threaten the members of said Council, in case of refusal to comply with his insolent and illegal demand and "immediately desist from their injurious & disorganizing operations" that all the members of the council, with the late President (now the acting Governor) should be forthwith arrested and transmilted to the Post of Bejar to be tried by martial law, which aforesaid communication is made a part of this specification. San Felipe de Austin Feb. 11th 1836. Alexr. Thomson In accordance with the order to me directed I proceeded to the office of Henry Smith late Governor of the provisional Government of Texas & served the process of leaving a copy with him at the hour of Eleven o clock a.m- San Felipe de Austin February 12th 1836 J 1-1 Money [2074] [TRAVlS to SMITH l J. D. Clements Committee for Prosecuting &c
Commandancy of Bejar February 12th 1836
To His Excdly. 1-1. Smith Governor of Texas Sir
You have no doubt already reccivd information, by Express from La Bahia, that tremendous preparations arc making on the Rio Grande & elsewhere in the Interior, for the Invasion of Texas-Sant Ana by the last accounts was at Saltillio, with a force of 2500 Men & Guns. Sesma was at the Rio Grande with about 2000-1-Ie has issued his Proclamation denouncing vengeance against the people of Texas.-and threatens lo exterminate every white man within its limits-This being the Frontier Post nearest the Rio Grande, will be the first to be allackd.-We arc illy prepard for their reception, as we have not more than 150 men here and they in a very disorganisd slate-Ycl we arc delcrmind to sustain it as long as there is a man left; because we consider death preferable lo disgrace, which would be the result of giving up a Post which has been so dearly won, and thus opening the door for the Invaders to enter the sacred Territory of the Colonics.-Wc hope our countryman will open their eyes lo the present danger, and wake from their false security-I hope that all party disscntions will subside, that our fellow Citizens will unite in the Common Cause and fly to the defence of the Fronlit~r.-
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