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P.APERS OF MIRABEAU BuoN.AP.ARTE LAM.AR
No. 1703 1 840 Jan. 29, J. A. NAVARIW, BEXAR [SAN ANTONIO, TEXASl, TO [-? AUSTIN? TEXASJ 56 Dear Sir- Bexar 29th Jany-1840 I address you these [f]ew lines as one of our citizens & much inter- s~ed in the protection of this frontier, and also that as a public repre- nfative & informed of the action of the Government you may possibly map such use of the information as will relieve or aid us in our present abandoned situation A.bout two hours since I saw two letters written from the Rio Grande, and although I know that the writers are men of no political conse- quence, still they contain the intelligence of the intended & immediate approach of the Mexican troops upon Texas- In my opinion a large chain of circumstances and a combination of late events in Mexico, render it impossible that the troops are coming, as soon as those letters indicate, for the purpose of a regular invasion- for a considerable number of Federalists forces are yet scattered about through the States of Tamaulipas New Leon & Coahuila. But I do not in the least doubt that the triumph obtained by the Centralists over Vidauri near the Rio Grande, and the retreat of Canales from Monterrey where he was defeated by the Government troops under Gen- eral Arista, have inspired the Centralists with the bold idea 0£ invading Texas, or at all events of coming as far as this City, where they think they can triumph with ease and reap heavy booty- General Arista has about 1500 men this side of Monterrey-Canalizo has 1000 in l\Ietamoros and at the intermediate points there are about 2000 men-. You will see that these forces are insignificant for an invasion-but sufficient £or a sudden blow-a blow perfectly in accord- ance with the character of such Generals as Arista & Canalizo who act without system, or foresight & regardless of consequences- But the blow o[n] ce struck & we, broke up & perhaps slaughtered, will take but little pleasure in the revenge that may follow-I trust that the Govern• ment will take immediate steps to relieve us from our threatened & dangercps position- Signed by- Jose A Navarro No. 1704 1840 Jan. 29, THO[MAJS GALES FORSTER, WAR DEPART- MENT, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] Certificate of the discharge of C. W. Vickery from the Texas Army. Copy. 1 p. Appended to no. 1731. No. 170'5 1840 Jan. 31, JOHN R. REID, HOUSTON, [TEXAS], to l\IIRA- BEAU B[UONAPARTEJ LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] Endorsing Colonel De Bland for his successor as district attorney for the Second Judicial District. A. L. S. 1 p. .. L. S7
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