that night Capt W. G Cook determined to enter the public square and asked if there was any person who would go with him, the Grays all with exception of 3 said they would follow him to the devil, there was also Capt W 1-1 Patton and 10 or 12 of his company who were willing to follow also, at 11 ock, al night we were waiting for the word "March" under the comd. of Capt Cook, Piloted by J W. Smith, the company did not know where they wer going- Smith said that he would carry them to a house on the square; when they reach the house they found the door barricaded and Smith the (P) became confused and told Capt. Cook he did not [know] where to go, Capt: C. then said follow me boys, which was done immediately by all, he mounted the walls after passing the fire of five or six hundred guns through the port holes of the houses, we passed in hunting a safe retreat, we finally succeeded in getting into Square by climing over the wall one by one, after getting in the square we found ourselves exposed to the Enemys cannon and musketry, we were then Led by Cook to the right, where we entered the doors of the Priests House, we ther found the priest, I son and 3 Daughters the son attempted lo make his escape through a window but was shot by one of the Grays We kept the old priest and 3 daughters until the surrender, the Priest informed us as soon as we got into the house, that Ugartechau had just arrived in Town with 1000 men and that he he had no doubt but we would be all killed but we all proceeded to dig up the dirt from the floor with our Bowie Knifes lo help to barriccade the doors and windows we also took the beds and trunks that were in the house to aid but as fast as we would put them up against the doors and windows they were Shot out by the Canon of the Enemy, several Balls came through and fell in the floor by us, Capt Cook found our Situation such that we were in great danger, the Cannon balls passing through the house constantly, he then turned lo the Company and asked them any which they would choose, retreat, Surrender, or die, they all answered they would die or do,-destit11te of Provisions-we then recommenced our labours, barriecading the doors and windows and making port holes-at the dawn we commcced firing through the holes that we had made with our Knives We fires some Eight or ten times Killed 3 or 4 Mexicans-then 1300 i\lexicans,
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