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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION'.
Aus'l'IN TO Ross AND BucKNER
(private) Mr Foster, the express sent by me to the Cherokes returned this evening at 6 o'clock, he brought me a letter from the chiefs of that Nation in which they say that they can raise 350 men and are ready and anxious to join us in the vVar as soon as their crops are laid by and the rivers fall which at this time are very high-Foster also says that he met with an old Apadachy Chief of the Naches who he had seen before and Knew. this chief told him that the ,vacos and Tahuu.canies had called a great .Council of the Comanches ancl all the small tribes beyond the Trinity river above the road except the Cherokees, that this council was to meet Soon and the objects of it was to unite all those tribes to distroy the Americans on the Colo- rado and Brazos, and they were very mad and were determined to have satisfaction at the Trinity he was told by Mrs. Trammel that ~ Keechis had been there the <lay before and _that they told a spaniard that they intended to kill all the Americans. She took an old Aynye chief into the house and asked him ::md he told her yes it was true they were all mad but would not kill her as she had treated them we1l, he also said that 200 of them were embodied to aid the Wacos. The old Apadachy chief also told Foster that the ,vncos were offering a good horse for ten loads of r>owder and lead and a good mule for 20 loads- He su.ys the Trinity and Naches are out of their banks and thinks that no body of Indians can cross at this time to aid the Wacos- . Under these circumstances I am decidedly of opinion that the ex~ pedition should be immediately pushed for the "\Vacos, if we delay it will give them time to procure arms etc. to call in the aid of their friends-and to make ·the treaty which is spoken of Capn Hall will be here tomorrow night, he camps at the water hole to night. I wish one or both of you to come over here immedintely .in order to make the final . arrangements for the trip owing to circum- stances it might be improper for me to go in person. I can however with propriety order out 200 men under the command of an officer appointed for that purpo~e to cut off the 200 Who I am informed are i.rnbodied and who it is·probable will endeavor to join the ,vacos- I have ordered out Spies along the La Bahia road towards the Trin- ity- Sims writes me that he has a party of active and confidential Spies out on the San Antonio road nearly over to the Colorado, another Company' is out on the La Bahia road. they have as yet seen no Indian sign in that quarter-dispatch is now important, the men here are all ready, Sim's Company is also ready and there is about 20 volunteers of strangers all anxious for the trip Keep your
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