The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-23

we see that you are brave man, SO are we
surrender. We do not wish to kill SO valiant ;
man. Very brave, you are indeed answc-s
Speyers, eleven against one.' Thi, said he sci,
forth in pursuit Of tie robbers, who fly :: h,. an
pfoach. why do yon hy?' he cries; 'di Won not
say you were brave Come. towards, cone e,erv
one OF you--one b. one; await you her.
But their only answer WAS a shower Of ba.,=
and s!ugs, which y.hsiled around The u a3 s,n,sl
Speyers. lie replies by discharge OF four Jar
rels. that prove Intellectual, in consequence 81 IN,
incessani movement 10y the horses prevehiia, f..
aiming with any approach 10 certainly.
This general discharge having been Il .,'e "a
the passengers advance towards Speyer. ,hey
seize hold Of him. they en,reut him to weld Nm,
his arms, for they all going to be yitit.s. H..
should reco.!ect that there Is lady anon Them
Speyers re>ists, the robbers surrcund h.., oo..
more; then ne, pistol in hand, cries, CON. ,,,
say that you are brave; we will see # + bee %
shall surrender my on twO coDd ,....,-
What are they cried The robbers: ',. .,,,.,r
faithfully 10 respect them Wen TIN. .,,,
Speyers, 'thc first is, that you al ma a. no ~
tempt against my person, the second is .iat y.u.
will touch nothing belonging 10 me- Ye.. ,,.
;swear II, eXc!ain all the robbers IN IA br, ~,
Here, then, is my weapon, answers ~,....-..
'these are two barrels loaded
The captain Of the band then receive tie use
Il. aad all proceeded together towards 'I,e Il J.
gcnce. In one Instance all the irunts were t,r.,
open, the carpet bags turned inside ont 60 f,.
handful respecting nothing but what Se.,@-.
pointed out as his property. Ieanwhls our n..
70, seated on case containing tie saml 49, ....
goods which he carried, was drawing i,zure.
the sand with coolness and SING fro sca..-
thing more than admirable.
The robbery being completed, and lie hsl.-
has
saIn'ed Speyers, taking leave Of him IT. q. 50
words: Farewell, brave nian. reu,e,chsr tb.,
even we robbers know how to keep our ,,crI -
Farewell answered Speyers: God sr.a, ,.,t
il may not he forever.
In this fight than 30 shots were j. S. 5y.
ed a, SPeyers. Two hall-spent balls ere ..o
ones thar reached him, when he was seaYca,.s
Tor his revolver IA the dIigence--one sirsa. iih
on the arm and The other In tie b.ek = ib,ra E.
found Ia his boot going to bed, with at know
ing whence it came The Eng'ishmaa had d..
hand badly injured by bullet, which even uo,,.
cannot be extracted; the driver was ale wound
ed. and the French lady received in he dress. 4
bullets, which did not, however, injure icr
MIR. Albert Speyers lost in this affau n,i1i7e
but his watch and some money, depos ri is the
diligence, and which he did not claim, having 40
arms 10 back his demand
We have been informed that Mr. Sverors ia .
merchant, established at New York, and ,cc.s-
toned 10 travel IN Caravans among the Indians Of
the North. and one occasion, behind h. wagons.
with ten companions, sustained asainst seventy
five savages combat which lasted from -suf.ss
I'LL sunset. leaving more than weniy-f.e ,hem
stretched OH the ground.
We sincerely " sh that there were j. Mexico
few hundred men of the Speyers stamp. IN o.,
der that the highway bandii might ,ecene .he
only treatment and the only indnigence ,hey ,ie-
serve, daily, now outstanding the ph l'hropic
tenderness of the honorable representa- 90; WIN
at most, prescribe change of clima,e tor tuo
cure of what they deem Il local infrmilr