The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft . th-eastern corner a diagonalditch, surmounted by a strong stockade, with anentrance in the centre, extended to the south-westcorner of the church. The whole area of the differentenclosures was between two and three acres, and aplentiful supply of water was obtained from two aque-ducts, one touching the north-west corner of the main ously estimated from 1,500 to 6,000. R. M. Potter, in Tex. Aim., 1868, 32;Yoakum, ii. 79. Caro, ut sup., 8, gives the number 156 as supplied to himby the citizens of Bejar. Potter indorses these figures. Santa Anna grosslyexaggera
The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft . th-eastern corner a diagonalditch, surmounted by a strong stockade, with anentrance in the centre, extended to the south-westcorner of the church. The whole area of the differentenclosures was between two and three acres, and aplentiful supply of water was obtained from two aque-ducts, one touching the north-west corner of the main ously estimated from 1,500 to 6,000. R. M. Potter, in Tex. Aim., 1868, 32;Yoakum, ii. 79. Caro, ut sup., 8, gives the number 156 as supplied to himby the citizens of Bejar. Potter indorses these figures. Santa Anna grosslyexaggerated the number of the defenders, reporting them as over 600. See hisreport of March 6, 1836, in Filisola, Mem. Tej., 1849, i. 16. 7 Travis to fellow-citizens, Feb. 24, 1836, and to the president of the con-vention, March 3, 1836, in Foote, ii. 218-22; Dewees Letters, 179-80, 184-7. 206 the Alamo and goliad massacres. area, and the other running close to the eastern wallof the church. Though the Alamo had neither redoubt nor bastion. Ground-plan of the Alamo. A. Entry of the Mission. D. Church, Chapel, and Vestry. B. Carcel or Prison. E. Walls, 33 inches thick. C. Convent. F. Stockade. G, H, I Places where Travis, Crockett, and Bowie, respectively, fell. to command the lines of the fort, fourteen guns weremounted at different points, presenting a formidableobstacle to approach. Of these, three heavy pieceshad been planted with much labor upon the walls of ARRIVAL OF THE ENEMY. 207 the church by General Cos, respectively pointingnorth, south, and east. Two pieces protected theentrance by the stockade; two more defended thegateway and prison; on terre-pleins one gun wasmounted at the south-west angle of the main square,two on the western wall, one on the north-west angle;two on the northern wall, and a single piece on thenorth-east Travis seems to have been extremely careless aboutinforming himself of the movements of the enemy bymeans of The foes arrival was so s
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