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15 ? of dislodging Lafitte from the island, ? with him on the subject - but it was not until 1821 that he was forced to brake up his Establishment and then 'clear out'. which he did in a ? armed Brig. He cruzed about for a short time in the Gulf, went to the island of Margaretta near the Bonaco and in Yucatan 1827 [[crossed out: & although reported to have there is no very positive information relative to him after that period it is generally supposed that he died some years afterwards there on in one of the West Indies islands (See Life of Lafitte) We will retrace our steps a little to mention that in 1818 General Salleman with French Emigrans chiefly of Napolean's old soldiers - formed a settlement which they called the 'champ d'Asile near Galveston, but were dispersed by the ? ]

  In July 1821 S. F. Austin returned to Texas with 17 companions;  when the terms for colonization entered into with his Father Moses Austin were settled - One of these