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Chacón, Arroyo: location of, 34 Chaffind, Captain: 468-469 Chalmers, John G.: proposed impeachment of, 508, 517 Chamber of Deputies, Mexico: on conquest of Texas, 182 Chambers Creek: Cooke (W. G.) at, 96; mention of, 539 Chandler, Eli: raises frontier companies, 399, 402 Chandler, R. T.: 551 Chapa, José Antonio: 186 Charleston: purchased by Texas, 277 Chaucart, _____: 166 Chenoweth, John: and Federalists, 202 Cherokee Indians: killed by Comanches, 45; negotiations of, with Mexico, 54, 113-114, 117, 118, 120-122, 139, 140; visit of, to Matamoros, 54, 113-114, 140, 240; in Mexican service, 113, 275; mention of, 115, 137, 141, 332; Mexican agents among, 117, 118, 120-122; driven from Texas, 138, 139, 179, 184, 208, 212-214; Hawkins (L.) killed by, 240; Federalist pursuit of, 290; concentration of, for attack on Texas, 313 Cherokee land question: 382, 478 Cherokee Nation: SEE Cherokee Indians Cherokee War: mention of, 138; financial burden of, 179; end of, 208; Jordan (S. W.) in, 212-214 Chester, William H.: on Kinney (H. L.), 460-461 Chevallie, Michael: as member of Hays' (J. C.) ranger company, 410-411; in battle near Laredo, 413; goes to Río Grande, 434; illness of, 437; mention of, 438 Chiapas, Mexico: revolt in, 143; mention of, 191, 205 "Chicharron": SEE Rodríquez, Captain Chickasaw Indians: Mexican agents among, 118 Chihuahua, Mexico: relations of Texas with, 21, 140, 216; border trade with, 78, 415; mention of, 142, 174-175, 186, 254, 282, 434, 542; silver from, 155; Federalists in, 318 Chihuahua trail: Cooke (W. G.) follows, 96-97 Childress, Hugh M.: 549 China, Mexico: Federalist armies at, 246, 334-335 Chipita, Lieutenant: 446-448 Choctaw Indians: mention of, 7, 115; en route to Río Grande, 65; Mexican agents among, 118 Cíbolo River: proposed military post on, 86, 244, 540 Cincinnati, Ohio: 439 City of Dublin: purchased by Mexico, 530 Ciudad Canales: SEE Guerrero, Mexico Ciudad Victoria de Tamaulipas: Quijano (B.) enters, 162; mention of, 227; Arista (M.) at, 330, 335; Federalist regime at, 338-339, 340; Canales (A.) contemplates march against, 362 "Civilian": on colonization plans, 503 Civilian and Galveston Gazette: on trans-Nueces country, 6 Clareño, Rancho: Canales (A.) at, 363 Clark County, Mississippi: 91 Clay, Henry: 523 Clements, William: desertion of, 240; death of, 261; as member of Snell's (M. K.) company, 262 Clendennin, Adam: in recruiting service, 90; on the Trinity River, 96, 97; escorts Baudin (C.), 160 Clifton, Caswell R.: recruiting for Texas by, 279 Clinton, William: in frontier companies, 129, 550 Clopton, William A.: 549 cloth: duties on, in Texas, 80; trade in, 102, 417; capture of, 470 clothing: for recruits, 91; for Federal army, 304 Coahuila, Mexico: northern boundary of, 3; relations of, with Texas, 21, 216, 224; trade from, 80, 155; mention of, 142, 171, 174-175, 186, 232, 246, 251-254, 257, 288, 348, 357, 373, 542; growth of discontent in, 144; governor of, 146; location of capital of, 149; Federalist cause in, 189, 318. SEE ALSO Coahuila y Texas Coahuila y Texas: mention of, 147, 175, 252; secretary of state of, 176. SEE ALSO Coahuila coast, Mexican: attacks on, 69; French blockade of, 42, 81-82, 142, 160 coast survey, Texas: authorization of, 101, 103; commencement of, 404 coastal defense, Texas: recommendations for, 94, 527. SEE ALSO frontier protection. Cobb, Captain: 530 Cochran, E. S.: 552 Cocke, James D.: on Mexican policy, 531, 532-535 coffee: removal of duties on, 80; mention of, 96, 117; trade in, 450 Coffee's Station, Texas: 97, 539 Coffee's Trading Post: SEE Coffee's Station, Texas Coleto Creek: location of, 18; Texan army headquarters on, 18; mention of, 85; Federalist camp on, 290 College of Guadalajara: 191 Colley, Canah C.: in frontier companies, 128, 550 colonization, Texas: purpose of, 500; plans for, 500-502; effects of, 503 Colorado (ranch): 47 Colorado: SEE Wharton Colorado, Arroyo: wild horses on, 48; Mexican troops at, 72, 332, 450, 488; mention