duplicate muster-rolls, one of which you will deliver to the lieutenant, and the other you will forward as early as convenient to this office. The officers and men, respectively, will be paid by the State, while in actual service, at the same rate as mounted volunteers were paid by the United States during the Mexican war. They will furnish themselves with subsistence and forage, and will be allowed therefor in accordance with the commutation fixed by the rules of the United States service. When the company shall have been organized, you will deliver to the lieutenant the accompanying letter of instructions for his government, and also a copy of this letter to yourself. Each officer and private will also be allowed pay for all ammunition necessarily used in service, on the certificate of the lieutenant. E. M. PEASE. THOMAS C. FROST. No. 81. THE STATE OF TEXAS. Whereas, under the authority vested in me by "A joint resolution authorizing the governor to raise and muster into the service of the State mounted men for the protection of our frontier," approved November 17, 1857, I did, on the 23d of November, 1557, authorize Neill Robinson, esq., to enroll a company of twenty mounted men in the settlements on the waters of the Upper Blanco and Guadalupe, to serve for three months, for the protection of said settlements against the incursions of hostile Indians, and to cause an election to be held by said company, when enrolled, for one lieutenant to command the same; and whereas the said Neill Robinson has reported that he caused said company to be enrolled and said election to be held on the 14th day of December. 1857, and that John Seaborn Hodges was duly elected the lieutenant to command said company: Now, therefore, I, E. M. Pease, governor of said State, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said joint resolution, do hereby appoint and commission him, the said John Seaborn Hodges, as a lieutenant from the day of his said election, hereby vesting him with all such authority as pertains to his said office, under his letter of instruc tions, and such other instructions as may from time to time be given to him by the executive of this State for the time being. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and caused to be affixed the great seal of the State, at the city of Austin, this the 19th day of December, 1857, and of the independence of Texas the twenty-second year. [SEAL.] By the governor: No. 82. E. M. PEASE. THE STATE OF TEXAS. Whereas, under the authority vested in me by "A joint resolution authorizing the governor to raise and muster into the service of the State mounted men for the protec tion of our frontier," approved November 17, 1857, I did, on the 23d day of November 1857, authorize John H. Conner to enroll a company of thirty mounted men in the counties of Brown and San Saba, to serve for three months, for the protection of the settlements of those counties against the incursions of the hostile Indians, and to cause an election to be held by said company, when enrolled, for one lieutenant to command the same; and whereas the said John H. Conner has reported that he caused said company to be enrolled and said election to be held on the 2d day of December, 1857, and that John H. Conner was duly elected the lieutenant to command said company: Now, therefore, I, E. M. Pease, governor of said State, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said joint resolution, do hereby appoint and commission him, the said John H. Conner, as a lieutenant from the day of his said election, hereby vesting him with all such authority as pertains to his said office under his letter of instructions, and such other instructions as may from time to time be given to him by the executive of this State for the time being. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and caused to be affixed the great seal of the State, at the city of Austin, this the 19th day of December, A. D. 1857, and of the independence of Texas the twenty-second year. [SEAL.] E. M. PEASE. No. 83. Extract of remarks on roll of Thomas C. Frost's company. CORA, COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS, To his excellency the governor of the State of Texas: In pursuance to an order to me directed by your excellency, on the 7th instant, I have enrolled a company of twenty mounted men to serve for the term of three months for the protection of the settlements in the counties of Comanche and Coryell against the incursions of hostile Indians. I proceeded, in obedience to said order, to muster into service on the 21st instant said company, who were furnished and equipped as the order directs. I caused an election to be held for the offices of lieutenant, sergeant, and corporal, have made out duplicate muster-rolls, one of which is hereby transmitted and the other delivered to the lieutenant of said company, and all the requisitions of said order have been complied with, and the company is now in service. No. 84. T. C. FROST. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Austin, Texas. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know ye that, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by an act of the legislature of the State of Texas entitled "An act for the better protection of the frontier," approved January 27, 1858, I, H. R. Runnels, governor of said State, have this day appointed, and do by these presents appoint and commission John S. Ford, sr., captain to command the forces of the State, as enrolled by virtue of that act and as specified in that act, and to superintend the protection of the frontier. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the State to be affixed this the 28th day of January, 1858, and of the year of the Independence of the United States the eighty-second and of Texas the twenty-second. [SEAL.] By the governor: H. R. RUNNELS. T. S. ANDERSON, Secretary of State. No. 85. LOTHE THE STATE OF TEXAS. