The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 43, July 1939 - April, 1940 Page: 509
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Joseph Eve, Charge d'Affaires to Texas
ities and disapointments, with which my life has been chequered,
I should almost have been willing to draw back from life and
risk the uncertainties of an unknown world, to avoid the agony
that was entailed upon me here. the pride of my life has been
to maintain honor and standing untarnished I was aware of the
difficulty of doing this when borne down by pecuniary difficulties,
while endeavouring to wear the face of cheerfulness and serenity
you may well immagine that it has often required all my prudence
and philosophy to keep down the storm within when I have
been & But enough of a subject about which you can feel no
interest, and which I was involuntarily led into by tendering
you my thanks for your kindness.
If I am permited to remain here two years more and can live
so long, I can save enough to pay every claim against me, and
have my home place and my 14 famaly negroes, this would be as
much as I desire never, having coveted a fortune.
You will have heard before this reaches you that 1300 Mexicans
under the command of Genl, Woll had taken San Antonio on 11th
Sept, with 53 prisoners the district court was in session at that
place, and Judge and members of the bar and officers among the
prisoners four of them members of Congress, rumour says they
have been sent to the City of Mexico.
On the 18th, of September Colo Caldwell who [sic] had reached
within four miles of San Antonio with 200 Texan volunteers
when he was attacked by 1100 Mexicans he fought them in a
thick wood from 11 oclock A. M. untill one hour's sun in the
evening when the Mexicans retreated, he reports ten of his com-
mand wounded none killed about one hundred Mexicans wound
[sic] killed and about 200 wounded.
On the same day a company of 59 Texan volunteers in at-
tempting to join Caldwell were attacked by the Mexicans who
fought untill all were killed or made prisoners & compelled to
pay upwards of 25000 for others Colo, Moore has since marched
on the battle ground, he reports that he found the bodies of 48
Texans most savagely mangled and lacerated.
On the 20th, the Mexicans retreated Caldwell whose number
has increased to 600 followed them to the Medina river 24 miles
west of San Antonio and had two skirmishes with them, but
they made good their retreat.
Genl, Burleson the vice President, and a brave patriotic man
has issued his proclamation, inviting a sufficient number of Texans
to join him in thirty days at San Antonio prepared to cross the
Riogrande and fight the Mexicans in their own country unless
he meets them sooner
News has reached here a few days since, that the United States
and Mexico had amicably adjusted all their difficulties. We have
also received intelligence by a letter from the United States509
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