The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 6, July 1902 - April, 1903 Page: 275
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The Disturbances at Anahuac.
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In the first part of November, 1831, Teran and George Fisher
arrived at Anahuac to reestablish the custom-house, which had
been located at Galveston.1 During the interval of its suspension,
George Fisher's correspondence shows him to have been at Mata-
moras. After a visit of twelve or fifteen days, Teran left Anahuac
and reached Brazos de Santiago in the middle of December, 1831.
George Fisher was hardly installed in his office again when he
began to cause trouble by his regulations. Stephen F. Austin wrote
to TerAn, February 5, 1832, from the mouth of the Trinity River
while on his return from a visit to Colonel Bradburn, a letter in
which, while he reported that all was then tranquil, he complained
of the troubles caused by a very impracticable rule made by Fisher
on November 24, 1831, in regard to the commerce in the river
Brazos. Austin thought that the trouble could have been avoided
if, instead of this measure, Fisher had made provision for the
trade of the Brazos River to be attended to at the mouth of the
river, until the custom-house on Galveston Island should be rees-
tablished. He asked TerAn for "the removal of Fisher from the
office of administrator of Galveston."2
Bradburn's administration of the customs soon developed into
an absolute tyranny, which began with an order, in the fall of
1831, closing all the ports of Texas except Galveston. December
16, 1831, a meeting of citizens was held at Brazoria to consider the
conduct of the Mexican government and to ascertain public senti-
ment in the colony relating to the order.8 The committee was
persistent and Bradburn was forced to grant its request.
A few days later, Bradburn proclaimed "the whole country, lying
within ten leagues of the coast, to be under martial law, and
threatened the civil authorities with exemplary punishment if they
should dare to assert a rival jurisdiction."'
In the meantime the law closing the ports had been resisted by
force at Velasco. At this time there were several vessels, the
Nelson, the Williams, the Ticson,5 and the Sabine, engaged in
'Stephen F. Austin to James F. Perry, Nov. 15, 1831. Austin Papers.
'Stephen F. Austin to Teran, Feb. 5, 1532. Austin Papers.
"Yoakum, History of Texas, 281-282; Foote, Texas and the Texans, II 13.
'Foote, Texas and the Texans, II 15-16.
'This name is given by Filisola. It is probably a corruption of Texan-
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