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No. 311 Bexar, July lo, 1818
Acknowledging receipt of the official communication enclosing
five copies of the Viceroy's edict and the royal cedula whereby His
Majesty prohibits forever the purchase of Negroes on the coast of
Africa under the penalties prescribed therein
No. 312 Bexar, July io, 1818
Reporting that Ram6n Querque, Joseph Dale, and Guillermo
Krek have arrived from the United States for the purpose stated
in their declarations which are enclosed in the original form; stating
that by his order the administrator examined the animals and mer-
chandise they brought and found no contraband goods, only a few
ordinary horn combs, a bundle of deerskins, a few bearskins, and
three guinea pieces, which were returned to the men for their
own use
No. 313 Bexar, July io, 1818
Stating that he is endeavoring to provide the necessary supplies
for the division which will attack the enemy stationed at Atascosito;
that he is having difficulty securing enough cattle, and that the 1oo
fanegas of corn or fifty loads of flour will be inadequate because, at
the rate of twenty ounces daily per soldier, they will supply only 400
men, the flour will last only fifty days and the corn for less; that
since it is goo leagues to Atascosito, it will take one month to go and
one to return without counting delays, the troops will have to retreat
in the face of starvation, and the proposed objective will fail
Stating that he has been unable to secure cattle because the vecinos
have no stock, that 300 or more head of cattle are necessary because
there will be no other source of supply, not even buffaloes to slaugh-
ter, and the 300 pesos issued for the companies of Bexar and Alamo
are of no assistance because no one has any grain to sell; asking that
measures be taken to remedy the scarcities which are delaying the
execution of the commandant general's superior orders
No. 314 Bexar, July 1o, 1818
Stating that the troops are completely barefooted and asking that
footwear be supplied for that rather important need
No. 315 Bexar, July 7 [sic], 1818
Transmitting military reports
No. 316 Bexar, July 14, 1818
Enclosing the official report made by Pedro Buy6 [sic], com-
mandant of artillery, after his examination of the arsenal; stating
that the aforesaid document will reveal how little hope there is of
repairing two small-caliber cannon for use on an expedition; asking
for the issuance of orders with the understanding that only one ream
of paper could be obtained from the commissary for the renovation
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