ill 'l'cxas, musl huve reasoned somcwhal in the style or the "very mud1 adored Collcclor", or Lhey would not have so promptly slopped the d---d scoundrels in the nefarious projects. Ah, my friend zeal and integrity and prompt action saved us all from a cl---d disgraceful conspiracy. I do 110I allrihulc open conception to Burnet or Zaval.1 bul by Heavens their conduct was equally criminal in my eye, in a moral sense. A fool, who commands a line of battle ships, that should persist ill smoking his segar in the magazine, might not design Lo blow up his ship hut l would say tlwl his conduct in such a case, would be as wicked as though he had all em pled lo destroy his crew and [illegible J and was deLecled and prevented from enacting Lhc criminal design. Bul, no matter - all's well now - I long lo sec you aU Lo have a glorious [ illegible J of your [ illegible J. Childress left his card al my office once and I have never heard of him since. I have been at his lodgi11g three times without finding him. 1 wrote him a note early this morning informing him of the news received from you, but he had gone however, up the North River I believe for I could gel no tidings of him. His course is most irregular. We have nothing new today. We wail the arrival of tonight's express wilh great anxiety. Tell Treat I shall sel up for his letters and remaiu al Webb's Lill the news arrives. l scnl Treal's teller to W. Radcliff early this morning. I got your letters at 2 and it was½ past 3 before I went to bed. Treat's newest letter, your hastily wrillen epistle and Stowe's d--- d queer scrawl, all put together, was enough for a whole 11ighl's work. I read them all lhrough however and thoroughly understood every word (which was no trifling achievement) before J went lo bed. Huzza for old Treat! Buzza for Stowe! and Huzza for yourself. I would have written to Treat but suppose, as I said before, that he may precede you a day or two. Should he still he with you, this will serve you all. l was damnation mad, but l have got over il, and so salute you all from the bottom of as true a hcarl as ever beat for Texas.
Truly yours, S. Swartwout
f. H. Lewis, Ei:;r1. Washington
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