The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 2, July 1898 - April, 1899 Page: 309
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Discovery of Bay of Espiritu Santo.
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willing to do so, and were quite content. They belonged to the
Zacatecas company. Leon left for the soldiers nine of the king's
horses, some firelocks, a barrel of powder and some shot, and for
the priests he left twenty-six loads of flour, twenty cows, two yoke
of oxen, ploughs with ploughshares, axes, spades, and other little
things.
On the 2nd of June we took our departure, and the priests
walked with us a little way out of the village. Then we took leave
of one another with many tears of joy, and gladness, for these men
did not sorrow at being left behind, nay, rather, they gave thanks
to God for having merited such a grace as to be called to save the
souls of the heathen. We arrived at the Trinity on the 3rd of
June, and found this river very high. On this account we were
kept for a week from crossing. Meanwhile the governor's brother
was taken ill and went home. After a week they made a raft of
logs, on which the packs, the clothing and all other baggage were
taken across, while the horses were driven through swimming,
some few getting drowned.
We followed the road by which we had come, until we reached
the "rancheria" of the Emat, Toaa, Too, Cavas, and other Indians,
and in this "rancheria" we heard that the Indians on the coast
had captured some young Frenchmen. The captain of the "ranch-
eria" told us that although they themselves were at feud with the
Indians on the coast, yet there was among them an Indian who held
intercourse with those others, and if some of us desired to go and
find them, this Indian would take those who wished to go. Captain
Leon decided to go with twenty men for the purpose of trying to
rescue the French boys. They reached the coast of the bay and
found the Indians whom they sought. These had just arrived
from some other portion of the same coast, armed with lances, and
soon our people began to treat with them, about delivering up the
French boys. The Indians were promised horses and clothing if
they would consent to give up the boys, and their reply was that
they would do so promptly, without causing any trouble. The
soldiers then began to enter the "ranchitos" of the Indians, peering
with too much curiosity into their belongings, and committing
other acts which incensed the Indians when they found out who
was guilty. Later, after the French boys had been delivered over
to our men, the Indians, having grown suspicious, commenced to
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Texas State Historical Association. The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 2, July 1898 - April, 1899, periodical, 1898/1899; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101011/m1/313/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.