walls and what they shot down more We shot only when we thought it would take effect owing to scarccity of powder we som times had conversation with the Mexicans being in joining houses during the night we broke into the walls of a Row of buiJding that commanded the square first making port holes. Shooting the Mexicans out in diging through the partition to the next Room they met us their crobar came through first which was returned back by a Riffle and one after another the Mexican left their Dead 5 of them was kild they were commanded by Condaio [Condelie] they left them ... [faded] their Dead leaving some of their guns which they tryed to get by pulling sticks in the muskets as we could not turn our guns on them we shot the Muskets Lo pieces now 3 oclock--A.M.--they mounted on top in mases and commenced cutting the Roof in on thirty of us the weight of which would of crushed us but as soon as the dirt began to pour down we commence·d shooting through the holes and silenced them the fire was still kept up by them and as well as I could Judge they were Retreating about Sun Rise Dec I 0th their fireing sudently ceased it was foggy and we could not See distinctly being anxious lo learn the cause we looked in the Squar and could Se no Soldiers on examining the church the flag was--they had left behind Some Dead and wounded and Retreated across the River lo a fort cald the Alamo in the South part of the Squar. We discovered there their flag was gone and one in its place we took to be a white one and on coming to us this was born by a Soldier with a letter from Genl Coss praying a cessation of hostilities & a further difusion of blood until 10 AM and wish to cappitulate--which was Respected upon the prest pledging his life his fortune and honor that Coss & Ugatachear was Acting in good faith our army was then formed and a guard placed Round the Squar where they had left. all their cannon most of which was spiked commissioners were now appointed by Martin perfecto de Coss of the Mexican an Edward Berlison of the Volunteer, army of Texas. They commenced the treaty which after various consultations concluded on the I 1-10 A M containing 18 Articles Signed by the commissioners on the eve of the 10th our army quartered in the Squar and were permited to go where they pleased without their guns so were the Mexican we were soon a midst multitude this was very consoling to me as I had been confine lo a gun better than 2 months--for 2 days & nights they
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