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only five men in the Guard, they Sir undauntedly attacked them & captured 13 out of 14 which was cheering to us- To my story-as I was say we demanded our friends who were pris- oners-and finally fire on the fort which brought the commander to terms and made a treaty contrary to the wishes of our little army- It being stipulated, that we should deliver over our prisoners and re- tire Six miles from A nahuack belieYing as we did that the prisoners ought to be delivered over in the present of both parties-but Old Capt. \V. Martin in whom we had faith in as Capt John Austin who we had still more- assured us that the officers pledged their Honor and at the same Saying that the great ·washington Honor was not more Sacred.:-mean'g the :Mexican officers- The consequence was the they received their prisoners-we lost ours and the treaty Broken- All this time recolect we was acting from the prime Impulse of the Heart or at least I was- thinking that our Rights were trampled on- But when we were deceived by the taking of the Treaty which was to have settled all the present difficulties, we then declared for Santa anua Seeing It was the only and proper course for us to pursue you can find I think from Mr. Jack. The Turtle Bayou Resolutions- containing our declaration for ·Santa anna- we then sent Capt John Austin to the Brassos to raise men. there to his surprise he had to fight U guatchachea Commanding at Velasco, the History of which I know nothing more than report-which was about 120 men marched within 31 or 2 paces of the -(ort and reduced It- John Austin Com- mander-he then nobly to[ok] up the line of march for Anahuack- where many together with myself was anxiously waiting for reenforce- ments to reattack Bradbur11r-by this time we had ·several Hundred men at Liberty-and Col. Padrass of Nacogdoches was on his march to sustain Bradburn we heard of him and went to meet his army- but he agreed to Surender up to us our friends who was then in prison-and who was to have been sent to 1' eracruze for Trial &- we .then returned to our homes-Bradburn Made his Escape and we [were] all satisfied for the present Anecdote-when we was at Turtle Bayou the Treaty Broken-the news came to us we Broke of no officers-to command we Rushed to relieve those who were in town taken by Surprise we however Sue- ceded in getting men women & children out of Danger- and John Austin and myself was in the rear looking about unconcerned think- ing all safe when to our surprise we saw-the Enemy- we Halted a11<l counseled a moment, and concluded that we would slip up be- hind them under coYer of the woods-ancl then make the best we could of retreat, but on coming up pretty close-we discover them to be a party of our own with a cart which we took to he the artilery the surprise was agreeable and at the time offered us much amuse- ment- and while Layino- at Turtle Bayou-and on another ocasion a party was Sent out· SJ~ing and another par~y unknowing was sent out they came in sight of Each other and Sir It was_ really a~rns- ing to the two parties preparing for Battle.-ancl to ~am the, Brnlgc o,·er the Turtle Bayou Both parties made a chnr~e for _the So m;. to pre\'ent as they thought from being cut off from the mam Army but
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