to the Theatre, & greeted at every stop by the Cheers of the People, their acquittal was a proud day for Texas. We will if possible have a full report of the trial printed in a pamphlet form & sent to you. We send a bundle of the condensed reports for present circulation. Public opinion is decidedly in your favour and to destroy it by capturing American vessel unless for good cause, would not be politic. The men were brought up in Irons &c. We had every attention paid to their clothing & comfort when imprisoned. Mr. Triplett has not yet arrived, and we cannot get off the vessels until he does, his delay is surprising. We are however progressing as far as possible, and shall make every exertion to send them to sea. We have over two hundred Volunteers here waiting a passage, which we dare not forward until one of the armed vessels are ready to convey them as the Paragon a 12 Gun Brig has been seen off the mouth of the River. We have as yet no .funds from any quarter, the public credit has thus far been sustained but we cannot do it much longer unless we have assistance. A Loan is offered in N York which we think can be realised on the pledge of Lands. The news of the Capture of Santa Anna has put new life into the cause. We have not time to write more fully by this conveyance I have the honour to be &c Yours Respectfully Wm Bryan General agcnt for Texas [3001) [CASS to GAINES]
War Department May 9, 1836
Sir: I have received a letter from the Governor of Tennessee, in which he states that he has taken measures to call out the force required by you. He also states that he will call upon the volunteers to serve for six months unless soon discharged. This course is correct upon the presumption that he will be able to obtain all the force required without resorting to draughting. But should not volunteers enough be obtained so that a call must be made upon the ordinary militia, the term for which they may be
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