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Mr Zavala not sailing to Vern Cruz as expected, set out for his residence, and met the party taking off the boat; which he recognized to be his own, but supposing that his wife had loaned it to them for some tem- porary purpose, passed without saying anything- On arriving at home, he was told the circumstance. The man who took it off never made his reappearance;· but after the litpsc of some time, the boat was found seC'urely tied in fro11t of his house 011 the oposite side of the Bayou.- Pedraza was little below the common statue dark, face and sc-owling aspect; silent and unsocial. His wife was highly accomplished and agreeable- Santana's first wife was a mild, simple-hearted woman, who was al- ways overawed and trembled in the presence of her ·husb11.nd- He treated (her J with insult and neglect, and often abused her in public company.- Zavala married 11t 18 years of 11ge- Died 16 Novr. 1836. Zavala's daughter in Yucatim married Prudencio Tenorio No. 1663. HISTOHLC~\L NOTES. ANONYMOFS (183-?] In 1808 D. Francisco Mangual on the Inst day of March left Bejar with 200 men for Santa fe to quell an insurrection of the people of that Department who wished to depose the governor, however before their arrival another division of 100 men from the department of Coahuila had reached Snfee & Removed the Governor There Being peace with all the Indians at that period they left with Eight hundred extra horses for a change on the road They started on the San Saba Hoad leaving the Fort at the old Mission about four miles to the left- The Route H fter passing the Guadaloupe hills & particularly after leaving El Hio de los Llanos is generally open and of Ensy transit all the way- Their general course N. W. by N. leaving the pointers to the North Star at night on the Hight cheek, Crossing the heads of the tributaries of the Colorado & Brazos Crosing no stream until they reached the Rio Puerco after having travelled three days about half way between said River & Reel River of Nachitoches nearer to Red Ri,·er, at this point there are two Missions and a villiage on the Rio puerco, which is about one days ride from St fe The village El Vallo, The Missions Sau Jose and Pecos, named after an Indian tribe- They were fifty five days travelling said route and reached St fe on the 17th June- They believe that the head waters of the Brazos on the diYiding Ridge between the waters of Red River and the Brazos is the half way pince. They had Commanches for guides- · Bevoncl the head Waters of the Brasos vou discover the .Mountains. The Source of Red River 'I'he .Mission or Fort of San Saba \\'HS 1lis- troyed in 1768 hy the Indians many of the inhabitants ha,·ing pnished by fire after fi\'c days Siege. In 1801 99 men were despatched from Bejar for the purpot-e of Siezing Noland & party consisting of 31 men 17 Amerieans 12 mexic:ans & 3 Indians who refused to Surrender but after a ti~ht of two hours having been killed Noland & two mexicans surrendered
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