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of the United Mexican States; and he will see the restoration of
tranquillity with much satisfaction."
On February 21, 1827, Poinsett wrote telling the effect produced
in Mexico when news reached there of the Nacogdoches revolt. In
the debate in the Mexican congress members had not hesitated to
express their opinion that the government of the United States
"was privy to this movement, if indeed it had not encouraged it.
The latter opinion is boldly avowed by the Sol, a paper extremely
inimical to the interests of the United States." The congress had
appropriated five hundred thousand dollars to put down the insur-
rection.37 About two weeks later Poinsett wrote that the expedi-
tion against the insurgents in Texas had started for Vera Cruz
whence it would sail for Matagorda, the rendezvous. It would
consist of one thousand troops and would be joined by ten thousand
others from the interior provinces. "A desire was manifested to
evince on this occasion great promptness and energy, so as to pre-
vent similar attempts being made elsewhere." In a conference
which Poinsett had with President Victoria the latter had said he
was satisfied the government of the United States had not encour-
aged the revolt; but expressed a desire that the president of the
United States should give some public manifestation of his dis-
approbation.8 The troops intended for Texas were assembled in
Vera Cruz, and although word came of the collapse of the revolt,
still they prepared to go to the Texas coast to guard against similar
outbreaks. The large force of provincial troops were not to join
them, however, as originally planned. But the expedition got no
8"Obregon to Secretario, 17 de Febrero, and 21 de Febrero de 1827, the
latter enclosing a copy of Clay to Obregon, Feb. 19, 1827, quoted above,
.also Obregon to Clay, 20 de Febrero de 1827, politely acknowledging Clay's
of the preceding day; all in MS. Rel. Ext.
87Poinsett to Clay, Feb. 21, 1827, MS. Dept. of St., Mex., Desp., II.
Early in February the Mexican foreign office had told Poinsett of a raid
by Anglo-Americans on Nacogdoches Nov. 22, 1826. After some depreda-
tions they had left, declaring they would return on December 15. Poin-
sett replied that he would transmit this complaint to his government and
felt sure that the aggressors would be punished. On receiving it Clay
returned a copy of orders to the military authorities on the border which
he said he believed would put a stop to the offense and secure the pun-
ishment of the guilty. Espinosa to Poinsett, Feb. 2, 1827; Poinsett to
Espinosa, Feb. 4, 1827; Poinsett to Clay, Feb. 7, 1827; MS. Dept. of St.,
Mex., Desp., II; and Clay to Poinsett, March 24, 1827, MS. Dept. of St.,
Instr., XI, 283.
"Poinsett to Clay, March 8, 1827, MS. Dept. of St., Mex., Desp., II.234
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