of flour that from accounts are now at or on this side of the Nueces. They will acording to the information leave the road at or near the Rio Frio and go north to the hills and come in above the Rio Grande Road. It is however possible they may take the lower rou le, cross the river beiow the Medina and try to get in in the night by going up the Salado. Every point must be watched. This reinforcement must be cut off. Fannins force is 150 men-all picked. He will inquire for you at Salinas Ranch. I wish you if possible, to communicate with Fannin and inform him that I recd. information last night and this morning corroborating all the accounts previously received before his departure, and that the reinforcements and Convoy are daily expected. One hundred of the enemies calvary were sent out this morning to the Leon. They are sent out there every day for grass. This seems to confirm the opinion that the Convoy are expected from that quarter, but still they may come in below.
Yours respcctfully, S.F. Austin Nov. l l 1835
[ 11511 [BRAVO to TROOPS]
Nicolas Bravo General De Division
Y En Gefe De Las Operaciones Del Sur.
Valientes Militares Aun no acaban de concluir vuestras fatigas en la campana de este rumbo, cuando el espiritu de la inquietud y del desorclen aparace en Goliat del Estado de Tejas. Alli un punado de ingratos aventureros prevalidos de las mismas gracias que se les han dispensado en nuestra Patria, han abusado de eUas, y hoy se quieren apropiar de aquella preciosa parle de la Republica, y crigirse en absolutos e indepenclienles. Tamana aberracion jamas podria ningun mexicano, cligno de este nombre, ver con espiritu tranquilo e indifcrente, sin hallarse poseido del justo agravio que en esto se infiere a una Nacion ilustrada y capaz de cscarmentar estos y rnayores desaciertos. De esto me creo, sin_ du~ar un punto, qu~ estais persuadiclos; y por lo mismo, que estais d1spueslos a segm~ las huellas de un gobierno sabio que sabra desplegar tocla su energia, y cnfrenar las demasias de
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