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46 pretty clear that there are no Mexican Transports just now on our coasts. 4 pm Got under weigh, & brought up inside the bar for the night- Tuesday 29th. ? got under weigh, took the 'Santana' in tow over the Bar. The Mesquit wood is not the best for raising Steam, & with a heavy swell, we do not make much head way. 5pm. Came to Anchor off Pt. Luis - here we saw President Houston's Proclamation of Blockade of Mexican Ports. ^& moreover^ ([?]] taking the Schooner! Wednesday 30. 5pm - Got steam up. [Crossed out entire sentence} On our making the East End of the island found the 'Brig Wharton' & steamer "Zavala" there, the former waiting for a fair wind to go out cruizing ^ the other as a guard ship.^ As we came up along aside the town with our ?, Part of our company who had remained on shore had got our two pieces of artillery down & Saluted us, so did the Arsenal. All the inhabitants came to meet & welcome us home. added in pencil: later the schooner played enough that we had