[illegible l the prairie & before night, not ·a person except my Family & Mr. Reyes, who came to my house was to he seen. I spent the next day in riding up & down to discover if possible some [illegible] means of intcligence hut saw no one. all re111ained under the full implication that the l\'lcxicans had gone to Anhuac on the 2nd day near night, Scotts obt Negro came home and wilh Turner was cast out by Santa Anna to inform Lhe people that they were perfectly safe if they would stay at home he stated that Mr. Routh was al home and would confirm the statement and urged me strongly to go and see him- we had a debate in the family on lhe subject and all were of the opinion that I ought lo do it, I could see no [illegible] in doing so cooped up as I then was, with the females of 3 family dependent on me for protection, I accordingly went to Roulhe, without seeing any one-but found Al. Monte with a few soldiers there. he treated me civaUy and said that he wished me to go to the point & see Santa Anna hul my self 1 family & all I daimeU as my property would be safe from all violence Lt. Ammes [illcgiblel the same & requested me lo commencence this refused and directed him if the vessel owed any bills, approve them & send them to me for payment, but he [illegible) me out of [illegible J which I thought would be properly expended as he said he would return. He left the vessel abruptly & I never could see him afternoon to have a settlement or know any thing of the situation he left here. You did not write me what you was lo give him or the situation of his account- after he left the vessel he observed to Capt Spillman that he was about ruin - this remark induced me to believe he had robbed you as you say, but what was I to do Sue him, [illegible J good money after bad, in this wass [illegible] of all places in the works, when three times the man would be condemned in cost & when 1 had not the least shodowy of an ale to prove he was indebted to you any thing, if I had sued him for money, I advanced him [illegible] balance the account by a bill of disbursements against the vessel, [illegible] have thrown the cost upon us- I came from Mobile with Cook & saw nothing of him all the passingers until the St. [iJlegible] was within a few miles of the deps al the Jake. Cook was shabbily dressed & took a deck passage with two jacks about the size of a large goat & thin as skeletons. 1 thought the chance was rnther slim from appearances but I was resolved upon making an effort lo gel something. I made my way lo the city as soon as the boat struck the wharf and applied lo Marshall Jones lo issue an attachment against his Jacks & before I
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