282 Mexico: Guerra y Marina 
Report of rumors of a Texas expedition under Col. “ Carnes ”. 
Aug., 1839. 
Id. of the American establishment at Fort Carlos Bent, on the 
Napestle River, and of contraband trade by the Americans. Feb. 4, 
1840. 
Id. that a Texan expedition is going to New Mexico. Mar. 17, 1840. 
Id. of a conversation with Manuel Alvarez, U.S. consul at Santa Fé. 
May 1, 1840. 
(Armijo reports that all Americans are hoping to see the Texan flag 
placed over all New Mexico and California.) 
Report that a Mr. Nait has gone to Texas, as representative of 
Americans at Taos, presumably to confer with the “ governor ”. 
Report of rumors at Fort Bent that the Texan expedition is coming 
in the following September. June 17, 1840. 
Copies of various communications to Armijo, enclosed with the 
above report. 
Report of forces available for defense. June 18, 1840. 
Id. of a communication received from New Orleans. July 12, 1840. 
Id. to the effect that he can not go on a campaign against the Navajo, 
because of the Santa Fé Expedition. July 19, 1840. 
Id. of approach of the Texans. July 31, 1840. 
Id. that because of the coming expedition, it has been necessary to 
make peace with the Navaho. July 31, 1840. 
Other communications by Armijo, transmitting rumors of plans of 
the Texans. July, 1840. 
Report that the Indians of the North say that no uprising is visible. 
Sept. 15, 1840. 
Letter transmitting communications from Manuel Lavato, of Taos, 
concerning an alliance of Comanche Indians with Americans of 
the Napestle, and discussing Indian affairs. June 3, 1841. 
Enclosure with the above: Passport by Lamar to “ Sash-ce-zinda, 
a chief of the Sarretaker tribe ”’. 
(The passport is written on a large parchment sheet. Lavato calls Sash- 
ce-zinda a Comanche. The passport was taken to Armijo by Lavato.) 
Letter denying that Kendall’s passport was destroyed. May, 1842. 
(Other correspondence of Armijo during the last half of 1841 and the first 
half of 1842 is filed toward the end of the legajo.) 
Correspondence of Arista, commandant-general of the Army of the 
North, mainly from Lampazos and Monterrey. 
Letter transmitting documents giving “extensive notices” of a 
“commercial expedition” going from Texas to Santa Fé, and 
asking that it be cut off. 
Among the enclosures are: Report by Santiago Vidaurri on condi- 
tions in Texas and the preparation of the “ commercial expedi- 
tion ” being promoted by Lamar. Lampazos, May 5, 1841. I0 pp. 
Another report by Vidaurri. July 29, 1841. 
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(Arista says that the enclosures are from the “ confidants ” whom “ac- 
cording to my custom I always keep... . in Tejas”.) 
Report of a conference with Lamar by Rafael Uribe, at Arista’s 
order. Aug. I, 1841. 
