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The fitting out of Lt. Marlin's men add a small additional expense to the State. I conceive the circumstances of a character to justify the measure. The Indians have recently committed many depredations on the Clear Fork and the Brazos. They fired into Maj. Cunning- ham's camp a few nights since. They have stolen quite all of Capt. Preston's horses; and he is preparing to leave. The main Comanche camps are on the head-waters of the Red and Arkansas rivers. They are subsisting their horses on cotton-wood and it is almost certain they have a camp on this side of Red River, in the Cedar mountains where they are keep- ing their stolen horses. I hope to find it. I have the honor to be your obdt. servt.
JOHNS. FORD Capt. Commdg. Compy. Texas Rangers.
No. 223 LETTER FROM GOVERNOR H. R. RUNNELS TO GEN. D. E. TWIGGS Executive Office Austin Feb 25th 1859
To Brevt. Maj Gen D. E. Twiggs. General,
I beg leave respectfully to call your attention to en- closed copies of communications received at this office in regard to the Indians and depredations recently committed by them. From the tenor of the communications, it would seem that the theatre of their operations has here changed and that the Local- ity of the Indians at this time must be either on the head sources of the Colorado, or westward on the Pecos, I would feel thankful for information of the intended movements of the U.S. forces against them and what if there are any new measures in con- templation for the suppression of excursions, in future
I am sir very respecflly H. R. RUNNELS
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