The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-01-08

ne, their beloved commander, would follow
,bem. The CoIooeI's reply was, ths, their
situation would very soon be better: and ss
they were volunteers, they would not be fore.
ed-rhst IL wes his io,eniion to follow his
General wherever he should see 6t 10 com.
msod him, and obey his orders, and wished
them 10 do the ssme--,hat a. respected their
returning homo to the United States, by land,
1000 miles, tn ough sn enemy's county with
so small . force, was thing entirely impossi'
BILE. Bot all his epdesvoss 10 pscify them
were in vain. He finally ordered The m who
wished 10 follow him and their General, 10
step hom the ranks, end those that did not,
20 remain-wben sixty out Of . hundred stood
she!r gtoupd. They wore taken command
OF by their 6tN and second sergeanls, and
msIc he d about one mile distant and encamp'
ed, with tho intention IL proceed on their
march to the United States, which they did
about q o'clock the nc xt mo ming, and pro-
Ceeded six Leagues to the town OF San Jose.
l, myself, on hearing that thsy intended go.
ing to tho Uoitcd States, loft Marina and
joined them. Al oil ahcse transactions our
b,ave Geoefsi seemed not The iesS moved,
nor did he interfere uol,l their arrival al San
Jose, sad then he ofdosed his horse satdled,
sDd accompanied only by his interpreter, pro
ceeded TO whore they were encsmped, and
info-o,ed them that he wished TO converse
with them. They oil Immediately surround.
cd him, and he addressed them in very po-
lite manner, telling them the danger they
were going to expose themselves 10, and the
impossibili,y Of their eser being able TO etfec,
ihsir objec,-,ha, their enc my was surround.
ing them with overpoweriDg numbers, that
no would rather soc theW hang themselves
upoo the trees that utioonded them, than
'ha, they should think OF such = thing as pro.
ceeding sny tsrther. Tho Americans, tski6g
ove'y thing into considers alton, and knowing
what their General told them wss true, hoal-
ly agreed 10 rototn back gain, but uoder es'.
,sin obligations, which must be signed by
him. They wero, that on returning, to be
considered no longer onder the ordefs oi their
f., 'net commander but to choose their owo
oflicess-snd on arriving q, the ii st sespou,
they should be paid OF and sent to the Uoited
S,s,es a, the expense Of government, Tho
sriicles wee drawn op, and signed immedi.
s,eIy by him, obliss,ing himseli hoporsbIy to
iu,fl them Hs then said, he should reiu'n
10 his eDcsmpmcnl, snd would come down
hm,ef ncxt morning and eseor them back,
Th,ch was done about 9 O'clock. We all
playing ourselves as we'll as we could to make
ss good an appearance q, possible before our
other comrades. While on tho march the
General halted aud az VIC passed. by counted
our Dnmbef.--l must confess, for my own
part, was somewhat struck when / beheld
him, and being one Of the last, ksp, back ss
much - possible. to avoid notice. fio was
ignorant Of my being one, as | always kept
myself swsy from tho o'hor,, while he was
no pe' ccived me he WAS as
tonished. and exclaimed (with a smiling coun
tensoce, in the he's, English be was sblo to
speak) as il possible, is IL fossi6te, Mr..
Printer, no more newshohers, my God, no
more newshaners2 2" This is more English
than ! ever hoard him speak NJ one time be.
fore. / gave him 10 understand that l had
hessd while ., Marina, the Americans intend.
cd going home, sod being one myself, wished
TO iars their fa,e whslever II might be. He
infor med me that he Was extremely sorry that
II vas not 10 his power TO mako my situation,
as we'll ss ell tho cthefs, any better; but no
hoped In . vo'y short time, that our circun.
stances would bear another light, and request.
ed me 10 return hack again 10 Marina the
next dsy-hs never should forget Me--to
leave all TO him. l 6nally sgreed to return
,he nest day.
We sl, arrived o, their old camp ground,
end wheo Col. Pertey was inform med ,ha, they
wore no longer TO DO considered under his
command, no then resolved to 20 90 further
with Nina, but to return to tho United States
with hts 90 meo, who agreed to follow him,
81 undertaking that he himself acknowledged,
wss iwhossibte TO accomplish. Gen. Nina
tried al, eBors In his power, to prevent aud
convince him that II was impossible to effect
such en- undertaking snd he well know IL.
The General offered him the command OF
she fort at Marina, u he would remain end &C.
cept Of il; but po,hing could prevail, he ives
determined on returning or lose HE life in the
attempt. A fsw hours before his departure,
he sent word TO Us, that he should DO very
happy IL ws would follow, but there was not
ono Of our party who paid soy attention to
him. Hs marched with 40 men Tor the Uni-
ted Sta,es; bu, m sppes's the, no proceeded
ss fss ss the town Of Lsbsd's. without seei.