PAPER OF :i.\Irn.. \BE.\U BuoNAl'ARTE LAMAR
by Col. F. to take them away for sake of union and peace while at the ame tim[e] he thou"'ht it all important that I hould m[ake] all po sible haste in commencinrr the discharge r of] my duties Lieut l Ward has been despatched with 120 men to Refugio to the relief of J ing---toward tm set we reached Refugio and wa welcomed by King and men witb open arms I found my fainily. l\Irs. Hill and family Mrs. Deiderich Ir. Hearn & family Mrs. Brown·& family & John cott & family in the chm·ch or in cotts House I am informed that my wife by the advice of Ir. Henry Foley who has. been with them for 6 weeks and of her Brot[her] A Hbrsbom had been induced to accept the invitation of [Es]tevan Lopes and a Mexican officer to go over the River to Lopes Ranch for protection Lopes lives about 1 mile from the mission Capt King went on ·his arrival over there with Cart for Irs. Hill and family and 1rs. yers & family soon after their anival ·at the Ranch 6 mexicans came up 5 of whom were recognised as part of those who had been plundering at the Mission one made his escape the other 4 & judge Incarnation Basques of Goliad who was detaind for being in bad compa [ny] were made prisnors leaving a small guard assisting in leading the carts & securig prisnor Capt King went with the remainder say 18 or 20 men with 1'11·. Foley & Tho . Scott son of John cott of the 1is ion down to Lopes, low ranch for the purpose of cha tising some ranchers who were said to be those who had been al o plundering in refusio on their approaching the house they ·were fired upon some Indians and Mexi-cans troop were lying in ambush ·under a small Hill Thos Scott as it might of been expected from his fathers previous cimduck ran anq. join the enemy giving them of course full informa- tion of the small force oppose to them [Endorsed] Part of Aye1·'s Journal BRAZORIA
. No. ,337
1836 Feb. 21, WILLIA I WARD TO ----[ 1]
Fort Milam Feby 21st 1836 inform the men in powe1· that unles clothes and provisions are sent immediateJy the Army will be disbanded. a little money would he of e sential service even two or three months pay would be a great stimulant men cannot nor will not fight without money or clothes. in.form the people gencrly that unless ome disposition is shown on their part to a i t us that Santa Anna may be upon them before they are ready for him Wm Ward Lt Col Comdg. Garrison I gave it a my opinion, that it·i of the utmost importance to order a portion of the men from this Garri on to Bexar from all the in- 22-Llbrar:,.
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