THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 803 lawful money of the Mexican Nation to be p" to him and his successor In office to which payt we bind ourselves our heirs Exr■ and ad,. firmly by these presents. Given etc. The condition of the above objection is such that if the above bound G 1\1 do appear before R S Alcalde of the District af'1 or before (the superior Judge of s 4 Colony as the case may be) on the day of to answer to a certain prosecut• (here insert for what offence) at the suit of the Mexican Nation agt the sd G M tben this objection to be void otherwise to be in full force--
AUSTIN TO ALCALDE OF SAN FELIPE
The Government of this Province •by their official letters daten Bexar ~lay 10. 1824 have informed me that the electorial Colledge of this Province had on that day unanimously elected the Barron de Bastrop the Deputy in the legislature of this Eastern internal State, and the Lieutenant Colonel Subcleacon Don Juan Manuel Sambrano Supernumary (Suplente) to said legislature- Also that the most excellent Deputation of this Province have declared war against the Toweass Indians in consequence of their having murdered Peter Longueville an inhabitant of Bexar- Also in answer to my Official letter giving an account of the affair with the Carankaways in the bay Prairie the Government ap- prove to the mesage sent by me to the Chief of said Nation by John Austin when he went to La Bahia which was that all Indians of that nation caught on this side of the Guaclaloupe would be treated as enemies untill they came in and made peace and satisfied the inhabitants of this Colony for the depredations committed on the Colorado-which message the Government have ordered the Al- calde of La Bahia to repeat to them-ordering me at the same time in case of meeting any of said Indians to call them first as friends before they are fired upon- Also they inform me that a Regiment of troops is on the march to this Province for the purpose of protecting it against the In- dians all which you will communicate to the inhabitants of the district under your charge in the most public manner- San Felipe de Austin May 25. 1824 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN To the Alcalde of St Felipe de Austin
JOHN p. Co LES TO AUSTIN
Austins Colony
Brassos Destrict in obedience to youi· official order to me Directed on February [2] last to Issue a Notice to Peter Whitaker William Fitzgibbons and "William ,vhitaker Unless they Removed with their family and
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