  We report on observations of SGR 1900+14 made with the Rossi X-ray Timing
Explorer (RXTE) and BeppoSAX during the April 2001 burst activation of the
source. Using these data, we measure the spindown torque on the star and
confirm earlier findings that the torque and burst activity are not directly
correlated. We compare the X-ray pulse profile to the gamma-ray profile during
the April 18 intermediate flare and show that (i) their shapes are similar and
(ii) the gamma-ray profile aligns closely in phase with the X-ray pulsations.
The good phase alignment of the gamma-ray and X-ray profiles suggests that
there was no rapid spindown following this flare of the magnitude inferred for
the August 27 giant flare. We discuss how these observations further constrain
magnetic field reconfiguration models for the large flares of SGRs.
