l' $tall':- w:-.--d:- ~·111 lht•rt• hacl been rdu~-d t:nlnlllt:ti into llw port, am\ tlwre lTt'WS on landing ha<l bct'n impri~ont•cl, the consul not allow1•1l to t·on,·t>r~c with the conunanders unless in the presence of tlw Gt•1wn1 I, ancl also thal it was the inkntion of the ~lcxicnns lo St.'11<1 il na\'al exprdition to N(iw Orleans lo punish the agents of Tn:m, for <'quipping: llll'll of war & sending our expeditions against .\Jrxil'o. wr will gi,·t• in our next particulars, the news is quite amusmg- [3472) l BURNET to BROWN]
Velasco June 20th, 1836
To Jrremiah Brown, Esq. Com. of Schooner Invincible Sir:
We havt' just heard that the Mexicans are returning upon us. It is said that an armament is fitting out at Veracruz-Our gallant little navy must be on the alert. You will please sail for this place: where more extended instructions will be furnished you.
Your obedient servant, David G. Burnet
(3473)
[BURNET to GRAYSON and COLLINSWORTH]
Executive Department, Velasco June 20, 1836
To the Honorahle Peter W. Grayson and James Collinsworth Gentlemen We last evening received intelligence that a large Mexican force was on the march to Texas. Four thousand men had left ~latamoros, and Felisola's division, 5000 strong, had been ordered to countermarch and re-enter the lately evacuated territory. This news, as you \\~II readily conce-ive, has thrown us into a lilll1! confusion. But we are doing what we can to meet the storm. A 1:all, en massc, is made upon th«~ people. How far it will hr. oh1:y1:tl is a littlt: equivocal. I trust 1:nough will fed and obey the impuli;r: of self-preservation to enahlc us lo meet the enemy
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