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57 or Potiomania, swearing & shouting that someone was prearing t shoot him from the shore, for a debt of ten dollars Jim begging of us to secrete him from this individual. I went on deck in the hope of pacifying his disordered imagination 'Look" said he 'look there he is dont you see him behind that bush levelling his gun at me - ah! take care he's going to fire" I had great difficulty in persuading him that there was no even a bush upon the Prairie. We got him down into the cabin and after awhile he fell asleep. 8 am got under weigh & in making for the custom house to present the Ship's paper, got aground. What the reason can be I do not know why a Custom House should be placed where it is, so much out of the way & ? dangerous to get at. The Proper position would be ? Pt. where there is deep water for anchorage, every facility of getting to it, & in a direct course to the town of Matagorda. I went from the Custom House in their boat to ? Pt. where I rejoined the Sloop,