1'HE AUSTIN :PAPERS. 637 could not leave their crops having lost so much time ·already being convinced of the guilt of Rashall I too~ the property I found to be his, to pay the expence of appehending them and also to pay for the property they stole and did not return thir was one hundred and fifty dol]n.rs of the stolen property we could get nothing for, which was lost to the owners,. that wns the property of Mr, Parker which he will lose as Rashall had not property sufficient to satisfy the de- mand, a.nd the property they stole was lost and not returned- the hands that were with Rashall were Spaniards who claimed part of the property which we gave them and directed them to return home the property I let Parker have to pay part of his loss, I had it valued and bound him in a.bond to return the property or the value thereof in case you disaproved of the proceedings and anyone came forward to claim it, the manner in which I acted appeared from every evidence I could get on the subject to be as near justice as was in my power to come at and t wish your Excellency so soon as convenient to say whether the part I acted was right or not, we are much at a loss for Instructions from that place, as we have never received one official line since the officers were elected be so good as to give us instructions when you can with convenience. J. H. BELL [Rubric] May the 4 th 1823
ROBERT ANDREWS TO AUSTIN
Parras May 9 th 1823
DEAR FRIEND AUSTIN. I am told that public papers ·contain so~ething concerning the colonization but as I ha.ve not seen them I know not what it is, I hope they. have dispatched you advantagiously, the fact I shall know on seeing the papers which I will look for today there no doubt is much news in Mexico at this time but I get none of it in this domestic vilage, and shall wa.it the answer here but if you choose to answer this direct it to Durango, at which place I expect to arrive in the month of June, I am anxiom; to know what your intentions are, and what prospects you may have before you, how Fielc1s 1 came out with.his pretensions-and also some of the par- ticulars respecting those countrymen Embasadors and conscls where (h~y will reside, that is in which of the ports the several conscls will fesicle und what are their numes if they have bro't their families etc. Do me the favour to inform me what may be your opinion of my prospects for the office of Surveyor for Texas I have made my appli- cation thro Doctr Ramos 'Cle Arispe who is a gentleman of much
1 Rlcburd Fields, upplylng tor a g1·unt ot land to tbe Cherokee Indlo.ua.
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