f4343] [R013INSON lo the PUBLIC]
Council Hall, San Felipe de Austin, December 10, 1835.
Be it resolved by the General Council of the Provisional Government of Texas,· that it is most earnestly and urgently recommended to our fellow-citizens, promptly to volunteer and to repair to the camp beforeDcjar, to unite with the citizen army now there, in saving our country from a long and bloody way, by the speedy reduction of that post. Be it further resolved, that J. W. Fannin, and Thomas J. Rusk, be appointed, and they are hereby appointed by the General Council aforesaid, forthwith to proceed, the one upon the east side of Trinity, and the other upon the west side, for the purpose of collecting reinforcements; and have them enrolJed for service, thirty days in separate corps, for aiding in the reduction of Bejar: provided that each corps shall elect its own officers, in number according with the regular army, and all to be under the direction of the volunteer commander in the field: and also provided, that the said volunteers shall receive the same pay and immunities as the most favored soldiers of the country. Be it further resolved that the aforesaid J. W. Fannin, and Thomas J. Rusk, be, and are hereby constitu led agents or contractors, for supplying ammunition, provisions, and other necessaries, for carrying inlo effect these resolutions: and they, or either of them, are hereby vested with full powers, lo purchase any and all articles necessary for the said volunteers, upon the faith of the Provisional Government; or, if not otherwise to be provided, to take such arlicles, and to press horses, teams, wagons, or vessels for transportalion, into the public service; giving receipts or appraisements of all such takings or impressments. And the said agents may appoint public store-keepers and subagents at their discretion, and issue to the troops so volunteering, as they may deem necessary, and lo the interests of lhe government; in all cases taking the proper vouchers for their acts. Be it further resolved, that the said agents or contractors shall keep the Council regularly advised of their proceedings, and of whatever in their opinion may be required of the General Council, to give aid and comfort to all the brave volunteers now in the field, in their country's service.
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