nically remarked that such an order from the Mexican officers was unnecessary as he already had given the same instructions to his men, and that he believed that such instructions had undoubtedly stimulated the encounter which had just occurred.

Shelby afterwards offered his services to the Imperialist Chief who, piqued because of the sale of the arms to the Liberals, refused to accept same, stating that he had received orders not to enlist Americans. Notwithstanding, Shelby with his army of about 1,000, proceeded to Mexico City where, after several minor engagements with bandits, he arrived about two weeks later. From Mexico City the men marched to Cordoba, where they disbanded and joined the Confederate Colony which had been organized by Early, Magruder, Governor Harris, and others in the State of Vera Cruz.

On December 10, 1866, the U. S. Man-of-war, Susquehanna, arrived and anchored off of Brazos de Santiago. She brought Minister L. D. Campbell, Gen. W. T. Sherman, and Mr. Plumb, the latter the Secretary of Legation. They visited Matamoros where they conferred with the French Commander relative to the withdrawal of all French troops from the Republic of Mexico in conformity with the expressed request of the Washington Administration. Two days later they sailed to Vera Cruz where they conferred with Marshal Bazaine on the subject.

Shortly after Gen. Phil Sheridan had visited the Border in 1865, one of his trusted scouts, Capt. Harry Young, who had served with him throughout the Civil War, followed his old leader in the expectancy of new activities along the border. Young negotiated with General Carvajal, an Imperialist who had been named as Governor of Tamaulipas. Young engaged to go to New Orleans where, he believed, he might enlist to accompany him, 100 of the veterans of the Southern and Northern armies, then disbanded. Several months later Young returned

with 80 veterans, men who lived for adventure alone. But, during the interim, Carvajal had taken refuge in Brownsville and had been compelled to leave his money behind him in Matamoros. Young and his men hung around Brownsville for about a week, and then started overland up the Rio Grande on the Texas side, destined to San Ygnacio, expecting to cross the Rio Grande there and to be in time to engage in some of the anticipated battles. Being short of funds and being halfstarved, they appropriated several head of cattle for food and a number of horses for locomotion. The Mexican ranch owners on the Texas side, accompanied by several Americans, followed Young's party to San Ygnacio and near there fired upon them, killing several and wounding a number. Young was killed as he endeavored to swim the river. He had promised Sheridan that he would not fire on American soil and he faithfully kept his word. Eighteen of the party were captured and on December 2, 1866, were sentenced at Brownsville to a year's confinement in the state penitentiary. Those who escaped into Mexico, assisted the Imperialists at the battle of Santa Gertrudis.

Until the completion of the St. L. B. & M. Ry. into Brownsville during June, 1904, a regular stage route was at first maintained between Brownsville and Corpus Christi and later between Brownsville and Collins and Alice, stations on the TexasMexican Railway between Corpus Christi and Laredo. The old road departed from the City of Brownsville just east of the graveyard; thence proceeded along the present highway to a point just east of Olmito; thence to the northeast within a mile from Palo Alto monument and through what is now known as the FRESNOS COLONY, ten miles north from Brownsville; from there due north to the Arroyo Colorado; thence through Rancho El Sauz to a point about ten miles west of the La Parra ranch called Santa Rosa; thence to Paso de la Piedra and Paso Ancho over Los Olmos Creek, through Santa Gertrudis (King's

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Ranch) to Collins or Alice as stated. This road had been maintained by the Spaniards as a road to Goliad and San Antonio, Texas, for more than 150 years. After the sinking of the Confederate Alabama, Raphael Semmes, its intrepid commander, passed over this road going north from Matamoros, Mexico, where he had landed in his efforts to keep within neutral or Confederate territory.

NAVAL ACTIONS OFF THE RIO GRANDE AND BRAZOS DE SANTIAGO:

About six real engagements in which firing took place, occurred off the mouth of the Rio Grande and Brazos, and as these were of no great importance, this will serve as the only reference thereto. The only incident out of the ordinary being that of the capture of Acting Master Charles T. Chase, commanding U, S. Gunboat Antona.

