The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft . utivegovernment in the original agreement. The loan was negotiated on a sale oflands with the condition of the exclusive right of immediate location. Thiswas regarded as unfair to the volunteers in the field, who would only be ableto locate after the termination of the war. A donation of 32 leagues of landwas offered the stockholders if they would relinquish their right of priorityof location, but they unanimously voted against the modified Message, Oct. 4, 1836; Gouge, Fiscal Hist. Tex., 50. 3 Particulars of the destitute condition of the
The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft . utivegovernment in the original agreement. The loan was negotiated on a sale oflands with the condition of the exclusive right of immediate location. Thiswas regarded as unfair to the volunteers in the field, who would only be ableto locate after the termination of the war. A donation of 32 leagues of landwas offered the stockholders if they would relinquish their right of priorityof location, but they unanimously voted against the modified Message, Oct. 4, 1836; Gouge, Fiscal Hist. Tex., 50. 3 Particulars of the destitute condition of the garrison are given in Travisletter of Feb. 14, 1836, to Gov. Smith. Original in Pinarts Tex. Col., no. 2. SANTA ANNAS MOVEMENTS. 203 remained for some time making his final force was composed of three brigades, numberingover 6,000 men, the flower of the Mexican Filisola was appointed second in first brigade, under General Sesma, was imme-diately sent in advance to relieve Cos, then besieged. Santa Annas March. in Bejar. His surrender, however, was known shortlyafterward, and at the end of the month the second andthird brigades, under generals Tolsa and Gaona, anda portion of the artillery, under General Ampudia,marched for Saltillo, the cavalry commanded by Gen-eral Andrade following January 1, 1836. On the 2d 204 THE ALAMO AND GOLIAD MASSACRES. Santa Anna left for the same place, and remainedthere nearly a month organizing his troops. FromSaltillo General Jose Urrea was despatched to Mata-moros with 200 cavalry, to unite with forces that hadbeen concentrated at that place. On the 25th of thesame month Santa Anna held a review of his army,at which his force was found to be about 5,000 men,exclusive of Sesmas and Urreas In thebeginning of February the army marched for Mon-clova, from which place Santa Anna, having left in-structions to his generals relative to their advance,proceeded with his staff and fifty horsemen to joinSe
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