power. The capture of the volunteers from New York by the British brig, the shooting of the 28 prisoners at Tampico the murdering of Santa Anna with 7000 men to Texas and the great doubt whether the Texans would take San Antonio together with the troopes of Santa Anna's intercepting the large amount of money belonging to merchants in this city and had sunk us quite far below par here. But since the news of the fall of San Antonio and learning that Texas was not concerned in the expedition of Tampico and also that the capture of the volunteers was owing to some difficulty arising on shore when they had called for supplies, we begin to stand tolerable fair again. They notice us win so much that the play actors begin to find matter for speculation arising from our glory. They have made a new play since the news of the fall of San Antonio, which is now in rehearsal and is to be acted in the American theater on the night of the 1st. Jan. 1836. Let them go on, they do not know that I am a watching them. I shall keep my eye on them and if that play goes off well I shall give them a polite word as we have had the hearts to furnish them with material to give us a benefit. I'll try the depth of their sympathies. There is no work of importance here. · Yours respectfully, A. Huston This play is called the God of San Antonio or Texas Victorious. [To D. C. Barrett)
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Fort Jesup La. 31st Deer 1835
Sir-
I have the honor to inform you that I have this day resigned my commission in the United States Army with the intention of joining the Patriot Army of Texas of which you a~e Commander in Chief - for some months past 1 have been travelling under orders,. or I should have been in your Country at the commencement of the struggle. . . . . Do J claim too much, Sir, when I say that my comm1ss1on 111 the U.S. Army should entitle me to rank in that of Texas? Will it, or not? " Id" J do not come to your country as a summer so 1er or a sunshine patriot," I embark my all in its cause, and am prepared to stand or fall by it.
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