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received a large ub cription among the well-to-do people of the Xorth and of this place (I speak of the wealthy merchants). · Other say that this i not so, that they are [ca1·ryin~ out] the design of the govern- ment who has played turn-coat to the merchants and allowed them all that is needed to hasteu the expedition. But for my p~rt, I do not believe thi , because it i po sible that tho e who say thi are enemies of the government. The United States took our part (a I stated aboYe) and I am of the belief that if nothing ha resulted from the mini tration of the relief of arms and other thing· in l\Iexican territory up to the present time, I well know thP rea ons for it: first, becan e your :Majesty ha no em·oy in this country; and second, because your ~faje ty has no open seaport on om· gulf coast. I a ure your :Majesty, that if such was the case, not only would the Americans officiously [sic] bring us many arins, but so would the Engli h, the French, and ·all the other nation . I am certain that this would haYe been th"e result. Wl1en I entered the Province of Texas, an offer was made by the English to supply me with all the arms, munitions .and other equip- ment, that I would need for the troop , as oon a. we hould haYe a port, on the express conditions that I should have these things much cheaper than I could obtain them from the Americans. If I could have had 17 [money to return -to North America or to Jamaica, I am certain that by now I should have sent your :i\Iajesty the nece ar)' things, because I would not have lacked the war ships with which to open a port and communicate with your Majesty. Here I have been able to ecure some means, but I have had the misfortune to meet up with the conspirator, Toledo, who has been here for ·no other purpose than to prevent me from doing anything, and to hinder me in every way from either going to, or communicatinO' witl1, yolll' :Uajesty. He even obtains your plans l>efore I d<,>, in order that he might deceive yonr Majesty and thereby make himself secure, even though it should be done at the cost of all l\Iexico. One day a per onage here (an individual who is respected by the Government and all the •Tation for his great genius) aid to me: "General Gutierres, I know how much you work for the good of your nation, and it grieves me to have to say to you that so long as the conspirator Toledo is here, neither you nor any other patriot can spccccd. I tell you that in all my life I have not een a more in- famous con pirator than Toled_o. I have hi wicked deeds, and by merely taking up my pen I can ' to lose the I only do it now in order that f] Toledo to in. innate him. elf into the graces of yonr ;,\[ajest:v they hope by Toledo'. intrigues to ol>tain everything they want." I inform your Majesty of this in view of the trouble which may result, in ca. e these villiaus put their wicked plot into cx:cc11tio11. "The portion In brackets Is translated from a typewritten copy of the manuscript which was probably made before the manuscript was so badly mutilated, and Is largely guesswork.
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