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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
AUSTIN, ARCHER, AND WHARTON TO GOVERNMENT OF TEXAS
[Washington, April 6, 1836. See Calendar. The letter is in Garrison, Dip. Cor. Texas, as cited, I, 79.]
WILLIAM H. WHARTON TO AUSTIN
DEAR SIR, This mornings mail brought in only one letter from our agent Bryan which I copy. It reads as follows: "Advices from Matamoros which can be depended upon represent the advancing army as 8000 strong, waging a war of extermination. 1000 men blockading San Antonio 1000 more in reserve. Grants men who surrendered refused quarter and murdered in cold blood. Our army concentrating on the Colorado. No money as yet and no advices from the government. More next mail." If you ascertain you can do nothing in New York-do return as soon as· possible. Only one should remain there. The others can do more m Moble New Orleans and at home. I send you the Telegraph. Make a handle of the murder of Grants men. Write often WM. H. WHARTON [Rubric.] [Addressed:] Gen. S. F. Austin New York
JAMES_F. PERRY TO AUSTIN
Lynchs Ferry April 8 th 1836
DR BROTHER We are this far on the run. Bad enough but could not be helpd the hole country West of the Brazos has retreated East of the Brazos and hun- dreds I expect have gone East of the Sabine Genl. Houstons Army is at Groces said now to be over 2000 strong and encreasing daily. It IS re• ported that there is from One to two Thousand Mexicans on the East side of the Colorada. all our men [on] out post have been taken, Travis and Fannin had between 5 and 600 Men every one of which have been kill'd or taken (except one) and shot after they had surrendered themselves as prisoners of war. all of which I have no doubt you will have an ofitial acct. • a dark time for texas but I still have hopes, all our posts are now abandoned except Galveston: the govt is now fortefying that post and I hope we will be able to Keep it if not our situation will be very bad. .,Emily and the children are down at Mr Scotts I have not got our waggon across the San Jacinto: but will as soon as the wind abates a little I am anxious to send Emily and the children by sea to New orleans there is several vessels at Galveston but they are so crowded; I think it will be best to take them on by land. one blessing we are all in tolarble •
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