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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