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hould get some news of those men it is supposed are on the way and may possibly attempt to retake the fort. . We Remain Yours With Every Respect By order of the committee ro G. B. :McKinstry E qur Geo M Collinsworth Commanding at the Secretary l\foutb Brazos [Endorsed] Copy of a Letter From the Committee of Vigilance To Geo B. l\IeKinstry Esq. commanding at the Iouth of the Brazos July 2nd 1832 TO. 1 No. 153 [18321 July 4. W. BROW , A. 1ITCHELL, and W. H. WHARTO , [FORT VELASCO] TO COM111ITTEE AT BRAZORI 11 We have just despatched the Teran to Brazoria under the charge of l\Ir. Tc} on conveying to you all the ponder except what we th01Jght necessary to keep here, all the lead that is in bars having a sufficiency of pig for Olli' use, the surplus provisions that were sent down from Brazoria and the Musket that were surrendered with the fort. We have kept about 80 rounds of pouder for the 9 pounder and all the shot and lugs These we secured so that if the fexicans were to get possession of the fort they could not find them. :Moreover if after trying our best to keep them out we failed, we will be prepared to spike the cannon before we surrender it dearly as we prize it. It must not be inferred from this that we are alarmed or that we believe they will attempt the recapture of the fort, Yet we hold it to be oar duty to guard against the worst possible contingency. \Ve have kept powder enough to shoot our shot etc and if more were here and they should unfortunately take the fort we -should dislike for it to fall into their hands. At Brazoria it will be always in our reach and out of theirs should they take the fort.. The fl.our that we send up we would recommend to have baked immediately as it is spoiling very fast. We have kept provisions enough for the vessel and for the fort some time. We would recommend that a requisite guard be al ways kept up in the fort to be released every fortnight or month as may be best by new hands. 'l.'he muskets we send up are disabled and suffering from rust and we imajined that you would "Body of letter and all signatures in Wharton's hand. postscript signed by Wharton alone. · To the committee at Brazoria . Gentlemen
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