retftc@aol.com wrote, "I am trying to find an eye witness account of the burning of San Felipe, on 30 March 1836. I read somewhere that one of the old newspapers had an account of this event. Any help would be appreciated." I would be very interested if there were such an eyewitness account of the burning of San Felipe. There is a historical dispute as to who ordered the burning. Captain Moseley Baker led the troops who burned the town. Some historians believe the burning was ordered by General Sam Houston. Others think Moseley Baker acted on his own. The San Felipe newspaper was the Telegraph and Texas Register. This paper was established by Moseley Baker, along with Gail Borden, Jr., (the Borden Milk Man) and Thomas H. Borden. The first issue appeared on October 10, 1835. Baker severed his connection with the paper on April 5, 1836, to join the Texas army, in which he served from February 29 to June 1. You can find more on Moseley Baker at: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fba35.html