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LATEST NEWS FROM TEXAS.
.METAMoRAs, TAMAgLIpAq, June 9th
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detained here forAothing bat 10 keep
YOU ignorant Of theenemy's intention;
fhey will soon be down on you in
great numbers. -Four thousand will
leave here in four or eight days for La
Bahia, it is supposed via Ndeces or
San Pa,riciO, and as many more by
swater, iDsl5 or go days from Vera
CrUz, TO land at Copano, or Brasos. it
is not yet ascerlained at which place,
ahey will make q war of eKteTmina-
Iion and show noequarters. My dear
friend, you see what treating with a
prisoner is, but you must make the
best Of it; you can fall back 10 the
Colorado, and call all the men to the
field, for if you do not Texas is gone.
They have heard that the President is
ct Velasco with a very small guard,
and they say they will have him in
less than two weeks, think you
ought TO send oil the prisoners through
TO san Augustine for safe keeping,
You will have from Z TO 10, 0G0 troops
to contend with, many Ofthem cavalry,
we'll mounted, 10 murder women and
children. Now soldiers, you must
not spare any paihs for the sake Of
saving US; we are willing 10 be lost to
save Texas, We are not in pri
yet, but 10 morrow we shall have
quarters in the Calaboose. We have
good friends, which prudence at pres.
ent lorbids mstO mention for fear Of
detection. Urea is commander in
chief OF the Mexican army, and says
he will not stop short Of the Sabine
river.
You must now work head work as
well as fighting. Blow up GOliad and
Bexar; you have sufficient force in
the field at once, and will whip them
sgain-be united-let the people Of
theUnited States know what kind of
war they make of it, and they will
certainly come 10 our assistance. l
do not consider our lives in danger, if
in close quarters. TO give you as
much information aS possible, my let.
ter is in this small hand bid you adicu
10 haste.
Our cause forever, Your friend,
A. TEAL
! concur with oil that has been sta.
ted abuVe and foregoing, Your obj
servant, II. NJ. RAlES.
MATAMoRAs, June.9.
The messenger who carries this, is
strongly recommended by ell the
friends Of ibis place-the news he
,.cOrries is of the greatest importance to
Texas, In GOdS name be governed
.y il, expected 10. have carried The
news 10 Texas myself, but to have
been made prisoner was MT what !
expected: Twas tOhave left this eve
ming, through the assistance Of the
frienustO our cause; at IL O'clock this
day, ! was called up by Gen. -
and obliged to- give security that ]
would appear al any lime ] was called
upon, or that ! would not leave the
CRY, or else be imprisoned in The
Cartel. Capt, Teal and Carnes are
prisoners also. u hope II their bad
faith at the Mission al 'GOliad and
etsewheTe, viii OOl fully open your
eyes 10 the peIidiOusness of thes, un
ssEiHcipled wretches, in the detention
OfOur commissioners in This place, as
~eHss myself and four of MY men, all
with pasPOrIsfrom Gen. FeliscOla,
yoU will hereafter act on principles Of
Te.sliNlioo, raSsrdless u consequence
To'us II you had shot the officers
.aready taken, | have no doubt The
tec0nd attack would not have been
mode.
The inlor MARION is so full in he oth-
Ct documents and letters that II is un.
necessary for me 10 20 into detSili The
advice in them pay ell attention TO,
and Cor heavens sake pay strict Stten-
tiOn and probationary. TO Galveston,
and Malsgorda, and your prisoners
look well. Our situation is bad, but
death can ease our troubles.
1 an your enemy's prisoner,
Maj. w. 2. MILLER,
Legion Cavalry.
| certify Tie foregoing to be true
copies ol tho Communications sen, by
General J.. S. Rusk, 10 ihis Depart
ment.
A. SOMERVILLE, Sec. War,
War Department,
Velasco, June 90, 1896.
The following is letter addressed
10 OGen. 4. G. DUNLAP, Nashville,
Tenn. by Gen. SAMUEL HoUSToN,
dated,
NEAR SABINE, July 2, 1886.
10 GEN. DUNLAP: