fate. No quarter & extermination is the order of the day, by the Tyrant. We have a small supply of provisions, & less ammunition in Camp, no cannon, or mortars, stores of both must be provided at Nacogdoches or elsewhere or our Army will not be able to Keep the field, & a friend now here from Nacogdoches says great panic prevails there on account of the Indians, even greater than on the Brassos, let a fortification & barracks be immediately put up there & stores procured, & you quiet all fears & rally the country effectually but neglect it & the consequences will be disastrous to the country. to do this you must have money speedily on almost any terms at least a few thousand dollars. you can get it in N. Orleans. Col. Ward of the "Georgia Battalion" is at Columbia, as I am informed, with about 100 men, the wreck of Col. Fannin's command, & I think it very important for you to take such measures, as will induce them to remain in Texas, in our Service, as their return to the U.S. & the tail of woe, of honor, & of the many wrongs that they conceive they have patiently in[d] ured, told in their native country, on their return, would prevent many from corning to our rescue. Now so much is needed. Yours very Respectfully James W. Robinson P. S. I write on my knee & in haste without correct[ions.] J. W.R. N. B. Our spies say the Enemy is at Bastrop, & 2000 of them sent to Matagorda, 400 left at Goliad, & 1300 now at Beson's crossing of the Colorado River, we are now, amply sufficient to defeat this latter force but whether we will again receive the orders "Fall back" I cannot say. I hope not.
JWR
Send a few gun smith's & tools if possible. [Addressed:] · To His Excellency David G. Burnet President of the Republic of Texas Harrisburg
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