Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-10
Lower California.

Lower California.
Advices from San Diego were to January
9th; and from Los Angeles to December 81.
correspondent of the San Diego Herald of
January 9th gives the following account OF
Colonel Walkers marauding party
As we were going to press we received fur
Their Intelligence from Encinada The bark
Anita had arrived wi h two hundred and thirty
men as an additional force to the command OF
Colonel Walker, on the 10th inst and immedi-
ately landed her troops. At this time the
natives had fed. ana nothing more had been
seen Of them after the new forces arrived
The day after the arrival of the Anita
siXty-fee men were ordered to march on the
town Of Santa Tomas, under the command of
Capt. Geo. A. Davidson, who effected the
taking OF the place without a fight. Melen-
drez and Negrete had fed, but the property
belonging to them at La GrulIa was taken and
appropriated for the use OF the expedition
This was principally horses and cattle, and
they are all secured in the valley of Encinada
The property of Meendrez had been de-
ella red cOnhscated by the Mexican Government.
he being outlawea by decree of the military
commandant. The new Government has taken
possession Of it in the right of the old lie has
endeavored to regain the property which was
declared confscated by order of Santa Anna,
by trying to drive the expedition from the
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the naviyes to fight against it.
The inhabitants of this part of the country
refused to aid him, but have been obliged to
do so in order to save the life of Negrete COM
mandant of Santa Tomas, and also of the
Judge of First Instance, whom Melendrez had
taken as prisoners, and threatened to put to
death if the inhabitants did not enroll them
selves under his command.
They besieged us several days, keeping up
constant and Intellectual fire upon US on the
first day of the siege McKibbin met his
death while taking deliberate aim at the per
son of Melendrez. Captain Gilman was also
severely wounded. With these exceptions the
men are without injury, and in excellent con-
dition and spirits The flag of 1.-TWO Stars
now waves over Lower California.
At Encinada all remained quiet at last &C.
counts, there being nothing whatever to take
place except the satisfying of animal wants
which are supplied by the number of cattle in
possession of the expedition.
The expedition has been favored with the
presence of an American lady, the wife Of
Captain Chapman, of the first party or solo
Guard" whose attention to the sick and
wounded, acts and words of encouragement:
and personal heroism, contributed greatly t.
the success of the expedition and to the com
fort Of the party.
During the siege of Encinada she was con
stantIy at the post OF danger, loading anG
passing the arms to the men, and repeatedly
firing upon the enemy through the loopholes
Her bravery was such as to astonish those wht
were best acquainted with her daring and reso
lutte character.
Col. Walker is native of Ohio, and gradu
| ated at Frankfort, Kentucky, at an early age
The party embraces men of every profession
among them are some surveyors, who are en-
gagged in surveying the town Of Encinada will
its harbor and approaches, laying out tn,
| ground IN streets and blocks, and superintend
erected by the new Government
Negrete and Melendrez have both fed, tn
former to San Diego, where he has taken VI
| his abode, and the latter to the lower country
without arms or followers, and in q destitu
condition. hzs, ~ 81 l
The defences at the port of Encinada ar
now so far advanced, that it is deemed imprsg