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Schiafino, Francisco: in peace negotiations, 370 Schoen, Harold: 127 Schoolfield, Charles: in shipping trade, 206 schooners, trading: at Aransas, 50 Scotland: 204 Scott, G. W.: 549 Scott, John: on committee of vigilance, Houston, 532 Seco, Arroyo: mention of, 140; Karnes (H. W.) wounded at, 317 secretary of treasury, Texas: to conduct survey for seaports, 103 secretary of war, Texas: Somervell (A.) as, 11; and Flores (M.) incident, 138; mention of, 235, 403, 470, 475, 487; Johnston (A. S.) as, 243; annual report of, 243 Seeley, Alexander: 552 Seguin, Erasmo: as justice of the peace, 66; and Federalists, 188, 206 Seguin, Juan Nepomuceno: commands troops at San Antonio, 10, 13, 29, 235; and evacuation of San Antonio, 13; captures Mexican spies, 32; on Mexican invasion, 32, 386-387; in New Orleans, 55; on frontier trade, 80; cattle stolen from, 107; as vice governor of Coahuila y Texas, 151; and Federalists, 206, 281, 288-289, 328, 375-376, 437; and Canales (A.), 281, 322; and Lamar, 288; and Karnes (H. W.), 322; resigns seat in Senate, 328; mention of, 329, 362; and Jordan (S. W.), 360, 361; on Federalist conspiracy, 361; size of force of, 365; at Camargo, 375; at Monterey, 376; and Centralists, 376, 383; and Arista (M.), 376, 387, 438; and Reyes (I.), 376, 387; at Mier, 376; return of, to Texas, 377, 386; at Austin, 387, 432; seeks Mexican raiders, 409; and Uribe (R.), 432, 434; to the Río Grande, 434; smuggling agreement of, 434; at Guerrero, 437; loss of investment by, 438 Seguin, Texas: rangers stationed at, 43; Córdova (V.) advances toward, 124, 125; early families of, 125; originally called "Walnut Springs," 125; mention of, 128, 131, 204 Seguin's ranch: appearance of Mexican troops at, 409 Seigmon, John: capture of, 467 Select Committee on Resolutions Relative to Santa Fé Expedition: 509 Select Naval Committee: reports of, 509-510, 510-511; debate on report of, 510-518 Seminario del Gobierno: on return of peace, 369 Seminole Indians: mention of, 115; Canalizo (V.) writes to, 137 Seminole War (Florida): ending of, 44, 208 Senan, James W.: 555-556 Senan, Thomas: 555-556 Senate, Texas: and nominations for brigadier general, 30-31 Sentinel (Austin): 406 separatist movement in northern Mexico: Texas official view on, 186; Texas press views on, 187 Sewell, Captain: on Mexican expedition, 395; supplies information to Dimitt (P.), 406 Sharp, G. W.: 549 Shawnee Indians: and Mexicans, 54; mention of, 115, 332; removal of, 139 sheep: along the Río Grande, 8; mention of, 9; trade with Comanches in, 21; raising of, 216; introduction of, into Texas, 416 Shelby County, Texas: frontier companies in, 41, 42; mention of, 507 Shelp, D. C.: 549 Shepherd, W. M.: as secretary of navy, 277 Sherman, Charles: 462, 554 Sherman, Texas: 97 Shermantown: SEE Sherman, Texas shoes: trade in, 91, 102, 471 Sierra Madre: 254, 435 Silla, Sierra de la: 246 silver, Mexican: in Texas-Mexican trade, 471, 490 Simon, J. M.: as member of Mier expedition, 475; as member of San Patricio Minute Men, 475 Simpson, Harrison: 262 Simpson, John S.: as chief justice of Béxar County, 410 Sims, Bartlett: and Karnes (H. W.), 190 Sinaloa, Mexico: mention of, 142, 174-175, 542; revolt in, 144 Sisal, Mexico: Zavala sails for, 309 Skerrett, M. B.: in recruiting service, 90; at Trinity River, 97 Skerrett, Fort: 141 slaves, runaway: in Federal army, 308 Small, W. B.: 411 Small, William C.: deserts Johnson's (B. H.) command, 240 Smith, Ashbel: mention of, 71, 189; entertains Baudin (C.), 160; on economic conditions in Texas, 208, 211, 303; criticizes Archer (B. T.), 313 Smith, D. W.: as United States consul at Matamoros, 148; on size of Federalist army, 217; mention of, 466-467 Smith, Erastus ("Deaf"): at Columbia, 29; at San Antonio, 29, 34; as Texan scout, 29, 70; attacks Laredo, 