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a place for this Country - The '? down Easters' & loafers already see the British Hag hunted! that is the War Party - (the remains of them) and as a matter of course Condemn all Houstons acts - Next Sloop of War Brilliante arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz 8 days - H.B. sloop Scylla fired a Salute in commemoration of H. M Arapon - answered by the "Brilliante"- 21st several lines in Spanish not transcribed here Jones arrived from C. Christi - The ? a Mexican has had this ? in to Kill Jones - they met him in his [crossed out: boat] craft laden with Tobacco etc. - fired at him & two others - but steered off - The Comanches have been down about C. Christi & taken several persons into captivity & killed one man - The Comanche killed some ? - There are only some dozen ? of the ? at C. Christi - & another ? remnant at Matagordo. 22nd H. M. Sloop 'Scylla' left for Vera Cruz with Sam Houstons proclamation of the Armistice with Mexico