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came quite military & put on the heirs of the great man.- He was doubtless at the bottom of. establishing military posts in Texas.. The Origin of Bradburn-this abandoned scoundrel was commissioned to repair to the U S to ascertain what was the object of that Govt. in placing troops on the Sabine and also to pry into the disposition of the Texan colonist. He returned & reported that the object of the U S was to prevent smuggling; and as respects the Colonists, they were not disaffected-a few wild young men were disposed to be un- ruly, which could be easily remided by giving to Col Austin power to manage jhem as their conduct might require- Bradburn was com- missioned now as commandant of a post to be established on the west end of Galveston Island; he persuaded Teran to let him fix his post on the Trinity to which Teran consented, which when Bradburn came on was done at Anahuac. Bradburn told Capt. H. Austin, that Teran had promised him Empresario privileges and a large quantity of land on the Trinity-he was told that Teran had no authority to do so, and that he Bradburn could not hold the land; that the land in that quarter was all included in former Empresario's grants and the most of it located by individuals- He replied that he did not fear for Teran was omnipotent; ''Yes said Capt. Austin, "and your tittles will hold good only whilst his omnipotence lasts- He was reminded that he would not have .Mexicans but Western Americans to deal with- a truth he subsequently learned by sad discomfiture-See The "Texas Gazette" No. 28-June 19-1830 Capt. Henry Austin was the first man to introduce a Steam Boat into Texas- He had been a year in enterprizing projects on Delnorte; he had taken a Steam Boat there with a view of opening trade with Chihuhiha-he expended large amt. of money, effected little (See Genl Austin's letter to him about the navigation of Del Norte) and then came round to the mouth of the Brazos and ascended to Brazoria with his boat; this was the first on this river, as it had been the first on the. Delnorte- On his reaching Brazoria, see his letter to Genl. Austin dated August 25-1830- Capt. Austin proposed to unite the waters of the Brazos with Galveston bay, by means of a canal- When the Canal is spoken of, this is the canal meant- Gross, Wharton & others were all opposed to the project because the projector's name was "Austin" which they said would monopolize every thing in this coun- try- MOOREHOUSE, EBERLY &C Coss with 500 men was at Staffords; :Morehouse with his command was near on opposite side of the river; Eberly with his company down about Bigham's 10 miles more or less below Morehouse; Morehouse sent down to Eberly to come up and join him and whip Coss; Eberly refused, saying that he would not be caught in another Fannins scrape; he accordingly retreated down the ri".er to Velasco where he had been in- vited by Bell who was there with some negroes fortifying; 10 of Eberly's men however le[f]t him to join Morehouse with the prospect of fight. Eberly soon after arriving at Velasco, was induced to leave the place in consequence of the apprehension that Urea's soldiers at
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