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31 an officer who was engaged in it - given in his own words

 "The battle of San Jacinto was probably lost to the Mexicans, owing to the influence of a Mulatta Gude (Emily) belonging to Gl Morgan who was closeted in the Tent with El Santana, at the time the cry was made "the Enemy! they come!  they come! & detained Santana so long, that order could not be restored readily again."

And it is often mentioned by those who appeared to have knowledge of the fact - that Santana made himself known to Houston as a Brother Mason, which had much influence in saving him from being murdered when brought prisoner to him as he lay wounded under the tree, the day after the battle.

   In the vicinity of Houston I had an opportunity of seeing the result of the operations of would be French & English farmers.   In the first place neither new [sic] anything of Agricultural pursuits, being of the class 'poor gentlemen' & secondly that part of the country was of too tropical a character for Europeans, except as traders or Artisans, who would not be exposed to the Sun &c - & neither these were subject to Chills & Fevers.  In regard to the former - they ? in the object they  have proposed to themselves - leave Texas and curse the country - in this they should apologize for 3 unclear words  for their own ?