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No. 2412. NOTES ON THE "FREDONIAN WAR." LAMAR [184-?.l :Mateo Ahumada writes from Sanfilipe, dated 4 J anry 1827 a letter to "Citizen Richard Fields of the Cherokees" dissuading him from joining the Freedonians-telling him to meet him, Austin, and the "Chief of the Department of Texas Jose Antonio Saucedo" "at the Trinity River at the Crossing of the main road near the Lomo de Torro or this town" where they could discuss & settle all differences. He says that the Govt. of :Mexico does not want to declare war on the Cherokees; and that if they had not obtained Land it was because they had not applied properly to the Congress of Coahula & Texas or because of some neglect of their agents at ~Iexico- . Austin writes a letter to J. D. Hunter, 4th. Jany 1827-dissuading him from the Freedonian War- • B W. Edwards writes to Col. Austin dated Nacogdoches 21st July 1826, detailing many abuses of the Govt. heaped upon his brother Haden Edwards; the calemis [calumnies] of his character; the various orders recd. from the Govt. in relation to his Grant; threats that the Grant shall be taken from him; yet no charges or complaints specified against Edwds; these things induce Ben, W. Edwds to write said letter Calling on Austin for Justice &C Among other things he uses the following language--to wit: "Col. Austin, these abuses and outrages upon the American~ will not be tolerated long!! The rumbling of the Volcano has already become audible around us, and if any acci- dent should cause its explosion in any part of its surface, not all our efforts could arrest its progress. It is upon you then that I mostly rely in preventing the storm that seems to be now coming on." When this letter was written Haden Edwds, had left for the US, and left his brother in charge of the Colony until his return- Col. J as. Bowie writes from San Augustine August 8th 1832, that the 12 Regt. of Infantry formerly of Nacogdoches & in command of Col. Jose de las Piedras, is a prisoner in town, soon to be dispatched for Anahuac, & that the Regiment has put itself under his command & are now on their march for San filipe, and being in distitute situation he asks for them some horses and provisions- He says in the fight at Nacogdoches about 33 Spaniards were killed, & 17 or 18 wounded; on the other side the Alcalde, and 3 to 7 wounded- No. 2414. ANECDOTES OF SANTA ANNA. LAMAR [Translation from the Spanish] [Richmond? Texas 184- ?] Everybody knows what were the causes which influenced Santa Anna to declare himself against Iturbide in 1822, but few persons can know that in . order to free himself of the presence of General Echavarri in Vera Cruz whom the Emperor had sent to watch him, he agreed with Lemaur, who was governor of the Castle of Ulua, offer- ing to deliver the place to him, and in order to do so asked that he
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