a.re on the way, or rt:_pw.rmg to headquarters; and as connected with this subject, we will also inform you that supplies of sugar, coffee, bacon, blankets, shoes, tent clothes, &c., have been forwarded from Columbia, Brazoria aud ).Jatagorda. But as winter is approaching, high water and bad roads may be expected, we.. therefore, recommend that a large quan- tity he forwardP<l to head quarters or ~ome convenient point. We have reasons to believe that one eighteen pounder, and a twelve pounder of artillery are on the way, with a fair proportion of powder and ball. \Ve have authori!:,ecl the raising of twenty-five volunteer rangers, to range between Colorado and Brazos, on the frontier settlements; twenty- five between Brazos and Trinity rivers, and thirty-five east of the Trinity river; promising each volunteer one dollar and twenty-five cents per day. The council has made provisions for the collection of the public dues; on file mnrkcd G. 'rhis it will be necc;:sary to take up and reYise. The council has ordered to be carried into effect, by subscription under certain regulations, a mail route from San Felipe de Austin to Canton- ment Jessup, in the United States, to head quarters of the army or to Bexar and to Velasco. This subject should, at a suitable time, be taken up, and branch routes be ordered. These resolutions are on file marked H; and to carry the project into effect, the council appointed John Rice Jones, post master general. On the twenty-sixth of October the council drafted an address to the people of the United States of the north, which was forwarded to the editors at Natchitoches for publication, and will be found on file mark- ed M. On the twenty-seventh the council passed a resolution, requiring the suspension of the proceedings of the various land offices, for reasons therein stated, which will be found on file marked N, copies of which have been ordered to be served on all the land commissioners. We authorised a contract for a loan of one hundred thousand dollars of the citizens of New Orleans, and appointed T. F. McKinney an agent to repair to New Orleans, and to carry it into effect, under instructions on file marked 0. On .the thirty-first, the council received a number of letters from Thomas F. McKinney, and other gentlemen of the lower country, urging the necei-:sity of the council granting letters to certain persons therein na_m~d, to cruise for Mexican armed vessels; which was granted and com- IDlss1~ns issued, and a copy on file marked P, and accompanied with in- structions marked G. Our finances arising from the receipts of dues for lnnds, as will appear on file in Mr. Gail Borden's report, marked F, which were in his hands, is fifty-eight dollars and thirty cents; this money has been ex- hausted, and an advanc.e by the president of the council of thirty-six dol- lars. There were also several hundred dollars in the hands of l\fr. Money, the alcalde of the Municipality of Austin; upon this money several ad- vances have been made by Mr. Cochran, and probably will nearly cover the nmount 'lf the money in the nlcaldP's lrnncls: n::: such, you may consider that at this moment, the council is out of funds. · · Two Mexican officers, prisoners of war, are now on parole of hono!', lrnving the privilege of the town of San Felipe; it will be necessary that
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