New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-15
A Fight with the Mexican Robbers.

In our Mexican news, received by the
Bonita VIII be found short account OF recent at
tempt 10 rob the Gigcac.a or stage coach, ON the
road between Vera Cruz and the City OF Mexico, and
The killing of two Of The brigsnds by an English pss-
senger who was fortunately too wei armed FOR the
scoundreis In brief We will give the particulars.
we learned them from parties present
The stage LEFT Vera Cruz on the 9th ut with mae
passengers IN all. OF these, two were MexcanS IN
armed a Frenchman indiferenty provided for
defense three were English miners also poorly
armed. one was Californian with a trinng revov
ina pistol, but IN the coach were two English gentle
men, : 7. CliSsold and and {. w w F1tzwillism.
who were armed and equipped rs the law regu-
lating safety the Mexican roads requires and di
rcctS In addition 10 goodly showing OF Colts re-
yOyerS the best weapon know OF for any service.
they had double barreled guns. well loaded with
buckShot, and for the latter III particular they ouhd
especial need.
fyerythlng went on smoothly during the first day's
Journey and they reached and passed Perotc with
out mOeStation from the SwarnS oi ladToneS who
have long held travellers as their own property Bat
while on the route between AcaJete and Amosoque,
about o'clock IN the afternoon of the second day,
the stage was suddenly belcaguered by Il party OF
brigands well masked and better mounted, who
riding up ordered the driver to halt They next, and
with great show Of courage, presented their pistols
IN a way 10 bring them 10 bear upon the passengers
inside and were about to charge bolt upon the stage,
when CliSsold discharged a heavy load of buchshot
directly into the breast oone OF them. The fellows
head fell lisesSly. his birdie reins dropped nom his
hands, and he was evidently about to tumble froin
by the collar and steadylng HIM for a moment,
turned his horses head IN an opposite direction. In
another moment second charge OF buck shot was
lodged IN the side of the second robber, while the
californian, who was seated on the box with tho
driver opened an Intellectual fire from us little re-
yolyer After the second shot from Clssolds gun.
who was seated inside the stage and on the quarter
upon which the brigands made the onslaught, the
entire party Scampered Off and thus was party OF
Mexican robbers completely beaten OF with loss by
two we-directed discharges from double barrelcd
gun Had Fizwilliam been on the side OF the stage
Immediately attacked, and could he have brought ms
gun to bear upon them, the scoundrels would have
gone of with greater loss.
On arriving at AmoSoque, large village ten miles
this side of Puebla and where the stage horses are
changed CliSsold was advised 10 go to the Alcade
and inform that functonary of what had happened
lie did so, stating that he believed he had killed one
robher If not two, when he was told that II was q
pity he had not slam the entire party II ahefward
appeared that the first brigand shot lived but few
moments and that the second after lingering four
days finally expired. They were all described ~
new hands upon the road, their faces not beng re-
cOgnlsed. 49,,
The affair created not 4 little sur along the road
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