volunteers or recruit for the regular army providing al Lhe same Lime every means lo afford Lhem comfort on the road, We have gained by Lhis engagement a considerable amount of Public stores arms and Amunition as well as a great many horses The troops spread over the place by working and fighting for five clays and knights culling through Lhe slone walls from House to House and Cutting passes under the str<:ets between corner buildings· We are very respectfully your obt. servanls
D. C. Barrelt, Commiltee R.R. Royall James Power
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(COS to FILISOLA]
(Marlin Perfecto de Cos, Bexar, to Vicente Filisola, December 15, 1835, discounting rumors as to the disintegration of his forces spread by deserters, and .repo~ting that he expects lo be in Laredo within ten days.]"'- ;s-:1.e~J;.1,, ~/- CZ :3 I , (1484] (FELLOW CITIZENS to BURLESON et al] Council Hall, San Felipe de Austin, December 15, 1835. To General Edward Burleson. Colonel F. Johnson and all the brave officers and soldiers of the citizen volunteer army in Baxar: Fellow Cilizens:- The Representatives of your General Council, were this hour greeted with the welcome intelligence of your glorious viclory and triumphant conquesl, over the post of Bexar, with all your enemies prisoners, together with all the arms, munitions and provisions. We expected no less from our heroic cilizens, and brave compatriols of our northern brelhren.-We fell that you were invincible, and that our enemies, although greatly out-numbering you, must yield to Lhe sons of freedom. Their cause is that of oppression and tyranny, ours, thal of liberly and equal rights. They are but the hireling slaves of an usurper. You are Lhe brave sons of Washinglon and freedom, and you have proved yourselves
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