, ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Count ies ▁of ▁Miller ▁and ▁Se vier ▁Milit ia , ▁wrote ▁to ▁Act ing ▁Governor ▁William ▁S . ▁F ult on ▁regarding ▁the ▁situation ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁western ▁front ier ▁of ▁the ▁territory . ▁ ▁Colonel ▁Clark ▁also ▁shared ▁his ▁concerns ▁with ▁Colonel ▁Ar bu ck le ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁U . S . ▁inf antry ▁in ▁Indian ▁Territ ory ▁who ▁recommended ▁to ▁Governor ▁F ult on ▁that ▁he ▁employ ▁sp ys ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁front ier ▁and ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁milit ia ▁of ▁the ▁front ier ▁in ▁read iness . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁Act ing ▁Territ orial ▁Governor ▁F ult on ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁to ▁report ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁author ized ▁Colonel ▁John ▁Clark : ▁▁▁ ▁Governor ▁Pope ▁reported ▁to ▁President ▁Jackson ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁that ▁" 2 0 ▁or ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁our ▁people " ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Mexico , ▁" & ▁received ▁certific ates ▁of ▁right ▁to ▁land ▁with ▁the ▁territory ▁here ▁fore ▁ ▁occupied ▁by ▁this ▁government ---- --" ▁He ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Mex icans ▁had ▁dispatch ed ▁a ▁small ▁force ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁fort ▁on ▁Red ▁River ▁and ▁to ▁prevent ▁American ▁from ▁entering ▁Texas . ▁As ▁a ▁pre ca ution ary ▁measure ▁Pope ▁had ▁ordered ▁regiment al ▁must ers ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁milit ia ▁" & ▁war ned ▁our ▁citizens ▁... ▁against