The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 7, July 1903 - April, 1904 Page: 36
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36 Texas Historical Assoczation Quarterly.
tation on the Guadalupe from its head to its mouth. Here we
passed a merry evening. Fun and frolic ruled the hour. Col. Wil-
liam Pettus, known to all old settlers as "uncle Buck," and Col.
Gustavus Edwards, both corpulent, middle-aged men, but mirthful
as school-boys, entertained us with a foot-race.
When we got within twelve or fifteen miles of La Bahia, we were
met by an express from the civil authorities of that place, request-
ing Austin not to march his force nearer than three or four miles
of the town. In compliance with this request the expedition camped
at a creek about four miles east of town. Shortly afterwards the
civil and ecclesiastical functionaries of La Bahia paid us a visit-
the latter being clad in their sacerdotal garments.
These functionaries came to mediate for the Carancawas, by
whom they had been authorised to say that they would not in future
pass to the east of the San Antonio river. (See note 3.) Austin
agreed not to make war upon the Carancawas as long as they should
keep this pledge.-When the officials returned to town Austin
accompanied them thither-some of the men also, by special permis-
sion visited the town. They saw no Indians there, nor could we
ascertain where they were; but it was generally believed that they
were not far from Labahia. Next day the expedition commenced its
homeward march. It returned by the same route it had travelled
going out.
A few days after the return of this expedition my father and I
went on another trip in quest of the Cokes. At Peach creek on the
Colorado we joined a party of ten or twelve men and proceeded
thence towards Bell's landing on the Brazos. We crossed the Ber-
nard a few miles above "Damon's Mound." On the east side of the
Bernard, near the point where we crossed it we found a herd of
Buffalo and killed one.
Upon our arrival at Bell's landing we were joined by a few more
men. 'Here we left our horses and proceeded down the river in
boats. When we arrived within a few miles of the mouth the boats
landed and a party of three or four men (including myself) went
out on foot nearly to the Bernard to look for the Indians. We
returned to the boats, however, without having made any discovery.
We then proceeded down to the mouth of the river, whence parties
were sent several miles east and west along the beach, but no
Indians were found. We therefore returned to Bell's landing where
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