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Now whilst all these things are going on. The British Charge & that of France are in the U. States principally at New Orleans - & it is reported that they are sick, and^thus brother Jonathan has it all his own way here.

 The latter end of Feby the U.S. Ahiones "Flirt" li Eators to harbour, for a rendezvous with another^ U. States Man of war, & Alams important tis palithes from her. The "Flirt"

returned to Galveston, the depalst forwarded to Washington to President Houston - The sull of this latter move? was that General Henderson was sent to the Ert of U. States as a private, but special? envoy - a few days afterwards, other dispatches from Houston to to the U.S. purfotery to recende to annexation & that there was only one dissentint voice in the Texan Senate - that Houston would call the Texan Congress together - that then would he no difficulty on the ..byest, & now all that was wanted was the consent of the Senate of the U. States to the annexation.