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consider it necessary lo answer the notes -of the u ndcrsigned, dated the 28th of July and the 4th of August, there must be some paragraph in the said letter of the President which would serve as a reply lo the question urged in those notes; and the undersigned, though he was anxious to find such a paragraph, has been unable to do so.' It is true that the President there disapproves the requisition made by General Gaines on the 28th of June, and of the reasons on which it was based; and that he likewise disapproves the conduct of the Governor of Tennessee in considering the order of the War Department of the 4th of May still in force. But is it also to be understood that the President withdraws or will withdraw from General Gaines the authorization which he had given lo him on the 25th of April, and had confirmed on the 11th of July, lo advance with his troops as far as Nacogdoches? If Mr. Forsyth can answer the undersigned in the affirmative, he will be fully satisfied, and will, in fact, acknowl- edge that there is no need of Mr. Forsyth's again occupying himself with those notes. The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the honorable Mr. John Forsyth, Secretary of State of these United States, the assurances of his distinguished considera- tion.
M. E. de Gorostiza.
Hon. John Forsyth, &c.
[4129] [GREEN to MARSHALL)
Headquarters, Texas Army, Sept. 2, 1836, Velasco, Texas
To Dr. Vincent Marshall, Cincinnati, 0 . Dear Sir:
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It gives me great pain to have to say to you, I greatly fear your brother and my particular friend, Capt. Marshall, is lost. He obtained about a month ago, his discharge, owing to an affection of the head (nervous), and came to Velasco, where he disappeared in a strange manner at night. I have made every inquiry about him, but have not
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