PAPERS OF Irn,\BE.\U BuoN.\P.\RTE L.u1An.
from . Orleans & St. Louis, and may give much to do, if timely measures ufficient to check their progre s are not taken, for they already have pread over 1 T_ l\f exico intrigning person , who direct nnd command (order) the recruits in that part, which are to operate at the propper time, in concert with the principal force of Ycllow Stone. In my official No. 4 I told You that the attack upon r. l\Iexico was talked of with great warmth, and that the Commander of the band was to be ~~r. Benjn. OFallen, and now I add, that said Offalle11 goes up the River in the Govrt. steam boat, in the Capacity of In- <lian agent, which circumstance, ,vith an enterprising and eµtrepid character such as his, may be still more fearful. In the province of Texas, forces equally con iderable are uniting, and also at the points of Galveston, Trinity, Sahine, atchez & atchitoches the number of which I have not been able to a certain; but, I am in-· formed that they are to act under a concerted plan of operations, ,, hich will pegin to take effect in September. No. 22 181.9 July 16,-DELFASSE, [NEW ORLEA 1 LOUT IA~~\.l TO [F. FATIO, 1•EW ORr1EA S, LOUI IA A,P 3 1819 July 16th. I have, etc. on Sunday I had a casual conference with a man of colour called Col. Savari who told me that the Govr. of Loui iana had sent for him, and a ked him if he (the Govr.) could count positively upon him to form a company of 7 or 800 horsemen -The e que tion certainly envelope duplicity, for which reason I
1:1dvise you, etc. Delfas e To the consul of Spain.
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1819 J11ly 16, F. FATIO TO fJ. RUIZ DE APODACA, "l\IEXICO, MEXICO]H . It will be seen by the fore- going document,2~ .that a very considerahle expedition is forming, nnd combined with great circumspection, against the province of Texas; to thi will probably be added a party of disaffected Span- iards under the Comd. of B. Gutierre , who is now in the neighbour- hood of Nacogdoches. The expedition is to be commanded by an American, named James Long, formerly a surgeon, and afterwards an officer in the U. S. s rvice ;- wh0- has arrogated to himself the title of Genl., abandoning for that purpo e a farm which he had in the vicinity of Natches. The people of this country, who have taken part in, and favour this enterprise, are many and of much con iclera- tion; and I have reason to believe that they will not ouly he '"'Copy (extract). With no 21. "Copy. With no. 21. ., 'o. 22. 1819 July 16th. 1 . Orleans .
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