At 1 A.M. this morning, our slumbers on the bullock-rug were disturbed by a sudden and most violent thunder-storm. M'Carthy and I had o...

I breakfasted with General Bee, and took leave of all my Brownsville friends. M'Carthy is to give me four times the value of my gold...

I took an affectionate leave of Don Pablo, Behnsen, Oetling, & Co., all of whom were in rather weak health on account of last night...

Poor Don Pablo was “taken ill” at breakfast, and was obliged to go to bed. We were all much distressed at his illness, which was brought on...

Mr Zorn, or Don Pablo as he is called here, Her Majesty's acting Vice-Consul, is a quaint and most good-natured little man — a Prussian...

At 8 A.M. I got a military pass to cross the Rio Grande into Mexico, which I presented to the sentry, who then allowed me to cross in the f...

The Texan and I left the Immortality in her cutter, at 10 A.M., and crossed the bar in fine style. The cutter was steered by Mr Johnston, t...