Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-21
From lhe Philadelphia North American.
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Lieut. B,all Ir ~ Navy II already We'll known To
the clntrv. harin1 particularly dis nguished himself
several dI rent ocasaus, behier Of important de
patches ID and flam Caiunl. bt through the heart Of
MtAro during WHY war; AID across He praires and RE
hv NouH'as rcnT his way, with usual spirit through
c.yIt2 and savage enemies As gal ant a naval
rtilrer auG Intrepid Tav Her, with The courage 10 face
and Tile energy every difficulty ana peril we
well believe Ne Inns superior; hut have recent
y heard told of him, being the acc unl Of
circumstance which happened the last urncy to Cal
,rnia, trm which H. HAS only 50 late returned, which,
while it Ill STATED lie dangers If The road proves That
There Is another quality in hun higher than mere reso-
ulion and bmvery--a humane and generous dispo-
srion, when gives to those virtues the character Of he
r3i,m.
L was WE believe, in the ella country. that Lieut..
B-aII, having encanpod his patty. and placed il in safe
". went out hunting. He set out alone, on favorile
saddle mIrr which generally Kept Up spared tor
such occasions About miles from the camp, he had
he good fortune to kill deer and he the ground
dressing Tile carcass, when On looking up, he suddenly
o-ilJ troop VI amounted Apaches who HAD discovered
h'm and were dashing furiousy towards him. They
hnI, uhe-s hea ID the report the smoke Of his
r,ilt ana were hin before he was aware: bat he
knew very wtil That 10 be uyertaken Nv them a single
White nam among those naked hills which they call
th-,r oNn, certain death; and accordingly, leaving
ITS quarry and amounting in lot haste, he relied rpm
The mee w NIL which ny put her full speed
M carry Him bach in safety u the camp. Away darted
The young ltnt n4t and rushed the savagcs thun-
dc!lug and yelling ID the certain assurance of their prey
iiui coahutut by lhry were, the fugitive quite
well sed OF his ability escape; although their horses
We're fr sher than the mare, and it was pretty certain
they gaining Slightly upon her, and would give her
severe contest before reaching the camp.
Thus assured Of her safety, but not aXiag his speed,
Lieut. ii had recovered half his distance from the camp
when, da~hng over The Of hill, he Mortified
at the sight ot Of hJs own men, on foot climbing the
H.. l.
thu hln'.-ihe sight Of the lieutenant flying down the
mi al such furious rate was, doubtless, enough perhaps
tile poor fellow c9nd hear tie whoops Of HE Indian.
rendng the hills from the opposite sdp; at all events
he uader>t % his fate, and spreading his before the
horses head lie cred ont with hc accents Of despair
oh MI Deau. save he ! am a husband and father
Of six helpless children !. Never was prayer more quick
ly heard, or more herocJly answered.
The lieutenant though riding for his life imne-
datey stopped his mare, dsmnunting, and, irving hei
to tile man, said "Eou siaNao saved. Ride BACK t,
the camp and send them give my body decent bu-
rial !" And they par ed the former escape, the of
icer, as lie supposed u be slain, for The I'LL utterly
bare, without single hiding Place. and lie thought Of
nothing but selling his life as dearly possible. For
this purpose, he drew his revolver and sitting down on
the ground, waiting for The savages, who in a moment
came rushing he brow Of The Ill., ana then to the
unspeakabe amazement Of Lieutenant Boal dashed past
him down the decent like madnen not soul Of Them
paying the least regard t. him. not SOUL in fact seeing
him. They saw inreality nothing blt the horse ana
horseman they had been pursuing for three miles; they
knew nothing Of footnan and perhaps the sitting figure
Of The lieutenant appeared eyes, only bent one at
racve object as stone or huge cactus, such abound
on thuse sterile hills.
A. all events, Lieutenant Beall, by what seemed to
himself almost direct Provdentia nterp,sition in his
behalf remained wholly undiscovered and in moment
more tie Apaches ont Of sight, still pursuing the
horse and his rider ~ The camp. The latter barely sue
ccedng in escaping with his life the Indians having
overhauIed him closely just he reached the camp
as to be able to inlct two slight wounds upon
hlm with bullets perhaps with As for Lieut.
Bea he was not Slow to take advantage Of his god or-
tune; and selecting roundabout course he succeeded in
reaching the camp just about the time the poor fellow
whom he had saved and the other members Of the party
were about sayng out 10 obey his last request and give
his body decent burial.
Upon such an act this it superluous to com
ment. It Is an act, however, which deserves TO live in
mems recyccons ike the story ola great battle and vic
Tory