$!ill rt'lain till' $ympathy for tho$e mi::.cn•,mts-. Y 011 must <l<'slroy if po::.::.il,le the \lcxica11 Brig 1 m iw:aclur d(• Al.uno. She will L>e here :,:lwrtly from V t'ral·rnz with money ,rncl prrhaps men. This should bt' aeeompli:,:hed before you ,cnlure here tlwn you will have a free Consl. She cannot come into the Brmt0s or over the Bnr and always obligl'<l to n'main out:.:icle. hold on to St Anna and tht! office~s, make your prisoners build fortifications &c. Gen. Adrian Woll lrns been appointed ~lajor Genl to llrrea. The forces here are about 3000 men all told: a re\'olution has broken out in the interior and quite likely will order part of the troops to Mexico or all, if so then "~II be your lime lo have revenge aucl row up our beautiful City. Please see that Zavala gets his letters when the manawar Brig arives thev \\ill have then 2 18 lbs nore al the Brazos which will be 8 in 11111i1ber. It is heart sickening to see the good faith you all place in the honour and word of these people: they laugh al you and say you posess nothing but horse wit. Are you determined. never lo know them, after so many repeated acts of brutality & dishonour. If you are determined to place new confidence in what your friends ad,ise, you will at Jasl be compeled to yield and lose your country. I now quit and refer you to Carns & Teal for a Talk. In expectation of hearing from you I remain your obt sert. B. E. Johnson [3511] [JOHNSON to ZAVALA] [B. E. Johnson, .\latamoros, to Lorenzo de Zavala, June 24, 1836 1 discu~ing the acti,ities of the ~lexicans and giving advice on how to defeat them.]
(3512] [RUSK to BURNET]
Head Quarters Victoria 24th June 1836
/Private/
Dr. Sir
l have understood that opinions have heen entertained by :;c,me .\lemhers of the Cabinet thal I clesigned entering into eonlroveri;ies with them, holding on lo the popular side of the
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