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favoured by, but that they will receive at the hands of this Govern- ment, that aid which he ha ever given to hi turbulent rabble, in violation of law & good faith, when ever it has been suitable to he1· egotL m and private ends. . I am fully persuaded that the pre ent is the mo t seriou expedition that has threatened the Kingdom .since the command of the revolution for its directors lack for neither p cuniary mean. to effect it, nor for better organise<l l1ead , than all that have conducted the preceeding one . Felipe Fatio 'fo the l\I. E. Vice King of K S. Con ul of H. C. )I.
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1819 ept. 30, J. LAFITTE TO J. LONG
Galve ton, September 30th, 1819.
General I have just heard of my brother who has returned from \\'a h- iugton city, and a. to the rubject of my letter of the 7th July last, that you introduced before the Supreme council. I .am ending a deputation to you con i ting of i\Ies. r Davis and Lacaze, both of them lawyer. of New Orleans tho. e two persons will tell you, sir, that I am entirely dispored to unite my effort to your and fully prepared to nter in any arrangement relative to the organi ation of the Mexican authoritie in the port of Ga]ve. ton. I will l1ave an agreement with them that you and the council will judge proper to undertake, though the e two gentlemen have fnll power to mak1• known entiments to you on that subject. I would have been very happy Sir to have a private intervjew with you but it is out of my power to ab ent my 1f from here, as my hrother can not yet leave New Orleans jt is unnece::;sary, General, to recommend :Messrs Davis and Lacaze, a11 I can ay is that I will con.sider a a per. onal favor the reception that you will extend to both. I have the honour ta be, ir, the supreme council and commander in chief. No. 25 181.9 Der. 3, [I. PJt..RBZ, TRI ITY RlVBR] TO [.\. :\[ARTrnEZ Y, Al'{ NTO,IT0]2° Upon takin~ up my march from the capital of Bexar for the pm-- po. c of reconnoitering the co11ntry in the direction of the abine RivH; in complyancr with your R ordrr of Sept. 16th. present year, (1819), dedicating all my attention to the happy exit of my oppern- tions, arnl dctcrmin cl to attack every cla.. of enemy that might '"An 'English translation, the Spanish original of which has not been found. 1\fr. James Long President of Your very humble and Obedient Servant, · Jean Laffite.
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