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Monday, March 14th Got over the Bay to Sea commanded by Capt. Hitchcock the "Santana" and ? 'Washington' by Captn Boylan in company. Tuesday 15. during the night kept a Westerly course 2 or 3 miles from land. Went inside Passo Caballo Bar, anchoring at ? this is a low Point of land but good depth of water for vessels, hare are a few houses & gardens. Wednesday 16. The 'Fusiliers' went on Shore to exercise - Rumours increasing relation to the Mexican invasion. The crew of the 'Lafitte' directed into watches Divisions ? I had the honor of being nominated to the rank of Sergeant, having in my division all those foreigners who were not as yet very good English scholars. We drilled & paraded with musket & boarding pike. We took to soldiering very kindly, but there was a fear that they might kill one another in their anxiety to attack. Some of us stopped on Shore with Baron P*___ & his party of settlers they had just arrived from France, as emigrants, with the intention of going to San Antonio, but the present crisis perplexed them