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British Correspondence Concerning Texas
worthlessness of these pretensions to the Country beyond the
"Nueces"
Charles Elliot.
The Right Honourable.
The Earl of Aberdeen, K. T.
ELLIOT TO ABERDEEN11
No 19. New Orleans.
March 14th 1846.
My Lord,
I have the honour to transmit the Corpus Christi Gazette Extra-
ordinary of the 8th Instant, containing the General orders issued
by Brigadier General Z. Taylor respecting the immediate advance
of the American force from that point, to the Rio Grande.
Charles Elliot
To The Right Honourable.
The Earl of Aberdeen, K. T.
KENNEDY TO ABERDEEN12
No 4. Her Majesty's Consulate.
Galveston. March. 16th 1846.
My Lord,
I have the honour to enclose herewith printed Copies of the last
Public Address of President Jones, the Inaugural Address of the
Governor of Texas, the first Message of the Governor,-and cer-
tain Newspaper Articles communicating political rumours, and
intelligence of the Movements of the United States troops, here-
tofore stationed at Corpus Christi.'8
Generals Houston and Rusk-(as was pronounced likely in my
Despatch No 34 of the 8th of December, last) have been elected
to the Senate of the United States, by the Legislature of Texas.
11F. 0., Texas, Vol. 16.
"F. O., Texas, Vol. 17. This is the last letter from Kennedy in Texas,
containing anything of interest. On September 18, 1846, Kennedy left
Texas on sick leave and a Mr. Lynn was appointed acting consul at Gal-
veston. His correspondence is confined to the details of his office. Mr.
Kennedy never returned to Texas, and formally gave up his consulate
in 1850. Lynn's appointment to the place was confirmed May 18, 1850.
"SAll enclosures are unidentified newspaper cuttings.199
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