the inhabitants to return to their homes and attend to their crops? Where an official annunciation of the fact that the inhabitants are at l heir homes and in possession of the Most of Texas? Where the publication opening your ports and fixing your Tariff and Tonnage. Sir says he your President should rend an express once a week lo New Orleans to his agent and have published by authority the true situation of your country and every thing that goes to shew you are a de facto government. This is indispensible. He then commenced on Butler and said that but for his delay and misconduct Texas would have belonged to this Government. This is indispensible. He then commenced on Butler and said that but for his delay and misconduct Texas would have belonged to this Government before this war broke out and sir says he be not surprised if I yet soon announce a cession by Mexico of Texas to the United States. This gave me to understand that he was in treaty with Gorosliza and I announced to him for the 10th time that Texas protested against any sale or cession by Mexico. He answered that if such took place a quit claim would be all that would be obtained from Mexico leaving the preliminaries to he afterwards arranged between Texas and the United States. I again renewed my protest against any disposition of Texas by Mexico. I write you this lo let you know What is wanted here in order to procure our recognition. Do urge our government to write to the agents here at least once a week and to make frequent publications in relation lo the stale of affairs in Texas. Our latest dates from New Orleans are of the 13th l\'lay. The Indians have cul off all communication for some time. We should now have New Orleans dates of the 22cl-. All is anxiety about the Texas news Many doubt the capture of Santa Anna because the agents here have received no letters from the Texas Government. Do urge them lo write often. I shaU leave here as soon as the news is placed beyond all doubt-which will be in 2 or 3 days as we arc now getting the New Orleans paper Via Nashville and Louisville. When the news is placed beyond all doubt I will demand of this Government a decisive answer in relation lo our recognition. When this is given 1 wiU start for Texas via Nashville. Do write to me often al Nashville and New Orleans. Childress has not been here since you left. Carson's leaving Texas, I mean the Secretary of Stale has done considerable harm. Genl. Jackson observed to me that it in some measure justified Gorostiza in
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