Sir I write to inform you that the 12th. Regt. of Infantry
formerly of Nagodoches and in command of Col. Jose de las Piedras
has been induced by certain American arguments to declare in favor
of the Constitution of Sa Anna—that Col. Piedras is a prisoner inTown soon to be dispatched for Anahuac,—and that the Regt. has
put itself under my command. They are now on their march for
San Felipe de Austin They are very destitute of necessaries, and in
particular of horses and provisions. The Officers are many of them
on foot. If you have, or can procure twenty horses or cattle or
provisions on a/c of Govt, and will forward them on to meet us
you will much facilitate the cause of our Chief We depend much
on you in this thing.