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In the Autumn of this vear the U S Govt. were very desirous to clislo1lge Lafitte from CalYezton- 182,1- (Here some acct. is giYen of :Mosses Austin's first settlemt- Stephen Austin-1turbedc-mexican events &C-) 1822-Resiclence of renegade negroes from St Domingo on Gah-e:don Isld- they soon cl isperse- Genl. Long Marches upon La Bahia with 60 men In the Autumn the Caranchnchuas plunder the cargo of a vessel be- longing to Austins settlers- 1823 Jany 4. a national Colonization law was passed by the l\fexican Congress, approved by the Emperor lturbede & promulgnted 18 Febr_y- (Iturbccle's fate &C) 1825- A state Colonization law passed at Saltillo & several large grants of Land made to Empresarios or Land contractors- Austin's settlers at war with the Caranchuays on acct. of their- depradations- 1826 Genl. Excitemt in )f exico thro' the Escoses & Yorkinos ( Ma- souic societies) the former ·were for moderate principles, many of them in favor of a Constitutional King to be chosen from the Borbon fam- ily; the latter thro' the ageucy of l\fr. Poinsett opposed to the regal or central form of Govt. & in favor of the entire expul:;ion of the old Spanish from Mexico- 1827. Freclonian War-population computed 15000 souls 1828 Jf exican bistory- 1830 April 6th Further emigration of americans prohibited- ~r ex- ican )filitary posts established-Guerrero establishes another govt at Valladolid- Civil war in :Mexico- 1831- Teran orders the arrest of Madero in his quality as Commis- sioner to put the inhabitants of the Trinity River in possession of their Lands. l\fadero & his sun-eyor imprisoned in the )Iexicnn garrison of Anahuac-- The Ayuntamiento established at Liberty destroyed the military- ]832. 26th JunP. Fort at Velasco taken- Of the Texans 11 Killed" 52 wounded, 173 mexicans formed the garison; one half of them killed- Anahuac & Nacogdoches fall- Teran is defeated by Genl. )f ontazuma- 'l'eran falls & expires on his sword- Texas suffers from the Indians & the cholera- 18:13. Texas in conformity with the decree of 7th May 1824 peti- tioned )f exico to ha,•e a separate constitution- Austin in Mexico - J 83--1- ~anta Anna becomes the champion of the aristocracy & church party-~[ay 13. Santa Anna dissolved the Congress & becomes dic- tator- 1835 Legislature of Coahuila & Texas dissolved by Santa Anna June- Anahuac taken by the Texans. September Austin returns from l\Iexico- Genl. Cos lands at Copano- 23rd- 700 Texans march from Brazoria under Austin to attack St Antonio- ]8:35 Legislature of Coahuila & Texas dissolved by Santa Ana. " .June. Anahuac taken by Travis. " Septr. S F Austin returns to Texas from Mexico
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