shortly-will proceed with all possible dispatch to Washinglon City, where I shall hope lo be advised of the wishes of the Government. I shall not attempt a description of my feelings upon the reel of the news of Houstons Viclory-you may imagine bul J can not discribe. The enthusiastic bursts of. feeling every where in this country exceeds any thing I have ever witnessed. The spirit in Congress is fine] send all the papers J can get to let you see what is passing there. Public Meetings are geting up in all directions petitioning Congress lo recognise our Indepen- dence. A bold move has been made in my native county (Burke No Ca) in our favor a fine and spirited debate arouse upon the presentation of their proceeding in Congress. (See papers) From Lhe call of the Secy of War and of Gen) Houston for troops and from the circumstances of Santa Anas having made a requisition for five thousand additional troops and two hundred Officers I am induced to believe that we should send on from this country every Volunteere we can. I am acting on that principle and shall not relax my efforts unless advised to do so by the Govt We should drive the enemy from the Country and f orlify our Western border and maintain a sufficient force lo man our Garrisons unlill all difficulties are settled. I inclose you a correspondence with Genl Dunlap who has been exerting himself in our cause and who will soon be in Texas Seventy men are now ready to leave under Captn Grundy who is the prosecuting Atty. for the United States for this District, and has formal orders to arrest and prosecute every man who may take up arms in the cause of Texas or in any way Violate the Neutrality of the U. S., He says he will prosecute any man under his command who will lake up arms here and he will accompany them to the boundry line of the U. S. to see that they shall not violate her Neutrality and when there, if the boys think proper lo step over the line as peaceable Emigrants his authority in this Govt will cease and he thinks it highly probable that he will take a peepe al Texas himself. Thus you sec how the neutrality of this Govt is preserved by her civil officers. You will perceive by the accompanying correspondence the monied arrangement I have made with Gen) Dunlap to forward on the Volunteers under his command.
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