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their horses (50) arms, and without the loss of a man-which
leaves the road clear from Nueces to Rio Grande.
Matamoros is poorly supplied with troops-the friends are in
power-I have reason to believe, that if a quick movement is made,
not a shot will be fired-
Fannin also declared in his letter of February 4: "I shall pro-
ceed west and must beg of you to order the naval force to co-
operate with me before Matamoros, between the 20 and 28. It is
useless to urge the necessity, it is too apparent to require a sec-
ond word."
On February 4, Fannin also made a list of his expenses to date.
It is headed "Mend. of Dfts drawn on Provt Govt of Tex. for
public service, for concentrating volunteers, etc., as pr. ordenance
7th Jany 1836." It is carefully itemized and shows that in addi-
tion to $2,000 received by Johnson, Fannin himself had spent
about $2,000 in transporting the troops to Copano and in "press-
ing" supplies.'7
"Lamar Papers.
"23d Jany 3000$ McKinney & Williams-for cash by them advanced
at 10 prct pr anu $2000 recd by Col F W Johnson at San Felipe
but all vouched for by me-
"23d Jany 1000 Schr Columbus & owners for freight & transporta-
tion of Volunteers from Velasco to Copano.
"23d Jany 30$ steamer Laura for towage of Flora over the Brazos
Bar being part of the $500 charter for the run to Copano.
"3rd Feby $470 John Appleman, master of the sch Flora, for freight
transportation of the volunteers to Copano.
"3rd Feby $446-Henry Foley, for Provisions pressed from Schr Flora.
"Independent of this I also pressed provisions belonging to Horton and
Clements of Matagorda-a bill of which I forwd them-not placing any
value on them. The bill will be [illegible]. I found the volunteers
have not had a morsel of bread for two weeks also never had a public
officer of the Govt. to attend to them-Under these circumstances I felt
bound to provide the best way I could-and not knowing when another
opportunity would offer-could not suffer the present to pass.
"4th Feby 1836.
"J. W. Fannin, Jr.
"Agt. Prot Govt."
In confirmation of the above memoranda, there are in the Lamar
Papers copies of the invoices of the provisions pressed from the Flora
and those consigned to Clements and Horton of Matagorda. There is
also a receipt for $500 from John Appleman, master of the Flora.
"H & C [Horton & Clement] (Copy)
"Port of Copano Texas 1st Feby 1836
"I James W. Fannin Jr. Col Comt Artillery of the Regular Army of
Texas and Agent of the Provisional Government of Texas do hereby
testify that I have this day pressed and [taken] on board the Schr
Flora Capt Appleman the following articles of Provisions for the use184
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