[2207) [NEW ORLEANS NOTICE)
Texas Forever!!
[New Orleans, February, 1836) The unsurper of the South has failed in his efforts to
enslave the freemen of Texas.
The wives and daughters of Texas will be saved from the
brutality of Mexican soldiers.
Now is the lime to emigrate lo the Garden of America. A free passage, and all found, is offered at New Orleans to all applicants. Every selllcr receives a location of eight hundred acres of land. On lhe 23d of February, a force of 1000 .Mexicans came in sight of San Antonio, and on the 25th Gen. St. Anna arrived at that place with 2500 men, and demanded a surrender of the fort held by 150 Texicans, and on the refusal, he attempted to storm the fort, lwice, with his whole force, but was repelled with the loss of 500 men, and lhe Americans lost none. Many of his troops, the liberals of Zacatccas, are brought on to Texas in irons and are urged forward wilh lhe promise of the women and plunder of Texas. The Texian forces arc marching to relieve St. Antonio, March the 2d. lhe Government of Texas is supplied with plenty of arms, ammunition, provisions, &c. &c. [2208) [SANTA ANNA to FILISOLA)
Army of Operations Excellent Senor:
Before your Excellency leaves this villa, you will leave a military hospital established, as well as in Monclova, ordering that, if the army doctors have already been turned over to you, one of them remain here, as I have already instructed that an interne, who was the only that there was, shall remain to care for the sick of the First Brigade, and he will not be able to take care of the sick of the other brigades. I have left Captain D. Nicolas Flores commissioned to take care of the hospital, and in regards to the very essential expenses,
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