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covered banks. The river was still more imposing on the 30th
and gave no hope of crossing it in order to continue on our jour-
ney. The day was excessively hot, and the drift of heavy clouds
carried by the southeast wind to the northwest was incredible, not-
withstanding that during the four previous days a great mass of
clouds had been carried in the same direction. At about five in
the afternoon the sky was covered entirely by black clouds, and a
little after it seemed as if all the winds blew furiously at the same
time impelled by the pressure of the clouds. By about six the
most terrible storm I have ever seen was raging. The rain was
so heavy that it seemed as if the entire sky, converted to rain,
were falling on our heads. The woods were afire with the vivid
flashes of lightning, and nothing but a continuous rumbling of
thunder was heard, louder or softer as the distance where the
numberless thunderbolts from the heavy clouds fell was nearer or
farther away. The shock of the shrill howling winds was horrible
and it continued until eight o'clock next morning when only the
northwest wind that had triumphed in the struggle was blowing
and a slight rain remained. I gave thanks to the Almighty for
having come out unharmed from such a furious storm. We re-
mained in the village, the flood preventing our crossing the river,
but desperate with so much inaction and seeing that the supplies
were being consumed, I, on the ninth, suggested to the general,
who was likewise anxious to continue, that an effort be made to
overcome the difficulties that beset us. Consequently, it was or-
dered that the wagons and teams be crossed on the ferry boat or
large flat boat of the village, and that they wait for us at a place
agreed upon at the edge of the woods, all of which was accomplished
without difficulty.
May 10.-It must have been three in the afternoon when all
the baggage was placed in the ferry boat, and, boarding it, we
started down the river in search of a landing agreed upon because
it was thought, and rightly, that on the opposite side of the village
the landing would be very difficult. A drunk American held the
rudder and three intoxicated negroes rowed, singing continuously.
This confusing sing-song, not in the least pleasant, deprived us,
by the irritation it caused us, of the pleasure we could have en-
joyed seeing the immense woods that bordered the river. We
traveled this way for about two leagues, and then we entered, still272
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926, periodical, 1926; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117141/m1/298/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.