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Wednesday 5th - 76º 85 am pm S & E. Reports of ? unfounded - some Stupidity or other - Gl ? has retreated or returned to Rio Grande ;our fellows - many of them - goen home for awhile - to ?prepare? in 20 or 30 days to go to Rio Grande - Saturday 2 PM arrived in Galveston - Monday 17. Wrote to Pringle - & the one Ship for ? went by same ? the 'Santana' to N. Orleans Tuesday 18 - Rec'd Ans ? Gazette from Tenlon - that paper now opposes the President - for several reasons, but those past ? that for removing the Seat of Government. Tenlon has accompanied Gl. McLeod toward Red River but will he work Barbeson on Novr has left Politics for awhile - has written to Pringle query him the "Sub rosa" state of positions. here

 The last congress offered the President about dictatorial powers, but the object in so doing was to see if they could not commit him - he saw the game & vetoed the bill to that effect.  He remained in Houston some time afterwards without means to supply his table - getting into debt - The President then found it convenient to slope, which he did with