Rec'd May 12 Cbihuahua 

 Ans f d Jim 3 Iferch !3. ^ 8 4^ 



Dear Engelnann, 



A few days ago I sent a larare Packa.cre of Tettens to von, 



which went by way of Santa Fe to the U.S.. frora which you will 



learn all, that has occured to me since. Bec'ua^e tomorrow mor - 



ning Major Carybele (?) departs with a few nen fron hene for the 



Red River and Fort Towson, and this post will probably get there 



earlier in St. Louis, than the other, I u&& the occasion, to at 



least teil you that t af ter beinfr a states prisoner in Cusihuiria- 



chi for 6 months, about 70 niles southwest of Chih. , since the 



glorious victory of our troops at Saoranento,! again have returned 



here. My plans for the future are still vague. If the war should 



continue and the army raarch further, I shall 0:0 along. If peace 



will be declared, there are rossibilities , that I will he sent 



by Gilentlang (?) to California. As soon as another post departs, 



you shall hear raore about it. Equally, I expect to hear fron you 



at the first Chance, as I have not received anything fron you since 



June. In your next letter please enclose a copy of the eclipses 



of the moons of Jupiter for this, and if possible one year, which 



^rore 



Prof. Gobel will provide for you. If there should be [possibilities 

 to expedite letters to ne , please enclose a copy in each letter; 

 the safest way is probably through Santa Fe, but shortly another- 

 c ommuni cat 1 on between here and. Monterey will be openerd. Up to now 

 all connections with the South and Ea st have been cut.. 



Lieutenant Kubben, whom I had the pleasure to find here 

 and with whom I live in a house, asks to give his parents his best 

 greetings. He is well, and in good graces with Doerfler and Ger- 

 ney and if the California expedition should materlalize, he will 

 probably get the command of the military escort, what pleases ne 

 much. 



