[717] [MOORE to STEPP ET AL]
Gonzales, Oct. 1st, 1835. I inform you that we have about 150 men, and are , expecting more troops hourly, and earnestly request that you .;,,---- should spare no pains to send us as much aid as possible. Our situation requires that all of Texas should now aid us. It is the most important crisis that the people of Texas have ever experienced, and our welfare for the future, does depend a great deal on the first stroke that is made. The enemy is now just on the opposite side of the river; in number about 200 troops, and is reinforcing rapidly. Spare no pains in sending us aid, immediately. At all events send us Expresses and state th,e situation of the troops and affairs generally. ' / Respectfully, &c. John H. Moore, Commandant A true Copy. W. H. Wharton [To Messrs. Stepp, Sutherland & Kerr] Comandancia Principal de Coahuila 1 y T~xas.= En mi oficio fecha de ayer previne a V. qe. si para cuando lo reciviera nada habia logrado sobre la entrega del canon, se retirase a esta ciudad conservando la Cahallada; ahora impuesto de quanto V. me manifuesta en su oficio fecha 30. reitero aquella ordcn para q. sin comprometer el honor de las armas Mejicanas verifique dicha retirada= Dios y Libertad. Bejar Octubre lo. de 1835.= Domingo de Ugartechea.= Sor. Ten. D. Fran. Castaneda. Es copia Bejar Octubre lo. de. 1835. Ugartechea. [718) [UGARTECHEA to CASTANEDA] '
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