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We presume Com Hawkins is off Matamoras as he was Lo sail direct from here, if not there is no Govt Vessel to enforce the Blockade- The Flora takes down aboul 40 Volunteers & Lhe DeKalb, will take aboul the same number to leave here day after tomorrow- We cannol get a vessel for Copano to carry Govt Freight unless it is paid in advance. It is irnpossible for us al this moment to do so- We shall ship a small cargo bread Rice Salt & Flour, with orders to touch off Velasco, but if we ship iL in the San Jacinto she cannot go into to Copano on a/c her Drafl of Water- Flour has advanced to S9½ to 10$ p Bbl & all kinds of produce are hiah- " We notice that an attempt has been made to Steal Santa Anna- Now we were informed yeslerday that Tremundo his Brother in Law had left here a few days ago for Texas but we could not asccrtrain by what Vessel or what route- We presume he will make an attempt to sec him- The accounts from Matamoras is thal Lhe army is daily diminishing by desertion & no money in the Treasury- The Scrip already issued by us is as follows 15 Certificates in the name of Saml. St. John Jun.
2 Do .... in the name of Stuart Perry 2 Do .... in the name of H W Bronson 20 Do ... . in the name of Sarni St John Jun 30 Do .... in Lhe name of Do l Do .. . . in the name of B. B. Dickinson 2 Do .... in the name of W. Walker
2 Do . ... in the name of Hyde & Goodrich 10 Do .... in the name of Geo. G. Alford 15 Do .... in the name of Sarni Williams sent to Natches to be disposed of & 475 Do .... in the name of Sarni Williams to N. York & Philadelphia to be disposed 10 Do .... in the name of James Hanse-and we are awaiting a reply of a person in Virginia, as also in Kentucky Lo whom we gave a privilege of $50,000 ea- We will forward you by the DeKalb the aulhenlicaled copy of our Power to effecl sales Land or Scrip- We also issued a certificate for one thousand acres agreeably lo instructions in the name of Jermiah Brown-
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