lo relire from room lo room, until al last they evacuated the whole house. During this lime our men were re-inforced by a detachment from York's company, under command of lieutenant Gill. The cannonading from the camp was exceedingly heavy from all quarters during Lhe day, but did no essenlial damage. Our loss consisted of one captain seriously wounded, and lwo privates severely. At 7 o'clock p.m. the party in Zambrano's Row were re-inforced by Captains Swisher, Alley, Edwards and Duncan and their respective companies. This evening we had undoubted information of the arrival of a strong re-inforcemenl to the enemy, under Colonel Ugartechea. At half-pasl ten o'clock p.m. Captains Cook and Patton, with the company of New Orleans Grays, and a company of musketeers. Immediately after we got possession of the priest's house, Lhe enemy opened a furious cannonade from all their balleries, accompanied by incessant volleys of small-arms against every house in our possession, and every part of our lines, which continued unceasingly until half-pasl six o'clock, a.m., of the 9th, when they sent a flag of truce, with an intimation that they desired to capitulate. Commissioners were immediately named by both parties; and herewith I send you a copy of the terms agreed upon. Our loss in this night's attack, consisted of one man only (Belden of the Grays) dangerously wounded, while in the act of spiking a cannon. To attempt to give you a faint idea of the intrepid conduct of the gallant citizens who formed the division under my command, during the whold period of Lhe attack, would be a Lask of no common nature, and far above the power of my pen. All behaved with the bravery peculiar to freemen, and with a decision becoming the sacred cause of liberty. To signalize every individual act of gallantry, where no individual was found wanting lo himself or to his country, would be a useless and endless effort. Every man has merited my warmest approbation, and deserves his country's gratitude. The memory of Colonel Ben R. Milam, the leader of this daring and successful allack, deserves to be cherished by every patriotic bosom in Texas.
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