(1615) [HOUSTON to WESTOVER)
Head Quarters Washington Dec 25th 1835
To Capt Ira Westover Sir
If the troops who were stationed at Goliad previous to the fall of Bexar should have left that place and returned to their homes, you will consider yourself in command untill further orders emanating from head quarters. Capt Wyatt of the auxiliary volunteer corps will pass Goliad on his way to the vicinity of Copano, and take his station so as to cover that Port. He wiU report his Commands at Goliad, and it is desired that every facility & courtesy will be afforded to him and his troops. Col. Wyatt is a gentleman of character and his officers and soldiers the first spirits in Alabama Report weekly. You will herewith receive instructions for recruiting officers and as they are not sufficient, for the officers orderd to report to you, you will cause written copies to be made out for each officer, and furnished. You will give particular attention to the Drill and discipline of your Command. I have the honor to be yr obt servt Sam Houston Comdr in Chief. of the Army (1616) [INGRAM to WHITE] Christmas Morn, 1835. Friend White: Maj. Perkins leaves for San Felipe this morning on your mule. Burke found him in his old range below, and rode him up. Maj. P. has a letter to the Governor, written after nine last night, communicating information, received last evening, from Lipantitlan. The Mexican taken prisoner there, and started off for Matamoras, (whom Capt. Dimitt supposed, from all he had learned when you left, to be his express,) was Escalara, the brother-in-law of de Leon and the Captain's express of yesterday morning, came in together a little before nine last evening. The news brought by Escalara is contained in the letter to
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