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know ye that I, H. R. Runnels, governor of said State, reposing special trust and full confidence in the honor and patriotism, fidelity and capacity of Ed. Burleson, do hereby appoint him first lieutenant in Capt. John S. Ford's company of Texas Rangers, and quartermaster and ex-officio paymaster of the forces called out under the provisions of "An act for the better protection of the frontier," approved January 27, 1858; and I do hereby authorize and empower him, the said Ed. Burleson, to exercise, discharge, execute, and perform all and singular the duties of this appointment according to law, for and during the term of six months from the date hereof, unless sooner discharged by the governor. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the State to be affixed this the 8th day of February, 1858, and of the year of the Independence of the United States the eighty-second, and of Texas the twenty-second. [SEAL.] By the governor: H. R. RUNNELS. T. S. ANDERSON, Secretary of State. Memorandum.-Similar commission issued to William A. Pitts for second lieutenancy of Ford's company. No. 86. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, AUSTIN, May 20, 1858. SIR: You are hereby authorized to enroll a company of twenty mounted men in the counties of San Saba and Llano, to serve for sixty days, or until such time as may be hereafter advised, for the protection of the settlements against the Indians; each man will furnish himself with a good rifle, or double-barreled shot-gun, with one or more pistols, with a sufficient quantity of ammunition, a good horse, saddle, and bridle. You will yourself hold the rank of lieutenant and take command of the company. You will cause an election to be held by the men, when enrolled, for one sergeant and one corporal, and make out duplicate muster-rolls, one of which you will forward to this office as early as convenient and keep the other yourself, particularly noting the term of actual service of the company and of each of its members, and return the same to this office whenever the services of the company shall be discontinued. The officers and men will look to the legislature for compensation, which, if allowed, will be at the same rate for their services as is now allowed to other companies engaged in the service of the State, at the option of the legislature. They will furnish themselves with subsistence, &c., for which they will, at the option of the legislature, be entitled to the same pay as allowed to volunteers who have been called into the service; they will also be entitled to pay for all ammunition necessarily used in the service, on the certificate of the lieutenant. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed. Done at the city of Austin this the 20th day of May, A. D. 1555, and in the year of the independence of Texas the twenty-third. [SEAL.] JOHN WILLIAMS, Esq. By the governor: T. S. ANDERSON, H. R. RUNNELS. Secretary of State. No. 87. THE STATE OF TEXAS. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know ye that, reposing special trust and confidence in the honor and integrity of Neill Robinson, I do hereby appoint him paymaster, under an act of the seventh legislature of the State of Texas, approved February 13, 1858, and entitled "An act to provide for the payment of three companies of minute-men, commanded by Capt. John W. Sansom, John D. Davenport, and Reading W. Black"; and I do hereby authorize and empower the said Neill Robinson to do and perform all the duties of this appointment, under and in obedience to the provisions of the above-entitled act. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed at the city of Austin this the 25th day of May, A. D. 1858, and of the year of the independence of Texas the twenty-third. [SEAL.] By the governor: H. R. RUNNELS. T. S. ANDERSON, No. 88. THE STATE OF TEXAS. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know ye that, reposing special trust and confidence in the honor and integrity of Neill Robinson, esq., of Blanco County, I, H. R. Runnels, governor of said State, by virtue of the authority vested in me by "A joint resolution authorizing the governor to raise and muster into the service of the State mounted men for the protection of the frontier," approved November 17, 1857, do hereby appoint him, the said Neill Robinson, paymaster, to pay off a company commanded by Lieut. John S. Hodges, for their ser vices, according to the rates allowed by the United States to volunteer mounted militia when called into their service; and I do hereby authorize and empower the said Robinson to do and perform all the duties of this appointment under and in obedience to the provisions of the above-entitled joint resolution. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed at the city of Austin this the 27th day of May, A. D. 1858, and of the year of the independence of Texas the twenty-third. [SEAL.] By the governor: H. R. RUNNELS. T. S. ANDERSON, Secretary of State. No. 89. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, AUSTIN, July 13, 1858. SIR: You are hereby instructed to disband the twenty men which you were authorized to raise for frontier protection when their term of sixty days' service shall have expired, and make due report of the same to this office. With due respect, I am, sir, very respectfully, Lieut. JOHN WILLIAMS, H. R. RUNNELS. San Saba. No. 90. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, AUSTIN, October 4, 1858. DEAR SIR: I received by last night's mail a letter from Major Bishop, of Wise County, inclosing the petition of a large number of citizens, giving such an account of the condition of that frontier as to require, if true, action by authority of the State, the general government having failed to adopt the necessary measures for its protection. I was also much pleased to see from a paragraph in the Dallas Herald that you had taken the matter in hand, and, with a number of your fellow-citizens, had determined to follow up and punish the Indian enemy. I hope before this reaches you you will have done so and been successful. I inclose you, by the bearer of this, a commission, which will enable you to act with authority in the matter and give direction to the necessary movements against the common enemy, which I hope you will be able, consistently with your feelings, to accept. You are aware that it is impossible for me to know the requisites of such an emergency, situated so far from the scene as I am. There must be some one in whom I can and