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good Bar - Got a copy of Sam Houstons proclamation - He is going a head & [?] the Mexican ports and that blockade/San Quintana & Velasco for Either side of the Brazos/ Wednesday 30th 5 PM Got under weigh N.E. then breezes & strong lead Sea - made the Lafitte roll & creak - fortunately we had just enough Pine wood to bring us up to Galveston - found the Wharton & Steamer Labala at the Pt the former waiting for weather to proceed to the south. As we came up to the Town the rest of the Company ? has got to their pieces of [?] down before the Easton has & they blazed away - so did the Arsenal - on our coming along under the Wharf - All Galveston came out to ? us X Last night heavy rains with lightning - To day ? - Thursday 31. Rain all night - This will make the country look beautiful. April 3d - Reports of Mexicans being 50 Miles this side the Rio Grande on the Sat? Colorado - !

X Thus has ended the Cruize of the Modern 'Lafitte' and doubtless had we got a chance. We should have appropriated plunder as deliberately? as the Banantonos? - for some time men there been the Cogresmen? of 'Red Rivers' on acct of our Rea? Shuts - Laffitte & Banstorms? so great in Character - Lea? ]]Teneths?]] -but our legal exploits to Coast Guards