The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 211
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British Correspondence Concerning Texas
During the first Session of Congress many salutary laws were
enacted, which are in operation, rigidly administered by the Judges
and other Authorities in the several districts and Counties aper-
taining to their Jurisdiction.
I have not been able to obtain the Laws which have been passed
in a pamphlet form, as they are not yet so arranged, but I have
the honour of transmitting a file of the "Telegraph" Newspaper
which contains them all and to which I must beg reference. Much
order prevails in the Villages and Towns, if they may be so
designated, as well as throughout the Country and the detection
of Crime is surely followed by the infliction of the corresponding
punishment established by Law upon conviction of the offender by
an impartial Jury.-Such is the State of Texas at present as re-
gards its Government and the execution of the Laws and it is
internally tranquil, the roads safe for travellers, unless on the
Indian Frontier at a distance from Settlements.
The Campaign of 1836, unsettled the whole Country, between
the Rio Bravo del Norte and the San Jacinto which falls into
the N. West Corner of Galveston Bay. Most of the crops were
lost, the Corn all destroyed and the Towns as well as many of the
Houses on the plantations were burnt, generally by the Colonists
themselves, to leave the Mexican Army without shelter and by
the Mexicans also in many instances, but the inhabitants are
again upon their lands and the Cultivation goes on, as far as the
River La Baca or the Navidad, where the Texian Head quarters
has been for some time past.
The Army is composed of about 2000 Men enlisted for 2 Years
Service, the effective strength on the 1st May was 1830 Bayonets
in Camp.-They are said to be well disciplined and they certainly
have borne considerable privations without murmuring, having
had to subsist of late wholly upon Beef, their Supplies of Bread,
and flour having been captured by the Mexn. Fleet.-Besides this,
the regular Arm, Texas has several Companies of Rangers on the
various Frontiers to check the Indian Tribes.-These last however
have but little occupation, as the Policy of General Houston has
been conciliatory and he has very lately entered into Treaties with
the most influential Chiefs, who were at the Seat of Government
on a "Big Talk" and retired well satisfied.211
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