[Proclamation forbidding contraband trade across the Rio Grande with the Texan rebels, and in which Filisola denounces what he calls "the scandalous traffic" along the Rio Grande frontier; proclaiming the death penalty for violations. Dated and signed:] Dado en el Cuartel general de Matamoros á 10 de Agosto de 1837. Vicente Filisola. Por Mandado de su Exa. Antonio Osorio. Secretario. [translated from the original Spanish][This reprint of the original proclamation was done in Monterrey. At end:] Impreso En Monterrey En La Imprenta del Gobierno, á cargo del C. Froylan Mier. [Decorated with patterns as design elements.]