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PAPERS OF MmAnEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
No. 2152 H. HOUSTON, WASHINGTON, [TEXAS] 01 1843 June 15, PROCLOMATION BY SAM HOUSTON By The President Of The Republic of Texas. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, an official communication 98 has_ been received, at the De- partment of State, from Her Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaires near this Government, founded upon a despatch 99 he had received from Her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Mexico, announcing to this Gov- ernment the fact that the President of Mexico would forthwith order a cessation of hostilities, on his part, and the establishment of an armi- stice between Mexico and Texas, and requested that the President of Texas, would send regular order to the different officers, commanding the Texian forces : And whereas, the President of Texas has felt justified, from ·the disposition evinced by this act of the President of Mexico, and the nature of those dispositions, in adopting the proposed measure, and ordering the cessation of hostilities on the part of Texas. Therefore, be it known, that I, Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the same; do hereby declare and proclaim that an Armistice is established between Texas and Mexico, to continue during the pendency of negotiations between the two countries for peace, and until due notice of an intention to resume hostilities (should such an intention hereafter be entertained by either party,) shall have been formally announced through H. B. M. Charge d'Affaires at the respective Gov- -ernments, and the revocation of this proclamation; and all officers commanding the forces of Texas, or acting by authority of this Govern- ment, are hereby ordered and commanded to observe the same. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the Republic to be affixed. Done at Washington [L. S.] of June, A. D. 18'13, and of the Independence of the Republic the eighth. SAM HOUSTON. No. 2153 1848 June 17, GEORGE K[NIGHTl TEULON, AND OTHERS, AUSTIN, fTEXAS] TO MrrRABEAU] BfUONAPARTE] LAMAR, INDEPENDENCE, [TEXAS] Communicating a resolution of the Travis County public meeting at Austin, [June] 15, tendering to Lamar a public barbecue at Austin at a date to be designated by him. L. S. 1 p. "'Printed. In no. 2203. 18 See Garrison, Diplomatic Correspondence of the Republic of Texas, III, 1090. 18 lbid., 1091.
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