THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1575 Benjm Edwards-Declarant says that during his stay in Nacog- doches aforesaid he observed from 30 to 40 men who appeared to be armed and who Declarant says appeared to be under the direction and Command of One Martin Parmer-Says that he heard in gen- eral conversation that the Cause of such assemblage of armed men was for the purpose of going to war with the Mexican Govt-Says that he saw a flag flying in said Town of Nacogcloches the colours of which were white and red-two vertical stripes-and declarant heard it stated in general conversation there that such flag was meant to represant the flag of independence and was the standard or Ensign of said armed force-Says he also heard it currently re- ported in Conversation in said Town of Nacogdoches that the said party so headed by said Martin Parmer were in Expe"ctation of the aid and assistance of several hundred men from the U. States of the north whose arrival were looked for shortly-Declarant says that the said party stated that they also expected the arrival there in a few days of Richard Fields and one Hunter with a consider- :ible number of Cherokee Choctaw and Delaware Indians-who it was stated were to act as allies with said Martin Parmer and his associates in said meditated war-further says that he saw some defences consisting of Pallisacles or stakes erecting around a stone house in said Town which appeared to be the resort of said party- Declarant says he also heard it reported in said Town of Nacog- doches in Conversation that two or three individuals of property in the US of the north had contracted to furnish from 3 to 500 men to aid and assist the said Martin Parmer-Declarant says that in his progress from Nacogdoches afd to this place he was accompanied by a Choctaw Indian who travelled with Declarant as far as the Alabama Indian Village and declarant understood from the said Indian that he was the bearer of a message from Richard Fields to the Allabama and Coshatta Indians to meet the said Fields at Nacog- doches aforesaid and Declarant further saith Not Subscribed by the said John C. Morrison in presence of the Em- presario Stephen F Austin on the day and at the place in this Dec- laration before set forth- JOHN, C, MORRISON B. w. EDWARDS TO --- 1 [Nacogcloches], January 12, 1827 "On the 16th ult. the flag of liberty and independence was planted upon the heights of Nacogdoches, in opposition to the Mexican Em- pire, which still floats in proud triumph over the heads of our much
• Tllls extract ls from a clipping from the Lou'8ia11a Actvcrllaer, Januar1 -, 1827, No. IH.
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