 18, 29, 32, 35, 38, 46, 48, 56, 58, 180. Nassonites, 5, 142. Natchitoches, 12, 20, 22, 27, 35, 39, 40, 46. Navy, The Texas, 117, 120. Neches River, 7, 9. Neill, Colonel, 71, 80. _Neptune_, The, 160. Neutral Ground, The, 35, 39, 55, 134. Nika, 7. Nolan, Philip, 31, 49. Norris, Captain J. H., 147.

O Odlum, Captain, 163. Oil Ponds, 177. Oil Wells, 182. Old San Antonio Road, The, 14, 25, 27, 30, 180. On Buffalo Bayou, 111. _Only Son_, The, 53. Orders and Disorder, 56. Orquisacas, Mission of, 18, 22, 25. Ory, 4. Out of a Mist, 65. _Owasco_, The, 161.

P Palm Sunday, 91. Palo Alto, Battle of, 137, 165. Parker, Cynthia Ann, 150. Pass, Sabine, 163. Pease, E. M., 140, 141, 168. Perez, Colonel, 46. Perote, Castle of, 127, 129. Perry, Colonel, 42. Philippines, The New, 16, 22. Piedras, Colonel, 58. Plaza de las Islas, 23, 69. Plazas, 21, 23, 27, 33, 69. _Pocket_, The, 118. Portilla, Colonel, 101. Prairie View Normal School, 170. Presidios, 10, 14, 16, 17. _Pride_, The, 41, 47, 157. Prize Fight, Stopping of, 173.

R Railroad Commission, 173. Railroads, Texas, 159, 181. Reconstruction Time, 169. Red House, The, 40, 46. Red Rovers, The, 76. Refugio, 80, 90, 91. Regulators, 134. Renshaw, Commodore, 161. Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 137. _Revenge_, The, 53. Ripley, Harry, 92, 96. —— Eleazer Wheelock, 92. Roberts, O. M., 169. Rose, Moses, 85. Rosillo, Battle of, 38. Ross, Lawrence Sullivan, 150, 169. —— S. P., 140. Runnels, Hardin R., 140. Rusk, Thomas J., 87, 89, 108, 110, 130.

S Sabine Pass, 63. —— River, 21, 34, 37. Saget, 7. Sal Colorado, The, 137. Salado, Battle of, 126. —— Hacienda of, 128. Sam Houston Normal Institute, The, 170. San Antonio, 14, 18, 21, 23, 39, 45, 50, 56, 82, 83, 155, 180. San Bernard, Bay of, 3, 12. San Felipe de Austin, 50, 56, 62, 65, 69, 74, 76. San Fernando Church, 24. San Francisco, Mission of, 10. San Jacinto, Battle Ground, 174. San José, Mission of, 18, 23, 28, 180. San Patricio, 55, 81. San Pedro River, 83. San Saba Mission, 20, 25. Sandoval, Colonel, 65. Santa Anna, 58, 60, 83, 87, 96, 97, 102, 108, 124, 129, 131, 137, 139. Santa Fé Expedition, 123, 139. Sayers, J. D., 169. School, Prairie View Normal, 170. School Tax, 172. Schools, Texas, 123, 141, 169, 182. Scott, General Winfield, 139. Seal, The Texas, 111. Secession of Texas, 152. Shackleford, Doctor, 76, 95. Sherffius, Henry, 159. Sheridan, General, 167. Sherman, General Sidney, 100. —— Lieutenant Sidney, 162. Sibley Expedition, 157. Slave Ships, 43. Smith, Ashbel, 134, 171. —— Benjamin Fort, 108. —— Deaf, 98, 99, 100. —— Henry, 74, 75, 76, 111. —— James, 134. —— Rev. W. T., 64. Somervell, General Alexander, 127. Spain, 9, 11, 21, 25, 28, 33, 35. Spanish-American War, 173. St. Denis, Juchereau, 14, 20, 25, 49, 180. _St. Francis_, The, 2, 3, 9. St. John the Baptist, Presidio of, 15, 27. _Star of the West_, The, 155, 156. Stephenson, Rev. Henry, 49, 76. Stockdale, Fletcher S., 167. Storming of San Antonio, 71.

T Taylor, General Zachary, 137. Teal, Henry, 108. Tehas, The, 15, 30, 142. Texas Ranger, The, 143. The Blue and the Gray, 167, 168. The Capital, 120. The Champ d’Asile, 44. The Disputed Boundary Line, 33. The Grays, 68. The _Invincible_, 107, 117, 119. The _Pride_, 41, 47, 157. The Priest’s House, 69. “The Republic is no more,” 132. The Telegraph, 159. The War of the Archives, 134. Thirty Years, 167. Three Trees, Battle of, 43. Throckmorton, James W., 167. Toledo, General, 39. Tonti, Chevalier de, 1, 7, 8. Totten, Captain, 147. Travis, William B., 58, 66, 81, 83, 85, 87. Treasure, Lafitte’s, 47. Twiggs, General David, 156. Twin Sisters, The, 97, 100.

U Ugartechea, Colonel, 58, 72. United States, The, 36, 42, 46, 56, 57, 69, 113, 120, 135, 136, 139, 144, 152, 166. University, 172. University, The Texas State, 120, 170, 182. Ups and Downs, 52. Urrea, General, 81, 82, 90, 92, 103.

V Vasquez, Rafael, 125. Velasco, Battle of, 58. Villescas, Governor, 15. Vince’s Bridge, 100. Virginia Point, 107, 161.

W Wacoes, 142, 180. Wainwright, Commodore, 161. Walker, Samuel H., 131, 139. War, The Civil, 155, 166. War Time Arithmetic, 158. Ward, Colonel William, 75, 90. Washington on the Brazos, 87, 131. Wharton, William H., 59, 66. Wilkinson, General, 31, 35. Williamson, R. M., 61, 63. Woll, General, 126, 130. Woods, George T., 138, 140. —— Gonzales, 127. Wright, Captain Tom, 148. Wyatt, Captain, 76.

Y _Yellowstone_, The, 105, 108.

Z Zacetacas, 17. Zavala, Lorenzo D., 87.

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