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night of the 18, by firing of Musketry and cannon in the air loaded with Bnlls, nnd loud Shouts from the Soldiers and Citizens pro- claiming Iturbide Emperor under the title of Augustin 1st-- the next day the Congress met at 7 nnd nt·12 e.Jected Iturbide Emperor, this was Sunday, on Monday the form of the oath was ngreed on and on Tuesday which was yesterday it was administered in Con- gress Hall by the President amidst the Shouts of the Multitude, this day hns been a constant scene of rejoicing, the nrmy paraded and the Bells have kept a constant roar since daylight- I hope this event will be a fortunate one for the Country, the Emperor I be- lieve is a very good mun as well as a great one, and has the happiness of the nation much at heart-- I shall return as soon as I can, but it is uncertain when that wi11 be, everything is now at a stand, my prospect[s] are very good and I think everything will be right- you must keep closely to your studies and learn the language as soon as possible- Should you hear anything of the vessel Mr Little has charge of the cargo and you must aid him to sell the articles for cash or mules- the Trunks keep safe until I arrive, there are some things in one of them for the Govr. and his Lady- I was so unfortunate as not to see the Baron [cle Bastrop]. he left 1ere early in the morning after I arriYecl I called at his lodgings not nore than half an hour after he had started give my respects to uim- You must conduct yourself very prudently and attend to your studies and to Religion (sic), there are some dark clouds hanging over this part of the Country, many are dissatisfied and disappointed at the election of Iturbide, and the Republican party is still restless tho I hope there will be no difficulty, but I fear it much, I have wrote you since I arrived here and given some account of this city- it is truly a large and splendid place, Something lnrger than N. York and more splendidly built-- but the people are greatly behind the U. S in everything- farewell I wrote to Bryan and Mother from here by a Gentleman going to Philadelphia- S. F.AUSTIN [Addressed:] A Don Santiago Austin Bexar en Prov•· de Texas
AUSTIN TO EMPEROR ITURBIDE l
Mexico, May 25, 1822.
Srn: Having become a citizen of this Empire, by the formation of a settlement of three hundred families from the United States of America in the P~·ovince of Texas, under authority from the Depu- , Fl'Om University ot Texas Transcripts from Archives ot Deportment ot Fomento, Mexico.
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