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will be ordered out to your support, and information of our situa- tion & the pressing need of men will be sent to the nited States, without delay. You will occupy uch point as you may in your opinion deem most advantageous, it is desirable to maintain the 1\Iission of Re- fugio, on account of securing stores arriving at Copeno, it is pro- posed to occupy Gonzales and some point on the Labaca, to be occu- pied by the Reserve Army, & it would be well to order 2 or 3 pieces of spare Cannon to each of the points above indicated. Fortify & defend Goliad and Baxer ii any opportunity fairly offers, give ' the enemy battle as he advances, but do not hazard much unti1 you are reinforced [as] a defoot of your command would prove -0ur ruin- all former orders given by my prede- ces or, Gen. Houston or myself, are so far countermanded as to render it compatible to now obey any orders you may deem Expedient- Capt. Tarleton leaves here on tomorrow for you when I will again write, this comes by Capt. 1\f.cLeod we have no money, but all the means in our power will be put at your di posal. I am your most obt. svt. James W. Robinson Acting Governor & Commander in Chief of the Army of Texas.
[Endorsed} Letter to J. W. Fannin of 13 Feby 1836.
• o. 334 1836 Feb. U, J. W. FA 1 IN TO J. W. ROBINSON
Head Quarters Army of Texas Goliad, 14th Feby 1836
His Excellency
James W. Robinson Gov.· Genl Council Since closing my di patch 40 , I have recd: a communi-
cation £:com Qr. l\fa r. Bennet, giving me intelligence of the return to Refugio. of Cant. Frasier & his Companv of 1\Ialitia, ordered out hy me on the 11th in t, to take a Drove of.Horse belonging to our Enemies- They succeeded in taking 60 Horses-thirty fit for service. I will have more and tock, and some prisoners too ..F11nnln wrote two letters to Robinson on this date. Extracts from both are printed in Foote, H. S., Texas and the Texans, II, 206 et seq.
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