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Show JOUlLN:\L OF A \. >YAGt:: Maynor's with our friend 1\Ialgarcs. Wrote a letter to governor Salcedo on the subject of my papers.* lGtb .April, Tbursday.-Spent the evening at thesecretary's Don Villamil's. 17tb April, Fridoy.-Sent my letter to his excellency. Spent the eveni1 g with my friend Malgares. l8t!J April, Saturday.-Spent the evening at Caberarie's, &c. Wrote to governor Allencaster. l9tb April, Sunday.-In the evening at a Fandango. 20tb April, Mondoy.-\V e this day learned that an American officer had gone on to the city of Mexico. This was an enigma to us inexplicable, as we conceived that the jealousy of the Spanish govC'rnment W()nld have prevented any foreign officer from penetrating the country; and what the United States could send an authorised agent to the vice royalty, when the Spanish governtnent had at the seat of our government a charge des affairs, served but to darken the conjectures. The person alluded to was Mr. Burling, a citizen of Mississippi 'I'erritory, whose mission is now well known to the government. W c likewise received an account of a con1mercial treaty having been entered into between Great Britain and the United States, which by the Dons was only considered as the preliminary step to an alliance offensive and dcfen~ive between the two nations. 21st, April, Tuesday.-Presented the commanding general with a letter for general Wilkinson, which he pronlised to have forwarded to the governor of Texas. 22d .April, vVednesday.-Spent the day in reading and studying Spanish ; the evening at captain Villamil's. '23d April, T!Jursday.-Dined at Don Pedro Vallois ; the evening with colonel Maynor ; bid him adieu as • See AppcndiK to Part IH. (No. 14·] page 78. TllROUG.H TilE INTERIOR PROVINCES, &c. Q4,, he was to 1narch the next day. In the evening received a letter from the commandant general informing me my pa~ pcrs were to be detained, giving a certificat' of their numbers, contents, &c. &c.* 24th April, Friday.-Spcnt the cveiting at Zulo. aga's with his relation . About sun down an ofl1cer of the government called upon n1e, and " told 1ne that the go~ '~ vernment had been informed, that in convc.:rsation in all " societies, Robinson and myself had held forth political " maxims and principles, which if just, I must be con" scious if generally disseminated, would in a very few " years be the occasion of a revolt of t bose kingdoms ; " that those impres ions had taken such cfrcct as that it " was no uncommon thing (in the circles in which we as. " sociatcd) to hear the comparative principles of a rcpubli· " can and monarchical government discussed ; anJ even " the allegiance due (in rose of certain events) to the court " called in question; that various characters of considera" tion had indulged themselves in tho ·e conversations, all " of wbom were noted and would be taken care ofj but, that, " as it respected myself and companion, it was the desir " of his excellency, that whilst in the dominions of Spain we " would not hold forth any conversations whatsoever, ci" ther on the subject of r eligion or politics." I replied, that " it was true l had held various and free conversations on " the subjects complained of, but only with tnen high in '' office, who might be supposed to be finnly attached to " the king, and pard~l to the govermncnt of their country. " That I had never gone amongt the poor and illiterate, " preaching up rcpublicanisnt or a free government. 'T'hat '' as to the catholic religion, I had only combatted sonY' of " what I conceived to be its illiberal dogmas; but that I • Sec appendix to part IJI. [ No. 15 & r6.1 page 8o, 81. |