The New York herald., 1849-06-14

ADVENTURE OF LIEUT.. BEALL AMONG THE Ara
cHEs Lieutenant Beal u. S. Navy, is already
guisbod himself several different occasions, as a
bearer of important dispatches to and from California
both through the heart of Mexico, during the war; and
the praries and Rocky Mountains forcing his
way with equal spirit, through civilized and savage
enemies AS gallant naval officer and intrepid ira.
Weller with the courage to face and the energy to
come every difficulty and peril, well believe he
has no superor but we have recently heard an anec
dote told OF him, being the account Of circumstance
which happened the last journey to California from
which he has only SO lately returned, which while it
illustrates the dangers Of the road proves that there
another quality him higher than resolution and
biavery..a humane and generous disposition, which
believe in the Ga country that Lieut. Beall hav-
ing encamped his party and placed it in safety went
out hunting He get 'out alone, on a favorte saddle
mare which was generally kept up spared for such
occasions About six miles from the camp he had the
good fortune to kill deer; and he the ground
beheld troop of mounted Apaches who had discovered
him, and were dashing furiously towards him. They
had doubtless heard the report or seen the smoke Of
he knew very well that to be overtaken by them sim
gle white man among thosel naked hills which they
called their owB was certain DEATH and accordingly
leaving his quarry and mounting in hot haste he
lied upon the mettle of his mare, which he put to
her full speed, to carry him back in safety to the
camp Away darted the young lieutenant and on
rushed the savages. laundering and yelling in the GER
tain assurance Of their prey But confident they
his ability to escape although their horses were
fresher than the mare, and it pretty certain
hera severe contest Before reaching the camp Thus @
assured Of his safety but relaxing his speed Lieu
tenant b. had recovered half his distance from the
camp. when dashing the crest of a hill he was
Mortified at the sight Of Of his foot,
climbing the hill and in fact following in his trail
assist him in the hunt The sight ofthe Lieutenant fly
ing down the hill ut such furious rate was doubtless
enough perhaps the poor fellow could hear the whoops
of the Indians ascending the hill from the opposite
side at all events he understood his fate and spread
ing his arms before the horses head he cried out with
the accents Of despair "Oh, Mr.. Beall me! | am
a of al IL heln chi
Never was prayer more quickly heard, or more he
rocaly answered. The lieutenant, though riding for
his own life immediately stopped his mare, dsmouut-
ed. and giving her to the man, said, "You shall be
saved. Ride back to the camp. and send them out to
give my body decent burial ~ And they parted
the footman to escape the officer he supposed be
slain for the hill was utterly bare, without single
hiding place and he thought Of nothing but selling hi,
life as dearly as possible For this purpose he drew
his revolver. and, sitting down the ground. waited
for the savages who moment rushing over the
brow OF the hill and then, to the unspeakable amaze
descent like msdmen not q soul of them paying the
least regard to him not . SOUL in fact seeing him
They saw in reality nothing but the horse and horse
man they had been pursuing for three miles; they
knew nothing Of q footman; and perhaps the sitting
figure Of the lieutenant appeared to eyes only bent on
attractive object, stone, huge cactus such
abound those sterile hills At all events Lieut.
b. all by what seemed to himself almost direct pro.
vdentia interposition in his behalf remained wholly
undh covered; and in q moment more, the Apaches
were out Of sight still pursuing the horse his rider
to the camp The latter barely succeeded in escaping
with his life the Indians having overhauled him so
closely just as he reached the camp to be able to
infict one or two slight wounds upon him with bull.
let's or perhaps with arrows As for Lieut. Beall he
not slow to take advantage Of his good fortune:
and selecting roundabout course, he succeeded in
reaching the just about the time the poor fellow
whom be had saved and the other members of the par
ty were about saying out to obey his last request
and give his body decent burial Upon such su act as
this it were supelfiuous to comment. 1t is an act,
however, which deserves to live in mems recoecons
like the story of great battle and vctoryPhiiade
Fhtd N. .4me,tcdn, June 13.