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San Felipe, requesting lo See you in San an Tone; but I hope your prudence will dictate lo you that if you See him it will be when he is made a -prisoner. I think if Coss and Ugartechea could be defeated and made prisoners, we would have time after that event to be in readiness for the next attack. I think the only chance in our situation is to fight them from the Brush, fiaht them from the Brush aU the time; never take our Boys to ~n open fiaht our , Situation will not admit of it. all must be deciplind before 0 we can fight in the open field
Eli Mercer
[Addressed:] Col Austin, Gonzales Texas
[832] [ROYALL to AUSTIN]
San Felipe Oct 12, 1835
To Col. S. F. Austin, &
The Comr at Headquarters
Gentlemen
The dispatches from Goliad were sent you yesterday by Mr. Borden. We answered Capt Collinsworth in a way that if the enemy intercepted it they will be in no wise encouraged. We sent yesterday morning by l\fr Randolph Foster for about 800 pounds of lead said to be at Saffords old place. The cannon from Harrisburg we hope will be here this evening & will be forwarded so soon as we can get a smaU guard to protect it, unless you may advise otherwise. Every step has been taken to excite active movements and Mr Bryan a member of the committee from Trinity informs me that more men may be expected from that quarter. As yet nothing has been received from Ayeish Bayou and Nacogdoches, but we think that assistance will certainly come from there soon, as the excitement prevailing from a suspicion of hostile intentions on the part of the Indians are quieted. Information by Mr. Bryan received states that Judge Harden at Liberty stated that the Indians after holding a council addressed a letter to the inhabitants conveying their good will & the fact that their council related entirely to their own affairs-He also (Mr B) states that two influential men were sent by the committee of his place to Cow Bayou where he supposes they will turn out 40 men-
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