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Show Came on to the Saint Mark in the morning-in the afternoon came on I 5 miles further, but was late, 0\ving to our h avi11g taken the wrong ro.1d. l)jstance 30 miles. J 5tb June, ]Vlonday.-Marchcd 20 miles in the morn. ing to a small pond, which is dry in a dr~ seaso~1, wh~rc we halted. IIerc commenced the oak timber, It having been musquect i11 general from Saint Antonio. Prai1:ic like th <' fndi ana tcrriton'. In the aftcrnoou came on ~J \ miles further t c a crc~k-, wher ' we encamped early. Ui!!· 1 dllce 2G miles. J G/b June, T llrsr/(7y.-l\Tarched early, and at ci~ht o'clock arrivccl at Reel river. l Icrc was a small Spamsh station and several lodges of Tancards, tall, hallt.lsome Jllen, but the most naked savag 'S I ever yet saw without exception. They complained much of their &it uatil.'ll In the afternoon pass·'d over hilly, stony lanu; occa~~onally saw pine timber. Encamped on a small run. D1:,tance 26 miles. Killed one -lLlT. 17tb J une, f/Vcdnc.rday.-Camc on by nine o'clock to a large cncampm<'nt of 'Lmcanls, mor than 10 loJ rl~· Their poverty was as rcnu r1 able as their ind ~-~pcnd\·ncc. Immense herds of horscs &c. I rrave a c~UlalllChe aml ' b . Tancard, each a silk hand] crchicf, and a rccomlllcnJauon to the conun::mdant at N atch:~nchc•s. In the afternoon came on three ho ur~ and encamped on a hill, at a creek on the right hand side of the road. Md a large ht?rJ of n1ul ~s escorted by rr our so lcl '1 ers ; t I 1e l1'e uten.a n t t <.1 o1'"· ·s ome rnon ·y from them which they had in charge. Di, ,lllCC 30 1niles. lAtb June, Tbursday.-Rodc on until half past .ten o'clock, when We arrived at thC' river BraSSOS. llcrc JS a ~Lockad c truard of one corporal, si .. · men, and a ferry boat.! n d era s\\ :1111 our horses over-one was drowncu an scv . others ncar 1. t, owm. g to t h e1. r stn'l G . ng cac h ot h er with thcJr TIIROCGII THE JN'J'l·:nron PHOVJNCES, & c. ~ 73 feet. We then came on about two miles on this side of a bayou called the Little Brasses, which is only a branch of t~e other, and which makes an impassable swamp at ccrtam seasons between them. Distance 31 miles. 19th June, Friday.-Came on through prairies and woods alternately 20 miles to a mall creek, Corpus Christi well wooded rich land. In the afternoon came on ten ~niles, and passed ~ creek which in high water is nearly Impassable four miles. Overflows swamps, ponds, &c. ~ncampcd about one mile on this side on high land to the nght of the road. Met the mail, Indians and others. I) islance 30 mil ~s. 20th June, Saturday.-Came on I 6 miles in the morning-pa sed s~veral herds ~f mustang ' or wild horses, good land, ponds and srnall dry creeks, prairie and wood~ alternately. It rained consiclcrably. \V c hal tt•<l tv dry our baggage long before night. Distance 20 miles. . 21st Jant', Sunday.-Came on to the river Tri11ity by cJght o'clock. Ifcre was stationed two captains, two lieutenants and three ensigns, with nearly 100 men, ali sick, one scarcely able to assist the other. Met a number of ~unaway negroes, some French and Irishmen. Received mfor~1ation of lieutenant Wilkinson's safe arrival. Crosse~ with all our horses and baggage with much di11iculry. Dtstance 20 miles. . 22d June, Monday.-Marched the mules and horses 1~ the forenoon, but did not depart ourselves until three ~clock, P. ~· Father Jose Angel Cabaso, separated 0~ us at th1s place for the post of where he was d:stmed. Passed thick woods and a few small prairies WJth h' h . h D' 1 g nc grass. Sent a dispatch to Nacogdoche~ !Stance 22 miles. 2Sd June, Tuesday.-Came on 20 miles in the fore-noon to a small ·, ·k f d. c1 <.( o stan mg water ; good land and Mm |