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At Gonzales, fifty miles to the eastward, the settlers had a four-pounder, a brass cannon given to them by the government for protection against the Indians. "The people of Gonzales must give up the cannon," said Colonel Ugartchea. "Tell them to send it to Bexar without delay." "We need the cannon," said the people of Gonzales. "It's the only cannon we have along the whole river front."

It was known that the Mexican general, Cos, was on the march for San Antonio de Bexar with six hundred additional troops for the garrison of that city. The morning of the first of October came foggy and disagreeable. But little could be seen beyond the river bank, and it was not known if the Mexican command was advancing, retreating, or standing still.

We had a jollification because of the capture of Bexar, and a good many of the men weren't jest as straight as they might be." With a heavy heart, Amos Radbury rode down to the jail. But Reemer was away, and a new man had taken his place, a man who knew absolutely nothing concerning the half-breed who had gotten away thus easily. "We may as well go home," said the lieutenant.

The Nacogdochians were not long in making him a citizen, and he soon after set out for the Alamo, the scene of his final exploit and his heroic death. The Alamo was a stronghold in the town of San Antonio de Bexar, in Western Texas.

"I heard old Ben Milam say that if our troops didn't start pretty soon he'd form an attack on his own account." Big Foot was anxious to learn what all the trouble was about, and Dan explained to the Indian. At the conclusion of the talk Big Foot stared stolidly at Dan for fully ten seconds. "You say so, Big Foot go into Bexar an' hunt out little Raf," he said at last. "Oh, will you?" cried Dan.

Scouts ere long brought in the tidings that Santa Anna, President of the Mexican Republic, at the head of sixteen hundred soldiers, and accompanied by several of his ablest generals, was within six miles of Bexar. It was said that he was doing everything in his power to enlist the warlike Comanches in his favor, but that they remained faithful in their friendship to the United States.

"I'll go back for that skin, and then I'm going to work around the ranch, and wait for news from father and the army." At the time of the war between Texas and the government of Mexico, San Antonio de Bexar could truthfully be said to be a city of importance gone to decay. Many of the churches, convents, and missions were deserted and fast going to ruin.

The Mexicans then opened fire from their batteries, but without doing much harm. In the night, Colonel Travis sent the old pirate on an express to Colonel Fanning, who, with a small military force, was at Goliad, to entreat him to come to his aid. Goliad was about four days' march from Bexar.

A mornin' an' evenin' gun was fired from the fortress every day until yesterday, Sunday, an' since then nothin'." The silence in the little band was as ominous as the silence of the morning and evening gun. Simpson shook his head sadly. "Boys," he said, "I'm goin' to ride for Gonzales an' join Houston. I don't think it's any use for me to be hangin' aroun' San Antonio de Bexar any longer.

Kate of Nacogdoches. Assault on the Citadel. Crockett a Prisoner. His Death. The fortress of Alamo is just outside of the town of Bexar, on the San Antonio River. The town is about one hundred and forty miles from the coast, and contained, at that time, about twelve hundred inhabitants. Nearly all were Mexicans, though there were a few American families.