On July 24, 1863, the Antona anchored off the mouth of the Rio Grande and immediately thereafter Acting Master Chase, in citizen's clothes went ashore at Bagdad, ostensibly to forward a letter to the U. S. Consul at Matamoros. Late in the afternoon he took a Mexican boat called the Margarita to return to the Antona. In beating out of the river she had to follow the channel which carried her close to the Texas shore. While close, she was hailed by a party of eight or ten men on the Texas side who commanded the boatman to come to them or they would fire. As the boat touched the Texas shore Mr. Chase was taken out and sent to Brownsville. Acting Master S. V. Bennis, the next in command, cruised about until the next day and then, after satisfying himself of the truth of the report of the capture of Chase, proceeded to Galveston. In the report made by Chase on August 13, 1863, he says that upon being presented to General Bee the next morning, the General offered to liberate him under parole, which parole, he, Chase, refused to accept.

CAPT. MIFFLIN KENEDY was born in Downington, Chester County, Pa., on June 8, 1818, and died at his ranch, La Parra, Cameron County, Texas, on March 14, 1895. His ancestors immigrated from Ireland. In 1835, young Kenedy shipped before the mast on the ship Star of Philadelphia, on a voyage to Calcutta. In 1846, Capt. Kenedy proceeded to New Orleans and enlisted for the war with Mexico. He afterwards transported Gen. Taylor and his staff and part of his troops from Matamoros to Camarga, Mexico.

Capt. Kenedy and Capt. Richard King, during 1850 organized a steamboat company under the name of M. Kenedy & Co., and between 1850 and 1865 purchased and used on the Rio Grande 26 boats. In 1876 Kenedy, King, and Uriah Lott built the Corpus Christi, San Diego, and Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad from Corpus to Laredo, 163 miles. Afterwards Captain Kenedy assisted to organize the San Antonia and Aransas Pass Railway. Captain Kenedy supplied the money and credit for the con struction of the first seven hundred miles. Captain Kenedy was married on April 16, 1852, to Mrs. Petra Vela de Vidal of Mier, Mexico. They had six children of whom two survive, John G. Kenedy, owner and head of the Kenedy Pasture Company, and Mrs. Sarah Spohn of Corpus.

After further discussion, however, General Bee liberated him unconditionally and even offered to return him to the mouti of the river. Chase declined this offer and returned by way of Matamoros.

Hereinbefore reference has been made to the CORTINA RAID which occurred in 1859, and to the fact that Major Heintzelman, U. S. Army, Tobin's Rangers, and Brownsville citizens drove him, Cortina, from his stronghold near Brownsville. As a Recuerdo the names of the civilians are here now given, as follows:

Company A, Brownsville Citizens, for service under Major Heintzelman, U. S. Army.

Mifflin Kenedy, Captain, R. B. Kingsbury, Dan O'Boyle, Wm. Stalworth, Ruben Norris, Antonio Espinosa, Pedro Reyes, Wm. Smith, Joe L. Putegnat, John F. Clark, E. Jeff Kenedy, Robert L. Dalzell, F. J. Post, Peter Sharkey, Alexander Werbiski, O. S. Seaver, John Flynn, Wm. Stone, Luke Bust, Henry Ligon, Wm. Nelson, T. Johnson, Franklin Cummings, George Ward, George Thompson, Francis J. Parker, G. T. Waugh, John Graham, Idelfonso Martinez, Israel B. Bigelow, Captain Kerr, Gun Cannon, L. A. Neale, Wm. Kepple, Robert Shears, Richard Swenck, Mortimer N. Stevens, John McGloin, H. Manschalk. James George, Lieutenant Langdon, G. T. Johnson, G. Dillard, H. Leget, Joe Hernandez, Howard, Sawyer, Johnson, Stevens, Joe Richards, P. Griffin, Samuel P. Gelston, Jeff Barthelow, Henry Webb, Matthew Kivlen, Hartshorn, Ed Dougherty, J. B. Gray, Nicholas Chano.

These civilians were the first to pursue Cortina's band after his invasion of Brownsville in 1859. With a small cannon presented to them by Gen. Pedro Hinojosa, they followed Cortina nine miles. There the Civilian Company was ambushed. They brought the cannon to the rescue. It exploded. According to