THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 739 Bean was elected for the Naches Juan Seguan and myself for Nacog- doches and John J. ,villiams for the Iiesh Bayou. I am sorry that it is not in my power to send you the President's Message the following is from the best sources that' the american government will not interfere between Spain and her colonies but if any other nation assists Spain the United States will immediately assist the Colonies a minister has been sent to France to make known this intention The United States are equiping three Ships of the line and Frigate and Sloops of War for immediate service- some officers from the United States Garrison was at my house yeasterday they inform that Great Britain has inform the Ameri- can Government through her minister that what ever course the United States adopts with the Spanish colonies will be adopted by England, all Idea of the Colonies being invaded by a French army is given up by the best informed people and it is supposed that Spain is too weak to do anything by herself she now keeps 20000 french troops in Spain to keep down her own subjects-- As I feel much intere~ted in the welfare of your settlement I give you the following report spred here and gone to the United States; that the people are much dissatisfied with Austin think he has no right to sell the lands that [he] compels every man to take a league at $700 [to pay] half down that many would leave the settle- ment and that .Austin will about abandon the settlement the mans name was Gibbons. [He lived at the] St Antonio crossing of the Ba [Brazos] I have not time to say more ANTI-I 1 R. CLARKE [Rubric] [Addressed:] Col. Stephen Austin Brassos.
THOMAS M. DuKE To A usTIN
Labadie Crossing Brasos Feby 5 th 1824
Coi, STEPHEN F. A usTIN D Sm Mr Freeman Pettus a.nd myself have made an a1Tange- ment to purchase Wm Rollans land and to become bound to you in his place if we can get an alteration made in the survey as the present form that it is ploted in takes in no good land if you should agree to take us in his place for the payment you will be so good as to send l\1r Simmes an order for alteration of the survey as soon as possible yours with the Greatest Respect TH0 11 M. DuKE [Rubric]
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