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: