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used, runners having been sent loBass Trop & Moons on the Colorado & also lo S Philip D Austin;-Al the Close of the third day from the lime the Mexican Soldier had been despached the Citizens of that village (Gonzales) concluded that there was about to be a desent of solderly upon that place & 4 men with one or two Guns marched across the river and made prisoners of four soldiers and taking from them their arms Horses & Military Equipage, one of which was sent after their hores mounted the Horse with-out saddle or Bridle or anything to eat and thereby made his escape, and ther appearing to show a disposition not to surrender untill they . say their Determined resolution they concluded positively that there was about 3 or 4 hundred soldiers at Bexar and that Genl Coss was on his way to that place with a reenforcement: In three days after these Soldiers had been made prisoners about 9 oclk in the morning the few Citizins who remained in Town (The rest were a moving their Families lo the swamp & / other safe places) were mustering & we heard but with no! astonishment from their Spies who had been dispached the same' day the soldier had made his Escape for the purpose of speying around the Town of bexar & finding out their number these spies were four in number and took different roads so that if the enemy should be on the march they should not miss them & not let them cross the Gudaloope River al the Caporta frossing about 25 miles above Gonzales that from 180 to 200 cavalry were within 4 miles of the village and a[hout] 18 men all told, to defend it; But they the True Sons of Mars built a brestwork at the crossing of the river and bid defience to the host in the Course of ½ an hour their Van Guard arrived al the river and expressed theirdesire lo cross bu l the Villageers were too smart for them they had secreted the ferry boat in a Bayou above 50 yards above on the contrary side of the river from them and told the Officer in Command that he Could not Cross, but if he had any dispaches that one of his men Could swim over unmolested with them which was immediately; The dispaches were immediately read by one of the Gentlemen who had quite conversent with the Spanish Language and perceived the contents lo be persuasion Yet premtory and that if the Cannon was not delivered over peacebly to take it by force-After having understood the Tenor of the officers orders (Lieut. Coln Castinaclo); The officer of the Van Guard was immediately told
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