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members of the committee of safety, at Gonzales, to assist i_ne with as many men and horses as possible, until I can receive reinforcements throuah orders of the government, from some 0 • other quarter, for which I have applied, and hope to receive soon, at the same time putting them in possession of my situation, and my cause of apprehension. I shall not again make application for aid, as considering it superfluous, but wail the result of either receiving aid or an attack before it should arrive; in which case I will do the best I can with the small force I have, understanding that my commanding officer was under marching orders, and not knowing 'his destination, I have been induced to make my situation known to you, supposing it the chance through which I, as well as the country, may receive most immediate assistance.
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(1785] [ROBERTSON to -----]
Consulate of the U. States Tampico Jany. 14 1836.
Sir,
I beg, to acknowledge the receipt of your official communications of the 30th inst. -the endorsed list will shew how many of those designated on the former list had become citizens of the U. States. It appears that all those who have been arrested as au;~iliaries lo Gen. Urrea are yet confined in prison. what their fate will be is not yet known. The unfortunate foreigners never had a legal Trial, their mere depositions were Fakes, and it is ascertained-that some days previous to finishing their depositions orders were received to shoot them. By an arrival yesterday from New Orleans we have an official account of the fall of Bexar-that many armed rebels had left for Texas, but supposed to be armed merely for their own defence. The latest dates from Europe as to the 12 November from London, which slates that all Barton had asked for was support and received it.
I remain &c - &c. Geo. R. Robertson
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