The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-18

"NNA ~ Was tahcu, WCre dcvoteu 10 the
execution" General Houston replied that
he knew such 10 have been the rule at
one period. but he thought II now obsolete
ana disgrace 10 the Nuctecnth century
bnt' continued Houston, "Gcneral Santa
Anna. yoU cannot urge the same excuse for
the riassscre of Goiiac. They capitulatci,
were betrayed aud masSaevch in cold
b'ood.' santa Anna replied; III they ever
had oepi,ulated. he was not aware OF H.
Urea hal deceived him, and Informed him
that they were yanqulshed. aud he had ord
ers from his governmon; - execute all that
were taken With arms In their hands"
Houston rcjoined: General Santa Anna.
you are the govornment-a dictator has no
superior" But" answered santa Anna.
II have the order OF our congress to treat
all that were found with arms in their
hrrds resisting the authority " the govern
'nent, as pirates, And Urea has deceived
me. lie had no authority TO enter into any
agreement and II ever live TO regain pow
err he shall be punished for it,"
After a pause Houston asked him IL he
did not desire some ro!-cshrcnt. as he
supposed he WAS exhausted. He said he
did. He was thor asked Il he desired TO
have hts tents. baggage. stan, servants,
etc. lie replied that he would riadly have
them. Colonel Almonte was thsrcupcn di-
rccted TO select them; and the prisoners
quarters were established near ilous,ons
Ahf INV WV NhNAt nav hAo Hff'bNhHi-
tors.
General Houston, previous 60 Santa An
mas retirement FROM the audience stated
to him that he must forthwith write an
order 10 his second In command TO evacu-
ate rcxas, and fall back 30 Monterey. His
dispatch though not to tho eXtont ASKED. is
as follows;
Army OF Operations Excellent Sir:
Having yesterday evening. Win the small
division under my command had an en-
counter with the eaotny which, n1tWi th-
standing | had previously taken al pusSibl"
precautions. proved unfortunate, | am, IN
consequence, prisoner In Tie hands of
the enemy. undcr these circumstances,
your oxoelcncy viii order General Gaona,
with his division. TO counter march Boxar.
and walt Tor orders. Your oxcellency will
also, with the division under your iinmc-
dnte command. march to the same place.
The division under command Of General
Urea will retire TO Guadalupe Victoria.
] have agrccd with General Houston for an
arm!stice until matters can be 80 regulated
that he war shall cease forever.
Your eAceileucy will take the proper
steps for the support OF the army, which
from this time romans under your com
mani. using the moneys lately arrived from
Matamoras. the provisions on hand there,
os well as those at Victoria, and also the
$50, GOO withdrawn from Bexar and now In
the treasury.
II hope your exocllency will without fail
ure. comply with these dispositions advis-
ing me by return OF the courier that you
have already commenced their execution,
God aud liberty
Antonio Lopez do Santa Anna.
Camp at San Jacinto. April %, 1886,
ITO His Exoellency Don Vicente Filisoa,
General Of Division"
Santa Anna at the same time addressed
hon t,n tn d oil
ing him to instruct the commandments Of
the several MEXICAN divisions not TO per
nit any injury to be done 10 the inhabi-
tants of the country; also, at the same tlmo
n third note directing Fiiisola 30 order the
the military commandants at Goliad to SGT
all the pi lsoners taken at Copnno, as before
related at liberty, and send them forthwith
to san Feline De Austin.
These orders were dispatched by Deaf
Smith The troops under Filisola had been
In camp on the eastern bank of the Brazos
They could not be made 10 believe the re-
port of lne first fugitive from the battle
field Of the San Jacnto, but when, an
hour aftewari. n second ono came 'n ord
ors 20 retreat were given and they recrossed
the river.
The 22d day NJ April was the first free
day in Texas Before then her people had
declared for Independence, but now they
had won n in a noble contest. The victory
was rhysieally and morally complete. The
blow wa9 given at the proper tino ana In
a vital part. In looking back at the events
of the campaign, we can ree no time when
II could have succeeded so wen. froVi-
dence seemed In every way 20 favor the re-
suit II was a full rctribution for past out
r,gcs. Santa Anna had presided over a
feast of blood ut the Alamo; he had ordered
, second at GoIlad and he was made to be-
hold another ut san Jacinto'