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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.