PAPERS 0~' MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR 225 first - Schooner Re1:enge. He aimed for the Colorado, where Aus- tin's proclamation had called his emigrants ...:.... landing at Galveston & not being able then to proceed to the mouth of the Colorado, he Pettus, went up the Sanjacinto - On his arrival at Galveston, he found there a frenchman & his negro woman, the only occupants of the Island, in a state of starvation; This Frenchman under a written order from Trespelacios, then at St. Antonio, demanded duties from Pettus and the other other [sic] emigrants - they compromised by his giving the frenchman provisions &c to support his life. 'fhe frenchman then informed Pettus, that the widow of Genl. Long and a young lady Mrs. Smith, who were also in a state of starvation Pettus, Capt. Shiers, & some of the passengers went over to Bolivar to see Mrs. Long, tak- ing with them provisions - invited her aboard - she informd them, that her husband had left her there in the september of 1821 - in company with Milam, Jno. Austin & others, 27 in all - The party landed at Mesquite landing above the junction of the St. Antonio & the Guadalupe - She came aboard the Revenge - She was pre- vailed upon to accompany the emigrants up the San Jacinto - Her reply was that she could not go - that her husband had left her at Bolivar, and on his return would expect to find her there - & there she would remain for his return - The emigrants departed up the Sanjacinto, about 15 to 20 families, together with as many or more young men - They settled 10 miles above Lynches, by land (25 by water) in what is now known as White's settlement, on the east side of the river - The Families, were two Smiths, Dennis Brascre, Dan- ielle Kentucky, Dr. Jeter, Virginia Bradly of Kentucky, Talley Ken- tucky, Bailey Kentucky. Hughs of Kentucky, Hopkinsville, Pettus, Herrengton, Lynch, Vinces, Pickayune Smith, Dr. Hunter, and others - The unmarried men were Rankin, James & Randle Jones Mitchel & composed one family; the Jone's had a negro man - Pet- tus & the smiths had some negroes - When the Revenge landed at Galveston, a few days after, two other vessels landed, the James Mon- roe, & another schooner, with additional emigrants, composing the party above mentioned - except the smyths, who had arrived a short time previom:ly in a perogue, & had already preceded the emigrants in the settlement Sanjacinto - These smyths had seen Mrs. Long, & left one of their daughters with her, the young lady found with Mrs. Long when Pettus arrived at Galvezton - The Smiths in number were about 20, including children, negroes & all. They came from Qulquesue, from Bayou Sally, & was thence called Sally Smith - The pirates it is said had made his residence at Qulquesue a place of secret' rendezvous - Long King- On their arrival at the settlemt. thev Pon:men<'eil nlantin'! corn, the young men huntig; when they were visited by an armed force of the Cochattlee Indians, who demanded of them their busi- ness there, accusing them of an intention to encroach upon them & dispossess them of their Hunting-µ-round - There interpreter was Bill Ash - The Imig-rants replied, that they were aiming for the Colorado, but mistaking their wa_v, & being in leaky vessels, they had come up the sanjacinto, with a view of remaing on!y the season & theu proceedi~ to the Colorado - The Indians expressed themselves sat-
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