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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. las formalidades que se prescrivan, lo q•· comunico a VS. pa· SU inteliga· y fines consigtea. Monterrey 24 de Abril de 1822. Segundo de la· Ynclependencia. GASPAR LOPEZ [Rubric.] 8or. Gobor. de la . Prov&· de Texas.
T. [OR J.] REILLY TO J. H. HAWKINS
Mexico April 26 1822
DEAR Sn I addressed you from Ver~ .Cruz a hasty Letter dated early in this month, it was not, at that time, in my power to say ·any thing of Import, on the Subject of the Texas Settlement, for altho' I had conversed with some Persons thereon, their Opinions or Influence was but of little consequence. . Your Letter of Introduction was handed me by Mr Erwin,1 with whom I have traveled from Vera Cruz to this City, it will always afford me much Pleasure to serve any Person you may recommend - I wish to say Nothing of l\'[r E-n ' General Trespalacios !! of whom yon must know somct.hing is ap- pointed Governor over the Province. of Texas, his second in com- mand is Mr Mileham [Milam] 3 formerly of Kentucky, now a Colonel in the Mexican Service, he will be also accompanied by a Colonel Burns (English) and a. Captain Austin formerly of Newyork.- these two last were with General Long who, by an unfortunate accident lost his life in this City a few days since; the Governor sets off in a few days for his Province accompanied (as is said) by some Cal- ~ry - • Having had several Interviews and Conversations with Tres- palacios I did not fail to introduce the Austin Settlement, the Gen- eral who is very collected and wary in Discourse, has always ex- pressed his wish to protect and encourage the Establishment; as I had heard from those who surround Him some Hints unfavourable to Mr Austin, and assertions that he had some time past acted a Part unfriendly to the Revolutionary Party as well as disrespectful to the General, I felt a desire to elucidate this Matter and in a subse- quent conversation hinted to Him that notwithstn:ncling his friendly views I had found in the City some Persons who were ill disposed •Andrew Erwin of Tennessee, Peeking R grant tor a colony In Texas. See Howkins to Austin, May 31, 1822. : ,lost! Felli: Trespnlaclos. IIe was In New Orleans ln the fall of 1820 and the spring of 1821 organizing nn expedition ngnlnst the Spanish authorities In ~lci:ico. lie was the nominal leader In Lon~·s second Invasion ot Tcxns in 1821. • Ben. R. Milnm, notable in the colonial and revolutionary bh1to1·y of Texas.
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