You wiH have then 7 lo 10,000 lroops to contend with, many of them Cavalry lo be well mounted, to murder women and children. Now soldiers, you must not spare any pains for the sake of saving us; we are willing to be lost to save Texas. Dear soldiers: march to the field, and there defend your rights, they say Lhal you are rebels; but you must show them that you are soldiers, and how how lo defend your rights - send all of the prisoners to the east. We are not in jail yet, but Lo-morrow demand our passports, as soon as that is done, we shall have quarters in the Calaboose. We have good friends, which prudence al presenl forbids me lo name for fear of cleteclion. Urea is Commander in chief of the Mexican army, and says he will not slop short of the Sabine River. You musl now work head work as well as fighting. Blow up Goliad and Bexar. You must have a sufficient force in the field at once, and we will whip them again; - be united - let the pe.ople of -the U. S. know what kind of a war Lhey make of it, and they will certainly come to our assistance. I do not consider our lives in danger if in close quarters. To give you as much information as possible, my letter is in this small hand. l bid you adieu in haste. Our cause forever, your friend Henry Teal 1 concur with all lhal has been stated above and foregoing, Your obd't servant, H. W. Karnes [3361) (TRIPLETT to PRESIDENT and CAOINETJ [Robert Triplett, New Orleans, to the President and Cabinet of Texas, June 9, 1836, giving his opinions on the money raising plans of Texas and criticizing Thomas Toby.] [3362) [------ to URREA] E. S. El E.S. Pinto. se ha ento. pr. la comunicacion del E. S. GI. D. Viele. Filisola anlecesor de V.E. en el mando que tiene la fha. de 14. del mes ppdo. en Guade. Victa. de todo lo acontecido en los dias immediatos a la catastrofc de 21. de Abl., de la resolucion q. tomo de haccr un movinrito. rctrogrado de las inmensas p~nalidades de! Ejlo. pa. verificarlo, de la fza que conserva el Ejto. de las orns.
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