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marched to Gonzales and there remained untill the force was increased to about 350 men & Officers & having Elected G,enl Austin as Comd in Chief & other necessary officers took up the line of march in 3 days for Bexar & marched without seeing a sign of a .Mexican untill within 27 miles of this place ther [sic J Spies were observed by ours Capt Martin who commanded the Gonzales company was killed in the Alimo with the balance of the Heroes of that Municipality 35 or 40 in number [Endorsed] Genl Rusk's STATEMENT- vV AR= No. 1624 [183-?], ANONYMOUS. Invitation [to the Mexican Federalists to join Texas?] Df. 2 p. Fragment.
No. 1625 M. B. LAl\:IAR, HOUSTON? TEXAS]. OPERATIONS OF THOMPSON OFF TEXAS COAST, 1835 20 Memorandum.
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Thompson at Anahuac-August 1835-commanding Correo De Mexico arrived at Anahuac with dispatches for Capt Tenorio; then supposed to be in command of the military station at that place- but who had previously surrendered to Travis & evacuated the station- Thompson had also a commission for the arrest of Govr Zavala, Genl Mexia, and others-On his arrival there, finding the post evacuated, the proclamation of the Political chief ordering the organization of the militia and other revolutionary movements among the people, he issued a proclamation declaring that he had been appointed Commandant of the Court of Texas, and cautioning the inhabitants against any revo- lutionary movements, declared himself authorized to arrest any persons engaged in promoting such purposes- Few days after his arrival, he seized a small schooner which had been prepared by a party for the purpose of sailing to Velasco-With these he sailed to the mouth of the Brazos, having first declared a blockade of all the ports of Texas, and determination to inforce it with vessels of all nations-The party whose vessel he had seized, procured another, and with it reached the mouth of the Brazos on the morning of the same day that he Thomp- son arrived there-At the time of his arrival at tlrn Brazos, the Brig Tremont, US merchant vessel laden with lumber Capt Sylvester, was lying at anchor outside, the bar-Capt. Thompson immediately cap- tured the vessel & put a prize crew on board, with instructions to slip her cables' & get under way-While this was being done on board the Tremont, a party about 25 of the citizens of Velasco & Quintana, went on board the steamer Laura and proceeded to sea to recapture the Tre- mont. On their approach the Correo fired upon her; but the prize crew abandoned the Brig. A guard of 10 men was placed on board of the
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