THE AUSTIN PAPERS 479 traversed the world, beat the Bush, in every Hemisphere, contended with almost unexampled perseverance, with the freaks of fortune, had a fortune at various· times as it were in his grasp, and have frustrated, Blocade, ,vars and peace have so intervened as [to] distroy his well founded hopes of success, the all powerful ingine Steam does not appear to enable him to stem the current that has set against him, should he have gone or go to your Colony, I will yet hope, that there is some good fortune in store for him- I have been pondering in my mind what I could do to benefit my i,ituationi and it has occurred to me that I might establish myself in New Orleans to advantage, if I could through your aid obtain a reasonable proportion of the products of your Colony (such as are suit to that place for sale) would it be consistent with your arrange- ments! to give me the agency of your Business there, and could you prevail on those colonists, or any part of those who are turni_ng their attention to Sugar and Cotton to consign those articles to me, I presume there is no great quantity produced at present, but it will increase every year and must ultimately become very important these Ideas hnve suggested themselves to my mind, and should like to hear your opinion on the subject, perhaps I may find some one here who has capital, to join me, or if you can suggest anything better will thank you to point it out I am tired of dredging for a mere salary, but nm afraid to give that np until I can find some thing that promises better- Henry should be with you tell him his Family are all well at New Haven yours very affectionately A. AUSTIN 8 Septr, No further news from Europe, people are very impatient for further intelligence to know what kind of a Genl the French people decide on, and whether the country generally acquiese in the measures ihat may have been adopted in the Capital-and what the other powers on the continent say to it- \'\Te have had several roomers that the English Government had assented to the opening the "\Vest India ports to our Trade, but they proved premature- The N ego- tiations on that subject are said to have been broken off, until the ceremony was over in burying the King,- . [Addressed:] Col 0 Stephen F. Austin, Sn Filepe de Austi_n Texas
J. w. E. w ALLACE TO MARTIN VAN BUREN
San Felipe, September 13, 18~0.
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