for the balance of the Company, I suppose he met with some of the Mexican spies, as we found him dead, having received two shots passing through his body-entering on his left side. his horse and Pistols were missing- also his coat. Mr. Vose was on the same day taken prisoner in the following manner,- was left at the camp on the Seilow, alone, when he started from the Camp he took the left-hand rode and instead of going to the Texian Camp; found him self standing by the walls of the "Alamo! where he found that he was in the wrong pugh" he then enquired of Genl. Cos where Austins Colony was, Cos answered that perhaps he was mistaken, that it was Austins Camp he was looking for, he said not, that he was a poor man looking for work, and would work for him (Cos) as soon as any body else if he could get paid for it, Cos asked him if he was a member of any Ch. he said yes, a Catholic, Cos then asked him if he cold. make Cigars, yes, he then was-taken by order of Cos and Lodged in the Calaboose to follow the above business 9th Reed. orders from Gel. Austin to appear at his camp al 10 o'clock where we were addressed by Thos. J. Rusk, E. Burleson, Frank Johnson and [blank] Milam, upon the subject of the disbanding of the army then under the command of Austin and urged upon the citizens very strongly the necessity of a Union at that time, as their fellow Citizens from the U.S. were then on the ground, and had shewn their determination to aid them by leaving their homes and fire sides, and casting their Lots among them, and that they were willing to remain and defend their Station to the Last drop of blood that remained in their veins, the army then came lo the determination to Storm the town as soon as practicable. The Company to which I belonged al that time comd. by Cook was Stationed at the old mill to protect the cannon, some few days after that time we wer quietly reposing in our Camps, about 12 or 1 oclock at night we were fired upon by a party of sixty or Seventy Mexicans. and being forthwith called to arms we took our Station Just above the mill expecting an attack, but nothing more was heard of them during the night, two or three days after our Cvmmander Col Burleson issued orders for a Storm that night, about the appold hour for the Storm i\lajor Morris former Capt of the grys reported to Col. 13. comding that he had seen some two or three Mexican Spies riding round our Camp viewing our situation, that he also saw them when they reported lo the alamo, and saw them give in the Counter Sign, All of which
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