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Tagus 16 feet. The stuff gone thro ? from the Limestone rocks of the interior - some few miles from this larger stubs are ? - & at times nodules of Sulphuret of some decomposing into oxide iron - News today from the coast not favorable to Annexation Report that there has been an encounter near Corpus Christi between the 'Cortados' & Contraband traders - The Traders led by Alderete Killen & wounded some 15 of the "Cortados" or "Commisiones"
The father of Aldereta was a great enemy to the Comanches. & had some ? fights with them -
Wednesday 22 Reports mention that there are military movements on the Rio Grande & under the