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20th I accompanied two persons by land to 75 Matagorda - words crossed out ^ v..? Appendix to ( ). An excellent ferry took our Buggy & horses over to the island of St. Luis, then by a smaller ferry to the Mainland; about dusk we arrived at Velasco,  ? is total wk goods accomodation. ? of my Companions had apated under John Austin June 26th 1832 to take the Fort of Velasco. The texans had 11 killed & 52 wounded. 173 Mexicans formed the gamesfor, one half of them were killed. 21. Ferried across the River Brazor, the River is deep inside, but the Bar bears a bad name ^ sailing Vessels have been occasionally lost here. Swam our horses over the San Bernard River, but got the Buggy & ourselves paddled over a "dug out" or canoe. When one gets to a Stream & there be no ferry boat or canoe, the general plan is to put ones habitments into ones saddle bags, sling these across the Shoulder, dash into the stream 'a' lo Indio' and swim across. On a hot day this is very refreshing, but during the winter months & should it be blowing a 'Norther' why then a ferry boat is preferable. We slept within 15 miles of the town of Matagorda at Major S_