The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-19

pnrp0Sc Oi taking fh' 'onnfrv anu bo'nin" II
as gage Tor a 81 i>tarforg frca'v.
The native Caliiornians. wh, had lon.
"roan-d beneath til" ;:npo>i> o. "A distant GOV
rrnmcnt and vrnial govrrnor< had ,h-m-
selves invited Cnr o,ertIrr>: hut \ few of
their lra'l-r>. with a deadly hatred toward
the Yankees. and hope Of personal reward
from M-xit". were A>>iiu"u>l IL rrdcavuri,:. ::
10 stir the people mp To a revoli-in manr
casrs with TOO great surt'rss. Manuel Cas-
tro. weaihv a,.d influential ranrhrro. noted
for his determined opp ,sirion to all change.
and cnm,ty to the "Gr,uros." hal arrange 4
for an attack on the Pa bio los Angeles. the
headquarters of krarnrv. held bv ali
force Of marines ani volunteers. Iits agents
were IN AL niri> OF the County. inf ,m !.
The inhab''an's and urging them Ia JOIN hun
by some means HI. plan leaked ont
| wa- at ti,ls timr AT III" ranch of nv old
friend. Grnerai M,r,n-z Vallejo. on the Sc
noma Greek my ,mpanion WAS Capt D..
who has since esiwn>ed one of our host :
daughters. Nali.l i, was nnt of the larp..,
land holders IN Csii!m mnia. owning sonic six
tysIuarr miles. with forty tlun>and head OF
cattle, and several hundred horses, cattle
and horses at thar time being a mans av,Ia.
bic wealth. He had been foruer.v military
governor oi the country. aud was considered
tar spoil ''v our people. though in Justice |
must state thai he was kindly di>,o.rd to
ward the Americans. Ih. house Was a .uh
stantal eilti'e of two stories surrounded! ty
corrail. with "A stout gateway: the house
hold consisted o. some twenty persons
! We had al! retired TO rest. and were wrap-
ped IN slumh IT. when the loud bark ing Of
dogs and ha!io,nL OF men Aroused US sn,ldeu-
iy from our dreams. Expert,ns an attack
from the bear party "a band of Ia ~lr>- de.pe-
radOes who int.>l the country. all rushed to
the courf-v ward armed As well as the time per
mtted. aud IN costumes the mot picturesque
as primitive is n>u,lIy considered So The
General, sabre in Land. came last; he chal-
lenCed the intruiers with:
| Q"ien Is tas" (Who is there
! im'r'canos { an,q,s. abra Ia pmerfo" -
(ATerIcans and friends. open the cate. was
the response. blow accompanying the
words III 1t made the floor shake a..ip.
The demand was complied with and
band OF some fifty men We're presented to our
view. mounted and arraved as TRAINERS and
hunters. and armed to the teeth Foremost
among them. on a black mustang, was a
small. sinewv. dark man. evidently their lead
er. with an eye IKE Mars TO threaten and
command. connfrnance expressive of the
greatest determination. and hearing that.
notwithstanding his ron.h dress. stamped
HIM as on born 10 corurnand-to lead.
This WIS Fremont
am an officer of the United States"
s'id he; g avn on my way to Los Angeles
must have horses"
But" said Vallejo.
! 81 SAID. sir. mas' have them: Won will I've
recomp-n>rd ty INV government. | order
You, SIT. TO deliver to INV men what horses
YOU NAV have IN corral"
Finding remOnsfranre would be of no avail
with such man. NalI,i" called his vauuero.
and gave the requisite directions. In the
meanwhile INV friend D made himself
known TO Fremont, having met him in Wash
in.ton.
IL have information OF Castro's intention
to atta,k Lo. Angeles. have six days IL
reach there before the outbreak. for that |
need these horses for must he ia at ;hs
death"
:" Bat the distance: six hundred miles"
said ID. "Th,. roads"
81 shall do IT." lac replied, and turned a.
wa. to supervise his arrangements.
la halt an hour they departed ,S nncerri-
mohIouslv as th"v rain". taking with them
I some three hundred horses. aud laavin. "
as,ouidcd at this raid. To wonder if we wer.
vet awakc. or whether II vas An unsnb,,au-
tial dream.
q Los a'dh'">." ex'la ned the General.
they have even 'akrn INV wite', sal lie
horse :" 'h"ran.h ha Fremont. E-u-
,rnan' "xrcu'ei his DIR.
From Snnoma :" I,.fha Bn-na. III, i,,lc
ham ct whore now ST !, the queen CITY of
the Iacitl-. Sin Frtn>,>ro. H.. Al, ,,nr,,..d h,s
stock 10 The number Of .ifr~.n hunired. rn:.:
plctciy clearing 'l.. country: and then rom
mrncrl OIL. oi he n.n>t peculiar rs,..., .,r a
.tgt' ever probably known. B,rlv pu,,in,
hrhi'- TO dctoura steak cat Il .yn. the quarter
OF ascarce de al hnl'o k; drirn. h..tor'. them
tn"ir spar hpr>r>-oi. on ,h-v w.r,,; IN.
road, at all times bad a: this sra>oa urr.
horIit.e: tliiy mics brins harl i,v, i,ir-
/ neI even t"i Californian.
! A. their exhausted beasts dropped lnl.r
them. thy tore oil 'ir ,ai.i...S. AID p.a-in,
them on others. hurri, / ua. l-av,n, the ,wor
animals 10 H. dr'o !rri .,v ih. n'..s. or re-
cover. Is rhan'c might bring ai,puf Ever
AT the hral--lh- last To d,>ncur,f and ,be
first To leap into the >aiilr. WIS This noun.
iainrtr. tins companion "a. H; kar>on this
pioneer OF rnpirc' Frcm,ar' R.rc,, .p.;.k,
!nE htf u" nrEe on hiS men. or 20 question
some pi>>in" native. taking the n.ail,.>. mod.
'''n'n "' rr'' >hni-,'. .nd him. while 9th
ers sna'crd ri1noi,r, r-,ns.. Wa. t,. -
wrapped up ia his PROJECT aud determined
to h'tre some "t hc fgh,
. Through San Pahn ani Monterey, and
.Dosepha. they Dashed like the phantom riders
OF the Harfz Mountains. startling II q iniAti-
tan'S, aud making The night watcher cross
himself IN terror as their band flew on. The
river Sarr,tl l'io> WAS rcarhpd. swollen hy tho
rams, 1t rolled Oh. rapid, muddy stream
his men paused.
Forward forward, :" cried he. and dash.
cd in aI,a>"it: the >irunrle ,.as a .:.r,.e one
bat hI> gallant mustang breasts the current,
and he rea he's the opposite shore in saf,.r,
his men ati-r time jan him. two brave tl-
lows hndins waferv grave and many horses
being carried down the stream: but nofhino
can now stop hlm-the heights adjacent to
the Puebla appear-now smile mich, he
seen on the imr'srahl" vi>a.- Of the leader
-t's the s'''h dGy. and II. g.a' is r,on'
With ninety men on the last of hi. caravan
Of horses. he fell like a thund-rhot on the
rear Of the Mexicans. The day was with
them: the little land Of stout hearts cuari-
ing the pre>idio, taken nv surprise, and not
having the advantage Of the Mexirans, in re-
gard TO horses, We e~e beginning to waver.
But cheer up. cheer again-surror is at bapJ