A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . at San Felipe. Houstonhad been industriously trying to concentrate theregular troops at Goliad and Refugio, and thesupplies at Copano and Matagorda on the December 30 he ordered all volunteers togather at Copano and to remain there for furtherorders. These dispositions were all upset bythe- Matamoros excitement in January, and SanAntonio was left practically undefended by thedeparture of men from there to join that expedi-tion. On January 8, General Houston set outfor the west, having appointed Colonel Travischief of
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . at San Felipe. Houstonhad been industriously trying to concentrate theregular troops at Goliad and Refugio, and thesupplies at Copano and Matagorda on the December 30 he ordered all volunteers togather at Copano and to remain there for furtherorders. These dispositions were all upset bythe- Matamoros excitement in January, and SanAntonio was left practically undefended by thedeparture of men from there to join that expedi-tion. On January 8, General Houston set outfor the west, having appointed Colonel Travischief of the recruiting service, and orderedColonels T. J. Rusk. J. K. Allen, and A. Hor-. ton to report at headquarters. At this timeGeneral Houston expressed himself as convinced that absoluteindependence was the only course for Texas to pursue, andalmost at the same date General Austin wrote to Houston fromNew Orleans, expressing the same conviction. Houston reached Goliad on January 16, ordered the commandof Colonel R. C. Morris to proceed to Refugio, and on the 17th. All IldKTON THE REVOLUTION. 20 Period III. TheRevolution 1832 TO1836 San Antonio practically abandoned Matamorosexpeditioncontinues to he sent Bowie with thirty men to Colonel Neill at San Antonio,with orders to destroy the fortifications there and retire with theartillery to Goliad, as the position could not be held with thesmall force then there. Captain Smith was also directed to raisea hundred men and go to San Antonio ; it having been learnedthat a Mexican force of one thousand men were marching onthat place. Neill replied that he had no teams to move thecannon, and therefore did not destroy the fortifications. Onlyeighty men were now left at Bexar, and Governor Smith assumedthe authority to remove Travis from his position as recruitingofificer, and sent him to San Antonio with a small called for men and money. Of the latter there was none,and the former were few to respond in the disordered
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