P.\l'F.HS OF :MrnABEAt: BuONAPARTE LnrAR
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fugiti\'es, destroying al~o a larg-e quantity of cotton, corn, pumkins, Potatoes and other ,·egetables; a great many hogs and chickens were foun,1 and cli:-;trihuted umong the men of the Expeditionary force. Two Arncrieans wer<' arrested at the Rancho of Guajalote. The men proceeded tu the Atascosito and the Bay of Gah-eston. One of the H1:outing parties arrested a Captain, .3 Americans and a 11egro belonging- to Long; took 4;·{ head of cattle 19 sheep and burnt 14 abanJoned houses. Arrived at :Nacogdoches, where he was waited upon by several in- habitants of that place who Sued for pardon which was granted them. 'l'hen back to the C'amp on the Trinity; was apprized that Laffitte was still at Ciah-esto11, nnd that th<> Americans had three Settlements at Pecan Point, composed of about 500 men, well armed, who had come there without the knowledge of the American gon.~rnment- A german, John X ey [ ?] i-upposecl to be a spy was arrested, and sent to Bexar, with the halanee of the prisoners 5 Americans were met by a scouting party, on the .Atascosito; they attempted a resistance; three of them were killed; irnd D6 horses and mules were taken, the other Americans made good their escape. l'erez is satisfied that no American, exists actually in the territory reconnoitred hy him, but he knows that Laffitte has, at Galveston, a lar~e force, and seYeral Tahuacauo and Tahuayase Indians, the whole amounting to ahout 1000 men. Thinks it will be difficult to disloge the men who have settled at Pecan Point, inasmuch as they have a friendly intercourse with Indian Natives established in the t.erritorv of U. S.- The remainders of Long's party will probably join them, and in case of being attacted, they will find a shelter, and protection in the territory of the U.S. No. 34. PROSPEC'rus OF THE VILLAGE .MISCELLANY. LAMAR 3 [Cahawha? Alabama,] )f arch 8, 1821- To be written in a scrie$ of numbers by l\fr Lanthernbalvon, Batch- elor of mericles and late from the court of fashionable folly "Sine oclio." 1 feel divested of all animosih- No- 1 '!'his number of the Yilage miscellany is hazarded upon experi- ment- Should it go down with the publick it will be continued if not- NOT-it will be supported by Several )'Oung men of the places, whose names it will be in nlin to enquir~ after as the plan adopted for their concealment precludes the posibility of discoYery. Communication::; may be left at the post olfiee where they will be <l.uly receved b,\· n young Gentleman authorized for the purpose Two copies of each number only-will be issued-one for the Ladies the other for the Gentlemen It is said of a dutchman that he can talk a deal when he has nothing to say, but ,erry much unlike the dutclunan I now fiml it <lilncult to •In 1819 Lamar cstnhlishcd a !?Cnernl merchandise bu;;inc><s in Cahawba. Ala- bama in which he wns unsuccessful. In lS~l he nnnounced his purpose of establishing a humorous paper under the ubo,·e heading. Christinn, A. K., Affra,bea-tl- B11011uparte Lamar, p. 2.
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