jurisdiction of the United Stales, with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, slate, colony, district, or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding three years." This act does not "extend to the subject or citizen of any foreign prince, stale, colony, district, or people, who shall transiently be within the United States, and shall on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque or privateer, which, at the time of its arrival within the United States, was fitted and equipped as such, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another subject or citizen of the same foreign prince, slate, colony, district or people, who is transiently within the United Stales, to enlist or enter himself lo serve such foreign prince, state, colony, istrict or people, on board such vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, if the United States shall then be at peace with such foreign prince, state, colony, district or people." Now, therefore, I, Edward 0. White, Governor of the Stale of Louisiana, issue this my proclamation, calling upon all magis- trates and other officers of justice, and upon all good citizens, to assist in preventing the viola(ion of this law, and in bringing to punishment those who may offend against it. Given under my hand, and the seal of the Stale, at New Orleans, this 13th day of November, 1835, and of the independence of the United States the sixieth. By the Governor: E. D. White Martin Blache, Secretary of Stale r 11191 [AUSTIN to CONSULTATION]
Headquarters, before Bejar, November 14, 1835
To The Consultation of Texas.
I have the satisfaction to inform you that since my last, some important advantages have been gained over the enemy. Captain Travis has taken three hundred head of horses, that were sent out of Bejar lo Lorcdo.-Thcy arc poor horses; and were taken about forty miles from this place. The enemy is closely shut up in Bejar, and more and more discouraged every day. All we
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