of, 75; Miracle (P. J.) at, 117; Arista (M.) at, 332; Villareal (E.) at, 471, 488 Colorado County, Texas: militia organization in, 77, 90 Colorado Gazette and Advertiser: mention of, 178, 478; on Federalists, 287, 289; on Plummer (S. A.), 292; on Villareal (E.), 406; on Houston's (S.) election, 480 Colorado River: mention of, 12, 61, 72, 75, 119, 141, 396, 502, 539; protection needed on, 22; proposed military post on, 86, 244, 540; immigration to, 105; Miracle (P. J.) crosses, 118; Córdova (V.) on, 124; Flores (M.) crosses, 134; Mexican traders cross, 156; flooding of, 272 Colt's Patent Rifles: rate of fire of, 92-93; mention of, 412 Columbia: to transport volunteers, 91 Columbia, Texas: Suzeman (P.) in, 14; mention of, 27; as capital of Texas, 31 Columbus, Texas: 156 Colver, Samuel: 549 Comanche Indians: hunting grounds of, 5; cooperation of, with Texans, 20, 21; raids of, 45, 114, 189, 260, 313, 328, 396, 411, 443; captives of, 45; mention of, 49, 87, 153, 155, 235, 263, 318, 373, 473, 484; peace talks with, 76; and Mexicans, 109, 111, 188-189, 316, 375, 411, 431; and Federalists, 188, 290; Council House fight with, 238, 271, 291-292; dangers from, 271; falsely accused of stealing, 291; and Karnes (H. W.), 317; contemplated campaign against, 318 Combs, Leslie: 520 Comitán, Mexico: Anaya (J. P.) defeated at, 205 Commanche: SEE Lodi commerce, Mexican: attacks on, 69, 75; mention of, 115 Commercial Bulletin (New Orleans): on Texas volunteers in Federalist army, 236 Commercial Register (Mobile): on Mexican threat to Texas, 29 commissary general of subsistence, Texas: abolition of, 543 Commissioners to Mexico, Texas: and Carrasco, (J. M.), 435-444; and Arista (M.), 435, 437, 438; start for home, 437; at Monterey, 437; arrival of, at San Antonio, 443; mention of, 446, 482 committee of safety, Victoria: creation of, 470 committee of vigilance, Victoria: duties of, 485 Concepción, Mexico: Arista (M.) at, 334 Concepción, Mission: battle of, 316 Conde, Francisco García: defeat of Federalists by, 151; at Saltillo, 151, 167; and Ampudia (P. de), 331; and Texan Santa Fé expedition, 434 Condelle, Nicolás: and Centralist activities, 144, 148 congress, Texas: and boundary of Texas, 3, 542; mention of, 27, 46, 58, 84, 92, 103, 124, 140, 176, 196, 210, 214-215 241-242, 279, 375-376, 382, 384, 392, 402, 423, 444, 461, 471-472, 478, 494-496, 503-504; military policy of, 29, 30, 72, 82, 98, 209, 244, 384, 393-394, 399; reorganization of army by, 30; and tariff laws, 79-80; and frontier trade, 79-80, 100; and dance in Senate chamber, 98; and land survey, 98; Presidents' messages to, 121, 378; and Federalists, 157; on Mexican relations, 389, 393-394, 399; and Ferguson (A.), 462-463; salaries of members of, 543; retrenchment by, 543-544 Conley, Preston: 549 Conn, Napoleon: 549 Conrad, Peter: 35 Consejo consultivo de guerra, Mexico: 439 Constitution: transports Federalist supplies, 305; wreck of, 306 Constitution, Mexican (1824): 117, 143, 145, 196, 252, 254, 338-339, 368 Constitution, Mexican (1843): 454 Constitution, Texas ( 1836): on military service, 47; mention of, 146; on use of military force, 504 consul, Mexican: at New Orleans, 54, 273, 382 consuls, Texan: instructions to, 104 Consultation, Texas (1835): 9, 47 contraband trade: 185 contrabandistas: sentencing of, 415; mention of, 472 Convention (ending Federalist War): terms of, 370-372 Convention, Texas (1836): 146 Conventional Army: SEE army, Federalist Cooke, George: 552 Cooke, James D.: 388 Cooke, Louis P.: as member of Naval Affairs Committee, 506; mention of, 507, 510-511; speech of, 514 Cooke, William G.: as acting secretary of war, 28; orders militia organized, 32; commands First Regiment of Infantry, 95, 329; military road marked by, 95-98; establishes Fort Johnson, 97; official report of, 98; mention of, 141, 323, 403; visit of, to San Antonio, 423 Cooke, Camp: soldiers at, 322 Copano Bay: mention of, 11, 19, 81, 107, 488; as a trade center, 101, 207, 306; customs collection for, 103; population at, 103; Mexican