sight of Bexar, send me my Rine I only want it to be off. 9 OClock 25. Feby 1836
A Somcrvill
[Addressed: J
.l\fr. James F. Perry Peach Point
Politencss of Mr. Andrews
l 21111 [TRAVIS to HOUSTON]
Headquarters, Fort of the Alamo, Bexar, Feby. 25th 1836.
To Major-General Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Tcxas-
Sir: On the 23rd of Feb. the enemy in large force entered the city of Bexar, which could not be prevented, as I had not sufficient force to occupy both positions. Col. Batres, the Adjutant-Major of the President-General Santa Anna, demanded a surrender al discre- tion, calling us foreign rebels. I answered them with a cannon shot, upon which the enemy commenced a bombardment with a five- inch howitzer, which together with a heavy cannonade, has been kept up incessantly ever since. I instantly sent express to Col. Fannin, at Goliad, and to the people of Gonzales and San Felipe. Today at IO o'clock A.M. some two or three hundred Mexicans crossed the river below and came up under cover of the houses until they arrived within point blank shot, when we opened a heavy discharge of grape and canister on them, together with a well directed fire from small arms which forced them to halt and take shelter in the houses about 90 or I00 ycards from onr bat tcr- ics. The action continued to rage about two hours, when the <'ll· emy retreated in confusion, dragging off many of their dead and wounded. During the action the enemy kept up a constant bombard- ment and discharge of balls, grape and canister. We knew from actual observation that many of the enemy were wounded-while we, on our part, have not lost a man. Two or three of our mr.n have been slightly scratched by pieces of rock, but have not been disabled. I take great pleasure in stating that both officers and men
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