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with-the natural inclination of the major part of the people, I think in a fl.cw months will close the sce11e....;....J li,,e on hope·with closed lips, 'which is ·one of the requisites of this free ·nation, the other day our Gen 1 ; ·made ·known"ini town .that he had it in his power to put to •death in 3 :days, rany person who ·si:ioke 1 against the present Govt. or religion~! ·am . happy to· hear- of the health· of my relations, and ·am ·sorry·to .say .that I expect; it will be out ·of my p·ower to see them in a:short time if ever;·for I ·design-going to Altamira-in the course of the winter-to imbarkfo1; my health which is still tlneatenecl by 'the· .complaint..in ·my breast_:__the trip I · had inteiided to the ·U. S.•with :Mules is altogether uncertairi and·'.whnt I· do or wether I ,go is also 1uncertain," I· .think ·I love chastity too well to"mary· in this country~ yet· I ·know ·not ·wh:tt effect a pritty' girl witlt 2 or 300,000 in-my·power might have; but there ·are·none of this clase in ,Saltillo~My •best Respects .to all countrymen and· friends-hoping to see 'yo·u· and-them 0nce more .I tender you my most sincere wishes, T remain Your Friend [ROBERT ANDREWS.] If tho.Alleys should return to Bexar be so' good as to give them ,this letter.,• -[..Addressed:] A Snr Dn Santiago Austin Bexar Texas.
'Ausi-1:N TO E:nrr:non Irom1mE , ,·1 ' •
[About January 31, 1823.] .Scgun las noticias que 'he'recibido de 'mi 'establecimlo. en Texas los colonos··se hallan e1l el· mayor '.n:puro. ·habienclo •fa'ltndo· s11s cosechas por la •seqnedMl,:,j,,csiati'clo • 1 totalmehte··disanirnnclos por' mi dcrriorra ,tan dilatnda·y a ·ellos •ih'comprehe'nsible,: y' el estndo de ·incerticlumbre y casi total, abat1clono ·en ·que han •permn11ecido ·cies'de su entrada en ·el ' y m perio,:un 'n11n1e1:o'considerable de ellos"han 1 voh;icl<f otra YCZ a sus antiguas •lrnbitaciones ·en los ;E. tJ: - No 'puedo Ex-·sor expresar el sufrimiento :que me ·ha ·causado ·estn. 'rloticia, Este Establecimto. Jue··hecho: con lff ple11a i)ei'missio'n, de ·li,s ' n:utoriclades lcgitimas del • Gob 0 • ·concedidos a nH padre; con todas fas formalicladcs y tramites necesarios - La fc dcl Gob 0 • inclnbitablclo: fue comprometiclo•para la debido complimiento de clha concession, y contanclo con tocla con- fianza qne asi sncederia tome -Ins 'ineclidas neccsarias clcspues de la mnerte de mi Padre parn. complir,con toda.prontitucl lo que dha con- cession requerio de 'mi 1;arte - Es1'>'cro·Sor q'ue el Gob 0 • no tiene motjvo de qneja contra mi, mi conduct.a descle el principio ha sido :O'o,·er- nada por' un·deseo de· cum1ilir:con ~oda 'exactitud mis ·debcrcthncia · el Gob 0 • de mi · adopcion;· y cl~· h'ncer ~elices y prosperos los colonos I • • •
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