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? In 1817 - There was a Severe Gale from about S.E. [inserted: perhaps East]] it ran so high as to blow up the Waters of the Mexican Gulf all over the island - So that a Schooner came in from the Gulf - over the island - & went up to Buffalo Bayou - this is in the audit of a ? Line -

In the afternoon news around of 1300 Mexican have taken Ft. Antonio - & reported that they were to have gone to Austin could they have grasped the Colorado Wednesday 21. 8 am 75º - 80.76 - Fine but cloudy - Thursday 22 8 am 75º. Warm with Sun - Noon 82º - 9 PM 79º Merchant left work Letters for Pringle - Sudie. Harbor. San K at 9 am

  In Southern countries the dead are soon enterred a few hours only in some cases after the vital spark has fled - It would appear that a Man named ?? had been seized with fever (? Yellow fever ) Dr. D'E