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 30 or 40 persons including sailors some ? of them forming a new Government & they appear not to have Considered it convenient to have "neither knowledge or belief of a Mexican Republic".  Lafitte & many following formed the above individuals their numbers rapidly increased, amounting at one time to nearly 1000 persons.   A Fort & habitations were erected about the Spot now Known as Sacarassapa (called thence Campeache) - They soon had a Fleet of more than a dozen vessels
   In 1819 General Long arrived in Texas with armed forces after some failures in the field he attempted to get Lafitte to force in coalition with him; this he failed to do.   Long went afterwards to Mexico, he was taken prisoner & ultimately ? by Mexican soldiers.  X   In this same year the Government of the U. States was very