The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-03-01
now became his only abode, aggravated by fog
gng and divers other indignities.

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of reaching the United States. In this effort
he killed seven soldiers, and taking the route tor
! Upper California, travelled some three hundred
miles when he was seized again, the news OF his
escape proceeded him, and again carried back.
He was subjected TO every imaginable hardship
and cruelty, confined in a horizontal POSITION
with stocks around his neck, so as to prevent a
change of his posture, and there for weeks, al
most devourel by chinches and other verlnln.-
His appeals for mercy by the populace, and
even when addressed to a professional man OF
God, were treated with contemptuous mockcry
But after ten years of bondage, the day of his
freedom was drawing nigh. The Mexican he
volution broke out in 1910, and ragged with
great furry, threatening the overthrow OF royalty
in Mexico The roraliSts had become alarmed;
they had learned to look upon Bean as chain
ed Iona redoubtable hero-and now, in the
hour of their troubles, they offered him liberty
on the condition that he would join their stand
ard. This he readily promised, but with the
mental reservation that he should desert their
hated standard on the first possible occasion,
and join the patriots.
Within a few days he was sent on scout
with seven men, to reconnoitie the position of
Gen. Morclos, the patriot chief When near
| the encapmcnt Of the officer, Rean addressed his
companions ON liberty in general, and proposed
they should Join the patriots. All ncquiesed,
and did So Reporting hm$elfat once to More
los he oaye him minute information as 10 the
postion Of the royalists--an attack was at once
planned and carried out with triumphant sue
ccss Rc,o HAVING received 4 Cartai,l's com.
mond in advance. For his reckless daring in
/ tho oct;nu bo WAS crowncd with roses. rpclaim-
ad = coIoucl ON the same day. and placed at the
baad of five hundred men.
From that dav forward his name and deeds
spread like wi!dfrc through Mexico, and was
every where received with vcneratun by the
down-tr,dI.n multitude. For three years he
w,s thc c-clicf reliance Of the veteran MorcIus, in
the d.Spcratc strursle that succeeded. with un-
varied ,uc,rsS--wj,creyer he f,urhl victory tI-
,wcd
ua h,l ,,,r,,.J j., T.,r.ssec how :, make
,,,,n ,nw.1.r TIis k,owIeJ,o ,,o,cd 10 h, ,f
5nman.o @ ,d,,r,.re ,n the n,rr,as. lie was
snnm c,.nlu... 81 ,m;d fIyin,t banners ana deaf
.u;no sLouts y coprucror into Acalulco. tl.
scc,e Of hi, suf;.riuus The puissant wrctces
,rbn LoI loon his ,rr,ccu,o,s ON hudcd knees
,,,,,r ns,rr.I e.. r,!.y,v Ti,,. v.r;tahI, man Of
- ,l. :, - er,, r;,s r,r su,;,p
l.. or ,,,,.ro,r -, H.. f., Pm, IL, L,,r,d Ion
.I.,r,,,I -, ,yrr.,.. Ii, vr,n,,s on the ,.u>i,Iui
m,,s sum.jjaut~ and ,Ii>ui. sd them with WIFI
inss for tt,ir tu,ur. conduct.
a, the closI IF ahut ,hrt ycars. iroIn the
havoc made. ,,n,,ur tl.. rv.ls,s bv Murc!os and
Bean an oycrwl,Inin f..r, lad bc.r tlrowcd
INTO |,u p,r;on Of .h c;,uii.rv and the patriots
met with sad r,yrr>r,--Such Il, to chang" their
,,I,nS of ou.ra;;rus II WAS amrccd that Bean
sh,uII rr,,.s the y,.uo;rv 70 IN. Gulf Of Mexico
and cudray.r to reach New Orleans hy water
with ,L,. y;.w Il aprali,,., +, the United States
far aid With two con,,auons, Oboth Sramrn.)
h.. made his wav across the country. On the
route he Lecarr" suddenly attached to lady
near .In,;,,,a a:I married her. with the Il.,lr.
that wherever duty ,.crlui,tod he would rcluri.
alu spend his days with her. Arriving AT the
town Of Soto la Marina, he stole Sloop in the
night from til" liarh"r and l'ut to se;' A few
DAYS waited them safely to New Orleans, where
they arrived about ten days before the great bat
tie Of the 6lh o! Jaiiuary, after Bean had been
wa. ,I,o fr., ;rt,rn,o,;n, hn h,J .yor rccc;yr1
from ,ho limited States and hence. tb ir,, init
n,,,n bc h.J of ,l,, war b,twrru our c,,uu;rv
YnJ Grcat Britain.
| Bean at once Reported himself to General
Jack>,,n, wilt, h.,l known him in b,yhood AMI
in III. battIr fourI.t As a volunteer sid to the
old hero. Soon afterwards he returned to Mex
;ro with win, success we know pn, but return.
ed tn Tannrssre for = short time in 1sl7 where
w. vr,,t. nut , Ic,,;Ioj E.,,rv nf his s;rtuI,r
career and left it w,I one Of his lalf brothers
bv whose Kindness We wer. allowed sewers,
wears AGO. to read it several times. and. from
memory, have Skctcl,rl the forcuong account.
In conclusion, We have learned from other
| s,nrces that Bean WAS retained in Mexico rs 4