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found, a good supply of Stores say 175 Barrels Flour with plenty of Sugar coffee Rum whiskey wine etc, all are said to be private property so we have had them removed inside of the Church and the Doors Baricaded for saiftey It is reported that the people of St Patricia have joined the Soldiers but is generally supposed that it was through necessity, they must of course be on the right side or they will belie their countrymen, the people from Mission have sent us 25 men and are very zealous in the cause Mr Powers is here also every endeavour that can be made on my part shall be done I have only to request one thing do not throw away your shot use old Putnams order, Hopeing that God in his goodness may protect us JOHN J. LINN
B. J. WHITE TO AUSTIN
Goliad Octr 17 th 1835
SIR agreeably to your order I reached this place yesterday about 3 P M- found much confusion-represented your wishes to the best of my ability which I think went far to harm[on]ize all divisions-Col Smith has resignd his command consequently Capt Dimet took command of this place. I found it imposible to send you Bread, but·have sent a supply of flour and in a few days will follow up with as much Bread as can be bakd-we have plenty of flour say 30 bbls 9 Bbs powder ( good) we are repairing the Guns .and making every preparation for an attact which is antisipated, owing as we conceive from the necesity of Coss retaking the supplies- which we think must be scarce in Baher I now have some unpleasant news to communicate. the negroes on Brazos made an attempt to rise. Majr Sutherland came on here for a few men to take back, he told me-John Davis returned from Brazoria bringing the news that near 100 had been • taken up many whipd nearly to death some hung etc R. H. Williams had nearly Kild one of his.-The carancawa Indians is in the Navidad country killing [stealing] etc. B. J. WHITE P S--The negroes above alluded to had devided all the cotton farms. and they intended to ship the cotton to New Orleans and make the white men serve them in turn ,(Addressed:] Gn. Stephen F. Austin Commander in Chief of the people of Texas. pr. Col Smith
R. R. ROYALL TO AUSTIN
[San Felipe, October 17, 1835. See Calendar.]
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