New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-16
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skesches Of Mexico.

skesehes Of Mexico.
Tuy FRsgEooTsRs-- NIn''eriess are Tue s''
mo. ,.ld of the banduti IHtc.1ing the high roads
- No. and no. tw oi them glow WIN
.ineularty and interest.
Rot a few months ago the diligence wa pro-
ceedng with nine passengers along tue r''"'
road when II was ordered to stop BY TWO 'uliia"S
who suddenly dar,ed into the road rom u''' NJ
and pointed their weapons at tiie Vi -
None Of the passengers were IL az r'"'' o.
were immediately terrer--trieAeh' anu NV
o,evcd the free.oo,ers demand "''.'!' :"
fear of beiny shot down from his seat ne poor
fellow sDrans to the ground with all sPecd, and
stood n, the head Of his team, while the Devil
der.d and trembling passengers quietly submitted
10 be Numbered. One OF the thieves remained
ON hi. horse while the other, with ms carbine
cooked in one hand. was busy searching the peck
ct. and baggage of the travellers with the ether.
And th- piece of consummatc audacity on one
side, and cowardice on the other, to,k place IA
full daylight Nine men sat like blubbeune
schoolboys and suffered themselves to be riied'
when nothing could haze been easier than TO nave
dsarmcd one r,.l,l,,r and shot down the o'hcI }"
twinkliBg, on, at least, scare INN on, ue'"'""'h
,be other a pr,oser. Men who could submit 50
tamcly TO 4 force desPicabIy nnequai' dceei'v
ali ,b. misfortune ~ way of loss that may beiaii
them "
Another incident j. currently related, which
shows forcily how easily the niaraUding ran
,hcro, NAV be terriied when travellers nave nerve
Il, defend themselves Incy are of like smoke
a, tl. first manic, iati,n at real danger, and no
man with a particle Of courage about INN need
ever fear them. \ solitary frenciimdn was once
travelling alone in the diligence from Puebla to
Mexico with some five or SIX bundled dollars III
specie. which he resolved to defend as long os he
hud life. liz carried with him the best double
barrellcd gun he could find, and had cartridges
made 10 FIT hi. piece, each continuing toll charge
of buck shot, which nc determined the robbcr>
.nould pocket before they should get at HI, gold
Somewhere about midnight, when the moon
VAS kindIinc into burning silver the iccencrustsd
side, nf the mountain, the driver ot the diligence
suddenly discovered, upon turning bend IN the
road, large party Of ianchcros about fifty yard
IN advance. The solitary traveller "ds imncdi-
a,ciy informed Of the iac,, and the alarmed driver
pulled up hi. horses at once. The Frcnchuan
asked il il was no, possible to sccrete his money
in the diligence, but the trembling driver gave
answer in the negative. At once preparing him
self for war, the Frenshman sworc they should not
yet his money without fight ard ho
ready for action. Both barrels OF his gun were
loaded and I've cooliy drew his ramrod and held j:
between his fingers, while he took TIVE more cart
ridges from MS D'U ana pIdCtu tD'nl between MS
teeth in srIcr to facilitate him in reioadIng Then
cooking his piece, and seeing that The robbers
were not advancing, he commanded the c0~ardl
driver, to resume his seat. and the dill lenoe slow
Is proceeded. Calm as block Of stone he awaited
the event When within few PAGES OF the
Gals, who were ten in number, nine on horseback
and one ON foot, the driver was commanded 10y the
robbers to stop, and he did So
One Of the trces,o,crs then came To the side oi
the diligence, deliberately opened the door, ard
ordered the passenger out. But tie mulzle OF
gun was at the robbcI's breast, and the nstanta-
neous reply he received was charge OF bnckshpt
in his heart 4 wild shrek sprang up itariuIl!,
and started away the moonlight ardong the NOUN
tain echoes, as the freebooter gave convrlsiye
death bound, and fell stone dead on the road
The brave Frenchman had smother carridge in
the discharged barrel Instantly, and tine same
premnaries were observed a. before for quick
reloading Had the whole ten men besct the door
OF the vehicle, the frenchmnn would have shot
down every one Of them. They possibly may hive
had some vague notion Of that fact for in thirty
seconds after the robber fell there not one oi
the other nine in sight and solitary hero in the
diligence reserved his remaining nine fires ard
preserved his gold.