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Aransas, Texas: captain of Lodi at, 55; growth of,
81; hotel at, 81; trade at,
81, 207; defense of,
94; founding of, 103; population of,
103; Hughes (S.) at, 107; mention of,
153, 206, 308,
484 Aransas Bay: trading post at, 50; commercial importance of, 67; surveying and marking of harbor entrance of, 101; killing of Texans near, 523; mention of, 417 Aransas County, Texas: 103 Aransas River: 207 Aranzazu, Fort: 103 Archer: acquisition of, by Texas, 278 Archer, Branch T.: advocates attack on Matamoros, 22; and assembling of armed forces, 91-92, 312, 457; as secretary of war, 312, 383, 457; popularity of, 312; mention of, 461, 465, 481; on militia system, 492; on frontier policy, 493 Archer, John: 550 archives, Texas: protection of, 86; arrival of, at Austin, 192; Houston (S.) on, 527-528 Arista, Felix (trader): 66 Arista, Juan: 12 Arista, Mariano: mention of, 115, 258, 259, 271, 273, 321, 344, 353, 364, 366, 369, 372, 376, 379-380, 382-383, 390, 398, 415, 417, 432, 446, 455, 484; defeat of Federalists by, 162, 164, 263-265; at Tula, 162; at Tampico, 164, 331; as commandant general of Coahuila and Nuevo León, 171; duplicity of, 198; on size of Federalist army, 217; appeals of, for aid against Texans, 224, 246; at San Luis Potosí, 233, 246; and invasion of Texas, 238, 260, 275, 284, 312-313, 373, 376, 387, 406, 443, 529; commands Auxiliary Division of the North, 246; at Saltillo, 246; at Rincondada, 246; at Monterey, 246-247, 248, 250, 376, 388, 434; proclamation of, against Federalists, 246; negotiations of, with Canales (A.), 198, 247, 255, 349, 364-371, 372, 378, 435; in Marin, 250; in Cadereyta, 250, 257; on Texans in Federalist army, 255-256, 274, 344-345, 346, 347; at Guerrero, 259; at Laredo, 260; crosses Río Grande, 260, 332, 408; and capture of Zapata, 262; known as "el tigre del Norte," 263; in battle of Santa Rita de Morelos, 263-265; restoration of peace on frontier by, 273-274 275; on Texans, 274, 331, 374; and frontier defenses, 330, 334, 335, 378-379, 437; as commander in chief of Army of the North, 330; and Ciudad Victoria, 331, 335, 340, 341; negotiates with Texas Indians, 332; at Matamoros, 332, 334; negotiations of, with Molano (J. N.), 343-346; gives approval to armistice terms, 370; criticism of, by El Patriota, 373-374; and Kelsey (J. P.), 375; and Seguin (J. N.), 376-377, 387, 388; and imprisoned Texans, 377, 424; disapproves of attack on Phoenix, 380; and Gonzáles' Corpus Christi raid, 380-381; negotiations of, with Texans, 387, 431-432, 434-435, 442; and Jordan (S. W.), 399; and Kinney (H. L.), 406, 408, 445, 457; and frontier trade, 409, 425, 432-433, 441, 442, 443, 471; and impending revolution, 424, 437, 473, 474; on Texas-Mexican boundary, 425, 440; description of, 438-439; capture of, by French, 439; and Santa Anna (A. L. de), 473 Arizpe, Ignacio de: on defeat of Jordan (S. W.), 355 Arizpe, Mexico: rebellion at, 143 Arkansas: 316, 506 Armijo, Manuel: capture of Santa Fé expedition by, 505 armories: at Houston, 43; discharge of employees in, 92; plans for, 93; cannon at, 93; at Austin, 94 arms: mention of, 43-44, 70, 94-95, 117; capture of, 43, 136; delay in delivery of, 92; trade in, 134 army, Centralist: SEE army, Mexican (Army of the North) army, Federalist: defeat of Canalizo (V.) by, 115; and frontier trade, 148; conference of leaders of, 150; plan of operations of, 150; Texans in service of, 152, 190-191, 203-204, 207, 212, 222, 231, 233, 240, 253, 258-259, 303, 307; defeat of, at Llano del Chiltipín, 151; capture of Monterey by, 152; capture of Saltillo by, 152; failure of, 160-161, 170; defeat of, on plain of San Miguel, 164; surrender of, at Acajete, 166; Monclova evacuated by, 168; in Texas, 187-188, 191, 205, 268, 269, 289, 326-328, 335; desertions from, 191, 249; on the Nueces, 205; composition of, 205-206, 214-216, 302, 308, 328, 330; supplies for, 206, 302, 304; organization of, 213; size of, 217, 232, 272, 350-351, 353, 365; conditions in, 217; before Matamoros, 232-233; advance of, on Monterey, 246-247; and presidential guard, 253; payment of, 254; mention of, 260, 350; defeat of, at Santa Rita de Morelos, 260, 285; defeat of, at Peyotes, 268; dispersal of, 268; rewards