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in margin June 1842 watery Nop produced? into part hh N? S Journal 81

 Having expressed a wish to a friend that wanted to go visit the coast of Texas up to the

Sabine, from thence along to the Mississippi and New Orleans I was invited on bd the ___./ see Scientific remarks in Paper to Geological Soc: graph) (Life & Lofeth.) I observed a large number of persons ^rifles mags thets &c on bd the crafts ^ & a gun placed in the board & asked my friend the meaning of this warlike preparation - "You will see? presently" Said he "And I promise that you shall see the coast - perhaps some strange things - and in New Orleans" When we had got fairly out to Sea, the individual who was in command, shewed his Commission ^ as a Privateer Signed by Sam Houston. It would appear that information had been attained in Galveston to the effect that one or two ^ Mexican Vessels with Specie, would be, about this identical period, leaving some port or other of Mexico for New Orleans.

(Privateering is all very well, when too great a latitude is not given  to the Commission  & as I had become