Demoine courier., 1856-07-10


We had sli retired I rest. and we.'
wrapped in siumber, when The lou,
barking Of dogs and hsllooing Of mel
aroused 10 suddenly from our dssams.--
Expecting an attack Iron shs bear party
"a band Of lawless despssadoes who TO-
FEE. the coup,ryJ al rushed TO ,as court
yard, armed az we'll 40 The time. permi.
ted. aud in costumes the nos picsnf
esqus, 81 pr%imitiveness Is usSally soa,
sidsred 90. The General, sabre in hand
came last; hs challenged the intruder,
with :
.Qu;en e. lai" (who is ,here.)
"Americanos E amigos. a6rG Ia puer.
t." ~(America,s and friends, open tbs
gaze. wss the response. . blow accom-.
panying the words Ina. made the floor
shske sgain. n
The demand vas. perforce complied
with; and Q band Of some fifty myn were
presented TO our view. mounted aud ar.
rayed n .rsppefs and hunters, and arm.
ed TO the teeth. Foremosi among them,
on = black mus.ang, was u small, sin
ewy, dark man, evidently ;heir leader.
with ian eye like Mars. to ,hrea,en and
com mand." . couoienance expressive oil
the greatest deleFmiha ZION. and . bearing
that, Notwithstanding his rough dress,
stamped him a. one born 10 command
10 lead.
This was Fremont.
81 AN an officer Of the United Sia,es.''
said he; Il am on my way to Los An.
gelos; | must have horses"
..Bul--" said Vallejo.
Il said, Sir, l must have them; you
will be recom?ensed by my Governmen,
l order you, Sir, to deliver to NY men
what horses you may have in corral
Finding re mons,rance would be Of nc
avail with such . man. Vallejo called his
vsqueros and gave the requisite dlrec.
tions. In the meanwhile my friend
D. made himself known Ia Ere,
mont, having me, him ! Washington.
IL have informatoa Of Cas,ro's in,
,en.ion to stack Los Angeles. have
six days TO reach there before the out.
break, for that | need these horses; for !
must be IN At the DEATH"
But the distance; six hundred miles,
said D. 1.-THE roads"
-! shall do IL" he replied, and turned
away N supervise his arrangements.
In hsil On hour they departed as un
tremendously a. they came. taking with
them some three hundred horses. and
us 70 ss'ounoeu o.. n's 'a'u. 70 won
oer Wo were yes s~sAe' Of ~ne'ner y
" ,u .ls,"Nm o'sam. $780,
Tvs ataofos' e4c's'meo 'hs zen
erai, ",ney nave even 'Aksn my wns's
SADDLE morse! 90 thoroughly nsa re
moe's heS'en.n' exsco'eo MS ofder.
from ooio%A 20 .eloa Duena. 'ne
nuue nau'e' ~ne.a nov s'.nos tue queen
c"y OF .ns racine: oan francisco nc
s.gmen'eo n'' SUCK 70 . number o
naeen nonotsu' ecmP'e'e'y clearing the
county, ano men one 81 sne
mos' Pecu'ls' race LOT aj.gnI ever proc
soiy Known. Dateiy Poh'ng or'dis 10
oevouf . s,ess CUT from me qusF'e' o. :
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.nsst spare nofses-on' on 'ney wsn'.-
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nslo oiy Journey essa TOT Ca''sos'
man
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P'.c,os 'ns" oe os"sss' nufi'so ON !ees
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