28-1 Bradburn, Dr. Robinson & others assembled a force of 300 on the western Banks of Sabine, at Gaine ferry. Smith T. and Robinson quarrelled about the command, both aspiring to the second command under Toledo. Thi discution broke up the expeditiou- 'l'hi Dr. Robi. on i the author of the hystery of ::.\fe..·<ico-(doubtful) (not sertain) No I. J. C. 8 Thus stood matters, until the winter of 1815. when Perry planted once more the Banner of Independence in Texas. He made head- qnartes at Perry's point now called Bolivar point. }fore he rallied about 70 men. A vessel was sent from N. 0. with additional force of men arms &c, & suffered a dreadful shipwreck. 'rhis was about to break up the expedition, when :Mina made his appara.nce at Gal- veston- (These notes were taken in 1835-how wonderfully exact do they correspond with those taken from Col. Hall some 15 years after- wards.) 7
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[1835, M. B. LAMAR, SABINE RIVE~]. INF0RUATIOr FR0U CAPT. GAINES Lafitte This Bold rover of the River of the seas; all I know of him is this. He was a Frenchnen, citizen of St Domingo-He ,vent to the Tsld. of . St Thomas, west India lsld, here he was driven off by the Spaniards- · He came to . 0. in 1811, fitted out by ai.d of the Merchnts a privateer in South American cause, but in in (sic] fact was resolYed to have vengeance on the Spaniards for his treatmt at St 'fhomas lsld. He took an Isld. at the mouth of Lafouche Bayou, where he had several vessels whieh he had captured from the spaniards, selling the goods to the N. 0. :Merchants. This was durig the non intercourse bet,,:cen the US. and Great Britian. He threw great many goods into market at a low rate, which so benefited the mercantile world about N. 0 . • that he was countenanced & tolerated in his course-Here he con- tinued till the winter of 1815-when he & hi party came in & joined .Jackson and fought at the battle of 8 Jny 1815-After this he resumed his old habits in compay with 1 'ora in fall of 1 16. He brought .Mina to Galvc ton. He pretended to sail under South amercan commi ion . He hipped 1\Iina from Galveston to Sota dela :Merena a eaport between ::.\Iatamoras & Tampico. Ile returned to thr Island of Gah·es- ton, & was to keep troops & transport them to Mina. He· however carried on all orts of. piracies until the Us Govt. ent the Hornet round & ordered him ofr. Ile brought may africans & introduced them into Louisana- "Note In document. 'Note In Lamar's 'band.
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