Goliad Dec. 21— 1832

Col S. F. Austin

Sn. Felipe

Dr. Sir/My respects in reply to your esteemed favor of the 6th insi were addressed to you at Bejar on monday last by a private conveyance

Nothing very material has occurred here—the Election for Municipal officers has resulted in Mr. Aldrete, a worthy and energetic man, Alcalde—Jn. Anto Santos Regidor—and Nicholas Gal an Procurador

The Chief of department remained here a few days and proceeded to Guadalupe and thence to La Vaca where he is now said to be— our friends here think he is not as warm in the cause as your letter led us to anticipate— I endeavour to persuade them that he is, but that he does not wish to appear too prominent at this particular moment— that the affair may even appear to have originated in and emanated from the Ayuntamto of Bejar and not from him nor with his official coadjutorship—

Mr. Alvan Wetherby will probably hand you this— He is the Gentleman I mentioned to you when here— He visits your City for the express purpose of obtaining land in the litoral Leagues and becoming a colonist of yours—he is a person I much esteem—is a Merchant—will take considerable property into your quarter and in a word is an acquisition to your community— I hope and trust you will grant him his request— As for myself I will say nothing— I expressed to you when here my desires and intentions, and leave the rest entirely to yourself confident that you will do or have already done all the requisite and much more than if I were present

Your friends here all join in the warmest expressions of friendship and desire me to present their cordial Salutations

Thomas G. Western

A person just in from Matams reports that Moctezuma had defeated Bustamte at Sn Luis Potosi—