THE AUSTIN PAPERS
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mode of operating at that point under the present state of things allowing my information to be correct. • P. DIMITT [Rubric] Commanding P.S. Since writing the above, I have again conversed with the Mexican above Spoken of-He says that he was sent ex. to Cos by Zenteno, with a full statement of the force here and of every thing connected with our situation. Cos, therefore, knows as well as we do, what ever was known to the Collector. [Addressed:] To Gen. Stephen F. Austin Com. in Ch. of the Army of the People.
THOMAS F. McKINNEY To J. F. PERRY
[Quintana, October 22, 1835. See Calendar.]
BOWIE AND FANNIN TO AUSTIN
Thursday night 12 oclk. Mi"ssiol\ of Espada 22d. octr 1835
GENL AUSTIN At half after 4 oclk p. M we took possession of this Mission, with out any resistance-A guard of five men, escaped us by only a few minutes- We find the Citizens well disposed and quite communicative A large number of the citizens of Bexar and of this place, are now laying out, to prevent being forced to perform the most servile duties- We can place the most implicit confidence in all the information read from Bexar ~hich is up to 5 oclk p. m. Great consternation was manifested there when our approach to this point was made known-The fortifications are nearly or quite such· as before made known to you, with this addition, the tops of the Houses a~ the entrance of the Streets, are / orified, w:th UNBURNT Brick, with Port holes, for their Infantry- They have 8 pieces {4 lb) mounted-and one of larger size preparing for us. They have none on the Church-but have removed all the:ir am; munition to it," and enclosed it by a wall, made of wood, six feet apart and six feet high, filled in with dirt, extending from the corners to the ditch, say .sixty yards in length- • We are informed that they h~ve not got in corn or other provisions, and we find it all growing, or rather, yet in !he fields: and are informed that it is the Case above Town. When our approach-was ascertained the alarm was great, and 14 Beef Cattle was ordered to be pened up-The men with whom we have conversed- are decidedly .of the opinion, that in five days, they can be starved ouL-
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