▁taking ▁title ▁or ▁protection " ▁from ▁the ▁Mexican ▁government . ▁The ▁Ark ansas ▁Gazette ▁reported ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁that ▁Pope ▁had ▁recently ▁made ▁a ▁two ▁weeks ▁exc urs ion ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁countries ▁and ▁review ed ▁the ▁milit ia ▁" at ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Regiment al ▁Must ers ." ▁Governor ▁Pope ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁Mex icans ▁were ▁" press ing ▁their ▁claim ▁beyond ▁the ▁line ▁intended ▁& ▁cont empl ated ▁by ▁the ▁negoti ators ▁of ▁old ▁Spain ▁& ▁the ▁United ▁States --- " ▁ ▁The ▁Gazette ▁stated ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁that ▁certain ▁Mexican ▁officials ▁had ▁comm enced ▁surve ying ▁Mexican ▁claims ▁in ▁the ▁disput ed ▁border ▁area ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁intended ▁to ▁continue ▁until ▁stopped ▁by ▁force ▁of ▁arms . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁George ▁Hill , ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia , ▁reported ▁to ▁Pope ▁that ▁Curt iss ▁Mor r iss , ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁Lost ▁Pra irie , ▁had ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁Mexican ▁survey or ' s ▁were ▁surve ying ▁the ▁tract s ▁granted ▁to ▁persons ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Mexican ▁claim ants ▁had ▁threatened ▁to ▁dispos s ess ▁loyal ▁Ark ansas ▁citizens ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁o ath ▁and ▁whose ▁land ▁lay ▁within ▁the ▁tract