June 4 1836 to July 21 1836 - PTR, Vol. 7

[3600] [TORN EL Lo URREA l

Secrelaria de guerra y marina.-Seccion central.- Mesa primera.- Escmo. Sr.-El Escmo. Sr. presidcnle queda impueslo del oficio de V. E. de 15 <lei procsimo pasada, como lambien de las ordenes que habia dictado y motivos porque no pudieron ser cumplidas. lnslruido S. E., asi mismo, de las necesida<les que esperimenta la comisaria de e.sa cittdad, me ordena diga 5. V. E. que el gobierno supreme se ocupa actualmenle de proporcionarle recursos, los que lendre el gusto de avisarle a V. E. con oportunidad. Dios y libertad. Mexico, Julio 2 de 1836. -Tornel.- Escmo. Sr. general 0. Jose Urrea, en gefe <lei ejercilo de operaciones sobre Tejas. [3601) [BURNET lo BURNET] [T. Burnel, Cincinnati, to David G. Burnet, July 3, 1836, praising his brother's actions as President, calling on him lo treat Santa Anna as a prisoner-of-war, and sending him $4000.00.J [3602) [CARSON to BURNET]

Washington City 3rd July 1836.

To His Excellency David G. Burnett, Presiden l. Sir

Your letter of 23rd May has been answered by a private communication of the 29th ultimo, a copy of which accompanies this, lest Lhe one sent by mail via New Orleans, may fail lo reach you. Despatches from Natcholoches and Nashville I hope have reached you. Perceiving from the Newspapers of of this country, and a letter from lVlr. Auslin, dated al New Orleans, that an amnesty has been cnlered into, aud the war (al least for a time) terminated, I shall suspe11<l any f urllicr efforts in regard lo forwarding troops etc.

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