Qucdo su muy allo Servidor y Amigo Q.B.S.M.
Eduardo Grillen. P.O.- No habicndo Lenido lugar para sacar una copia de esla communicacion, espero Lcndra U. la bondad de remilirmela para mi juslificacion en caso necesario Rubricacla.
[337] (TRAVIS lo SMITH]
San Felipe, July 6, 1835 My Dear Sir:-1 haslcn to wrile you a line by Mr. M. W.
Smith, who is on hand Lo starl for Columbia.
I have only time·to say LhaL I returned last evening from a successful expedition to Anahuac. On the 21st ultimo resolutions were adopted here, recommending that in connection with the general defence of the country against military sway, the troops at Anahuac should be disarmed and ordered to leave Texas. In addition lo that I had been invited to go to Anahuac for the above purpose, by several of my friends who are the principal citizens of that place, and who were suffering under the despotic rule of the military. Under these circumstances, I set out for Galveston Bay, raised a volunteers company of twenty men on Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto, and being elected captain of the company, I proceeded to Anahuac in the sloop Ohio, with a six-pounder mounted on board. We landed on the 29th, took possession of the place and commenced active offensive operations. On the morning of the 30th the troops, about forty in number, capitulated, delivered us sixty four stands of arms (muskets and bayonets) and agreed lo leave Texas immediately under parole, never to serve against the people of Texas. I sent them, bag and baggage, to Harrisburg on board the sloop, and they are now on the march, without arms, to La Bahia. This act has been done with the most partiotic motives, and I hope you and my fellow citizens generally will approve it, or excuse it. As to the aspect of affairs here there seems to be some dissention. An unholly band of speculators have taken a very acLive part and have attempted to force others lo join in their
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