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par- Hamilton said he would resign if I made the trade. His bank has but little notoriety here and the bankers differed about its credit- This can be ascertained on our arrival in Philedelphia and Mr. Fuller says its a specie paying bank and as good, as 1\Ir Biddle's- This sum will answer the present demands for your indian Campaign. I send the saddles &c purchased by Colo Caldwell, with this Contract that the Govet will give a bill or Check on the n01rth in 90 days with interest or send over the promisory notes and sell them & pay the debt-Mr MGhee will furnish all the saddles &c which yo'll may want on the same terms- That is 90 days after the articles shall be deliv- ered. He can fill your order in 50 days. I have no doubt but that you can purchase provisions; on the same ferms I have spoken to several Judges relative to the matter- The Consul here can make the Contract by the authority of the Secty of war & navay, coming as instructions from you- I w:0111ld have made the Clmtract but having no authority and there being no press for the provisions, I deemed it best to await y.01Ur sanction and instruction. -As I am oiut of your Cabinet, I can now speak without a charge of self adulation. Public Confidence has rallied around y,orur adminis- tration very firmly, and this has done more for Texas in this City & the U-Sts than anything which has occured since the organisation of the Govet. The horpes & pro:s:peds of the rerpublic, in our father land are advancing & brightening daily. I hope you will allow me to urge the propriety of receiving Texas money at par for passages &c in the Zavala- If you value the money at 50 cts how can y,ou expect others to do more. I would rather see her burnt than allow her to-under value the national Credit- Let the price be $40- in Texas money and make but one trip & it will raise the value -0.f our paper. The Zavalla is not and cannot be made a war vessel- She may be an aux- iliary to tow vessels, carry men &c to given points, but she can not carry either fuel or metal enough to allow her ta float with success & honor in the Gulph. Mr Elys the French Consul alluded to, gave it as his opinion that the late Convention between admiral Bandin and the Mexicans, th[r],ough the mediation of the British minister Mr Packinham would not be ratified by the Congress of Mexico- Pifteen days was the time allowed for ratification. In the event of a rejection the war will be prosecuted with vigor by the French. The signs are this way Colo \Voodlief and Colo 1\I orehouse or either or both will take 500 men from this City to Tampico to, join the federal- ist under Genl Mexia, who has lately whiped the Centralists. I prom- ised to write you on this subject- you1 will have to1 pay $10.000 for the transportation of the men who will sail under the flag of the U, sts, and seem to be mere volunteers from this· City t01 aid Genl Mexia, who has some friends in this City- this; may embarass Colo Bee's mission but it can be done so as not to Commit the Republic- you can think of this, and if you agree to pay the passage &c authorise Morehouse as your Consul to draw on the Govet for $20.000 as this will be ample. Colo W oodlief will resign if he goes. Write him or ~Io rehouse. · I believe that 1000 Americans at this time, would give the federal
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