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wrongs he had suffered) who were attending the Congress then in Ses- sion and who were deemed dangerous to the new order of things, were arrested and imprisoned when this news reached here the community was thrown in to a Genl :ferment, but :few could agree upon any system to pursue on the 24th June a meeting was held in San Felipe com- posed of the most respectable people of the place and country- J as B. Miller then political chief of the department of Brassos presided as chairman it was resolved that three hundred men should be dispatched to Monclova to release by force of arms the Govt and our friends in prison at that place- and that the Garrison maintained at Anahuac by the Govt should be reduced the arms amunition &c be seized for the use of the colononies [sic]-an attempt was made to raise the men for the Monclova expedition but failed for want of knowledge among the people as to their true _situation as there were many :false hoods propogated and they were afraid of being gulled by speculators into something they did not fully understand Travis took no part in urging the Manclova expedition but turned liis attention to Anahuac on the 25th he left San fillipe for Harrisburg on his arrival there the citizens call'd a meeting and resolved that the Mexican post at Anahuac from a variety of causes ought to be taken and the Troops sent out of the Colonies-and to effect this 20 or more volunteed and pledged themselves to each other in a written imitru- ment to capture the -place or Die the Sloop Ohio of about foty 'l nns Belonging to David Harris one of the party was got in r';)adines:.; a Six pound Cannon was mounted on a pair of Truck wheels (which had bl'en used at the Steam Mill for Rawling lougs [logs].) and put on board- on the 28th lef and arrived at Lynches ferry where Travis had gon by Land to See Judge Burnet. The party amounted to Twenty Se,;en men before the Sloop left.Sanjacinto Bay. Travis was ElP.cted commander in consequence of the Sloop getting aground they dicl not reach Anahuac untill the evening of 15th July on account of shoalness of the water the Sloop could get no nearer than 3/4 mile of the Shore. so soon as the sloop was grounded Travis ordered the big gun to be fired to let the Mexicans and Citizens Know they were coming so the rumor had already reached them and were expecting the attack- 'l'ravis ordered the Gun to be taken off the wheels as 'twas impossible to carry the wheels and Gun in the same boat, the gun was put in one boat i;md the wheels in annother and Sixteen men in both pushed off for the Shore Travis in the foremost boat, the shore was covered with men & not known wether friends or enemies fortunately were friends for Ten men could have prevented the boats Landing, as the beach was covered with drift and Brushwood, except immediately at the place of Landing where perhaps there was fifty or Sixty yards clear-wheu the first boats made a Landing a Signal was made and the other Boats shoved off from the Sloop and also Landed- The Cannon was quickly mounted the Company formed Cap Travis recvd .a letter from 'l'he :Mexican Commander Tenorio wishing to know for what purpose he came-Travis anSWf,!red that he must surrender up all arms amunition &C men and officers and engage not to serve against Texas. Tenorio wished till ,morning to deliberate Travis answered one hour only would be allowed him ordering at the same time the Company to moYe on and
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