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reaching them of the 'Invasions", leaving the Women & children | reaching them of the 'Invasions", leaving the Women & children | ||
at home, and that 300 volunteers a few days since had | at home, and that 300 volunteers a few days since had | ||
passed through the "Mission" (Refugio) on the way | passed through the "Mission" (Refugio) on the way westward | ||
5 pm. Came to anchor off Black Pt. the | 5 pm. Came to anchor off Black Pt. the object been to cut | ||
and taken in wood, which is the Mesquite of the Acacia | and taken in wood, which is the Mesquite of the Acacia | ||
[or] Mimosa species. These Bays are | [or] Mimosa species. These Bays are full of sand banks & | ||
shoals, one has to keep | shoals, one has to keep the"Lead" or the "Pole" going, & it | ||
requires some attention to ^navigate^ in the channels. | |||
Sunday 20th. Black Point has an abrupt | Sunday 20th. Black Point has an abrupt loamy coast, the land covered | ||
with mesquite grass, which bears a good [ | with mesquite grass, which bears a good [[?]] for cattle. The | ||
breeze ^sweeping^ over the prairies was laden with the sweet | breeze ^sweeping^ over the prairies was laden with the sweet | ||
smelling perfume of its flowers. I was tempted into a | smelling perfume of its flowers. I was tempted into a ramble | ||
with a friend, we took our | with a friend, we took our guns, rabbits in great abundance, | ||
but the | but the axe of our own wood cutters had commenced to "scare" | ||
the deer away. | the deer away. Whilst we were moralizing upon this | ||
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33 refreshing Southerly breezes. 10. am. got under weigh, & at 2 pm came too off Copano. Our commander went a shore, he found that all the men had gone off to the ? on the news reaching them of the 'Invasions", leaving the Women & children at home, and that 300 volunteers a few days since had passed through the "Mission" (Refugio) on the way westward 5 pm. Came to anchor off Black Pt. the object been to cut and taken in wood, which is the Mesquite of the Acacia [or] Mimosa species. These Bays are full of sand banks & shoals, one has to keep the"Lead" or the "Pole" going, & it requires some attention to ^navigate^ in the channels. Sunday 20th. Black Point has an abrupt loamy coast, the land covered with mesquite grass, which bears a good ? for cattle. The breeze ^sweeping^ over the prairies was laden with the sweet smelling perfume of its flowers. I was tempted into a ramble with a friend, we took our guns, rabbits in great abundance, but the axe of our own wood cutters had commenced to "scare" the deer away. Whilst we were moralizing upon this