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river, and that they had not been reenforced, he wept, and said that it would cost him his life for the government to know that he had surrendered to such a small force; but he said that it was not his fault that he did not wish to do it, but that his men were so panic stricken that they would not fight and was determined to scatter & fly rather than renew the contest. -- Of this gallant 19, none were injured; Thompson had recei,ved several shots in his clothes but not touched himself -- The mexicans loss was heavy.-- The names of these 19 ought to be preserved; but they are not now · remembered.- Among them were, in addition to those already named, Bradshaw, Williams and Luney the last of whom was hung a few years after in Nacogdoches for murder.-- When Pedres was taken to Nacogdoches as Prisoner, Thorn, Pollet & Steadham, Jno. S. Roberts and Siblet were for calling the soldiers back and reestablishing the garrison, with old Col. Bean in command; their feelings being on the mexican side; deriving great pecuniary ad- vantages from the soldiers; but Thompson told them, that if any thing of the kind should be att_empted, he would not only kill every mexi- can, but would destroy the place itself. This put an end to the views of these men, and the town was free from any further military annoy- ance, and emigration flowed in without interruption. -- [Endorsed] • ~l\.ccount of his part in the Texas Revolution; the l\Iatamoras expe- dition; his prison experience in l\Iatamora~. A. D. 10 p. No. Hi46 [183-?], E. MOREHOUSE. ACCOUNT OF HIS MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN MARCH AND APRIL, 1836 64 ) On the 5th of March 1836, I reported My Batallion to the Authori- ties at the Mouth of the river Brasos, (Velasco & was ordered to Cox's Point Matagorda Bay for the purpose of reinforcing Col Fannin,- The order was without a word put into execution, although many said it was madness-The winds being unfavourable kept our Brig at sea for some days when we fell in with the schooner of War Liberty having a prize which Capt Wm Brown had taken- 'The Fight with .and expulsjon of Col. Pedres from Nacogdoches in 1832 No. 1645 [183-?, R. R. BROWN]
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