The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-23
From the Monitor Republicano Mexico, Oct. s.
Combat of half an hours duration he.
tween one man on foot and eleven
Robbers on horseback.

Al time like this Of ours, when there are so
Jew who know that va'or IL sentiment sprung
from love of glory and the desire 10 acquire re-
nown, and that 1t prompts lis pos>e>srr 10 brave
and even to seek the greatest dangers. we shail
perhaps be excused Is we give readers the de-
tails OF a combat which only came TO our ears
yesterday. In our narrative, we shat! s.udiousIy
avoid air exaggerItIon; II deserves implicit conf
dence although presents facts certainly very i'm
probable; and if we produce it. it is To prove The
unquestiOnable truth Of the LATIN adage, audaces
fortuna jurat, and 10 incite travellers TO defend
themselves whenever they are provided With
arms.
Some four or five days since, at half past one
in the afternoon, the mail coach or diligence from
Arroyazaico was attacked near TepeJi del X 10.
1t had been raining slightly jus: before, and the
coach was closed on one side. In The interior of
the diligence an Engshmam, three Span
Iards, one French lady, and our hero. Mr.. Albert
Speyers, wealthy merchant, a German by birth
on the top were seated three Mexicaas.
All the passengers al the time Of the attack,
were dreaming OF anything but danger. and the
first news of the arrival Of the robbers was the
insertion through one of the windows Of the coach
/ o. pistol, uud the cry 'Give up your arms, or
you are ali dead Yes" answered Speyers,
leaning forward, ''but bullets and ALL and he
shove the robber small ,wo-barreeJ pistol.
On seeing this the robber crouched down TO shield
himself behind his horse. Speyers, who had
taken his AIM discharged his weapon, while the
robber with five others stationed on the other side
of The vehicle, did the same. The discharge was
without fatal result either side.
Speyers, upon this, needless of the en,rea,ies
Of the passengers, who sought to restrain him,
opens the door of the coach, leaps to the ground,
and, pistol in hand, pursues the robber ,i,a, had
fred at him, and who, in company v ;th the FIVE
already mentioned, had gone TO Join six more.
who were stationed at some little distance on the
road Regardless o.. numbers, Speyers, W i;h his
other pistol h:es hto the group, and then returns
10 the coach IN quest Of more weapons. When
he REACHED it, he found all The other passengers
accumulated in the bottom Of the coach. lie
speaks to them--encourages them; but in vain
lie then takes out his watch, and all the money
IN ms pockets, and lays the whole under the cusI,-
ions, when he draws his other two barelDed and
one six-barrelled pistol, with which he proposed
to pursue the campaign. The former weapon
he presents to Of the passengers. exhortipg
him to leave the coach and defend himself. Spey-
ers himself prepares the pistol and offers to place
it in the hands Of the passenger, but he ,rembles
so with fear, that he cannot grasp it. On seeing
this, Speyers becomes still more excited, and ex.
claims: 'slnce you are all towards shall defend
myself alone; remain where you are"
Meantime the hlghwaymen were crying she is
loading again. fire, fire.. and they poured into the
coach dsluge Of bullets, which respected the
walnut Speyers. The latter however. loses ma
times; srizng n firm hold of his revolver. h.
darts forward in pursuit of the eleven robbers
who on seeing him. leap over the wide trench on
one side Of the road. there 10 reload their weap.
ons. Shortly after they return towards Speyers
surround him at some distance. and cry to HIN,