"In this land as well as some others possession is ten points of the law." "The words you speak are Spanish but your tone is Gringo." "Gringo or Spanish, it does not change the beauty and value of the musket." "I was in Vera Cruz this morning.

Last night there was a storm and the great guns at the mighty Castle of San Juan de Ulua were firing." "Did they fire the guns to celebrate the storm ?" "No.

They gave a signal that two prisoners, vile Texans, were escaping from the dungeons under the sea.

But the storm took them, and buried them in the waters of the bay.

I heard the description of them.