UTSA James Morgan Papers

received from General Filisola the answer that he had strictly fulfilled that which had been agreed upon. I repeat that I protest against the President and Cabinets consternation in issuing their orders for that measure, thereby making a show of me before those men as in former times was done with the chiefs of conquered nations considering them as trophies of their victories, with the difference that in my case, a solemn treaty already existed.

Finally I Protest against the violence kept up towards me by being placed in a narrow prison, surrounded with sentinels and suffering all the privations which absolutely render life insupportable or tend to hasten death. And finally for being uncertain in regard to my future fate and that of the other prisoners, not withstanding a Solemn Treaty.

Under these circumstances, I appeal to the Judgement of civilized nations, to the consciences of the Citizens who compose the Cabinet and above all to the Supreme Ruller of the distenies of Mortals, who has placed the existence and happiness of nations on the faith of Treaties and punctual fulfillment of engagements.

God & Liberty 9th June 1836. (Signed) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

His Exey. President David G. Burnett

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President Burnets Reply to St Annas Protest

Article 7. continued

and to cross the rivers. Any delay not necessary to these purposes to be considered an infraction of the agreement.

8th

By express to be immediately dispatched, this agreement shall be sent to General Vicente Filisola and to Genl. T J Rusk Commander of the [Texian?] Army in order that they may be apprised of its stipulations, and to [this?] end that they will exchange engagements to comply with the same.

9th That all Texian prisoners now in possession of the Mexican Army or its authorities be further released and furnished with free passports to return to thier homes, in consideration of which a corresponding number of Mexican [prisoners?] rank and file, now in possession of the Government of Texas shall be immediately released. The remainder of the Mexican prisoners that remain in possession of the Government of Texas be treated with due humanity. Any extraordinary comforts that may be furnished them to be at the charge of the Mexican Government

10th [Genl?] Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna will be sent to Vera Cruz [as soon?] [as?] it shall be deemed proper. The contracting parties sign this Inst rument for the above mentioned purposes, by duplicate at this Port of Velasco this fourteenth day of June 1836.

Signed David G Burnet Jas Collingsworth Secretary of State Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Bailey Hardeman Secty of Treasury P. W Grayson Atty. General

Proclamation

Whereas several Officers were appointed in the Army and Navy of Texas by the late provisional Government and also by the Govern= ment who have not entered upon the discharge of their duties: And as some Commissions have been issued to persons to whom no corres= ponding comments could be given: And as the spirit of our free institutions and the financial interests of the Country equally forbid the exis= tence of any Sinecure Office:

Now Therefore I David G Burnet, President of the Republic of Texas, by and with the advice and consent of the Cabinet, do order and decree and it is hereby Ordered & decreed, that all such Commissions heretofor issued and all appointments heretofore made of persons not now in actual service or Com= mand (except such as have leave of absence) are from and after the publication of this proclamation, revoked, annulled and of no effect.

And it is further Ordered & decreed, that all officers now in Service or Command in the Army or Navy of Texas, do forthwith transmit to the proper department, copies of their Commissions accompanied with a state ment of the service in which they are engaged in order that a full and complete list may be filed in the respective offices

Done at Velasco this 14th day of July A.D. 1836

A Somervell David G Burnet Sec. of War [His Scroll] [His Scroll]

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Presidents Proclamation About Officers- not on duty