Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-03-11
M1EElL1N COUNTY, lpAo


gun, or drop of blood in my veins 7 she
cried, as she retired from sight into one Of
the towers, which We perceived to be pier
ced with loop-holes for musketry.
! LII bet months pay that the old fox
Is IN his den" said the officer The girl
wouldn't be so bold if her father was alb
sent =
| remembered how | had seen women
| fight by the side of their husbands, broth
ers, and lovers, at Monterey, and thought
that he might be mistaken.
Dismount dozen or"two of you, aud
try that gate. cried the officer
About twenty men instantly sprung from
their horses and approached the gate And
at the same instant volley was fred from
the house, which dtsn,ounted six of our
men in hurry, and dropped the officers
horse dead under him.
Close up under cover of the pickets,
quick, was the cry, for they stood so close,
and were so thick, that shelter behind
them was bullet-proof
The men hurriedly obeyed the last order,
dragging their disabled companions with
them, and then the lieutenant and myself
held hurried consultation. If we had
only had field piece with us, we would
have soon settled the matter for the house
could not have withstood even the batter
ing of six or nine FOUNDER But this we
had not, and our only object was to capture
the enemy, or destroy them with as little
loss on our own side as possible. Some of
the men whe had heavy hatehets were now
ordered to cut away at the gate, while 9TH
ers pried aside the r&ckets, and begun a
scattering fire at the loop-holes in the tow
ers, but probably not doing much damage
Soon, however, the fastenings Of the gate
were chopped away, and then guard being
left to hold the horses, a storming column
was formed of the rest of our forces, ready
to make rush as soon as the gate was
thrown open. When all was ready, the
gate was thrust back, and we were on the
point of making a dash forward, when a
terrible commotion among the horses and
cattle inside the corral, indicated the dan
ger of stampede which would inevitably
! disarrange our front. We drew back in
I 70 Al ~,
cattle and horses, upon which several large
and ferocious dogs had been let loose, came
rushing through the gateway, snorting and
believing in terror, and causing stampede
Of our own horses, in spite Of the efforts of
the guard to hold them.
a pretty maneuvre, Miss Canovas, to
throw my men in disorder, but not quite
sdccessfulr muttered the lieutenant, as he
gave orders to prepare to charge the instant
! the yard was clear.
| 1t was not long that we had to wait for
this, and then, with regular American
yell, we bounded forward Again volley
came from the towers and two upper win
dows. Several of our men dropped, but
we sprung on, without stopping to return
in moment, close under the walls of the
house, which we instantly surrounded
An attack upon the barred door was made
which soon resulted as did that at the gate
An entrance was forced, and we were at ii
hand to hand, in a few seconds, with abou
twenty Mexicans, headed by the Rancho
ro's daughter, whose voice, clear as bugle
rung loud above the din of the conflict, a
she urged her people to fight to the last
In reply to a summons from our leader t
surrender, she sent a pistol ball through hi
sword arm, and the next instant dispatches
like compliment to me, which grazed m,
right temple.
But we were too many for them, and il
a few seconds, her people were all slain o
overpowercd, though she was spared-bu
, secured-and the victory was ours. Blu
capture did not quell her naughty spirit
Beware of Ramon Canoyas, Yanke
dogsl she cried. when HE hears of thi
hours work, you'll rue the day.
[ He'll find nothing but blaekened wall
' and ruined fields when he returns sal
! the dragoon officer, bitterly, as he had hi
shattered arm attended to.
1 He'll whiten them with Yankee bones
!; was her equally bitter answer.
o Our wounded were now attended to, tn
1 dead buried, and then beeves were drive
in and slaughtered; and the men, over th