| [----------------------------------------------------------------------] 3 Creek, on the head waters of the Trinity Commanded by Daniel Montague from Fannin County - ["they ---? ---?" marked out] These 8 men joined Montague on the Creek above mentiond - They went high up the Trinity but finding no enemy, on coming back came upon a small encampmt of the Caddoes on the Clear fork of the Trinity, & killed three of them - They were out of provisions, and after starving for some time returned home. ________________ In November 1838 - Genl. Dyre made another campaign with 500 men - He left Clarksville on the 24 day Novr. & marched to the Clear fork of the Trinity, ["where he met Genl Rusk" marked out] Here Genl. joined the army & took command. Leaving a company of men at this point with his baggage, he marched to the Cross Timbers, burnt a depopulated village; but finding no enemy, ["and getting out of provisions" marked out] he retured to his baggage waggons & getting out of provisions he abandoned his waggons, and had to subsist on the oxen - He marched back to Clarksville & there discharged his men - Before Rusk, however, ["had" marked out] joined Dyre & took command, on his from Nacogdoches, ["he raised a company in Shelby Co and" marked out] he heard that the Cadoes had just drawn arms &C [----------------------------------------------------------------------] 4 from the US Govt. and were coming into Texas, he raised a company in shelby County, and Capt. Tarrant also raising a compny of 30 men from what is now Bowie Co. Rusk with Tarrant marched towards Shrieve's port and meeting with the Indians near this place, he disarmed them, drove them into shrieve's port. Sewell, Agent of the Cadoes agreed to keep the Cadoes from coming over the line again - The arms taken from them were deposited with Sewell - Rusk leaving Tarrant behind to procure beaves & drive them on to the Army he himself proceeded with two or three others to the army, which he joined as above stated at Clear Fork - Tarrant being detained longer than was expected failed to furnish the beeves for army in time, which caused Rusk to be driven to great straights for subsistence, & forced him as above stated to abandon his waggons & eat the oxen - no indians were killed - not even one - The weather was very cold & disagreeable, & the men suffered much -- ________________ When Dyre started with his army deputed Capt. Stout with 42 men to go to the Cypress lying betwen the Sulpher & the Sabine - On the 5th. Decr. the |
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