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three of whom left me to pay for them: at the 

 the same time, I had been robbed of six thousand 

 three hundred dollars in the city of New Orleans, 

 and had lost one thousand nine hundred dollars 

 upon the steam-boat Teche. As property had 

 fallen to almost nothing, I sacrificed every thing, 

 to pay other people's debts, and in 1824 went by 

 land through Texas to Tamaulipas, where I re- 

 ceived a splendid gratification from the governor 

 of the state, Don Bernardo, Gutierrez de Lara, 

 Don Felipe de la Garza, general of division, and 

 from several other gentlemen Avho were present at 

 a performance which took place in the town and 

 sea-port of Soto la ^Marina. From thence I went 

 to Mexico with my family, where I performed be- 

 fore the President, Vice President, the Marquis of 

 Vivanco, Count de Regla Y Jala, General Guer- 

 rero, and several of the first characters of Mexico, 

 in 1825, in the month of July. Our Envoy, Mr. 

 Joel R. Poinsett, whom I had the honor of knowing 

 personally at that time, can bear witness of the 

 veracity of the signatures of the above-named gen- 

 tlemen, as well as of their standing, all of whom 

 gave me certificates which I have now in my pos- 

 session, and some of which I shall publish in this 

 work. 



Here must be inserted the following extracts, 

 the originals of which I have in my possession : as 

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