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day previous to, or perhaps the day of the Battle of San Jacinto-- Your dress,, horse, arms, &c the Mexican dittos- The eyes of every body here now are wide open at the doings at the Scottish Earls Tourna- ment which has just come off-and I should like to furnish a sketch of a tilt for mortal life, which from the description I have had of it comes nearer the feats of the Nights [sic] of old than any thing recorded in modern times- I have heard you relate other "scapes by flood & field" of the days of the Revolution which are deeply interesting & ought to be preserved unless you reduce them to writing now they will soon be forgotten even [ ?] by you, & like the baseless fabric of a vision will vanish from the world- In making this request of you, I am aware that I am treading upon delicate ground- and that to comply to say the least of it will be very embarrassing But when you consider that these things should and do belong to the history of the Country, I am in hopes you will not refuse me- All I want are a few facts that may be relied on The communications to me if anv will of course be consid- ered sacred & nothing shall ever induce me ··to place you in the least awkward attitude- Every thing in relation to Texas is read with the utmost eagerness [and] while this is the rage I am anxious to do something in my small way for you & the Country- I have heard of Genl Hamiltons safe arrival in London, but nothing more of him I have also learned from undoubted authority that he had notified Genl Henderson that he had been associated with him (Hender- son) in the Commission to treat with France & England and that Henderson had been deeply mortified at it, especially as he had had not the slightest intimation of it from his Govt. He has farther decided to leave the business just as it is entirely & exclusively to Genl Hamilton and to return home, for under all the circumstances (the manner of appointment, his not being informed of "it, the time &c,) he looks upon himself as having been superceded~ 85 He will consequently soon be at home- IIe will however still be your friend & a supporter of your administration- I much fear Hamilton is yet to give you more trouble than all your enemies- The purchase of the Zavalla, his fruitless mission to Europe for money, (for I have not the least idea he will succeed) and his being sent to superceed Henderson, for so Hendersons return will make it appear, will all be sefi]zed upon by your enemies & particularly by the warm friends of Henderson- If I might be per - mitted now to make a suggestion it would be that the Secretary of State be instructed to correspond more frequently with our foreign Legations-- and that nothing be done affecting- the situation of the foreign representa- tives with 86 their being immediately a[dvis]ed of it- The neglect of this has already deeply wounded the pride of both Jones & Henderson- but for Gods sake keep all this to yourself- I am [no]t at liberty to say how I learned this [informatio] n of Henderson- But it is ne·ner- th[ eless] tme e[very] word of it- He is anxious it sha[ll] not rera]ch your enemies, particularly ~s coming from h-im-He had not seen Ham- ilton nor his instructions- and I very much hope they may not be what he supposes they are- He had certainly nearly completed a very good treaty, take it all in all but that little busy body Saligny ha~
"See no. 1433. "'The sense here plainly requires "without" rather than "with".
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