for service in, 302; and Johnston (A. S.), 312; seizes Laredo, 326-328; advances of, 335; captures horses, 335-336. SEE ALSO Federalists army, Mexican (Army of the North): withdrawal of, from Texas, 4, 10, 48; concentration of, on northern frontier, 4, 13, 32-34, 53, 55, 171, 375, 388, 390, 472, 484, 488; land given to soldiers of, 4, 223; in Texas, 13, 16, 21, 67, 70, 72, 73, 269, 275, 380; desertions from, 14, 24, 70; character of, 15, 36; conditions in, 20, 33, 86, 48, 70, 484; loyalty of, 28, 144; discipline of, 32; composition of, 36; mention of, 48, 110, 167; Texas spy captured by, 50; attack of, on traders, 51; on the Nueces, 67; at Matamoros, 72; and Savariego (M.), 82; supplies for, 82; concentration of, against Federalists, 259-260; size of, 350-351, 471; Canales (A.) in, 368; at Corpus Christi, 380; cattle thieves killed by, 427. SEE ALSO Centralists army, Texas: at Victoria, 10, 13; command of, 10, 30; headquarters of, 13, 18; composition of, 14-15, 18-19, 22, 29, 30, 91; contact of, with United States troops, 16; size of, 16, 30, 243; discipline in, 18, 26-27, 32-33; mention of, 19, 22, 25, 37, 79, 107, 109, 225, 230, 235, 246, 439, 447; at Camp Johnston, 21; supplies for, 22, 24, 33, 46, 96, 235; and plans for invasion of Mexico, 22-23; at San Patricio, 23; commanded by Huston (F.), 26; disbanding of, 26, 27, 88, 152, 400, 402-403; mutiny in, 26; problems created by, 26; regulations of, 27, 86; misuse of uniform of, 28-29; conditions in, 29; at San Antonio, 29, 189, 271; reorganization of, 30; cavalry in, 24, 35, 42, 43, 89; expenditures for, 36; plundering by, 37; lack of, 84; arms used by, 94; desertion from, 231, 259, 302-303; raising of, 242-243 army, United States: in Texas, 16, 17, 25-26; desertion from, 17; mention of, 215 Army Corps of the North: SEE army, Mexican (Army of the North) Arredondo, _____: 213 arrieros: description of, 52 Arriola, José: with Córdova (V.), 115 Arriola, Leandro: aid of, to Federalists, 206; in Federalist military service, 328-329; and Canales (A.), 362; and Centralists, 383 arsenal at Austin: plans for, 93; mention of, 95; condition of, 527 arsenal at Houston: condition of, 527 artillery, Federalist: capture of, 265 artillery, Mexican: 225-228, 259, 356-358 artillery, Texas: removal of, from Houston, 93 Atascosito: SEE Atascosa River Atascosa County, Texas: 501 Atascosa River: cattle drivers on, 108; mention of, 472; proposed military post on, 540 Atkinson, George: 553 Atlanta, Georgia: 234 Atlante: arrival of, at Galveston, 501 Atroff, Joseph: 551 Attwell, W. H.: 411 Aubrey, William P.: in smuggling trade, 406; and frontier lawlessness, 418-419, 489; mention of, 445, 452; arrest of, 457; arraignment of, 457; trial of, 461 Aubrey's & Kinney's Rancho: SEE Kinney's rancho Augustine, H. W.: 121 Aury, Luis: 136 Austin: mention of, 170; acquisition of, by Texas, 277; sails for Sisal, 309, Austin, Henry: on Lamar administration, 61; in New York, 111 Austin, Stephen F.: on South Texas, 6; advocates attack on Matamoros, 22; mention of, 519 Austin, Texas: protection of, 86; mention of, 92, 98, 105, 124, 132, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 182, 190, 192, 271, 291, 314, 328-329, 333, 395, 403, 424, 434, 453, 462, 479, 485, 498, 504, 524, 540; arsenal at, 93, 95, 384; garrison at, 93, 272; military stores at, 93; and pursuit of Córdova (V.), 123; Mexican traders at, 156, 415, 416; Ross (R.) at, 236; Sweitzer (A. B.) at, 236; Plummer (S. A.) departs from, 292; Jordan (S. W.) at, 377, 382; Mexican invasion rumors at, 382; Seguin (J. N.) in, 387; constitutional convention at, 418; Hays' (J. C.) visit to, 418; and Dimitt's (P.) arrest, 451, 456; and Webb's (J.) mission, 453; Peraza (M.) at, 455; Kinney (H. L.) and Aubrey (W. P.) trial at, 460-465; Bell (P. H.) in, 488; Congress meets at, 494, 505; Castro (H.) in, 500; and Santa Fé expedition, 518; attempts to remove capital from, 528 Austin City Gazette: on action against Mexico, 299-300; mention of, 447; supports Houston (S.), 480 Austin County, Texas: militia organization of, 77; mention of, 400 Austria: 506 auxiliares: formation of, 529 Ayr County, Scotland: 204 Ayres, David: on Mexican threat, 12 Ayrshire County, Scotland: SEE Ayr County, Scotland |