around and come back. the whole time, travis think they are coming. what do sam houston tell jim fannin and company to do? around the 10th of march or so, they receive a letter from houston as is gather your forces and supplies you ve got, and head east come and join with me. by that point, the garrison knows the alamo has fallen. the texans realize it is time to gather up the forces they have and consolidate. before vacating goliad, fannin receives word that a company of his men are pinned down to mexico. he sends reinforcers to extricate the men. back to goliad. but the men would not make the return trip. part of the men that were there were killed. the other part of the men that were there break off across the prairie, headed back toward victoria, and what slows down fannin as he doesn t know what is going on. he doesn t have anywhere to what what is taking place. n so we sense to go continges down. doesn t find out what s happening. munication is terrible. then he finally