should confide in matters of so much moment, for, while I am willing to do everything in my power, it will not do to rely on every representation that is made. I know of no one in your section whose past experience will so well justify me in confiding the direction of affairs at this time as yourself. I therefore authorize you to adopt such measures of defense as you may deem desirable to meet the existing emergency. You are authorized to raise a company of seventy-nine men, rank and file, for three months' service, or for such time as may be hereafter directed, but such company in no event to be kept under pay longer than their services are absolutely required. If you shall have become satisfied of the tribes committing the depredations, and believe that an expedition against them at their own homes is necessary and practicable, you are then authorized to raise such additional number of men as may be required for the purpose, and pursue and punish them, wheresoever they may belong and wherever they may go. If satisfied of their guilt, you will pay no regard to treaty stipulations between them and the Government of the United States in any event, without the unconditional surrender of the offending parties and the return of the stolen property of our citizens. If the general government cannot or will not protect our citizens from her Indians, and the necessity devolves on them of doing so, the whole civilized world will justify and sustain them in exercising the right. If you should find it necessary to cross Red River, you can co-operate with Major Van Dorn's command or not, as you may think best. You will use all possible exertion to overtake and punish the offenders, find them where you will, within our territory or out of it, without regard to time or place, excepting the Indian reserves only, but regarding the circumstances of your ability to do so alone. You will perceive the necessity of the greatest celerity of movement, at the same time that due caution should be exercised on attempting an expedition against any of the bands in their own strongholds, lest the force of the blow should be foiled or weakened by giving them time for preparation or escape. If you should determine not to act under this commission, you are then authorized to raise the company or designate some proper person to do so, to the efficient and proper officering and manning of which I shall hope you will give some attention, as without good officers and good men there is no efficient service to be expected. All reasonable expenses for ammunition will be paid to your requisition on the comptroller. The means for the pay and subsistence of the men will have to be provided by the next legislature at its next regular session. You will please let me hear from you by the return of the messenger, and give me as exact an account of the situation of affairs and the requirements of the occasion as may be in your power. Oblige, very respectfully, Col. JAMES BOURLAND, Cooke County, Texas. H. R. RUNNELS. AUSTIN, October 6, 1858. I have been disappointed in getting the messenger off as soon as expected, and have opened the envelope to make an additional suggestion. I hope you will take no action, unless it is absolutely necessary, without communicating further with me or until you are satisfied the emergency requires it fully. I know not how far the legislature may be willing to justify the step, as its indorsement will be necessary in getting an appropriation. I have taken this course in giving you authority because I cannot be present to know the requisites and because of the absolute necessity of checking the forays of the Kickapoos and other United States Indians who are believed to have been interrupting our territory. I have written to the President I would punish them if the government did not restrain them. H. R. RUNNELS. Copy of memoranda of instructions forwarded to Colonel Bourland. 1st. To make a disposition of the force to cover and protect the exposed settlements, making stations upon or near the trails or passes of the Indians. 2d. Pursuing trails to the camp of the enemy, chastising him, and destroying his supplies. 3d. Reclaiming stolen property, no difference in whose hands it is found. The possession prima facie evidence that the possessor was the robber; where the property is not given up peaceably, to take it by force, and in the case of Indians, to take life, if necessary, to accomplish the object. 4th. To break up the trade carried on between the friendly Indians north of Red River and the Comanches and their confederates. To assure the former, if they do not desist, Texas will make war upon them, and the United States will, in the end, have to co-operate and send the government troops to invade their territory. 5th. To co-operate with Major Van Dorn, if practicable. 6th. To issue rations of subsistence and forage in accordance with the laws of the United States. To cover all issues by requisitions and returns. To issue ordnance and stores in a regular manner. In these matters there must be system and compliance with law and the regulations of the United States Army. 7th. To use strict economy, and purchase no article unless absolutely necessary for the good of the service, and within the line of articles used by the like army in the like United States service. 8th. The rules and regulations of the United States Army and the Articles of War to be observed and enforced as near as can be. You will, as soon as practicable after the company has been organized, forward to this office a copy of the muster-rolls, with the names of the officers elected, and properly authenticated. H. R. RUNNELS. No. 91. THE STATE OF TEXAS. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know ye that, by virtue of the power vested in me by an act of the legislature of the State of Texas, entitled "An act for the better protection of the frontier," approved January 27, 1858, I, H. R. Runnels, governor of said State, have this day appointed, and do by these presents appoint and commission, James Bourland, of Cooke County, captain to command a company of seventy-nine men to be raised and enrolled into the service of the State by him, under the provisions of said law, and to serve on the fron |