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Wednesday 17th Wrote to Mr K & Sudie. Noon a slight storm from due N with heavy rain - temperature descended - after rain calm & then it was Sultry - Thursday 18th 8 am 79º - noon 82 -- 9 am 80º Saturday 20th The American Minister Mr. ?Goss? received dispatches form Washington to express to the Texan Govt "The hope that it may be deemed to comport with the interests of the Texan Govt to suspend military operations which may be in contemplation against the Mexican Republic until it shall learn the result of the negociations which Mr Thompson has been directed to undertake" - Sunday 21st. Report from N. Orleans 16 days out - brings news that Capt Elliot The British Consul to Texas had arrived in that city - A Brig with a White flag at her fore & Mexican at her ?Pique? came in - bringing the Santa Fé prisoners under ? McLeod from V. Cruz 10 days - 14 men had died from Aug of Black Vomit The Brig came to anchor 3 miles below the Town - calm - Went on bd. There were some 160 or more huddled together - it was dark - thus little ? than a sluggishly moving mass of sun-burn images & ill-clothed men coated