witnessed so much alarm, or feared so much distrc:ss
May God protect you Sam P. Carson
His Exellency D. G. Ilurnct 12 oclock News-good news
l have just heard through a seourcc in which J udgc Hardin has confidence that a company or ballalion of U.S. troops left Fort Jessup eight or Len days since crossed the Sabine & were marching towards the Ncschcs. I believe it lo he true. Gen Gai11cs is there and doubtless my letter by Parmer had the desired effect. Jackson will protect the neutral ground, and the beauty of it is he claims to the Ncschcs as neutral ground. I should like his protection that far al present if we arc successful we can hereafter ncgociate and regulate boundcrics. This news just arrived has infused new life into the people here, and be assured I will keep the ball rolling. I will send this news to the distressed movers which will turn many a one back.
Carson
(2567] fGOROSTJZA Lo FORSYTH]
Washington, April 4, 1836. The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Mexican Republic, has read with pain in some of the newspapers published in Tennessee and Kentucky, that Felix Huston, Esri. of Natchez, is actually engaged in the former of those States, in enlisting, clothing and arming, at hb own expense, a corps of volunteers, the number of which is expected to be no kss than five hundred, with whom he propost·s to march to Texas in the beginning of the ensuing month of May, in order to increase the forces of the rebel colonists. Such al 11·.ist is the deduction lo be drawn from a letLer of his, published in several of the newspapers, of which the undersigned has the honor lo send one lo the honorable John Forsyth, Scrrelary of Stah· of these United Stales, in order that having seen it, the Frdcrnl Government may tah.e such measures as in its conception may app<'ar su ffi cien I lo arrrsl the plan which IIuston propos1•s lo
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