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c'1he 1r side: in Itf l ves in^ii Stilts. A a 1 Iti II.tii ti I s
April 21.--T' i,y tI ,.t iwit s ts dfecidle whlet it ('.r ntlit
'I '.'.t is shoul, li, 1 ft,r c tfi''' tlisl'lf. . clI ' it1 ilri ,rig t. In tit'
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tt-.ari*<iitig t \owartr l tlt ii4'11i't1Vy's ca 'Lil. t Ieiltnforci ieiits
f, I' Saltaltt ,A.1llid " pt,Isse tinfr,lnl lit, t) lipi. It w .s, itileetl,
( ile ..i6tl ( ()s, X'v Is hidl sir e wtitli 6O0 troop tI' o 5)s t1) Santa
.A\ i t' as. si tlatlce. 1' ih Mexticats threw up a breastwo.rk
fivet ft-e-t h11h ,tf l,tak-salldlies ;anl ,haXtgage sacks, leaving
ttll o.pit)ilt ii teil cienttte ft r ist tIit(ir c(atinonl. A (lefeilse of
i,rush woodiI wais itls, , pla'e l ini fr ont an,l on the right.
Ao(ullt oliton HIolstonlll ca'lledl a co u(incil of war, I..ut tilhe
o tfces c(,u ild tiot ag'ree I11 ( 11 i plan i of action, and Hous-
ton,l hirnself (sxp.rssed i () Ipinion. Deaf Smtith and sev-
erall trulsty cmIrlpani ins were autthorized to destroy Vince's
Bridge, ,y- means of wlich l(eneral Cos had just crosse(i
\Vitle's Bayi-o. As this bIridgea was the only mieans of re-
trealt for , iles around,( this st)ep meant utter destructi i)n
for t}teA c(n(tiqiierel.
Battle of San Jacinto.--.At three o'clock a parade was
orlderedt. In a few stirringii words, H(oustonl told the sevent
htun(itred(* })rave men before him that he was about to)
lead thetn against Santa AInna's one thousand six hun-
dred veteran soldiers. The news was gladly received.
(Quic(kly yet quietly preparations were made. The nature
* The exaxc't number is sUppos(ed to have been 783.
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/176/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.