[558] [UGARTECHEA Lo ALCALDE]
[Domingo de Ugarlechea, Ilexar, Lo Alcalde, Gonzales, August 29, 1835, asking his assislance in pursuing Tahuacana Indians who have committed depreciations. I
[559] [UGARTECI-IEA to GEFE]
[Domingo de Ugartechea, Bexar; to Gefe, San Felipe, August 29, 1835, giving inslructions for the arrest of contraband traders. J
[560] (YATES ET AL STATEMENT]
Velasco, August 29th, 1835. The undersigned citizens of the Department of Nacogdoches in Texas do hereby cerlify thal on or about Lhe 25th of July they sailed in company with several other persons from the Town of Anahuac, to visit several placed on Galveston Bay, and Lhat Capl. Thomas M. Thompson, Commander of the Mexican Schooner of War, Corron, Lhen laying at anchor in said Bay, weighed anchor, on the same day, and inviled ourselves and party on board his schooner, as we sailed together down the Bay, which invitation was accepled, and while on board said schr., the owner of the sloop in which we sailed requested Capt. Thompson to give him a permit for his sloop to proceed in a few days lo Velasco with Lhe subscribers; which permil, he, Capt. T., promised to give at Galveston Island. On our arrival at said island a few days after, however, the Capl. sent his boat out to us, but sent no permit, and proceeded the next day to sea, stating that he was bound for Matamoros. In the course of convcrsalion on board Lhe Sehr. the Capt. said to us Lhat he was authorized lo cruize from Malamoras along Lhe coast, to Lhe Sabine river, Lhat he was the Commandant of the porls included in those limits. And Lhe subscribers further certify that on or about the
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