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PAPERS OF :MIR.ABE.AU BuoN.AP.ARTE LAM.AR
No. 1620 [183:-?, W. HARDIN] ACCOUNT OF DISTURBANCES AT ANAHUAC, 1832 14
In the month of June 1832-believes [sic] on the 12th,-met the Texians about eighteen miles from Anahuac on their march to that place,- I was requested by the Commanding officer to proceed to Anahuac to view the Position, &c of the enemy; left forthwith for said purpose, in company with Genl. John Austin, he being the bearer of a proposal or demand from our army,-reached the house of John M. Smith about six miles from Anahuac at dark- Genl. Austin stoped for the night-I proceeded on to Anahuac, and the next morning early viewd the enemy's Position-Gen!. Austin arrive, hurl an interview with Bradburn and other officers, after which we left about 1 oclock for our army, and reached them about half Past two Oclock near the farm of Taylor White about six miles from Anahuac, On our arrival, :we found the whole of the enemy's Cavalry in our possession; they had been surprised and taken the evening before; having been sent out by Brad- burn about 12 miles to ascertain our movements-about four oclock we took up the line of m.irch for Anahuac-being acquainted with the country, I piloted our army in, where we reached between 5 ancl 6 oclock- on that evening there was some communications passed for a compromise, but without effect- three or four prisoners (Americans) taken that evening- some reconnitering and firing through the night- on the 14th a small party under the command of G. B McKinstrey was dispatched to intercept a courier that was supposed to have been stnrt~d to Nacogdoches; I .was one of the party :-as we were unable to find any trace of the supposed courier, we returned in the afternoon, having had one of our men, a l\Ir 1 ~ thrown from his Horse and bailly wounded by the discharge of his own rifle, which passed through one of his arms--during this day, there was some skirmishing•-one party approachfd within Rifle shot of the enemy; under cover of the bank of the Bay; and a firing was kept up for several minutes- on this night (14th) a general attack was intended, but late in the after- noon the enemy applied for a cessation of arms, which was agreed to.- On the 15th a treaty was entered into, and complied with on the part of the Americans-the Prisoners which we had, were liberated, an<l according to an article of the treaty the Texians retired about six miles-the Americans (Prisoners) were to be liberated the next day the 16th-in the afternoon, we received information that the treaty would not be complied with on the part of the Mexicans; on receivin~ this information, some 25 or 30 mounted their Horses and proceeded with all possible speed to take our former position in the north part of the town-the remaining part of the army to follow immediately after ;-we reached our old encampment and placed ourselves in the best position for defence-a few moments after we arrive, the second
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