I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna ? I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man ? The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken ? I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls ? I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch ? The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country ? Victory or Death.