The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-05-02

]greuIiy annoyed our small garrlsons at l.
Paz and. San Jose; be in all The numeroll
attacks our garrison maidained their pos
Iions and repusedthe enemy. hN
The ship Cyanne, Capt. S. +. dupont
sent by Commodore Shubrick, from Mazal
Ian, arrived ut La Paz about this time, ant
the enemy entirely Withdrew from La Paz
and concentrated all their forces, in numbe
about 500, upon the post at San Jose, com
mandedby Lieut.. Charles Haywood, U. S
Navy, with detachment of sailors and mar
ncs, numbering all told abuut 70, a I'd some
native California volunteers. The guerilas
captured Passed Mipshipman Duncan and
Marley, a sergeant Of the California regi-
meni, and FIVE marines. Capt Dupont hear
ing that Lient Haywood was hard pressed,
and had lost Two valuable officers, sailed for
San Jose, where he arrived on the 18th OF
February, just at sundown, and found all
communication cut off with the town and
garrison, situated two miles fom the beach,
but the ,charge of The garrison cannon
told that the fight was going on, and when
night closed in The flash Of muskery was
perceptible. Captain Dupont decided TO
wait until early daylight, and then land all
his disposable force, which amounted 10 100
himself making lol. ia
AT enrly daylight the force was on the
beach. III o urfbeing low favored their land.
ing, and with II fourpounder they were soon
in column and on their march to the rescue
of the garrison. The guefilas, anlicipa-
ting The landing OF the crew ofthe Cyane,
had taken their position during the night,
the route eOtlording them abundant cover.L
The column had proceeded but short dis.
lance before the guerillas opened their frq,
which was continued during tier entire
march TO the garrison, before reaching Which
they had to storm several houses of the
town, which the enemy had possession of,
in which they were aided by the garrison
force, which sailed out, joined in routing
the enemy, pursued and drove them from
several cmnences near the town. The en-
emy then formed in plain open TO the ship
al what they conceived to bs out Of reach Of
their guns, but some well directed shot and
shel did great execuiioh and dispersed them.
The garrison was found in mos, exhausted
state. Lieut.. Haywood had been so closely
pressed that no was driven within the .cour-
tel, where u large number of the inhabitants
had sought refuge. He had been bcsieged
twenty y,onc days, and his provisions were
nearly exhausted by his sustaining the in.
habitants..g For nine days none oflhem had
bcon out Of the buildings, and disease was
fast generating. q 1fr'1t
Passed Nlidshpman T. McLanahan had
been killed on the llth February. The
W lier Ii I'd been cut eff and the garrison was
in the most drplorable state. OF The l0l
that so gallan'ly landed, it is marvellous to
state only iour we're wounded, having sus-
tanned heavy fire fi'r two miles from COW
cred positions, which they could very inef
return; nevertheless their fire told,
and the enemy suffered great loss. Tn
garrison was aBundanlly supplied with pro-
visions, and the guerillas had retired.
The Monitor I,epubicano, of the 25th,
announces the death of Gen. Valencia. He
expired on tile morn ing of that day from an
attack of appople&y. This is the officer, our
readers will recollect, who was in command
of the Mexican troops at Contreras, and up
on whom Santa Anna throws the RESPONSE
billy of all his reverses in defence of the c.
iy oi Mexico. ast.s t.r3.,.t r.as.H Fs,