The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 20, July 1916 - April, 1917 Page: 157
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British Correspondence Concerning Texas
in ascertaining and increasing the numerical strength of its par-
tisans, for the day of final appeal.
William Kennedy.
The Earl of Aberdeen, K. T.
April 4th.
P. S. H. M. S. Electra, which bears this Despatch, waits to
convey H. M's Charg6 d' Affaires to Charleston. U. S.
H. I. S. Eurydice arrived in Galveston roads on Yesterday,
from Vera Cruz. W. K.
BANKHEAD TO ELLIOTT4
Mexico.
8 April 1845
My Dear Sir,
I had the pleasure yesterday of receiving your letter of the
10th. Ultimo, enclosing two Despatches which you had a few days
previously addressed to Lord Aberdeen.5
These Despatches appeared to me so important at the present
juncture, when we are all busy, in trying to persuade this Gov-
ernment to come forward, that I communicated their contents
generally to my French Colleague, and we agreed at once to
call upon the Secretary of State and talk the matter over with
him-for without divulging to the latter a word more than was
absolutely necessary for our purpose, I felt there was enough con-
tained in what you sent me to enable us to push matters a little
faster with these folks than they might otherwise be desirous
of going.-The fact is that the Ultra federal Party are push-
ing them hard at this moment upon the necessity of War-
and they are not resolute enough to combat the attack, but seek
by all sorts of palliatives to ward off the blow. To inspire them
with resolution has been our object and your letters have strength-
ened our hands vastly.
Mr Smith's Conversations with you prove that there is a grow-
ing desire in Texas to. come to some amicable Arrangement with
this Country-I told Mr Cuevas so, but I took care at the same
time to add, that I came to that opinion in consequence of
'F. O., Texas, Vol. 23.
'Not found, but the despatches enclosed are presumably Elliot to
Aberdeen, Nos. 10 and 11, March 6 and 7, 1845. See ante p. 729 seq.157
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