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June 25 The Extraording Lin.. of Congress meets at Houston 94 in a day or so. The 'War Party' are for an on of Mexico by Sea & Land, with with what forces ^there may be in the country - that is the citizens and the U. States Volunteers. But the Treasury is empty & the ^fort? has no credit. Among? So..g? the 'war party' to ? their own langage and to 'go the whole an..mal, horns and all' & add 'Let us perform for an invasion of Mexico in the fall - ?sh Laoin 20,000 men in the field. Our Brethren in the states are brng with desire to assist us, & fix our boundary along the Mountains. (Sierra-Madras.)

The Texans  talk of their 'Main Army' as if they had 20,000 men under arms. when really there are

but a few companies of Volunteers, but a ca of nemity all ^would turn out. General Houston has been so anrend by the 'War Party' that it is whispered about, that his intimate friends have had much difficulty in persuading him to obtain the Presidency.

 Others say that he wishes to annex Texas to the U. States &c-- &c-- &c-- (twaddth) General 
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