by the way of Nacogdoches from N. Orleans & if the army should be so fortu11atc as lo maintain its ground west of that river & open a way to GaJveston 0ay lo then proceed lo New Orleans and check the forwarding of supplies lo Nacogdoches that had been ordered. The next day after my arrival at San Augustine the news of the glorious victory reached that place. I then proceeded to N. Orleans expecting lo meet Col. Triplett the Govt agent there as he had left Lynchburg the same day that I did. I remained in the city only three days & forhmately fell in with Messrs Conrad & Thornton Made an arrangement with him Lo forward immediately about S3000. worth of Supplies one half to be Sugar & Coffee. I then proceeded back to San Augustine delayed about 10 days al that quarter preparing for troops that were on their way one company commanded by Capt Fulton consisting of about 50 men, also two .companies one from San Augustine & one from Nacogdoches. I made what provision the scarcity of the country would admit of, a11d, I am sensible that I have erred in not sending some supplies into that part of the country, but, I consider it the duty of an officer to obey his superior & I have conformed strictly to the orders of the Seely in that matter Dul, I would recommend to your consideration the sending a small quantity of supplies to that part of Texas there can no supplies be had for troops that pass that way from the citizens, they are destitute, the crngration from the West lo that part has wasted all the S\lrph1s. The army is in want or supplies. There will be at least one thousand suits of soldier's cloth- ing & as many pairs of shoes wanted immediately, there ought to [be] 100,000 feel of lumber provided for Galveston lsland for the construction of Barracks, & other works of fortification al that post, the works al that place are progressing very fast, and if the necessary articles arc f umished they wiU soon be in a stale to def end themselves from auy allack from the enemy, this point ought by aJI means to be allc11ded to, as it [is] the only safe harbor for our supplies al present- Should our war be continued it ought lo be made the place of deposit for all our public stores as they can with safcty be sent from there lo any point on our coast-There ought to be un ar- mory established al Harrisburg or al" some point back from the Seu shore where all our surplus arrnl- can he pul in good ordl:r & k<'pl so without trouble the damps arising from the sail waler arc very
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