Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-05-29
-r !. fopri'r ami Enqoitef.
f'''"' y NV ORLEANS, May ., l437.
.>TA ANA'S DueIICITl.


Having nech hfouChl peioie 'iols'"h' was soon re
coenzed by my ieIo" prisoners, who exclaimed
" Sahia Ana santa Ana must confess that
every al'et"' ""@ I''o ~ mr. ny houston anu MS
hiheeIs. \ A'''''' III adiihelN was proposed by
some al the Hli't' l" eel'biatf my capture, winch
iio"sio" l'So'"'N o'N'Ilpo'eu o. conversation
ehsaoa o' "''n SUI o' ION i'ni'hI" |''ala hct'h
diaitN transfer "ld's Ia me commander oi The Mex
ieaa 1oolH S"u''o h,'lf>' t' camp !" surrender
lh'7 'i"''-"'' /, N"'"'eiA "''l'l'" /" U" Afel
representing I" me me resources lhcy had 10 mann
'llh hle !"P'""'pft oi ifAas' "nd inc difficulty
wien tic "cN"'n' "ou7 ha'f To TtcSe1v" that vast
'Atil 81 country 'h Inclination wax shown on then
pan l" '"'' w." Il" "idhS'lfhi bN me ans OF which
ny he "N "''' "S 'io>' III inc prisoners oi VII,
49, - l''', v ~ I'M '''"''n' o' 'NcHrmrht'
III 54'' oP''"" ,'''' was 10 alternative ril but 10
p''N'cn my troops aud iilose
- ''ie '''"'' !" nc 'l''ied' position was then
pa y M I'"i'"''on "fs u me "''' the rays oi
'-''i'l"S """" ~ 10 Po'' uaN'lIor' Nh" having
- ~ ~" '''" '"' s'olnN h'"h' 'ii's to avail
''''i' - w. l''' 's' 'i nsl' 'h"I"'r to trace
~ "''o"" P"'' WI l''H"l mat my misfortune
"'.'' ''s' ''' ""o'' III AMI therefore,
''"'',' NY N'' " "'' 'aoiaoif disposition OF llons
.''' ~, ~ ''c'' S'"'i ,'lSdsiels.
W. was NY ol's motive III sNnG the fnsl OF
~ ~ '''' "''ola' WHO on The }oth "i Apfil an
'ii' my U''P'''ht'' hthdlhg ten. col 10 The
fA1n hc'd quarters viii flag OF truce. In tact
Il,,, nav a''''''''" hnmsei IL
.,,,. ,,lrl II, =, I5,,I. '''''' S'''
could not lpocluc. tflasola should have claimed
Us 81 hie'n SOM step IN our behalf, IN which lie
"o'ld W"h'bN nave succeeded; especially II the
critical pos'lInn III winch ont enemies were placed,
mn proximity 10 and thu numerical supc,iorit, al
1lAolaS forces ar considered. our lives might
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,l,,, ,t',.Il , w "'t' wa" "e''
a,#, H., L,,,, ~, ''' y" ',''s WIS 'i''
,a,l 49,, ,I,. ,.'', -, 'l'' '''"''', w marion
ii ~ ~ '''',''' =" N''' '''o 10 ! /
..,.. 80 ,I, ~, "'''' 81 an ~
- '''' '''' '''' - '''' ''V'"''"'' although
- - sum ~ i,' 'h"'r violent
'"'''' "Ip"''" ulP beasht. j IiS sufficiently
,''''s w >'""''' ~ 'he enemy At lh' time, and
- =, '''''''" ''H ,'i'o" VIZ ih"'t' great When
VI '' NV 81 W '''" "os learnt that at the Inst
"'.@s u NY ",''"''"n' u 'f'A common occurrence
- Luz "''"'' ''"H was throw" u'" confusion :
0, l '' " - '''s 'ii' enemy Il '''frai IL
. n ~ " ' - s""'
-, ~, WI ' III 'l""'" '""i'hhihf1-
IN ''''''' N'''"'" ''n'' d'%hl'N' aud aahc=
~ -, "N'"S 'h'",'nea me oi the good iceims
'''e -, '''''' - '''',.op eo"'" NOT DIVINE the
- Y''.'', W ", ~ ~ ni,'i'' ana actually tel
' '''o'' - my h'%u' hNt trdil-
''''''"- - 'a' 'NEhN-lIouston
'' ii''l'litE PROMISES II Ms
- - ''' ~ ~ "'sho'' ny signing the
~ Wv S"'I r"son o' hoNu't'rs' thus saving
w I'' ",H'2n army ana securing the
,,Il ,'',i' '' ~ '''S' wa" h'shl "thei=
..,i,l, go y P''"f'
- d. NV ",'''' INV" me pf '"hri" Houston
-" ~ VI .'''s' 'na 'h' apparent since
49, i ~ Us .''f>'iol' y" I't influenced
,,.a i '' !" ~ p''n,''''' IN 'hc mean
,,,' ",'I was '''" a.s"'"' "l l'\a7, hIs
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