The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-10-02


night dad horrible tins. emo EXPOSED ts {
tsrribletempest, wet, exhausted and without
aparticle Of food They haa hold on 70
the branches and tree Do present eng wash
odaway by the torrents tat % down che
Woahtain sidcs
The next day Git 50 81 lene1t of the
tempest. AS there was lNA they
resumed their w1arisome march, until they
stopped fur-ehe might, when they made meal
Of aRe Generals horse, having bad nothing
70 eat for three days. Ehenext morning, IS
of them, the others having dispersed found
themselves in the neighborhood Of San Girls
tobal where they came suddenly on cavalry
force, whose FIRE they could find but two mus
kets in the whole party capable of returning,
They were then scattered, dispersed, and bro
hen up into small parties, deeming it unsafe to
20 in any number. Mr. Summers and his
companion wandered about in the mountains
for two days, ndtgnowing whittier they were
going
Theyablus1 reached an old saw mill, which
they hat left six days before. They had
thrown away their muskets, and here they OBJ
tanned q couple of long knives Then they
proceeded towards San Bias and entered the
o9Fst house they found. The inmates fed at
'their approach, for thcirappcarance was fright
full enough. Here they found piece of salt
beef, which they divided aud ate raw They
resumed their march, and at evening reached
another house, where they were kindly treat
ed by the females, but the men fed. The
proprietor of this establishment was widow
lady, who supplied them with coffee, meats
and spirits, and told them to gointo the noun
tains, and she would apprise them when the
enemy approached, giving them a shepherd
boy to direct them. They we're directed into
thick mango grove, where they made them
selves tolcrably comfortable Here they re-
manned all the next day, living on the green
mango fruit. From the tops of the trees
they saw over 500 soldiers pass and repass on
the road to San Bias On the morning of the
25th of Aug, the shepherd boy was sent by
the patriotic lady to inform them that they
had been discovered by the Paisanos, who
had informed the military.
They then left, sending by the boy many
thanks to the kind.widow who had befriend-
ed them. They now determined to give
themselves up, and about shutdown took the
high road to San Diego They did not, how
ever, enter the town until the next morning.
They walked in about sunrise, and were i'm
mediatcly shown to the house of the cOmman-
der. AS they were waiting for him, they
perceived hOrseman in full gallop through
the streets, waving a package over his head!
Dismounting before the house, the horseman
delivered the package to the commander, who
hastily tore it open, and then remarked to
Mr.. Summers and his panions-"Y GU are
in luck; had you arrived an hour earlier, you
would have been shot. This is your pardon. !"
They had heard the report of some guns as
they were approaching the town but half
hour previous; they proved to be the shooting
Of two Of their companions, one of whom
was name Black They afterwards saw the
bodies of these men, but could scarcely re-
cOgnise them.
The Commander at San Diego then gave
them good breakfast, and the people of the
town treated them kindly. They were then
sent to Gen. ROsale's camp, who requested
Mr.. Summers to go into the mountains and
inform his countrymen of the proclamation,
which he did persuading all that he could
find to avail themselves Of it. Havinga pass
from Gen. Rosales, he finally reached Bahia
Honda, where he was kindly treated, and then
proceeding to San Antonio took the road for
Havana, which be reached on the 4th Sept,
was presented to the Capt-General and kind
ly treated by him; receiving his passport and
left for the United States.
Such arc the leading facts of Mr.. Sum-
mer's narrative. He speaks in the most
favorable terms of the kindness of the Span
ish soldiers after the proclamation was issu-
ed, and in the most cOntempluous and unfa-
vorable manner of the country people gen
orally. Some of his views and opinions we
omit contenting ourselves for the present
with his narrative of the facts, which, as
the first one presented Of this expedition,
will no doubt possess great interest to ourrea-
ders.
The Destruction of American Forests.