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From Natchitoches-to the Sabine... ..... ..... .. . ....... . To St. Augustine . .. . ... . ...... ... .... . . . . ... .. .... .. ... . To Nacoodoche"' To the frinity . . :::::::::::: : : :: :::::::: :·.·.·.·.-.::::::::::: T'> the Brazos...... . ............... .. .... .. . . ..... . .... . To San Felipe..... ........... .. ... ....... ...... . . . .... . . To the Bernard To the Colorad~ ·. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : To the Navidad ...... .. ........ .. ... ... . . ... . : .. . .. .. ... . To the La Baca. . .... . . ... ... .. .. . . .................... . To the Gaudalupe . .. . .. ..... .. .... ... . ... .. ............ . To Bexar To Rio ~l~d i,;~: : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: To the Del Norte..... . . . ....... . ......... . ... . .... . .... . To the Town Gigedo. . .. . . ....... ... .. ........ ... . .... .. . To the river Sabinas. .... ....................... .. ...... . To l\Ionclo,·a capt. of this State... . .... . ...... . ....... .. .
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From Natchitoches to 1\-Jexico 570 Leagues- From ~Iontclover-to :Mexico 303½ "
In 1822 & 23 the emigrants to Austin's Colony, many were stopped about ~ aeo~cloches & Ayish Bayou, and this was the begining of the repeopltng of Nacogdoches, which had been evacuated & abandoned since 1819- This too was the Commencemt of the Colonies in this quarter- No. 16-15. REUBEN R. BROWN'S ACCOUNT OF HIS PART IN THE TEXAS REVOLUTION [183-?l I reached Nacogdoches on the l 0th of December 1835 where I found mu~h excitement prevailing in consequence of the acts of the _council ":Ju_ch had met a short time pre,·ious to my nrrival, The committee of v1gil11nce had held several meetings in which they highly disapproved of the proceedings of the council. Being anxious to get on to Bexar before it wa~ taken bv the Texians I remained at Nacogdoches onl.Y a few clays, and accom1>anied by )lr Hugh & John Love of Georgia took a new rout through an unsettled part of the country to the former place which acti,·ely beseigecl, Four or five days we were without provisions except the game our guns provided us. We saw immense herds of ~uffaloo & wild horses rangeing the praries The Ante~op is foun~ here m great numbers and the meat on account of its peculiar flavour 1s fnr preferable to venison, The most of this country from Nacogdoches to within 'l'wenty miles of San Antonio presents as many inducements to the farmer as I have ever seen. The Janel is perfectly Je,·el being- prin- cipally JHHrie, which nre not so extensive howeYer 11s those farther South, There _is sufficient woodland to Hlppl~• the wants of the ~ert_ler, 'l,'lw water 1s ge11erally good. As we npproacecl near the hend of the Sn_n Antonio ri,·cr the face of the country assumed a cliffNrnt aspc<·t it became rnther mountni11ous ancl !':tone,: we rencheil the town at tm•ln• oclock at night & u11derstoocl that fr' hn<l surrenrleml with Ri"1;!t•1'II hunclrecl )[exic-a11 troops commnnrlerl hy neneral Co,: to 'l'wo II u_11drl'd ancl thit-tv Texians under the command of Burlrson. llere [ 1-t11ul ft-1 1 or twelve clays nn<l joi11ecl a (:llYHlry compnny comm111111t,,l uy l'af'l Lawrence organized for the purpose of marching to :~fot111_11orns 111 1 expedition proposesd by the cl111irm1111 of the militury t·o1111111ttec who
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