New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-20
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We arrived in tbs city on Monday, 18th. max
inx the trp lrom Mexico "a = dsJs Ar. Bi1geli and
myself er i1y eel INT 1e-tl ard s,a 1u-h this mode
of travelling IL slow AID fat.- arg Jet ~ have become
accu.iouaet O. T. snt enjoy . much We expect bs
On OUr Way 10 Trpc expecting % rescn that
place in four dsys and -an Bias II oue more, if de
eide % embark 81 TIA, point u We 20 on to Mast an
il viii require three or ioar more We are informed
II ships are waiting 81 both places for passengers
II So shall soon Be A. oar journeys end 4 fair
wind vii enable Us T. nske the voyage "a sigh; or ten
days Oar draft paid a. sgh;, b.lf in gold and
Of sold from Caifornia worth $50 and Informed y
the .eutemsn that need eutertAa fears Of io6nz
al want slso tha; gold hss receliT been found 70
exist Ia great abundance 81 the head OF the Gulf Of
Caif0rnis
Az urf5rtarste occurrence took place vita us few
days since resulting 10 tue cesn ~ Mr. Charles Dun
ham. oi Warehouse Point nesr Hartford Conn. A
the s4ir vii oe brought - tne notice OF TIE Govern
menL vii relate the cirC umsznces attending &;
what In detail Ga the morning q. tie 7ta inst cur
party entered the City Of irspuat0, one Of tie m 81 IN
Mexico stu sted 10 b. autidl valley midway bet~een
this cily aud Mexico and containing 900 ilhsbfan.s
As our custou s separated into small parties and
entered several eating houses 10 obtain our breakfast
TIE dece ssed with some others making party, after
eating dispute arose between him and The psrson
keeping toe house-the latter alleging taas one shilling
was due him. hle Durham svrrred that cents OF .
wAs paid The AlcLdr then called By the Mexi-
can b prevent Durham leaving.
u this Mr. Charles Csrrel (lIe OF our party was
called 10 Interpreter who stated the case 10 the
Alcalds. the Mexican al toe while denying that any
thing wss paid Mr. D directed Carrell % otter the
Acsde the remaining three cents, which was refused
At the same time Carrcll ordered 20 dismount
This he refused The guard which WAS called By the
Alcs.de then pointed their slns at him, our orn men
81 the same Time urging him 10 obey. Csrreh then De
gan 20 d.mouut sni Il tim, took hold Of bis
pistol TIE guard observing this. instantly struck him
with their guns and feed him % the ground.
On this DGnhan put spurs 70 ns horse 70 escape ana
had advanced short distance when one Of toe soldiers
shot him through the heart with two balls making one
syenug 10 hs back where they entered and two In hs
killed me, and fe e.ess corpse 10 the ground. The
Ing aud firing Al them The result that they were
missing Mr BID vel. myself, ard some others were
ested through the Kindness o priss,s who opened
ste oithe Cathedral yard and thus enabled us TO
escape from the mob.
After several interviews with the kcalie outside The
city ia which be expressed much sorrow and regret
that the affair bad taken place declaring u impossible
for him % have prevented H. he brought out the wound
cd men having rti drefsed all their wounds lie also
promised a Christian burial for toe deceased We
parted with them aud resumed our march. me De
ceased was Interesting aud worthy young geniem an
who leaves father and mother 10 mourn his los'
The wounded have mostly recovered. Durug the al.
tray one OF our being hoty pursued by Mexican
turned suddenly upon him. and with blow from the
breech Of his gun f@ed him to the ground sinking the
lock In his head just under the ear jour Com.