PAPEHS OF 1frnABEAU BuoxAPARTE L ,DCAI! 375 formed 1111<1 n re:-pectful memorial adopted asking our admission mro the. ('on fcdPrn1·v of .\lexican States S F Austin Erai-mo 8e!roin anrl James B ::\I ii lei· were appointed to take the constitution and ~1emorial to )foxieo-fro111 KOllll' ,.-ausc the two latter failed to f!O Austin went \l~'!!Prl 011 the .\11thoriti1•,.: of the uation the propriety of the mlmission ol Texas as n· St•1wrate State of the union-but in vain--our consti- t11tiou was 11t•,·cr read a11d our memorial disregard \\~e were told we ha<l 110 ri_!!ht::: i11 the (.'ountry thus to he coni.:idered of- In this state of thi11/!s at the Capital Anstiu writes to the Authorities of Texas to t~ke their 1111111,·rs into their owu h1111ds they neetl not, nor the people of Texa,- expc1·t any thin~ from tfll' (;o,t of )[exico. Austins letters were i11terc·eptP<l autl c·opies of them sent back to )[exico in time to arrest him prc,·ious to his arriYal in Texas- Item First I' Endorsed:] By Hobt H. Williamson
No. 1650. HISTORICAL NOTES. LA)lAR
[Houston? Texas, 183- ?]
FROM WM L HUNTER Born Virginia- came to Texas 1835 with the New Orleans Grays the first that came in the Revolution Hunter was at Bexar at the capture of Coss-afterwards went with Grant's command (300 men) to Goliad- Genl. Houstvn he addressed the troops there. This was about the middle of January-1836- Houston's object in addressing the troops was to dissuade them from marching westward- His speech created dii.:sentions among the sol- diers- Grant marched to Refughio with the exceptions of Houston's Regulars, who remained at Goliad & Houston also-Houston remained two or three days and left for the East- It was during this visit thnt he made arrangement to have himself returned to the Convention as a member; Soon after the departure of Houston, Fannin rame with his Battalion to Copano & thence to Refughio soon to Goliad Previous to Fannin's arrival at Refughio, Grant had set out for Sanpatricio, with a diminished force; 75 men 3 pieces cannon; at Sanpatricio he left John- son with a smnl company whilst he went west for the ·purpose of pro- curing horses- he had got some horses & was on his return, when he surprised by 3 ~ Urea, west Nueces. Urea had deceived Grant. Texas at this time was rontending only for the constitution of 182-1-- Urea professed to be attached to that party, and made Grant beliere that he only wanted n good chance to tl\'OW himself on that side- He anti Grant had had 'some correspondence upon the matter-$0 that Grant, expcc·ted when he met Urea to ha,·e been received as a friend rather than trated as an enemv. Urea howe,·er, Mexican like. interreptccl Grant & attempted to ca,;·ture him; Grant would not be tnkc-n: he him- self was killed in the fi{Tht, and near!)' all of his men, with the excep- • 0 bon of a few- This was in the mouth of February- :i.,[Notc in doC'ument:] Hunter Willi mi,;tnkcn in the nnmc: rrl'R had not ~•ct tn ke11 1·0111mand; the per:<on H untcr n•fl•rs to ,·itnl 1-'t'rnnmlez. Conunund· 111g Gent .'.'ll11t11111uras. It wn;.; with him thnt Urnnt l'orn•spondl-<l,
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