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Saturday 19th Cloudy weather all gone - fine & clear with beautiful breezes - What would the Cockneys give for such a climate - 2 PM Came too off Copano. Capt Wade went ashore - all the men gone only a few ladies left - they inform us that it was reported that 300 of our men had gone thro' the Mission (Refuges) a few days since on their way South - 5 PM Made for Black Pt. the S.E. part of Copano Bay to take on wood - Shoals & sand Banks - but with care there is no danger - keep this land on port going - we draw 5 fts and get along famously - Tide appears to run strong - bark comes to anchor after piloting for a passage in Copano Bay 6 fts. Sunday 20 - No 1 got under enough - & made Black Pt. in an hour - abrufts? leaving coast - only one family came Mr. Armstrong Sent an Express off to Inform (Refuges) about 15 miles - from this place we expect to have news pacbontarly? of our own party - Left too Wooding - [?] went at it - he loaded & all day - Wood. The Margaret rather sweet Lots from strong firewood - The Margaret is of the Acacian? species? -Emand gallon flower. & Musgath grass fine for catch- The Breeze seaspray now the [?] was laden with the sweet smelling perfumes of its flowers - Had a shoot in the afternoon - Saw plenty rabbits - Deer abounding themselves - The sound of the saw our cording party has scared them - This must be a fine country for game & fish. The Shores of this Bay must be crowded with habitantus - [?] cities to conduct the Corssaal? Islands with the intention & with exporting of its produce. The Poultry on Shore are large - Mr. Branstroy complains of a partial drought for the last 11 months - Saw some of the [?] (ivopal) Monday 21st Wooding working? all day - Express returned - brought us no more news than we had before - On the 7th a party of Mexicans came on at Sn Patrius & killed Messrs Carnes, Snodgrass Wells & Willis & some 4 Lipan Indians - the following day they came down - some 40 of them to Corpus Christi distributed Aristas? proclamation & started off towards the Rio Grand - Why was not something done at Corpus Christi to revenge the deaths of Carnes & his friends?! Tuesday 22nd 8 am got under weigh for Live Oak Pt around noon - got some water - we got the wells dry - Miss No #? Champagned Miss No I - passed Ibant? every or enemy?