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iin any cruse.- Di affection has crept into the arch tyrants rank,;- 20@:30 meu desert daily, & tho ?.latan,ora is almost entirely with- out a Garrison, he i, afraid to send off assistance, least they shonld revolt on leaving his Camp- Our friends, the liberal of Tamaulipa , are arriving in all quarters, and will form a mo t respectable addi- tion to our force- Every thing looks most propitious, and unless our head trong countrymen, by a premature Decleration of Independence, ro~1se the jealousy of the Federal party victory is ecured and by one blow, we may calculate over tl1rowing the 'I'yrant, anta Anna & his minions The forces you have and those here and about 350 under Gonzale & Canales-together with the certain a sistance we will receive from all parts of Tamaulipas and 1.'uevo Leon, will prove amply sufficient to give the most important blow that has ever been truk in the Republic-and place Texas in a situation to dictate to the neighbour- ing states- A small detachment of my Division (20 men) under Col. Grant took on the night of the 30th. ult, Capt. Rodrignez & his compy (26 men) ·with all their Horses (50) arm &c without the lo s of a man- "hicl1 leaves the road clear from Nueces to Rio Grande Matamoras is poorly supplied ,rith troops-our friend are in power- I have reason to believe, that if a quick movement is made, not a hot will be fired"- I dispatched a courier, on ,my first landing, and find- in"' that Genl. Tiouston had suddenly left for San Felipe, to Bejar & Goliad- and recommended to Lt Col. Teill to remove all the Cannon from that Post, to Victoria &; G()(lizalis, except barely enough to protect the alamc- but to maintain his po ition until farther 0t·dcrs or an enimy of a superior forc[e] rendered it a matter of necessity. to make a retreat- If it be true that Santa Anna is in the predica- ment ju t represented, there is no necessity at present for either- but it [is] safe, to do the first, e,·en now- I shall proceed we t- and must beg of you to order the naval f 01·ce, to co-operate with me before :Matamoras, between 20th. & 28th. inst. It i useles for me to nrge the necessity- It is too apparent to to require a second ";ord-I have the private & counter ignal of all, except the Brut~s-and Can Comm[unica]te with them [daily.] I herewith enclose for yonr advice, a memorandnm of expen- ses & Dfts drawn by me, for transportation of troop , proYi ion &c- and will nrnke out, before marching a re"'nlar a/c etc.
In ha te, I have the honor to uhscribe my elf Yr oht J W P.annin .Jr [rubric]
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P1iblic Scn•icc FORWARD To/ His Excellency
Letter from Col. F11nni11
.James. W. Robinson · Govr. of Tcxns & flcnl. Council • San Felipe
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