(812) [ROYALL lo McKINNEY]
San Felipe, October 10th, 1835. i\'lr. M'Kinncy: -
I have been honored with the reading of Mr. Borden's letters and will add - the cannon I am told al Tenoxtician is bursted, I hope il is false, but fear il is lrue - Send us Powder & Lead; also, small bar iron will be u~eful for slugs, - Beason's is appointed as a common crossing, al which place we can from every part co-opperale with the army. Truly, R. R. Royall, In abse11cc of other members.
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(813) [AUSTIN to COMMITTEE] Head Quarters, West Bank on the Guadalupe October 11, 1835
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Gentlemen,-On this day the volunteer troops of Texas will Lake up the line of march for Bexar. The whole number of the force does not exceed three hundred men. We have hopes to be joined by a part of the detachment at Goliad, as an express has been sent to them to join us on the road. But some casualty may prevent this, as captain Collinsworth has been ordered not to abandon the fort at that place. I have, therefore, to request that you will use every exertion to press on volunteers, who may come up with us in time to give us important, perhaps indispensable, aid in the attack of San Antonio. Fail not to use every possible exertion in this respect, I beseech you. If there is any intelligence of troops coming up from Nacogdoches, let an express be despatched lo them immediately, begging them to hurry on by forced marches to join us, and tocoming up from Nacogdoches, let an express be despatched to them immediately, begging them to hurry on by forced marches to join us, and not to stay for th~ Tenoxtitlan cannon, or for any thing. Let me request you further to send on, without delay, wagons, with what ammunitions you can procure for cannon and small arms-powder, lead, etc., also provisions, meal, beans, sugar and coffee, and whatever else you may judge necessary for Lhe troops. . I have to inform you that Goliad was taken by captain Collinsworth on the 8th inst. with a force of fifty men.
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