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No. 340 Bexar, September 8, 1818
Transmitting statements made by the Valensis and Chata Indians
who confirm the enemy's evacuation of Callo de Gallardo and report
that Sergeant Aguirre and the citizen accompanying him were im-
prisoned by the rebels
No. 341 Bexar, September 16, 1818
Acknowledging receipt of the Viceroy's order concerning the pres-
entation of petitions on blank paper in violation of previous orders;
stating that there is no stamped paper in the province or in the gov-
ernment stores, and requesting that the administration office be pro-
vided with stamped paper and other necessities under government
monopoly
No. 342 Bexar, September 16, 1818
Reporting that the expedition departed that morning for Atascosa
although the two companies from the west and the ioo loads of flour
failed to arrive; stating that he was forced to buy 222 fanegas of corn
with iooo pesos sent by the Viceroy to purchase gifts for the Indians
and that he [the governor] delivered 2000 pesos to Captain Casta-
fieda, 2ooo to the company of La Bahia, and spent the remainder for
supplies; explaining that bad health greatly hinders the performance
of his duties and expressing his confidence in Captain Castafieda
whom he considers fully capable of carrying the expedition to suc-
cess; stating that the infantry company from Nuevo Santander, on
foot and badly crippled, could not accompany the expedition; that
the division went well-equipped but lack of mules made it impossible
to carry extra supplies, that the companies from Durango and the
loo loads of flour, when they arrive, will be used in a campaign
against the Comanches, following the same route as the division and
protecting it on its return, that the province is now completely
stripped, the government is in debt, and the people are helpless, that
he can feed the infantry for only the remainder of the month, and it
is imperative that the commandant general send any possible aid
No. 343 Bexar, September 17, 1818
Transmitting the petition of Vicente Aldrete and the report re-
quested by the commandant general
No. 344 Bexar, 18 [sic], 1818
Reporting that eleven soldiers have deserted the expedition with
horses arms, munitions, and provisions for several days, that their
tracks led toward Rio Grande, but he has no one to send in pursuit
No. 345 Bexar, September 1g, 1818
Notifying the commandant general that the expeditionary division
departed on the 16th and that he had sent as many men and as much295
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