The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-18

We are, respectfully, your oDtuent
Samuel Purdy b. Davidson,
f. w. Macondray, Thos. o. LaIkin,
Charles b. POhemus, VIM. Lane Booker, ii. b.
Theodore Payne, M. Acting Consul,
Bailie Peyton, j. Il. Crockett
/. w. freedom, Henry Nj. Naglee,
Z. W. Burr, Flint Peabody, 4 Co.,
j. Hooker Charles Doane,
VIM. A. Darling, VIM. Duer,
Louis McLane, jr., Ira P. Rankin,
Il. w. Leonard, VIM. S. Clark,
VIM B. Comstock, John Sine
Drexel Sather, Church, e. S. Sullivan,
John Parrott James A. McDouga
ii. s. Foote and others San Francisco, Cal.
To Major General JohN b. WooL, Benicia
BENciA February IT, 1851
0ESrLEMrs had the honor to receive last evening"
your invitation to dinner 10 be given in San Francisco
on any evening which might best suit my convenience
For this manifestation of your kindness feel profoundly
grateful 1t would indeed, afford pleasure to meet and
greet you at the festive board bat regret say that my
official duties, which will occupy all my time until my de-
parture the goth Instant will not allow me 80 much graf
ication. To meet you, however at public entertain
ment is not necessary convince of the kindness and
hospitality of San Francisco OF California, which has
ever been since my arrival in the country most generously
extended me- and especially by the former and for which
| shall ever feel under the highest obligations.
In reference tn your favorable auson to my services
can only say at this time 1t peculiarly gratifying and
especially in relation those rendered in the department
of the Pacific which have been less arduous than
times difficult of execution. That they should under the
circumstances meet with your APPRECIATION, than
compensates for all the toll and hardshps to which
may have been subjected.
In word, if in long military career of nearly forty
five years In peace and in have been fortunate
to gain the good opinion my countrymen and especially
of the citizens of San Francisco with whom have been
associated for the last three years my ambition ID more
than satisfied.
With my best wishes for your prosperity and happiness
l have the honor to be your obedieht servant,
JOHN L. WOOL Maj. General.
To Messrs Samuel Purdy Louis McLane, jr T. w. Free
Ion, and others .a....... f.. .....t.r ...
RECRUITS WALKER.
The Alta California Of February 20 says:
large number of recruits from the interior down
on the Sacramento boat last evening" take passage
the of to-day for Nicaragua to join Walker They
divided into three companies from Grass valley,
under command of Captain Phillips another from Sacra
eho under Captain Johnson and third from 81 Dora.
Stockton under Captain Chatheld will also leave by the
steamer of to-day .. -..-.
The Sacramento Bee says it has information that four
hundred recruits will leave the to-day to join
Walker, large portion of whom will start from that city;
and there ample for paying the expenses of all
who are willing to 60 n....
LATER FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST
The San Francisco Herald of February i6 says: ,
By the arrival of the Sea Bird from the SOUTH have
full particulars of the pursuit capture and execution by
the people, of number of the bandit by whom the south
country has been infested for time past
1t viii be recoleced that by the arrival Of the preceding
from Los Angeles received intelligence of the
robberes and murders which had recently occurred and
the adopted by the people rid themselves of the
organized band suspected of having committed them We
might remark pasan that in view Of the extraordinary
state or affairs $4,000 and quantity of appro-
praed by the legislature the people of Los Angeles and
by the papers that both had been received though
would SEEM after the events TRANSFERRED which will be
found narrated below The result of the proceedings of
the people of Los Angeles that eleven have been
executed, Their are! l. Juan Caabo, uitas Juan
Sauripa alias Juan Slvas O. Francisco alias Guerro Ar
dlero; 3. Jose Santos Diego Navarro; 5, Pedro Lo-
pez g. Juan yaenzuea Jesus Espnosa Juan Berryes
three Others names unknown Fiftytwo prisoners
also lodged in Jail.
An investigation into their several cases has been going
during the week preceding the sailing of the Sea Bird
and still pending when she cleared The Star says the
testimony will be submitted to the people for their action
In the attempt break up the band robbers located in
the county, the native Caornans and Americans cordially
united and the local authorities and company of u
soldiers, under command of Lieut. Magruder from Fort
Teon operated with them. The following is compiled
from the Los Angeles Star and Santa Barbara Gazette:
CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF vALENzULA LOPEZ
Immediately the receipt of the intelligence of the ter
rbe catastrophe which happened to Sheriff Barton aud his
party parties of sent off in the direction where
the robbers supposed to be- and the citizens held
general meeting and organized themselves into four differ
ent companies Dr. Griffin invested with the command
of the entire force of the city cooperating with the
and city marshal Before aybreak the 30h, the
surrounded every of escape strictly guarded
and search commenced of every house north and
east Of the Plaza About forty prisoners the results of the
examination were taken and lodged in the city Jail.
On the 3lst company of United States troops, from
Fort Teon numbering fortyfour men, under the command
of Lieutenant Magruder arrived and encampd in the
per part Of the city, Miguel Banco has been arrested and
confined He has confessed his participation in the Twist
robbery and the names of the entire party Miguel Soto
is dead He shot ia the thigh when he left his horse
and took refuge in marsh, covering his body up with
mud and weeds. The weeds set fire, which ex-
posed the robber when he shot through the heart
Juan Vaenzuela Pedro Lopez and Diego Navarro also
dead all members of the robber gang They were tried
and sentenced to be hung The ropes broke in the
of the execution, when they were led out and shot
PURSUIT OF THE ROBBERS IN THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sILyAs AND ARDILLERo.
The Monte company started out Tuesday, the 26th
ultimo, TWEEN ysix in number On arriving San Juan
got information of the party of robbers in the mountains
and started out in pursuit About twenty miles north of
San Juan received express from Don Andres Pco and
went to his assistance, he guarding a canon 10
which the robbers concealed. On Friday evening
the united parties them the top of mountain and
made arrangements for their capture which resulted in
their arrest s...i ....
ton of twoSvas and Ardillero-eected their escape
from the place where the pursuing parties had encamped
1.-THE rancho of Don Tieodocio Yorba In consequence
the negligence of the guard Several shots fired after
them in vain. .. =.
The mountain to which the robbers had fled was almost
inaccessible foot and while the Americans
ascending the HILL Juan Flores Jesus Espinesa and Leo
nardo Lopez slid their horses down precpice kind
shelf about fifty feet below where they abandoned them
and escaped down precipous ledge of rocks about We
hundred feet higb by aid of the brush growing side
Thence they took refuge in the mountain making
their way through dense chappara foot On the return
from this expedition Don Andres Pico ordered the execu
ton of Syas and Ardlero fearing that they might also
make their escape They were accordingly executed the
road nHI aa... q.
Flores who with others effected their escape as above
narrated recapured by Mr. Thompsons party and the
soldiers from TETON He was at last dates confined in the