THE AUSTIN PAPERS 247 ment, that the inveterate enemy of our republic has landed on the coast of Tamaulipas and that the Govr has ordered that the militia of the State should be placed in the best possible State for active operations. In cumplyance with this order I have directed the Cap- tains to muster their respective companies with the least possible delay and inspect them and return to the first adjutant a full state- ment of their force arms etc. Mr. Balrus of the Schooner Augusta who came into Galveston a few days since from Orleans, reports that he was boarded off the Mississippi by the boats of a Spanish frigate that had been dis- mas[ted;] in a storm off Tampico-this £act warns us that the enemy are near us, and some storm, or other circumstance may throw them onto our coast. Supposing that such a case is possible, I have directed Caps Baily and Sims to be watchful, and I must request that you should also be in readiness to repair to the coast at the first alarm and should an enemy appear, take such measures as cir- cumstances may permit to prevent them from taking the stock of cattle horses, hogs, etc., "·hich would be an important supply for them-and you will inform me by express of whatever may occur, and of the force and appearance of any enemy who may be dis- covered, and give me such or other information as you may deem important to the public service and to the security of the people of this jurisdiction. God and Liberty Town of Austin 18 Augt 1829 To Lieut Zeno Phillips. STEPHEN F. AusTIN [Rubric]
H. D. THOl\IPSON TO AusTIN
New Orleans August 19 th 1829
RESPECTED Sm It is a painefull tnsk for me to Communicate the unwelcome tyd- ings to you of the loss of so near nnd so dea.r a friend to you as well to his wife and famaley; though gods will-to take him from this troublesome wourld-we aught not to Repine-but hope for his greater happyness in the next the attachment I had for your br~ther J. B. ostin was not a little I Can ashure you-though we had not seen each other-since the year 1825-at the town of Matamores, when_we became acquainted and was pritty much to geather- Bo~rded in one house, and spent our times simeler-another opper- tumty afforcled us a renewel of our acquaintence, though of but vary short duration several times I Called on board of the vessel
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