The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956 Page: 374
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
inadequate either for punitive expeditions or for protection; request-
ing reinforcements, additional horses, and money to pay the soldiers;
stating that he needs not only troops but competent officers, that he
has approved the request of two captains to go to Coahuila for treat-
ment because they are useless to him and detrimental to the morale
of the soldiers
No. 41 Bexar, July 23, 1817
Reporting the apprehension of Ancelmo Bergara who appeared at
La Bahia without a passport and the transmittal of the sumaria
which revealed no incriminating facts
No. 42 Bexar, July 23, 1817
Reporting the arrival of Francisco Padilla from Natchitoches where
he had been sent on a mission by the former governor, Manuel Pardo,
and the actions of the soldiers who left him to join fugitive traders
No. 43 Bexar, July 23, 1817
Reporting the insubordination of Captain Joaquin Munos while
being conducted to Coahuila; asking that he be reprimanded and
barred from returning to province of Texas
No. 44 Bexar, July 23, 1817
Forwarding petition of Captain Manuel Cedr6n
No. 45 Bexar, July 24, 1817
Reporting the return of a scouting expedition from the interior to
La Bahia, the departure of Captain Juan Castafieda from La Bahia
to reconnoiter the coast of Matagorda, the unchanged situation of the
three vessels anchored there, the continued frequency of Indian attacks;
and the receipt of an official communication from the viceroy stating
that the commandant general has ordered him to provide the necessary
defense for the province of Texas, and expressing the wish that imme-
diate aid be furnished so that the three veteran companies can be
reestablished in accord with the viceroy's orders
No. 46 Bexar, July 24, 1817
Answering in detail the commandant general's request for infor-
mation on the vessels at Matagorda; repeating the desperate need of
troops, money, and munitions for the defense of the province of Texas;
and reporting that he was unable to make his planned reconnaissance
of the coast due to an encounter with American invaders at Bahia
which left his forces depleted
No. 47 Bexar, July 25, 1817
Presenting the deplorable condition of the province of Texas in
refutation of the commandant general's charges of lack of ability and
devotion374
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