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hear for your assistance and about as maney more from this Place and I am informed that we may Count on a hundread more from San Auguteen and that Nabourhood thear is But one thing wanting hear to unite us all that is to Convince the Chea£e and I hope .you will youse your influ~nce with him and I wall No that all Depends on you and Gen Zavala for Zavala Can influance him and then all will Go in togather hart and hand So you and Zavala must Spar No Panes in this mater and the Cheafe Sayes he will Be with you in 4 Days from this time he also informed me to Day he will make a Short Stay in San Phillipia. I Give it as my advise that If you Can Git him to J oine you in opinion that you will Git him to wright and Sand his Letter By Express thear is a Bout 120 Good maxacans that will Joine the Cause when I Commenced the;;e few lines I Entended to Be sent on to Dr Richerson and that he would Present It to you But suppos- ing him Con on to Gonzalles I wright you JoacE ANT 0 NIXON Sind[ico] your Express in forming us of your Prospect of 2000 from N Orleans has just arrived and in a Bout 20 Minets Somthing like 100 man will Just march on hors Back" I have Just Been Speaking with Mr Berrey and he for the first time has declard. he will Sand an Express Back from San Phillipia, he Seemes to Be in favour so I hope you will have But Littel trubil in hast JoRCE ANT 0 NIXON Sind. [Addressed:] Col. Stephen F. Austin San Felipe de Austin
R. R. ROYALL TO AUSTIN
San Felipe 10 th October 1835
CoL. AusTIN AND THE CoMDT. AT HEAD QUARTERS. Your Letters have been received up to the time of Col Austins from Mosely's on the 8th Inst. We have sent copies of all Important news to Every Part of Texas which we thought necessary to Communicate with- By Doctr Wall!lce we wrote early this morning to McKinney and Committee of Columbia to day we send by Col Ward (who however will go slow) an address to the Committees and Volunteers Eastward Requesting him to Read it to all the Volunteers he may meet. - The Cannon at Tinoxticlan we are Pretty well assured was Bursted by the men Out on the Indian Campaign. Early this morning Mr. Bartleson left for the Canon at Harrisburg and assures us it shall be on the way before tomorrow night. I would have written to the Committee at Columbia for one pie~e of Artilery But I am opposed upon the plea of the Insecure situation of that Country. ~f however you direct it they will send it.
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