From what I have been told there must be one hundred and fifty or two hundred men in that neighborhood and below that might be required to join the army and probaLly more I would have taken measures to have them sent to the camp but the information was not official and it was thought by some that they were lhere by your orders. Dr. Levy has just arrived since I commenced writing from Galveston brings intelligence of the arrival of the Brutus Captain Hurd and Independence Captain Hawkins in the Bay. The Brutus wilJ proceed to New Orleans to be fited out. The Invincible will remain in the Bay and assist in fortifying or subject to the Qrders of the Government. The Invincible Capt Brown lefl Matagorda a few days ago for a cruse to the west. He gave further information that a vessel arrived in Copano from New Orleans with eighty or ninety volunteers they were landed under a belief that it was in the possession of Americans but immediately surrounded and taken prisoner &c. There are some other circumstances [illegible) is in the Bay from VaJasco with the public stores &c. We will have them open as soon as possable and send them on &c.
I am very respectfully yours &c. David Thomas Act. Seery at War
[addressed]: Genl. Sam Houston Head Quarters By Major Diggs
(2629) [WALKER to .HOUSTON]
Camp Cartwright April 7th 1836
Gen! Samuel Houston
inclosed you will find a list of the members composing this company for the defence of the crosing and the protection of the famly Heare from diffrent parts o~ the country the list contains 54 names some are sick and some very old men there is not more than thirty effective men in the hole number at present I have urged all yong men to join the main Army and all that belong to your Army that could !eve their family, I have taken steps to prevent the waste of the corn left by my Friends on this side of the Brasos wich was not very plenty when they left J isue out acording to the number of
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