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placed at a value which displeased Fisher, who said he would not abide by the award. - Morgan now becoming excited, swore that he would have his goods and that the appaismt should stand; and made some demonstrations of hostility towards Fisher, who immediately shut the doors, and fled to Bradburn for protection. Bradburn came. Mor gan told him of the agreemnt withTeran, and of the impossibility of meeting the demands of Fisher. Bradburn, said he was bound to lend the aid of the Garrison to Fisher if he required it, whereupon, Morgan told him that he would arin his negroes and resist his force, aided by the people who were ready to take up arms in the case. - To avoid extremities, Bradburn prevailed upon Morgan to desist from breaking open the doors & making a forcible ·seizure, until monday mornig, at which time he pledged himself that the affair should be amicably settled. To this the owners agreed. - when monday came, Fisher was absent, and Capt. Ximenes, commanding a Mexican armed Schooner was appointed to act in his place. Under his managemt, the affair was settled by the owner's paying duties of 2000, double the amt. agreed upon by Teran. This ended this �ffair. - Other difficulties were constantly arising under the administra tion of Fisher - so that he was compelled by his unpopularity and the general disgust of him, to remove his office Galveston Island for the security of his person. No. 2482 1853 Aug. 24, JAMES BUCHANAN, LONDON, [ENGLAND] TO [WILLIAM LEARNED MARCY, WASHINGTON, D. C.] Reporting his first audience with Queen Victoria. Copy. 1 p. In no. 17, p. 4.
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