78
No. 59
LETTER FROM H.P. BEE AND OTHERS TOP. H. BELL
San Antonio Feb. 18. 1850
Sir. The Delegation from the Rio Grande have arrived here on their route to their respective homes, the Reports which reach us here, are of the most distressing character, it tells of more slaughter, more distress and ruin. All communications with the upper Rio Grande is cut off- The Apaches and Comanchees are avowedly hostile, and our fellow citizens on their road to Cali- fornia, have massacred.-What does this state of things augur for us? It tells us that the scenes of the past summer are to be re-acted, that again is our frontier to bleed, and the wail of lam- entation to reach through the land- As Representatives from the Rio Grande it is our duty to call the attention of your Excel- lency-to this subject-and to urge the necessity of sending at least two mounted companies to the lower Rio Grande, we wish this protection now, if delayed 60 days it will be too late, we wish to be prepared for the attack, and not to await the shriek of the outraged woman, before we ask for help- The voice of American children now in captivity, amongst the savages ca~l upon your Excellency to assist in averting from their playmates at home-the horrid fate that is theirs- Your Excellency knows as well as we do our wants. and we confidently hope that you will use your efforts, to have· us protected- y our obt servts
H. P. BEE R. E. CLEMENTS H. CLAY DAVIS HS. KINNEY
We would ask that Capt. Sutton & G. K. Lewis be authorized to raise the two companies should they be called out.
Rio Grande delegation to Governor Rell Feb 18th 1850 Requesting that two companies be called out for the protec- tion of Rio Grande-
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