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appointed for in the different districts, if these things could be remedied, I think the people would remain quiet for a while-at least untill they had another hobby to stricle-Yourself it seems, at present, is the pola1· Sta1·, and the people look to you, and confide in you to a man, to put matters to rights-I may say with propriety that you are at present the most popitlar 1nan in the country, and Your opinion will have more weight with lhe people generally than all the clarnour that now goes abroad. John informs me that ]\,fr Smith the consul at :Matamoros, inti- mated to him that he wished to appoint a Vice Consnl for this Colony and he stated to Jifr Smith that perhaps I would accept the appointment-and took the liberty of proposing me to him-I should be willing to accept the appointment, and You will please write to him on the Subject by the first opportunity lest some one else may procure it-as I am informed one or two applications have been already made to him on the subject. Elisa and the Boy are well and wish to be rememberd J B AusTIN [Rubric]
ANAS'l'ACIO BUSTAMANTE TO AUS1'T~
Soto la ?\farina lVfzo. 23 de 1829.
Tento Coronel ESTEVAN F. AusTIN MI Al\IIGO :riruY ESTI1\IADO V. conoce muy u. fondo el bien comun q. resulta a esa colonia y a los demas establecimtos fronterizos de q. se destruya la perversa·tribu de los Tahuayases q. a todos hace dafio; pr. lo q. espero q. los Ciuds de esa colonia atendiendo al particular bien q. les resulta ya sus dcmas hermanos, cuyos intereses estan iden- ti.ficados, se prestaran gustosos al proyecto q. manifiesto :i V. de oficio, y sin tiempo p 11 mas estenderme concluyo. ANAST 0 BusTAMto [Rubric] ANASTACIO BUSTAMANTE TO AUSTIN Hoy digo al Ciudad° Coronel Antonio Elosua Comandt 0 Pral. de esi Estado loq. sigue : "Siendo frecuentes los robos y asesinatos q. cometen los Tahua- yases en las inmediaciones de Bejar y demas establecimientos fron- terizos apesar de haberles invitado con la paz, se hace indispensable destruir esta perversa Tribu atacando su propio pueblo y aniquilando este, valiendose delas Tribus amigas dela frontera q. solicitara del Ciudad° Coronel Pedro Elias Bean, conquien se pondra V. de acu- erdo, haciendolo mismo con el Ciudad~no Teniente Coronel Estevan F. Austin p• q. la Milicia Civica de la Colonia desu cargo marche
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