34-35; criticized by Houston (S.), 35-36; mention of, 519 Smith, Ezekiel, Sr.: 129, 550 Smith, French: in frontier companies, 129, 550, 555-556 Smith, Henry: as governor, 38 Smith, J. L.: 549 Smith, James: as brigadier general, 89 Smith, John: arrest of, 64; as cowboy, 64 Smith, John N. O.: at public meeting, 531 Smith, John W.: and Federalists, 206; as mayor of San Antonio, 271; on Centralists, 271 Smith, R. T.: 551 Smith, Thomas F.: on Naval Affairs Committee, 506 Smith, William: capture of, 466; as member of Gonzáles ranger company, 550 Smith, William H.: as major of militia, 42 Smithers, Launcelot: on San Antonio city council, 472 smuggling: at Corpus Christi, 81; at Purgatory Hill, 117; Mexicans engaged in, 156, 158, 306, 415. SEE ALSO trade, frontier Snell, Martin K.: biographical sketch of, 261-262; at Santa Rita de Morelos, 261; kills Sprowl (J. T.), 262; death of, 262; at Saltillo, 357 Snively, Jacob: mention of, 90, 140; as appointed adjutant and inspector general, 544 Snodgrass, William: boards Mexican prisoners, 471; death of, 498; as member of San Patricio Minute Men, 462, 554-556 Sol, El: on campaign against Texas, 528 soldiers, Mexican: SEE army, Mexican (Army of the North) soldiers, Texas: SEE army, Texas Solomon, J. E. L.: on Kinney (H. L.), 460 "Sombrero de Manteca": SEE Zapata, Antonio Somervell, Alexander: as secretary of war, 11; as brigadier general, 89; mention of, 518 Sonora, Mexico: trade through, 80; Urrea (J.) in, 143, 161; mention of, 542 Soto, Juan Bautista: with Flores (M.), 131 Soto la Marina, Mexico: pronunciamiento at, 149; Federalists avoid French blockade of, 152 South America: Treat (J.) in, 182 South Carolina: 282, 506 Sowell, Asa J. L.: at Seguin, 125; as member of Gonzáles ranger company, 550 Sowell, J. N.: 550 Sowell, John: at Seguin, 125 Spain: George Fisher seeks diplomatic mission to, 196; Wright (A. S.) in, 197; king of, 407; mention of, 439 Spaulding, Turner: 65 specie: 79, 81, 102, 149, 154-155, 416 spies, Centralist: trial and execution of, 335 spies, Federalist: 206 spies, Mexican: in Texas, 24, 69, 111; from Savariego's (M.) command, 111; in Refugio, 118; on Copano, 118; arrest of, 408; suspicion of, 408-409 spies, Texan: authorization of, 42; capture of, 50; on Matamoros, 76; sent by Burleson (E.), 124, 126; mention of, 383; detailing of, 402; on Mexican troops in Texas, 407. SEE ALSO Spy companies, Texas Spooner, William: death of, 261 Springfield, Massachusetts: 95 Sprowl, J. T.: death of, 262 spy companies, Texas: authorization for, 389; on the frontier, 421; supplies for, 492. SEE ALSO spies, Texan Stanby, Daniel: and Federalists, 202 Starr, James H.: at Nacogdoches, 85; on military forts, 85 stationery: removal of duties on, 80 Stavoli, José: commands Second Brigade, 263 steamship: for expedition against Matamoros, 36 Steinheimer, Karl: gold of, 136-137 Stemm, W.: 554 Sterne, Adolphus: 382, 417 Still, Captain: SEE Snell, Martin K. Stone, Samuel C.: 307 Stout, Benjamin O.: SEE Stout, Berryman O. Stout, Berryman O.: capture of, 466; as cattle driver, 467; at Agua Nuevo, 469 "Stranger": SEE Anaya, Juan Pablo Strickland, David: as lieutenant of militia, 42 Stultz, C. A.: death of, 357 Stumps, John S.: 550 sugar: removal of duties on, 80; trade in, 96, 117, 154, 471 Sulphur Fork: settlements on, 96 Supreme Tribunal of War, Mexican: 439 surveyors: SEE land surveyors, Texan Sutherland, George: in battle of San Jacinto, 468 Sutherland, John: in frontier trade, 445; and Kinney (H. L.), 465 Suzeman, Peter: on Mexican army, 14 Swartwout, Samuel: 304 Sweitzer, Alonzo B.: in Federalist army, 215, 235-236; to supply provisions for Texan army, 215; death of, 235; biographical sketch of, 235-236; and McCulloch (B.), 235-236; as deserter, 236; at Austin, 236 Swift, James A.: 550 Swiss: arrival of, 501; settlement of, 502 Symonds, T. W.: 550 |