Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. II

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845

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Your Communication of the 6th is received and contents noted-Some Eight days have Elapsed since the 9th. the day yo..i say was appointed for the Council you mention. I am without any information as regards the re- sult of that council, which circumstances require should be made known to this office immediately Upon ordinary occassions I might have awaited your monthly reports, but in view of the various reports afloat and the present apparent state of things some anxiety is created to know from you the results of your councils with the Indians and the true situations of our affairs with them so far as may be within your knowledge. For your information and government I refer you to the fol- lowing Extract made from a communication addressed to his Excellency the President dated at Black Creek (Milam County I suppose) 13 ulto. by a Mexican- "On my route from your city towards Bexar the Indians (Red Bear, Bead Eye and Company) overtook me, and proceeded on with them to Independence where we encamped on the Eve- ning (of the 1st. Inst) during- the night they envited to join them in an attack they proposed to make on the Tawakoni, stating that they had orders from the Government for that purpose, but such it seems was not their intentions for upon arriving at a place upon the Brazos they met the Tawakoni as friends, as well as the other tribes that were there. It appears that it is their intention to take the Trading house on the Brazos and then proceed down the Brazos stealing and kill all they find their plan is to perpetrate vigorous hostilities upon the Texians. "The object of the Indians who went to Washington to trade was not altogether for that and it was chiefly to inform themselves of the number and situation of the inhabitants- They have found that your people are quit~ off their guard and this has animated them anew to carry on their plan of warfare -I know from their own lips that they were about to complete the number of Five thousand Indians to Effect their undertak- ing" The above Extract is from an unknown hand and signed "Fernandez"-! wish you to inform me whether you know any person of that name on the frontier to let me know who he is if possible-also the result of the counC'il-The number of In- dians assembled and their disposition with Every other par- ticular in detail and you will promptly dispatch Mr. Winns the bearer of this with all information you have or can collect-

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