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seem determined to remove at once, rather than risk the passing of the rein£orcement coming on J NO F [Addressed:] Genl Stephen F Austin Commander in Chief of the Texas forces Mission St Juan.
AUSTIN TO PRESIDENT OF CONSULTATION 1
Head Quarters above Bexar Nov. 3. 1835
In addition to my communication by Col 0 • McCombs I have dispatched this express to urge on with all possible dispatch the battering cannon and round shot- I must again repeat that it is useless to send Cannon without round shot as well as grape or musket balls- Mr Farmer says there is considerable round shot at Anahuac and some at Harrisburgh The army will need Blanke~s, Shoes Coarse cloth, for pantaloons and Jackets, Socks etc . I must earnestly and pressingly urge upon the convention the absolute necessity of organizing a regular army and inviting a Military man of known and tried Talents to command it. I would suggest Genl. Carrol or Genl Ripley though it matters not who, provided he is a man of high standing, integrity, influence and known military talents- I must also urge more reenforcements.-Tjle Army are anxiously awaiting news from the convention S. F. AUSTIN [Rubric] W. D. C. HALL Adjt Genl To THE PRESIDENT OF THE CoNSU.LTATION OF TEXAS P. S. I also suggest the propriety of sending for a few Mortars and bombs and an engineer corps-in short we must have a regular army and regular officers and that without any delay- great promptness and energy in the convention is necessary at this time- I am ready to mortgage all my estate to raise funds--but we must have system and a regular army and a GenL of high military standing s. F. AUSTIN (getting [out of] paper and wafers My health is bad. S. F. A.
1 From Army Papers, Texas State Library
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