3 10 the Indian nations of Buenos Ayres, Chile, and Guatemala are not mentioned.

4 11 for "was" read "were."

13 16 for "Gunaguato" read "Guanaxuato," both there and wherever else the word

45 13 from the word " country," the sentence to the end of the paragraph should
have been entirely omitted. It was inserted by a mistake.

49 21 for "was taken from Santa Anna," read “was adopted in accordance with Santa
Anna's views."

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1 I have subsequently been assured that the British ministers did not interfere
further than simply intimating, that if such disorders continued, they would
retire altogether.

50 10 for "Labato" read "Lobato."

23 for "Guadulaxara" read "Guadalaxara."

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53 7 for "seized" read "viewed."

53 24 for "March 24, 1825," read "18th August, 1824."

55

2 and 5 for "Escoceres" read "Escoseses."

57 10 The 1000 men are what Santa Anna brought with him from Vera Cruz, but he was joined in the state of Tamaulipas by large reinforcements.

57 20 I find that Guerrero was only chargeable with the abuse of the dictatorial powers conferred on him by the congress.

62

5 "Carbajal" should be "Carabajal."

62 26 for " confusion" read "revolution."

66 23 for "petitions" read "petition."

93

5 for "Captain Fannin" read "Colonel Fannin."

93 20 for "San Patrico" read "San Patricio."

101 20 for "450" read "150."

102 29 for "450" read "150."

108 28 for "Muriano" read " Mariano."

108 33 for "Satillo" read "Saltillo."

114 19 I mean that the treaty terminated the war of independence as the Texans will have it, but it can only be so understood for that campaign. The account of the disorders in Urrea's retreat may be exaggerated. I had it from a Texan officer.

145 17 for "on the receipt of" read "sending off." At this part, before speaking of the landing at Vera Cruz, I ought to have mentioned the capture of the fort of San Juan de Ullua, between which events a considerable period elapsed. 148 4 for "army were" read " army who were." 150 23 for "found" read "it was found."

14 The £10,000,000 is, in round numbers, the whole amount of the debt of
Mexico to English subjects, in security for which Mexico mortgaged to them
125 millions of acres to be selected in Texas, Chihuahua, New Mexico, So-
nora and California, at their own option.

16 The date of the decree being 12th April, 1837, it was one month after the
acknowledgment by the United States, which took place on the 3rd of March
preceding: but I apprehend Mexico had then, and has now, a perfect right to
dispose of Texas as she pleases, according to her force aud power so to do.
26 By saying that Mexico has no power to recognize the independence of Texas, I
do not mean to deny her right of perfect sovereignty, but simply that the basis
of the constitution appears to militate against such a dismemberment, and,
much to her honour, Mexico has already protested her inability to recognize
Texas to the prejudice of the territorial rights there of British subjects,
founded on the sanctity of her own decrees.

5 for "Jose Justa" read "Jose Justo."

186 25 for" Matagorder" read "Matagorda."

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196 204

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7 In speaking of a fiscal revolution in Mexico, I allude to the absurd notion of Mr. Kennedy to upset the fiscal regulations both of Mexico and the United States, by the introduction, across both frontiers, of British goods introduced into Texas duty free.

17 for "Tamaulipus" read "Tamaulipas."

The population of Texas, including transient visitors, is given, in round num-
bers, as 54,088, on a fair estimate from the best data I could collect on the
spot, in the absence of any regular census of the whole country.

5 for "General Austin" read" Moses Austin."
12 Let not the reader understand that by dismemberment of the old empire of
Montezuma, I do more than allude ironically to the preposterous idea of a
modern author of no small self conceit, that Great Britain has an interest in
supporting the Texans, whose whole policy and efforts are directed to effect
that dismemberment.

229 20 for "General" read "Stephen."

235

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object; but if all the powers in Christendom should unite in it, and in obliging the North Americans and the Texans to keep within the rules of humanity and justice, I would be so much the better pleased.

237 13 I do not here mean an active policy, but one too passive, and not actively preventive of encroachment upon aboriginal races.

239 26 for "share" read "chase."

258 27 for "Buyon" read " Bayou."

272 5 for "breaks" read "break."

275 19 for "as" read "is."

332 10, 11, 12. Here I speak of the frontier that the Texans pretend to, and which Mr. Kennedy allows them; for the true limits, the reader is referred to the map.

336 10 for "Sacremento" read "Sacramento."

353 7. The extension of the territory of Texas to the Rio Grande del Norte, is to be understood only in the sense of what the Texans claim, the true boundary being the river Nueces.

354 19 and 23 for "Valasco" read" Velasco."

354

357

26 for"700" read "600"

13 after "bacon, bread, stuff, flour of all kinds," read “free.” 357 15 for "bents" read "beets."

357 29 for "crats" read 66

carts. 359 19 for "lining" read "lime." 362 8 for "96,000,000" read "192,000,000" of English acres. 362 17 for "Beud" read "Bend." 363

6 for "Annuhuac" read "Anahuac."

363 19 Brazoria itself cont

only about 250, (see page 203,) but the population of

the neighbourhood is here added.

363 24 The same remark applies to Bolivar.

363 28 It applies also to Austin.

366 8 for " Valasco" read "Velasco."

368 17 If I am correct in the estimate of 63,648,669 acres already granted, by turning to page 234, the reader will find that Texas still comprises 78,536,331 acres to be disposed of.

Ganado mayor."

372 13 The grants referred to in note, page 368, are to be understood as exceptions. 375 26 for "to that" read "to what."

392 4 for "lines" read "liens."

399

22 for "crises which besiege" read "crisis which besieges."

408 20 The meaning here is, that the lands may be paid for in government paper, receivable at par, only worth 25 cents the dollar.

410 15 for 3,000,000" read" 5,000,000."

410 31 The expression of this hope will remind the reader of the fable of the fox and

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the sour grapes.

7 The meaning is, that Mexico, as sovereign of Texas, will not recognise the validity of any titles to lands there given by the rebel government.

HISTORY

OF THE

REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.

CHAPTER I.

The Natchez: the Original Inhabitants of Texas-Extent of their territory-Their Religion-Their sudden and unaccountable disappearance-First Spanish Settlements in Natchez-Texas formerly a part of Natchez-Texas annexed to the Viceroyalty of Mexico-First War of Independence, to the fall of Morelos.

To carry the history of a civilized nation through a series of ages, is comparatively an easy task to tracing the rise and fall of a people unacquainted with the use of letters, and whose discoverers have left us but a very vague account of their manners, habits, customs, or institutions, and of which their own traditions furnish the historian with no data. Such is the obscurity in which the history of the Natchez is involved. However, in addition to the conjectures of many able historical writers, who have laboured to show the fate of the Natchez, we find that the Spaniards at different periods possessed themselves of the whole of the vast empire of the Natchez, which extended from the Missis

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