Having received information at seven o'clock in the afternoon
of this day that the within mentioned Andrew Valentine together
with his companions Mariano Mora one Chocolatero and others of
his associates are stopped on the Trinity River at the Crossing of
the La Bahia Road at the House of one Sartuche.
Therefore in compliance with the above order of the Acting
Governor of the Department of Texas and in the name of the
Mexican Republic I command you to collect a sufficient Number
of the National Militia of this Colony to follow and make prisoners
the said Valentine and his companions wherever they may be found
and to take possession of everything they have with them bringing
them and the property taken forthwith to this Town under strict
guard that I may send them on to the Superior Authority as Prisoners
In compliance with the foregoing order. Useing arms should they
make resistance. Thus I Stephen F. AustinLieut Col. of the Militia
of this Colony and Judge Commissioner therefor Command and
order to be executed.
Given in the Town of San Felipe de Austin 1st Apil 1825
Stephen F. Austin [Rubric]
Samuel M. Williams [Rubric]
Secretary of the Colony
To Citizen Horatio Chrisman Captain of Militia