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[3630} [FISl-lER to AUSTIN 1
New Orleans 7th July 1836
Genl S, F. Austin My Dr Sir
By the enclosed extracts of the Newspapers of this City you will perceive, what the public opinion is in reference to Tejas in consequence of Santa Anna about being liberated by the Cabinet in complyance of the 10th Art. of the treaty (if such can be called the agreement which Santa Anna made while in durance) which was prevented by timely inlerference of some of our friends, who knowing Santa Anna better than the Cabinet have interposed the legal and manly means to see the expectations of the people of Tejas not to be paralized by precipitated measures of a few men, whose object I hope was the advancement of Lhe welfare of the Country, yet it would have proved lo be her total rum. Notwithstanding the great excitement caused and is still continuing by this measure of the Cabinet, as you must be yourself perfectly aware of as you have seen it before your departure from this place, we are using our best endeavours to keep up the credit of Tejas ih this country,-Volunteers are arriving almost dayly destined for your Country but it is almosl impossible to get a few dollars fund to despatch them- Many of the best friends of Texas have become quite cold about contributions, and say that unless Santa Anna is made an example of the law for the cruel butcheries of which he is guilty, they would nol conlribute any thing. The "Correo Atlantico" w~10se merits you will sufficiently know how to appreciate is on the eve of slopping. -The Editor Mr. Santangelo can not get any subscriptions to defray the expences of printing which is $33 pr. week, say nothing about paying carriers, packing, postages, and other sundry small expences attending its puhlicalion-independenl of this he does not get any recompense for his Editorial labors.as you already know it by his own statement to you. Since the commencement of the publication of said paper in this City, (viz from No. 17 to No. 32. hoth inclusive) J have
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