P .U'ERS OF l\IlRABE,\U BUON.\PARTE L,HiAR 351 the fate of Texas; I shall of course have to be in it. Wm. D Redd of Columbus is with me. Texas is in a dreadful state of confusion; the l\Iexican thu far are prevailing. St antonio has been retaken by them and every man in the fort murdered- Crocket wa among the number. Fannin 's army is entirely destroyed. After fighting four or five hours, the enemy held out the white flag and proposed terms of capitulati,on to which Fannin yielded. The terms of sur- render was that they were all to he tran ported to New Orlean , not again to engage in the war; they were about four hundred, includ- ing \Vard 's men, and Capt. 1'1iller 's first arrived & taken at Copano. They were kept pri oners 9 days, then marched out and fired upon & all butchered with the exception of two or three who escaped by flight. Almost the whole of the .American from Georgia and .Ala- bama · have perished. The citizens of 'l'exas are flying in every dfrection · house , farms &c. are deserted aµd every thing left be- hind. Houston's .Army has retreated from the Colorado to the Brazos; the Mexican army is in San Fillipe, ours 20 mile from them; they will come together in a few day . I shall reach Hous- ton day after tomorrow, a distance frcm this place about 50 miles- In the event of my falling in Battle, you will find my trunks, papers &c in the posession of l\Irs. Jane Long who has temporarily f:led from Brazoria to Boliver point at Galveston Bay. The money brought by me to be laid out in Land I have of course, in the present confused state of things, not been ahle to lay out. Govt bas no antliority to ell lands, and from individual no purcha e can be yet made with afety. I have therefore been much embar- rassed to know what to do with so large a sum of money; it is too dangerou to keep it about me, especially as I am going in to Bat-· tle. After due con ideration, I have placed it in the hands of Lo- renzo Zavalo, the vice President of the Government, the most re- sponsible and probably the mo t honest among them. His receipt foJ· the money, I know not how to dispo e of other than to keep it about me with instruction to \Vm D Redd to take it to you in the event of my falling & his e caping- 'l'he amt placed in Zavalo 's hands is six thousa11d dollar ; Redd the president D. G. Burnet, Potter.& others saw me give the money to him, and can be evidence ' of the fact if I hould loose the receipt. I hope the gentleman for whom I am acting will helieve that I have acted for the best; it is true, I might fiy precipitately to the U. S. and return them their money ·without trusting it with any one here, or exposing my self to danger, but a cour e so unpatriotic and disgraceful, I lmow they would not require of me; if in addition to the facts of envolving an equal amt with each of them, and al o peril my life, I am confident they will acquit me of any elfish di regard of their interest- If I fall I shall leave either with Zavalo omething in the shape of a will which you will have to execute· I shall leave it either with Zavaloe or Urs Long. If not drawn up with the formalities of law, I know that it will nevertheless be fulfilled. l\fy health at pre ent is good I feel much solicitude for my mother; If she wa well and cheerful & could bear affliction with more fortitude I should be happy- Tell Rebecca Ann, that she mu t learn to write read & spell well, and that is the best education- I
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