morning wlwn! we ware cooly treated 1,y him, Morris & others came on hoard - I-le rc111ai1wd Intl a short lime al the above place from whence we procedcd down !he Bay. About 9 oclock We came too al Clappers poi11l where w<! proceeded to hold an election for officers, result of the tlection Wm. 8. Travis Capt. Ritson ~1orris l Lieut. Ashmore Edwards 2 Lieut. Capt. Appointed John W Moore. Orderly Scrgt. We then weighted anchor and proccd towards Anuac hove in sight about 4 oclock P M, sec a sail boat off supposed lo l.,c maned IJy Mexicans f:apl Travis then orclc~red John \V i\loor lo proceed with the yawl a11d four men to asserlain the fact proved lo be Messrs Purkins & Stancdl in a large Yawl hoal from Anhuac who were ordered to come aboard, We then proceeded within about half a mile of the forl having-on board one six pounder Cannon fired 2 blank Carlriges No answer from on shore The Cannon and Truck wheels on which it was mounted was placed on Purkins's boat 2 yawl boats went ashore in front of the fort carrying 17 Men On the arrival on shore of the 2 above mentioned boats a signal was made for those on board lo come on with the cannon During the time of our coming Ashore the Mexicans were perraded in view We advanced on them for about six hundred yards drove them from the quartet from which place they retreated into the woods, Night was now advancing our cannon was leveled al them and one round fired on them which was not returned they then requested Hugh B. Johnston & Capt. Charles Wilcox to call on Capt Travis & inform him that they wished a Cesation of arms for the night & that they would meet him at th<! Custom House the next morning, agreed lo- We ware about 27 in number, havng been joined by Doclr. G M Patrick Andw Brisco & a youth name not rccolected, the mcxicans ware over 50 in number during the night our Sentinels took 7 Prisenors among whom ware the Collector & his Clk, next morning capt travis met Capt Tenorio al !he custom house And entered into a Capitulation lo the following effect, that he Capt Tenoro & men would surrender On Conditions of being set al liberty .at Harrisburg at the same time delivering all the arms consisling of seventy stand also 21 Carlriclgc Boxes. The prisoners were then put aboard of the sloop Ohio and we again sci sail for Harrislmrgh and arrived on the evening of the fifth day from the time of leaving Delivered to Capt Tcnoro & his Lieut their sword~ ten stand of arms and ten Cmirige each man for the prokdion of themselves from hostile Indians on their way lo San Antonio from this place ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Remained only one-ni~hl al Anahuac ---- ---- ---- countersign ( Victory ur ,foath) wlwn we came up Bufrlow Bayou
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