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while in durance) which was prevented by timely inlerference of some of our friends, who knowing Santa Anna better than the Cabinet have inter- posed the legal and manly means to see the expectations of the people of Tejas not to be paralized by precipitated measures of a few men, whose object I hope was the advancement of the wellfare of the Country, yet it would have proved to be her total ruin. • Notwithstanding the great excitement caused and is still continuing by this measure of the Cabinet, as you must be yourself perfectly aware of as you have seen it before your departure from this place, we are using our best endeavours to keep up the credit of Tejas in this country,-Volunteers are arriving almost dayly destined for your Country but it is almost im- possible to get a few dollars fund to despatch them-Many of the best friends of Texas have become quite cold about contributions, and say that unless Santa Anna is made an example of the law for the cruel butcheries of which he is-guilty, they would not contribute any thing. The "Correo Atlantico" whose merits you will sufficiently know how to appreciate is on the eve of stopping. -The Editor Mr. Santangelo can not get any subscriptions lo defray the expences of printing which is $33 pr. week, say nothing about paying carriers, packing, postages, and other sundry small expences attending its publication~independent of this he does not get any recompense for his Editorial labors as you already know it by his own statement to you. • Since the comencement of the publication of said paper in .this City, (viz from No. 17 to No. 32. both inclusive) I have paid Mr Santangelo S520. towards its printing, in this sum are included 8200.'which I received from Mr. Sarni. M; Williams as a contribution and little better than SIOO recd from our Mexican friends, the Balance is been paid by me at my individual expence, and as I can not continue any longer to contribute at such rate, I must stopp my contributions. No. 33. 34. 35. and the next 36. are at the expence of the old Gentleman, and as his means are short also he is going to suspend his labors until he can get some assistance, and the only one I believe will be by the Govnt of Texas, as it is almost impossible to get sub- scribers on account of its being devoted to the Cause of Texas, and against Mexico, -Sp~niard, French, and great many Amei:icans here are against it, those that are friendly do not subscribe on the plea of being in Spanish and can not understand it -But, my, Dr Sir, you are perfectly aware of its good result in the interior of Mexico, and it is evident it must if continued, divide t~e parties, and precipitate the moral and physical revolution of Mexico, thus diverting the attention of the Governt at home, and keeping their troops in stead of sending them into Tejas. - To morrow two of our friends (Montero and Pinzon) are going pr Caleb Goodwin to Vera Cruz, -one (coronl. Camara) to Yucatan, and Doct Portes is already gone to Tampico, those men are called from Mo. for
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