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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
How I envy a poor and obscure man in his quiet cottage, free from care and trouble and faction-A • We have cannonading every day. to day it has been very brisk for sev- eral hours-no harm has been done to any of our men-we hear that sev- eral have been killed and wounded inside one mexican soldier was killed this morning who was attempting to·reconnoiter our battery S F A
HENRY MEIGS TO AUSTIN
New York Nov 22d. 1835
(CONFIDENTIAL.) MY DEAR SIR.
Your Letter of the 6 of October last was not received until the 15 In- stant. I lost not an hour in communicating with the Secretary of S:ate in relation to the Indians. His answer reached me this morning and I give you the following Ex- tract from it, relative to that interesting subject. "Aware however that temptations have been, or will be held out to them, by One or both parties to the struggle, Orders have been issued to warn them (the Indians) not to engage in it unless they wish to incur the resentment of the United States." I am exremely anxious for the success of your cause. God has given you a fair Land and by ways pure and honorable. Your cause is just and you may use with pride and truth the abused Motto "God and Liberty" I cannot openly appear, as yet, but I am one of your warmest friends- and I trust not inefficient- Let me hear often from you. May the Almighty bless your exertions. H. MEIGS Col. Stephen F. Austin.
WILLIAM HALL TO AUSTIN
Columbia Novr. 23 rd 1835
GENL s F AUSTIN DEAR SIR
I arrived in Brazoria on the 13th Inst and found that the heavy piece of Cannon had been put on board the San Felipe which had gone in pursuit of a Mexican Armed Vessel and was lost inside the Matagorda Bay the guns_was however saved and landed on bird Island on getting this inlor- mation I despatched Mr Tanner to Matagorda with letters to the Committee of that place requesting any assistance that might be necessary in [order to]'
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