spies on, 118 Copano House: robbed by Mexicans, 50 Copano Landing: 50 Copeland, Richard: 553 Corda, Antonio: in Córdova (V.) rebellion, 115; to Houston (S.), 120 cordilleras (rangers): and Mexican military service, 379 Córdova, Vicente: incites insurrection in Texas, 114, 120, 140; accompanies Miracle (P. J.) to Texas, 117; and Flores (M.), 117, 123, 137; to Houston (S.), 120; engagements of, with Texans, 121, 126, 128-129; flight of, 121, 123, 126, 129; to Filisola. (V.), 121; instructed by Canalizo (V.), 122; trail of, discovered, 123; and Robison (W. M.), 124; at Mill Creek, 125; sends spies to Seguin, 125; defeated by Texans, 126; pursuit of, 126; losses suffered by, 127; documents lost by, 127; Mexican traders on, 129; trial of followers, prisoners of, 130; return of, from Mexico, 132-133; mention of, 139, 298; kills Johnson (B. H.), 241; activities of, around Victoria, 275, 295-297; plundering by, 292, 296-297; contemplated expedition against, 295-297 Córdova-Flores incident: SEE Córdova, Vicente; Flores, Manuel corn: mention of, 96, 257; of Karnes (H. W.), 322; trade in, 450 Cornelia: in Federalist service, 306; damage to, 307; mention of, 372 Corpus Christi, Texas: as port of entry for Mexico, 53, 54; trading at, 53, 153, 206, 305, 375, 405, 457, 465, 523; mention of, 54, 56-57, 64, 101, 153, 307, 406-408, 417, 427, 445-446, 462; Texans arrive at, 55, 56; marking of harbor entrance of, 102; Kinney (H. L.) at, 206, 405, 457, 465; Kelsey (J. P.) at, 305, 375; Federalist vessels at, 372; expectation of Mexican attack on, 380, 537; Price (J. T.) at, 399, 408; Goodman (W. B.) at, 447; Bell (P. H.) at, 488. SEE ALSO Kinney's Rancho Correo de Atlántico: history of, 173-174 Correo del Río Bravo del Norte: 253 correspondence, committee of: at Houston, 71 Corro, José Justo: as president ad interim of Mexico, 27 Corsco, Captain: capture of, 470; information from, 471 Cortéz, Hernán: 231 Cortina, Colonel: death of, 45 Corvejolles, Francisco: as owner of Pontchartrain, 165 Cós, Martin Perfecto de: at Mier, 76; as Centralist commander, 147; defeat of, 147, 162; mention of, 147 Cottle, Barsilla: arrest of, 443, 467; capture of, 466 cotton bagging: removal of duties on, 80 cotton gin, Moseley's: 24 cotton seeding machines, trade in: 450 Council House Fight: mention of, 238; Comanche reaction to, 271; effects of, 291-292 couriers: and Mexican military service, 379 courthouse, Harris County: 531 Court Week: at Victoria, 296 Coushatta Indians: assignment of land to, 139-140; mention of, 332 Couteany, John B.: and Federalists, 202 cowboys: on the southern frontier, 47-48, 64, 74, 188; cattle drives by, 48; in conflict with Mexicans, 49, 381, 418; disruption of frontier relations by, 60, 110, 114; lists of, 64-65, 188; join Federalists, 188. SEE ALSO cattle driving; cattle stealing Cox, Captain: as murderer, 65, 66; plans attack on Laredo, 65 Coy, Antonio: 411 Coy, Juan Santos: in Córdova rebellion, 115; to Houston (S.), 120 Craddock, W. B.: 552 Creaner, Charles M.: commands Victoria Minute Men, 458; return of, to Victoria, 458-459; mention of, 482 Creed, Josiah: as cowboy, 64 Creek Indians: 407 Creole: transports Federalist troops, 162 Crockeron, Henry: 549 Crockett, _____: 65 Croggan, Samuel: 552 Crooks, Samuel: 553 Cross Timbers: mention of, 97, 244; death of Miracle (P. J.) near, 118; military colony at, 539 Crystal City, Texas: 269 Cuauhchichil, Sierra del: 349 Cuba: 191 Curbier, Matias: 411 Cuellar, José María González: as editor of Correo del Río Bravo del Norte, 253 Cuernavaca, Mexico: 255 Cuernavaca, plan of: 191, 338 Cunningham, A. J.: on Dimitt's arrest, 451 Cunningham, Horatio: 552 Cunningham, J. R.: 549 currency, Texas: 208 Curtis, Charles: as lieutenant of militia, 42 customhouse: at Aransas, 103; at Calhoun, 103; at Lamar, 103-104; at Matagorda, 103; at Live Oak Point, 103 customs collection, Mexican: decline of, 4; high duties imposed by, 78; seizure of receipts from, 144 customs guards, Mexican: mention of, 110; lawless character of, 488-489 |