(3171) [FISHER to HAWKINS]
Galveston Bay 27Lh May 1836-Charles E. Hawkins Esq. Commander in Chief of the Texian navy-Dear Sir-I have received your polite note of today's dale, enclosing subscriplion list for yourself and officers to the "Correo ALlantico" accompanied with the amount in [lorn] of your respective subscriplions, both of which I will by the first opportunity transmit to Mr. Santangelo, editor of said paper, for his guide, with a request lo issue his corresponding receipts for the respective amounts-I am extremely gratified to see that the course pursued by the "Correo Atlantico" has merited Lhe aprobation of yourself and of your officers, and that Lo signify the same you have become subscribers to it, thus affording to the Editor of said paper additional means to sustain his political faith, which has caused his banishment from Mexico, by the arch-enemy of Texas-I hope-sir, that the late signal of victory obtained by the valiant texian army, in which important a parl, has decided the fate of Texas, and that her blood spill on the field of batlle at San Jacinto has for ever sealed her independence from Mexico, and engraved by Santa-Anna himself on board of your vessel "The Texian schooner of war Independence"-Accepl, Sir, for yourself and your officers the consideralion of high esteem of-Your ovedient servant-
George Fisher
[Correo Atlanlico, New Orleans, June 13, 1836.] [3172] [FORSYTH to GOROSTIZA]
Department of State, Washington, May 27, 1836. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has had the honor to receive the letter of Mr. Gogostiza, minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary of Mexico, of the 24th instant, calling the attention of the President of the United States to a motion made in the Senate, now in session, to refer the petitions of certain American citizens to the Committee of Foreign Relations for examination, which is descriLed by Mr. Corostiza as the proposition of a member of that body regarding the recognition of Lhe independence of Texas. The undersigned
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