. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . e said he was a private soldier; they pointed to the finestuds in his shirt, when, bursting into tears, he admitted himselfan aide-de-camp of the general. Not being able to w^alk, he wasplaced on one of the horses and taken to the Texan camp. As the party passed the jDrisoners, a murmur of surprise washeard, increasing until the equally surprised captors distinguish-ed the words, El Presidente. It was, indeed, the Mexican TEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE. 397 dictator who had caused the massacre of the Alamo and Goliad?^Santa Anna, himself, The Mighty an
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . e said he was a private soldier; they pointed to the finestuds in his shirt, when, bursting into tears, he admitted himselfan aide-de-camp of the general. Not being able to w^alk, he wasplaced on one of the horses and taken to the Texan camp. As the party passed the jDrisoners, a murmur of surprise washeard, increasing until the equally surprised captors distinguish-ed the words, El Presidente. It was, indeed, the Mexican TEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE. 397 dictator who had caused the massacre of the Alamo and Goliad?^Santa Anna, himself, The Mighty and Glorious. Being conducted into the presence of Gen. Houston, he imme-diately proj)osed to negotiate for his release. Gen. Houston toldhim that the civil government of Texas would take cognizanceof that; that he had no authority to treat. Houston rebukedSanta Anna for his cruelties, and received the excuse that therules of war had devoted Travis and his men to death, since theyhad refused to surrender, although unequal to defense; that if. SANTA ANNA BEFORE HOUSTON. Fannin had ever capitulated, he was not aware of it; Urrea haddeceived him, and informed him that they were vanquished; andhe had orders from his government to execute all that were takenwith arms in their hands. Eaising himself painfully, Houstonsaid: General Santa Anna, you are the government—a dictatorhas no superior. It was at this interview that Houston, excited by a remark de-rogatory to the bravery of the Texans, by one of Santa Annassubordinates, took from his pocket an ear of dry corn, and, hold-ing it out, said, ? Sir, do you ever expect to conquer men whofight for freedom, when their general can march four days withone ear of corn for his rations? Sd8 TEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDeNCH. The prisoner was assigned quarters near Gen. Houstons tent,and was treated with great magnanimity. An armistice wasagreed upon, Santa Anna sending orders to Gen. Filisola, hissecond in command, to retire to Victoria and Bexar,
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