The decree of the Congreso General, approved by José Justo Corro, President ad interim, May 2, 1836, and promulgated the same day by José María Tornel, authorizing the employment of Captain D. José Martínez to aid in ending the Texas war and stopping the entry of contrabands. Dated and signed:] México 2 de Mayo de 1836. Tornel. [This S878 variant is a proclamation of that decree by Don José Antonio Romero, Gobernador del Departmento de Jalisco. Dated and signed at end:] Dado en Guadalajara en el palacio del Gobierno á 25 de Mayo de 1836. J. Antonio Romero. Por falta de Srio. J. Agapito Gutiérrez, Oficial primero. [translated from the original Spanish]