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TH.E AUSTIN PAPERS
JOHN RICE JONES TO BAKER AND BORDEN [Fort Settlement, April 14, 1835. See Calendar.]
DOMINGO DE Uc~TECHEA TO CAPTAIN TENORIO AT ANAHUAC [Bexar, April 14, 1835. See Calendar.]
FRANK W. JoHNSON TO GAIL BORDEN, JR.
Monclova 15 th • April 1835
MY FRIEND,
I received yours of the 1st. inst by yesterdays mail for which I feel much obliged to you and am sorry that I cannot write you definitely as to our business, but such is the uncertainty of every thing that depends upon a Mexican Congress, that I am at as great a loss now to say when we shall be probably dispatched as ·I was when we left home-some cussed thing or other is constantly thrown in the way and the congress is disposed at any the slightest pretext-to keep from business that judging from the gate they have traveled for the last six weeks, it is fair to conclude that they have business enough Lo occupy them for the next twelve months, however I feel as certain of success as ever.- Doct. Miller 1 will receive the appoint- ment of Chief by this Mail-and Politico Smith 2 will be permited to go into supreme retiracy-God be praised for this little.- . Mi-. Williams · recd. a letter from Col. Austin by the last mail- he is still in Mexico and on bail- Congress has made a spirited and highly honorable representation in behalf of the Col. which was sent in by the last mail, and the acting Govnr· sends one by this.-This I hope will effect his discharge and that we may have the pleasure of his company home.- Augustin Viesca arrived here yesterday evening and lo day qualified, 3 it is to be hoped that he will grease the wheels of Govt. and thereby accel- erate its motion.-Hell to pay and no pitch.- Wars and rumours of War.- Want help from Tejas-keep your guns in good order-how~ver enough on this subject, for further information I refer you to Mr. Jack to whom Mr. Williams has sent all of the' warlike news.-just think we have had one fight between the Militia of this town and the regular troops of Santa Rosa- no body killed and what is worse not a gun fired nor were the contending armies at any lime nearer each other than the short distance of three leagues-but the best of the joke, Williams, Peebles, Milam, DeWitt and myself were volunteers and like true patriots shouldered our 1 Dr. James B. Miller, appointed political chief of the department of the Brazos. 2 Henry 'Smith, retiring political chief of the department of the Brazos. 8 Governor of Coahuila and Texas.
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