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40 hood. Besides this force, Lieut. Neill, 2nd Dragoons, has been or- dered to the valley of the Rio Grande with one company of cav- alry. These one hundred and sixteen men alluded to, and the Dragoon company, are in addition to the number of troops in that vicinity when Captain Lewis left. Your Excellency has al- ready ordered out one hundred Rangers on the Nueces. Under these circumstances, I am induced to believe that active scouting and pursuit of the Indians, will stop all further depredations. Should it not, stronger and more efficient measures will be adopted. A line of outposts has been established on the whole frontier, and the different officers have been directed to take the most active and energetic steps, in arresting and punishing all persons concerned in the forays which have been made into this State.
I am your Excellency's Most Obdt. Servant, GEO. M. BROOKE Major Genl.
Governor G. T. Wood Austin, Texas
[Endo-rsed :] Bvt. Maj. Genl. G. M. Brooke to Gov. Geo. T. Wood San Antonio, July 11, 1849
No. 32 LETTER FROM GEORGE DEAS TO GOVERNOR GEORGE T. WOOD Head Quarters 8th Dept. San Antonio, July 23rd, 1849 Governor: I am instructed by Bvt. Major Genl. Brooke to state to you, that official information has been received from the Office Com- manding the military post on the West Fork of the Trinity, of a contemplated expedition against the Indians in that quarter, un- der the command of a Mr. Maloney of Denton County, Texas, for the (avowed.) purpose of recovering stolen horses. It is con- tended by Mr. Maloney that a party which lately came in, and delivered up some stolen horses (which they had captured from the Wichitas) had many others in their possession which had been stolen from our citizens. The officer in command above mentioned (Brevet Major Arnold) states that he "knows this to be false". The company of Mr. Maloney was to have rendez-
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