Lhe Cabinet thal hostilities should cease for the present.'' The Cabinet assured me that they would send sound provisions lo Forl Bend. When we arrived there were 110 Provisions or Clothing, although Two Sleam Boals had come around empty from the Island. We marched on without Pro\'isions or Clothing. On our arrival al the Colorado, we were overtaken by a communication from the President, enclosing an agreement of an Armistice be- tween Santa Anna and the Cabinet directing that I should send it <_>11 lo the Mexican Camp, lo receive the sanction of General Filisola, which 1 d,<l, and it was accordingly scnl to and :;igned by Genl Filisola. Under the terms of the Armislice two Commission- ers were lo be sent to the recovery of Property. Carnes and Teal were desiriom; of being appointed, and being instructed by the President Lo appoint, I sent them on. The preceedc<l to Mata- moras. Some negroes were recovered, and Sixty Five Prisoners, amongst them Major Miller and some of his men. Colonel shackle- ford and others have been released. urea left the Army a11d has been appointed Com. in Chief of the Mexican Army and has marched from 3 Lo 4000 new Troops jn lo Matamoras. They have, it is said, Six Thousand Troops at Vera Cruz, and FotLr Thousand Cavalry, are concenlrated at Saltillo. They have a large supply of Provisions at Monclova, and a small number of Cavalry at Laredo. Urea made an alLempl to start from !\lata- moras some twelve days ago. Bul owing lo the desertion of some portion of his Troops, as it is said, his march was delayed for some days. Reinforcements are coming in every day. We have in Camp between One Thousand and Twelve Hundred men. About 500 are at Colorado on Lheir way to the army. 1 hope your wound has sufficiently recovered lo travel, and that we shall soon see you in Camp. I enclose you a copy of Carnes and Teal's letters; the docu- ments containing further intelligence from Matamoras, I have sent to the Cabinet. Some confusion prevails in the country. 1'he Cabinet, I fear, as a former Government had done, have been engaged in trying to destroy the Army and as a nalural consequence the Army and People are exasperated agc1i11s the conduct of the Cabi- net. I am truly yours Thomas J. Rusk, Brig. General Comdg. My respects to all our old Friends in Nacagdoches. I hope
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