crossed the Gon1.alcs. and slrttck lhe T1:xana road, which we followccl 1111lil it crnsscd lhc S,111 fclippc and Vicluria road. We (hen look the latlcr, and followed it to the Labaca, whc:11 we went up the Labacn unlil we came lo the sctHemenls. We got lo ~Ir. Kent's on the 8th d:1y after we left Goliad. There we met with four others. They were just eating supper when we got there. The people had left all their chickens, which we killed a11d ale. On the following morning, we thought we would go over to the next house and kill a hug, and cook him, to carry with us. We staid there four days for repose, it bcin~ a part or the country not much travelled. We finaJly started, and lost our way, and had to come back ahuul six miles, as we were determined to keep the roacl. We lravcll1id two days from Lahuca before wc got to the San Felipe and Gonzales road. The road looked very much as ir an army had, a few clays before, passed along there. We had not travelled far before we saw two men on horse hack coming towards us. We dodged out lo one side of the road until they passed. We found them to be Mexican spies. We had a clog wil'h us, which we had brought from the Labaca, and he came very near betraying us several times. The next day, we got to the Colorado. Before reaching that river, we met with an old Dutch- man, and brought him along with us. He was going directly towards the Mexican army. We told him of the butchery of all Col. Fnnnin's men, but he could not understand it. He said he had heard there was to be war 6 mo. ago, but he had not heard any more about it. He said all his neighbors had removed, and. he was afraid of the Indians. When we got to the Colerado river, Murphy, Kemp, and myself, swam the river, and went on to Lacy's, four miles, to kill a hog while the other three made a raft to gel the Duchman across. We went on to Lacy's and got a very fine hog in a pen and killed him. While we were skinning him, we heard the Mexican drum. The next morning, after travelling about four or five miles, we came in sight of the Mexican camp in Tuskasett Prairie. We went in the woods and followed them round to the San Fclippe road. We had not traveled far, before we saw about six hundred Mexican soldiers; we then got into the woods about half a mile off and staid there until night. That night we came up with the Mexicans encamped on the San Bavard river, and went up the river about five miles before we could gel across on acount of -the quick-sand. We got in the road again and had come within four or five miles of San Felippe, when we came on one of their picket guard lying asleep in rhc road. We then left the road without disturbing him, and went out in the prairie about two miles from where we had seen the l\foxican picket. It being very cloudy, we could not travel and concluded lo
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