(3535) [RUSK ORDER)
Head Quarters Victoria June 26, 1836 A general Court Martial will convene today al this place for
the Trial of such Prisoners as may be legally presented. Lt. Col. l\'lorchousc, President
Capt. Cook Capt. Gillen Capt R. A. Wigginton Capt. Millray Hiram Taylor Judge Advocate
By Order of T.J. Rusk Brig. Genl. Comg. Richard Roman A. A. Genl.
(3536) [SMITH to RUSK)
Head Quarters June 26th 1836
Gen T J Rusk
Dear Sir I have been anxious for some days to have some conversation with you hut you are so much engaged every day that I cannot attempt to intrude and therefore have taken the liberty to write whfoh I hope you wilJ excuse. I have been more than anxious to give you a fuU and impartial account of the lour I took after I left Major Smith at Harrisburgh last spring tho I shall not trouble you with an account of it at this time. Suffice it to say it was the most unsuccessful and disagreeable trip I ever took tho as I obeyed the request of the cabinet I have no reflections to cast on myself and if others cast them on one I content myself by knowing my own innocence whatever others may have done I feel myself in no way blameable for- since the news of the detention of Capt. Teal and Capt Gaines by the mexicans arrived I have listened with silence lo all I could hear relative to the probability of the retorn of the mexicans into texas & this morning I am informed that we may expect to have a large mexican force to contend with in the course of the summer and if this be the fact we have little Lime enough to prepare for them. I hope sir you will excuse me for presuming lo suggest any plan lo you hut as il is on
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