The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, July 1912 - April, 1913 Page: 307
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British Correspondence Concerning Texas 307
MOORE TO THE TEXAS TIMES'
Texas Sloop of War Austin,
Outside N. E. Pass, Miss.
April 19th, 1843.
Mr. F. Pinckard, Editor of the Texas Times,
Galveston, Texas.
In the event of my being declared by proclamation by the Presi-
dent as a Pirate, or outlaw; you will please state over my signature
that I go down to attack the Mexican Squadron, with the consent
and full concurrence of Col. James Morgan, who is on board this
Ship as one of the Commissioners to carry into effect the secret act
of Congress, in relation to the Navy, and who is going with me,
believing as he does that it is the best thing that could be done
for the country.
This Ship and the brig have excellent men on board, and the offi-
cers and men are all eager for the contest.-We go to make one
desperate struggle to turn the tide of ill luck that has so long been
running against Texas.
You shall hear from me again as soon as possible.
E. W. Moore.
ABERDEEN TO ELLIOT2
Draft. Foreign Office
Captain Elliot. May 18th. 1843.
No. 5."
Sir,
I have received your Letter of the 29th of March, in which you
inform me that a Texian Citizen named Robinson had arrived in
Texas bearing to the President of Texas from General Santa Anna
Propositions of a peculiar but pacific character for the adjustment
of the Differences between the Two Countries
Those Propositions although calculated and perhaps intended to
'Quated by The Morning Star, May 18, 1843.
2F. 0., Texas, Vol. 6. The concluding phrase of the last paragraph
only has been printed in Garrison, Diplomatic Correspondence of the Rc-
public of Texas, III, 1096; in Am. Hist. Assoc. Report, 1908, II.
"Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Aberdeen to Elliot have been omitted. No. 1 trans-
mitted correspondence with Ashbel Smith on the Guadalupe and Monte-
cuma. No. 2 was an inquiry as to the fate of a Mr. Orr, and No. 3 i'
regard to a Mr. J. Dickson. No. 4 transmitted a despatch from Paken-
hm, descriptive of the war between Mexico and Texas.
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