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No. 330 Bexar, August 23, 1818
Stating that Don Juan de Castafieda, captain of the Alamo Com-
pany, was opposed to aiding the militia companies of Bexar and the
auxiliaries of Coahuila and Colonia as the commandant general or-
dered; requesting explicit instructions in view of that situation and
the fact that the auxiliaries have been augmented by 90o men
No. 331 Bexar, August 24, 1818
Reporting that he has no recent news of the enemy at Atascosito
because the rivers are up and cannot be crossed; that neither Vicente
Gortari, who went by land, nor Sergeant Aguirre, who went by sea,
has returned, and that another party left three days ago with orders
to go as far as the Trinity if possible
No. 332 Bexar, August 26, 1818
Acknowledging receipt of the Viceroy's order to make an immedi-
ate attack on Atascosito; stating that he [the governor] was forced
to await the arrival of the aid provided by the commandant general,
that the delay has been detrimental because of the approach of win-
ter, and as yet he has no knowledge of the whereabouts of the two
companies from Durango, the ioo mounted infantrymen from Nuevo
Santander, and the ioo loads of flour to be sent by the governor of
Coahuila; explaining that the impairment of his [the governor's]
health and the illness of Colonel Ygnacio Perez make it necessary to
entrust the command of the expedition to Captain Don Juan de
Castafieda, the next ranking officer; requesting the delivery of 2,000
pairs of shoes since the expedition will undoubtedly go on foot; add-
ing that the draft of 2,000 pesos permits the storage of supplies, and
by keeping the mules that bring the flour transportation for supplies
and ammunition may be provided; concluding that the expedition
will be dispatched as soon as the remaining troops and supplies which
the commandant general is pleased to furnish can be assembled
No. 333 Bexar, August 4 [sic], 1818
Reporting that the chaplaincy of the presidial company of Bexar
is vacant and the troops are greatly inconvenienced thereby; request-
ing the appointment of a chaplain so that the company can receive
spiritual nourishment and dispense with the payment of fees to the
parish priest
No. 334 Bexar, September 4, 1818
Reporting that he has received no notice of the arrival of the troops
other than the one informing him of the departure of two companies
from the province of Durango; that eleven Alabama Indians have
said that the foreigners abandoned Callo de Gallardo and crossed to
an island; that he doubts the truth of that report because other In-293
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