New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-14
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.


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$500 NIL l. : Nav. - alreadv vel k0"" a
Leu. .o,,v having particularly distinguished him
70 ~ .o,s,el different occasions, - = DeNer OF lnl'
80, disDsfches % and from california pom through
besrf II Mexico. during the war, and across ne
- =. nd Rocky Montana forcing Ai. way Win
pa -, tnroneh civilized and savage enemies As
cfI-.n, naval officer and intrepid Traveller WIN tnc
80 ~ fare and the energy % overcome every o4H'
-. 81 rerl We well believe be nss 10 supefi"f :
.e nave recently heard an sDecdote tod Of MN
-, he account Of circumstance when h'pP'
~ ne late journey 20 California from ~h.n -. ~
- 40 lately returned, which while u lAnsi'1'' ',O
49,. n, me road proves that there Is smother guam
~ 10 him higher tban mere resolution ana oI4'e,}
ys-e and generous deposition, which gFes U 0Iose
80. the character Of hefoi-ia
- ,.e h.lievc in the G.la country that Lieut.
-, b.vin, encamped he party, and placed u IN
-. ,snt ,t,t 70 hunt. lie set out alone, on iavo
~ safdle mare. which was generally kept up u
.nared tor such Occasons ABOUT SIX mics nom me
- he had the good fortune 70 XIII a deer and he
-. an the ground dressing the carcass, "nen, On
irasi.g DO he suddenly behold troop Of mounted
Ioacbe. VINO mad discovered him, and were dtsh'ng
f,,iou.ly toward him. They had doubtless heafd nc
,, or .een the tfnOke Of his rifle, and 90 were On
~, hefo,e he was aware but be knew very wei that
o. ~ overtaken by them, single white man among
,bo.e naked hills which they called their own. Wa
certain death and accordingly leaving MS quarry ana
mounting ia bot haste he relied upon the nette o. MS
mare which he put 70 her iul speed. % carry him
bsck ia safety 10 the camp. Away darted the young
lieutenant and on rushed the ssvages, numbering ana
vellug Ia certain ASSURANCE OF III " prey. iHN
eopsdent a. they were. the fugitive quite A. well
sa,.ned Of be ability % ESCAPE although their horses
were fresher than tbs mare and 1t was pretty certain
they were gaining slightly upon her. and would give
her a severe contest before reaching the camp.
Tnus assured Of hs safety but not relaxing bis speed
eltnsn: B. had recovered half his distance from the
camp when, dasnng over the crest Of a MI he ~
hornied a. the sight Of one Of hs own men, On loot
climbing the NIL in. fact following ia his trail d
sssl.t him 10 the hunt The sight Of the Lieutenant
hyiug down the hin a. such furious rate wss doubt
Less enough perhaps the poor fellow could near tnf
whOOos Of the Indians ascending the hill from the Op
posits side AZ all events he Understood his fate and
spreading his before the hOrses head. he crec
out with the accents Of despair On Mr.. Beall, save
me am hu sbsnd and the father Of xix helpless chill
dren :" Never prayer more quickly heard Oh
more herOically answered
The Lieutenant though riding for bis lite imne
dstey stopped his mare, di-nOuuted ana giving he
~ the man, said You shall BE- saved Ride back p
the camp, and ,end them out 20 give my body decen
burial ~ Aud 20 they parted-ihe footnsn 10 escape
the officer he supposed, 70 be slain tor the h =
utterly bare, without single hiding place, ana ~
thought Of nothing but selling ms NE ~ nfyHs pos
sible For this purpose, he drew his revolver ana, IN
ting down on the grOund, waited for the savage VII
10 a moment came rushing over the brow Of the hii
and then TO the unspeAkabe amszemeut Of Lieut. brs
dashed past him down the descent Ike na0fncu, not
soul of them paying the least regard - him not soul
In fact seeing him They SAW, IN reality, nothing bu
the horse and the hOrseuan they had been pursuing 10
three miles they knew nothing 81 iOotnan and per
hsps the sitting hgure OF the Lieutenant appeared
eyes only bent attractive object 81 stone %
huge cactus such NJ abound on those sterile hills
AZ an events Lieutenant Beall. by what seemed u
himself almost direct PrOydenta al nterpos uon 100 hi
behalf remained wholly undiscovered aud IN a mo
rnent the Apacues out o slgnt, stll pufsu
ing the horse and his rider 10 the camp The latm
barely succeeded In escaping with hi lie the Indian
having overloaded him 20 closely just "a be- reached i
camp as o. boz able "a nhict or two shght wound
upon him with bullets. perhaps with arrows A. 10
Lieut. Bea he was not slow 10 take advantage 81 M
good fortune aud selecting round about course Do
succeeded reaching the camp just about the time 10
door fellow whom he had saved and the other men
bers OF the party about saying out 10 obey hi
last request and give his body decent burial