Natchitoches Feby, 18-1827
Dr. Sir:
I have just Recd by Mr Dubois your favour of the 9th Inst: the
receipt of which gave me great pleasure as Mr Dubois Returns in an
hour I have time only to Acknowledge the Receipt of your letter,
to Bundle up in a hurry a few news papers for you. Mr Dubois tells
me Mr Ranaz will leave here in two days by him you shall hear from
me again. I am now in tolerable health though for eight months past
I have been sick half the time. I am happy to hear of the
Restoration of tranquility at Nacogdoches I with pleasure heard of the
unanimity of the People of your colony to support Govt there
never was a more silly, wild, Quicksotic scheme than that of
Nacogdoches, and all sober honest thinking people here view it in the same
light—I wish it was in my Power to communicate to you the
stipulations of a Treaty now before the senate of the U. S. Relative to the
Boundaries between us and Mexico, such a treaty has been signed
by the Ministers of the two governments, but what will be the future
Boundary is not made public.—I wish we may Embrace your
Colony.—
You will find in the Washington Paper of the 15th Ult: some very
important European News, all Europe may be embroiled in war.
God protect the United States from that calamity, if we should be
drawn into it, it will be about The Island of Cuba, we cannot suffer
England to hold it, they have already shut their colonial Ports
against our vessels, they will do the same in the Ports of Cuba
should they occupy it. You mention Trinity the Aishe Bayou and
perhaps Sabine; is it not possible for you to come as far as this place
when you are so near us ? I am sorry to hear of the Death of George
Smyth, an event long expected, indeed he lived longer than I
thought he could when I last saw him. I have no time to Enlarge
this letter as the bearer setts off so soon. You will hear from me
again in two or three days In the mean time take this opportunity
to assure you of my verry great Esteem and Regard
John Sibley [Rubric]
Note, your expressions of Lenity towards the Prisoners are
humane to the Extream, the Crime of high treason could in no Govt
be passed over so lightly, I am but slightly acquainted with any of
them but most with the worthless unprincipled Seymour
The Honble. Stephen F. Austin
[Addressed:] Honble. Stephen F. Austin at Nacogdoches