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refreshing Southerly breezes. 10. am. got under weigh, & at 2 pm [33] came too off [Copano]. Our commander went a shore, he found that all the men had gone off to the [unclear] on the news reaching them of the 'Invasions", leaving the Women & children at home, and that 300 volunteers a few days since had [unclear] through the "Mission" (Refugio) on the way [unclear] [unclear] 5 pm. Came to anchor off Black Pt. the [unclear] been to [unclear] and taken in wood, which is the Mesquite of the Acacia [or] Mimosa species. These Bays are [unclear] of sand [unclear] & shoals, one has to keep [unclear] "Lead" or the "Pole" going, & its [regions] same [unclear] to ^navigate^ in the channels. Sunday 20th. Black Point has an abrupt [loamy] [unclear], the land covered with mesquite grass, which bears a good [unclear] 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 [unclear], [unclear] in great abandon, but the [axe] of our own [loud] [unclear] had [commenced] to "scare" the deer away. [unclear] we were [unclear] upon the