Mattamoris April 22: 1836
To General Fernandez Commander in Chief at Mattamoris
Having Arrived in this place from New Orleans on the 20th Inst: Came
down the ohio river from Louisville Kentucky/on the 25th of March Wrote
2 letters to Senior Gorostiza the Mexican Embassy at Washington/
forwarded one at Smith land mouth of Cumberland river one/at Padducca
(Mouth of the Tennessee river, one at Orleans advising) the Embassy of
the resources and Military Movement of the Anglo American/Belliggrants
(against Texas)—Having, regularly, advised, the Mexican, charges De
Affairs at Washington sense the Month of September, last in a Series of
Letters (Written by me) Monthly advising Said, Embassy, and Giving My
oppinnion of the Most efficient, Plan of opperations (against those Anglo
American Bands of Robbers) Having Sailed from New Orleans on the
9th ultimo for this Place/I made it My Bussiness to Collect all the
Information, I Could Procure on the ohio and Missippi, river, and Have the
Satisfaction, to Inform Your, Excellency) the Anglo Americans are
Completly out Generald and routed, driven, Horse de Combat a Cross the
Sabine, river, by the Mexican, Sensinattus [Cincinatus] General Sant-Anna
and his Spartan Generals) the Mexican Eagle has Completely
Vanquished, the Anglo American Scare Crows
I Beg leave to Introduce Myself to your Excellency—and shall address
you more Minnutly in a day or twoe
Henry Goold Shannon
I had written My Communications to the Mexican Embassy with the
Signature Signed H: G: S: