one- If the office Insured the property against all risk-, Including Capture by the Enemy then there is no claim- If not against capture, but only against sea Risk then the owners have no claim on the Insurance. -but lose the properly, without recourse to any one. I shall send you the Evening paper and C and Enquirer of this morning, also;- The former will no doubt Copy from the Orleans paper of 2d came to hand this morning- Nothing direct from Texas, but some interesting advice from Matamoros, which ought to appear in the Globe- Gorostiza is, in Phila. or will be today-He intends publishing in the Globe or Nat Intel. his full correspondence with this Govnt. also you will see the Presidents answer to the call of the House of Reps. which has not reached us,-I call your attention to the enclosed paper in reference to M-which you will please reply to, as soon as possible, and give me a definite answer, as regards this transaction. Let it be a separate paper in reply to mine, to show to the parties.-I have this morn's Letter from S. F. Austin at Phila. dated 14th and note its contents. I hope to hear from the head of the Committee at Phila. on the subject of the men, money, wanted, to move them etc.-I was going to write him but shall wail, until tomorrow to receive his Letter. We shall move in this business, without doubt, and that promptly- See Stones letter to you of yesterday addressd. either at Baltimore ~r Washington-I dont remember which-I agree with you that the south will save you- Still, I am sorry nothing further has been done here- than when you left us- Tho I think something further will be done-today has been the first working day among us-and I suppose all are at work but myself-I confess I have done nothing, and the reason is before you-all calls on the subject of Texas are made to me-all enquiries sent to me-I have to get the news from the files of papers then, confer with editors, and Talk up and answer inquires etc. then write you etc. etc. So that I trust you will find some excuse for me at least for today- I do all l can and will do my utmost of this you must not doubt. But I have to do all myself, none can act for me: or write for me- This keeps me hard at work without fulfilling my promise of going on as I intended today- Still will tomorrow- The charleston Boal, tomorrow might bring us news no doubt-I also send you a
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