sentence condemning John .M Smith and William l\1 Smith to a premature and ignominious death be arrested and that a full pardon be extend~d to _them _and each of them, according to the benignant and merciful mtenhon of the 7th article of the Ordinance establishing the existing judiciary of the Country. That we beleive enough has been done Lo satisfy the demands of justice, and enough to answer to the salutary purposes of example- Your petitioners therefore devoutly commend these unfor- tunate fellow citizens to the mercy of the Law, as intended to be exercised and dispensed by the Governor and Council; and they will ever pray that those who shew mercy here, may receive abundant mercy hereafter-Liberty 28 February 1836
David G. Burnet [and 26 others)
(2194) [DIMITT to KERR]
[Dimitt's Point February 28, 1836]
[Dear Sir:]
I have this moment, 8 p.m., arrived from Bexar. On the 23d, I was requested by Colonel Travis to take Lieutenant Nobles and reconnoitre the enemy. Some distance out I met a Mexican who informed me that the town had been invested. After a short time a messenger overtook me, saying he had been sent by a friend of my wife (Mrs. Dimmitt was a Mexican lady) to let me know that it would be impossible for me to return, as two large bodies of Mexican troops were already around the town. I then proceed- ed to the Rovia and remained till 10 p.m., on the 25th. On the 24th there was heavy cannonading, particularly at the close of the evening. I left the Rovia at 10 p.m., on the 25th, and heard no more firing, from which I concluded the Alamo had been taken by storm. On the night of the 24th, I was informed that there were from four to six thousand Mexicans in and around Bexar. Urrea was at Carisota, on the Matamoros road, marching for Goliad. If immediate steps are not taken to defend Guadalupe Victoria, the Mexicans will soon be upon our families. [Philip Dimitt] [To James Kerr]
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