Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-05

The following 10 Geo. w kenddlls ac-
count OF the capture OF Chius, Mexican
town.
CuiNA. Mexico. hng. , 1916.
China j. ia III hands ot The Americana,
not the great o,j ecl.,lra Empir,. wItnr-
Bangs e"d Whangs. IT. Tugs . II I.ings--bnt
U~ nt'le pueblo ur town ~ Mexico ui the
s'"le name. situated un the Rio San Juan some
siA'y-hNc of seventy miles above Catinaryn
Den MCCIlioch, with hity-hve oi his men.
arrived IN sight of the place about o'clock
ths morning. alter forced iuaTrh al over nifty
nnes. At the Rancho a.. Socate IA. l.,rn,i
ltom MeNcaA Who had lust arrived. that
oo'. Segnih Was IN China With upNarls OF
one hundfed mounted men. aud at once fonn.
v' plon ior his capturs. This was yvs,er-
uay Sl.traoon about = o'clock Hiring the
Sa'ne MeAic"n who brought the intelligence,
i"i suiue, oar capiain started oil al a rapi I
pace, only haltlng short tine towards sun
down To ,ool the horses backs and ,nake a
nasty bowl oi coffee. Bclorc reaching the
large rancho or hacienda oi III Toro. within
nree leaSnes OF Chine. the hOsse ot the g,iide
gave out, broke down completely and n was
iouilu necessary to leave huu Til, did not
IN 'le least alter M,Culloch's plans. fur a..
heP. on at The same rapid pace. fLc hacienda
o' I'll Ioro extends iur a Tall half mile aluag
| Inc nNer' aud the wondering inhabitants were
al out ul trout oi their huis a. We passed
N"i w"ri was exchanged the R1n-crs ri.
hi"g singl- file and la silence Though the
place.
A little after midnigh, the white belfry Of
lie church at China WAS seen so,nc hall mile
distant, tl'e bright m"oubcans bnsging IL ont
IN bold relet n little farther on halt was
! called. twenty men wvre left ~ rear gurul
snd with the rest of the company Our captain
/ moved on, CiTCling Tie town and making to
warts thc nain Monterey road Ia Cut of any
lurce that might cndcavnr 10 retreat We
had Just reached the opposite side ct the town,
and had arrived alta large road, when the sharp
crack oi rlile vas hvarI irom the rear guard.
now near a mile OF halt was called.
strict silence kept. aud every ear was ready la
catch the report, OF other sliots. ior IL was at
lrSt surmi>cd that the Mc1icuns had attacked
our comrades bat not another g,u was dis
charged and no sounds reached us save the
rhinS"i innum,rabe do -, ever cur in tie
town having been alarmc The order had
been Gtvenior both parties 10 enter III place
AT day break aud as II sill hacked an hour or
two oil dtwu, We were hattie IN the road aud
told not 10 take either saddles or brides Iriln
Our horses. No further alarm save from the
opposite SIDE, aud hard as was the road, and
without blankets, many OF the men were soon
asleep while holding their animals, the long
haId ride having brought on a fatigue and
drowsincss that could not he overcome.
With the first gay OF the morning we were
again IN the saddle. A delay of hall an hour.
chasing a couple Of Mexicans seen leaving the
town, niade II broad day b fore Ne entered the
plaza, and when there were found the rear
guanl already M quiet aud peaceable posses.
SION. They had had oil the lun and excite
ment on their side for IL seemed that the, !
hdd iakfn one prisoner, who was caught en- |
dta'oring iospy ont their position. and tho |
me had been discharged at two othcrs-lel-
lows on horseback-wbo were evidently re-
aud who put spur, TO their hor-
'es when ordered to halt During the even
ng following the report of the ME The pris-
,ner escaped from the person guarding him ,
nus ended The conquest OF China by the A N
nerCans.
Upon inquiry 1t was now found that Nc. .
~olioCh was within an ace, as the saving Is
81 catching SrguIiu, and had not some ol his !
scouts or friends given him notice OF the APP II
pfoach ot,theRauScrs hc woud'have iullen into ,
heir hands. IL was only dark when hc re-
reiyed intelligence oil our approach, when
twenty-five OF his men at once broke aud rnu
or the chaptroi. At 10 o'clock-->plne two
sours bciom our captain reached the outskirts
)t the town-twcniy-li more wcr, in the
saddle and of, aud II Is said that Seguin him
sell was only two !undred wards distant " hen
the rifle Was discharged 1T one OF his spies
aud further that he too, made at once Tor the
chGpGre! as East as his horse could carry him.
The Rangers followed on the tTail OF the
nnaways until a point was reached where
they were scattered. Scouts of the enemy
were seen on The distant hill tops. watching /
our advance, but as it was deemed usslcs, TO /
pursue the iugiUvcs further on tired horses. !
aud they knowing every foot of the country, !
we were ordered back TO town. aud are now
occupying tie very quarters recently filled by
Seguin mcn. History mentions bat few in
stances where handful Ol men have driven
double their number from a strong position
Tor such this really is, without SONS show of
resistance. La haste,
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