San Jacinto Octr. 5th 1826
Coln. Austin,
Some time since I received a Summons in a cause between Thomas
Earle, and N. Lynch, from the hands of a Boy as a witness, and
being on the Eve of going to the U. S. I applied to the parties and
informed them that on this day I would give my Testimony of
what I knew respecting of what I knew in this suit.—The Alcalda
did not appear according to appointment—This places me out of
the chance of sending my deposition or appearing, without
considerable damage to myself.—I therefore transmit to you all I know
which I do not consider of importance in no way—Before Lynch
started to N. Orleans I handed him a one hundred note with a
Bill of articles that I wished him to bring me from that place he
told that he did not know whether he could carry the vessell (The
Augusta) into Orleans or not as there was a debt against her there,
but said, that he would leave the vessell and go to Orleans, and if,
the debt stood there against her, he would endeavor to get some
craft to bring such articles to the schooner; and not go with the
vessell into that port, on this conversation he took the note and
bill, and observed to me, if the vessell should unavoidably be seised
in the U. S. (which he would not allow if it was possible to avoid)
if he might make use of a part of this money to endeavor to get
her or some other vessell to return to this bay, I told him that
he might—This is all I know I am willing to be Qualified to this
statement and should have been if the alcalda had appeared—N
Lynch has paid me the ballance on his return over the articles I
sent for—
J. L. Philips