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Wednesday 23d I accompanied Capt. Wade & others in the 'Washington' to Corpus Christi,

it blew hard from S.E. arrived at 3.30pm. It is high bluff land, 

with [unclear] timber. Messrs. KIinney & Aubrey, are the principal [unclear] here; their long house is fortified & they have a piece of artillery. [entire sentence crossed out] we learnt that Carnes & his party, had been for some time past doing military duty here, but had left for San Patricio when they were surprised, ^ & murdered by the Mexicans^ Dr. Cameron alone escaping; [entire sentence crossed out] Cameron we found had gone off to join the Volunteers. This [unclear] at present may be looked up as a good point for trading into Mexico. When the question is [debated] between the two countries then Corpus Christi will become a