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assault the mcxican Quartelle bv this time it had become dark the order of march was 6 men in front for an advance guard T [ravisl next at the head of the men with the cannon urging them on who were on a Trot, lighted by a large Torch carried by Farmer the Gunner a very tall man- when they reached the quartelle the mexicans had deserted it, they had taken a position in the woods 2 or three hundred yards distant-when the party discovered there were [sic] no chance for a fight Travis order the big gun to Fired [sic] into the woods-Tenorio had in answer to Travis last demand requested to See him or meet him down on the river Bank Travis requested a young man to get Two good men and Keep near him but not be seen, as he did not place any confidence in the honor of a Mexican-the three men stoped about 30 yds from the river under cover of a Tree whose thick foliage made it quite dark and where the [sic] remained unnoticed, and Travis marched on to the bank of the bay and could be seen by moon light, Tennorio was not to be seen, Travis hailed_for him in Spanish, Tenorio answered from a small clump of Trees, Travis told him to come out he said he was afraid- Travis said he was not afraid to go to him and walked to where he was, Tenorio wished Travis to give him untill morning Consider, [sic] Travis said 15 minutes is all we will allow you, if he did not surrender in that time he would put every man to the sword he requested to consult his officers which was granted Tenorio soon re- turned and agreed to capitulate- Conditions were- that all public property arms amunition &C should be given up- that the mexicans should have on leaving Harrisburg 12 muskets and ammunition to pro- tect them against indians and they were to return and leave Texas, and never to take up arms against us, next morning the Terms were -complied with and all that day allowed them to pack up their baggage .and go on board the Sloop, and the following day they all sailed for Harrisburg, the Volunteers in the greatest glee on account of their signal success. there were at this part 44 mexicans three or four Texians joined the expedition at Anahuac which made their force about 30, they arri[ved] at Harrisburg and the mexicans took up their march for San fi.llipe-when Tenorio arrived at San fillipe, protested .ag_ainst the Transaction to the political chief who was Cap Wiley Martin, who demanded of the Alcalde at Harrisburg the Guns ammu- nition &C, to be forwarded to Sanfillipe for Tenorio's Troops-The Alcalde Edward Wray answered, that if they wished them they must -come and take them as they did the attempt was never made-at this time the excitement had got pretty high and continued so untill the arrival of Genl Austin- No. 1618 [183-?, MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR, HOUSTON? TEXAS] N ates upon the taking of the Martha and the Columbia, Fisher, the early history of Anahuac, including the disturbances of 1832 and the -expedition and subsequent history of Mejia. A. Df. 16 p.
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