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Thus ended the "Cruize of the Lafitte" ^ taking only our | 47 | ||
Thus ended the "Cruize of the Lafitte" ^ taking only our small prize but^ doubtless had we | |||
got a chance, we should have distinguished ourselves. | got a chance, we should have distinguished ourselves. | ||
For some time we shall bear the title of "Red Roads" | For some time we shall bear the title of "Red Roads" | ||
our ^ | our ^sea^ uniform being Red Shirts; we are called "Sea | ||
Fusiliers", but our legal appellation is "Coast Guards". | |||
In a few words the whole of the present "Excitement" appears | In a few words the whole of the present "Excitement" appears | ||
to be owing to some 500 Mexicans under General Vasquez | to be owing to some 500 Mexicans under General Vasquez | ||
had [ | had [[?]] San Antonio, had committed no particular | ||
depredations, but | depredations, but distributed a Proclamation signed by General | ||
"duty" | Arista calling upon the Texans to return to their | ||
and do so soon, that a large Mexican Army would | "duty" &c. &c. &c. promising that, if they (the Texans) did | ||
the Country. | and do so soon, that a large Mexican Army would overrun | ||
but his ^ | the Country. Gl Houston looked upon this as bombast - | ||
but his ^political^ opponents at this 'entré' of the Mexicans formed | |||
the "War Party" & their ^motive^ was to get a large number | the "War Party" & their ^motive^ was to get a large number | ||
of Volunteers from the | of Volunteers from the U. States & fight the question out at | ||
once This view of the subject did not meet with the | |||
approbation of General Houston or his government. | approbation of General Houston or his government. | ||
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47 Thus ended the "Cruize of the Lafitte" ^ taking only our small prize but^ doubtless had we got a chance, we should have distinguished ourselves. For some time we shall bear the title of "Red Roads" our ^sea^ uniform being Red Shirts; we are called "Sea Fusiliers", but our legal appellation is "Coast Guards". In a few words the whole of the present "Excitement" appears to be owing to some 500 Mexicans under General Vasquez had ? San Antonio, had committed no particular depredations, but distributed a Proclamation signed by General Arista calling upon the Texans to return to their "duty" &c. &c. &c. promising that, if they (the Texans) did and do so soon, that a large Mexican Army would overrun the Country. Gl Houston looked upon this as bombast - but his ^political^ opponents at this 'entré' of the Mexicans formed the "War Party" & their ^motive^ was to get a large number of Volunteers from the U. States & fight the question out at once This view of the subject did not meet with the approbation of General Houston or his government.