, 1872-12-22

diers. Having inflicted this 1oea a nno1 Tea
eur People, the Mexicans retired. /
! iarge tody soon after showed itself in rear g,
s sne tha1ner1cans which created some uneAslnes!
brought up, and the Americans encamped nea;
ne scene Of the fight. On the following DAY
1he last sad rites we're performed Tor the dead
1he wounded were cared Sor, and the survivors
Menoeo their way rorrowfu1ly Toward the Pa
| G1de,. Captain Henry s. Turner, os the Firs1
| Wounded. First Lieutentnt William Il. Warner
OF the Typographical Engineers, received three
wounds. He was killed by the Indians in Cali.
! foInlA in september, 1s49.
/ ah6 enemy appeared in front Oh the day
I after the battle, and took d position at San
Bernardlno Rancho, among the hills, where they
seemed inclined to make D stand; but our ad-
vance drove them out, md then halted. The
affairs OF the commka6 we're noW
n "a a4o5T CRITICAL STATE;
| q number were wounded; Ill vera poorly pro-
yided for, and surrounded By eEemies who we're
determined to cut them to pieces, if possible.
| AT the Rancho OF San Dernartlino, Captain
Turner collected some cattle, and sent an az
! prees to Commodore Stockton, at San Diego, for
Assistance. Lieutenant Alexis Godoy, Of the
! Volunteers the messenger, started in the night,
but was captured when in sight Of the United
States flag, which WAS waving o7er the town.
General Piooa cavalry still hung around, and,
| in the night, drove away the cattle which Turner
1 4dN luLAtELtu ll1Uu N1iCu 10 EuDElSL LIB mG0.
This occurred (. short distance beyond the
ranche. Ihe situation WAS becoming desperate.
The provisions were gone, the mules had given
! out, = and the horses were dead; and, from the
celerlty OF General Pico's movements. General
| keaIney WAS convinced
He cout,D NOT MOVE
With his mounted men and bhggage. General
kcarney determined to remain upon the hill Of
San Bernardino. The fattest mule was killed
! TOR meat, and holes were bored for water, and
IN this way enough was obtained to last two
days. On the 8th of December Christopher
Carson. the celebrated mountaineer, Lieutenant
] Edward F. Beelo, of the Navy (now one of the
| largest landowners in California;, and an In
daan servant, volunteered to so to San Diego
! to ash for assistance from Commodore Stock
as the enemy had possession Of al OF the roads !,
but, after night Of great hazard and day OF
concealment, they reached San Diego, 20 miles
! distant, in safety.
On the morning Of tho 10th, General Pico at.
tackled the American camp. driving in front Of
him drove Of horses to protect his men. L few
horses we're killed, and the Mexicans were driven
! back. It Was determined to push on to the
ocean on the following day, at al hazards; but,
during the night, Lieutenant Andrew F. ': Gray,
Of the Navy.
ARRIVED WITH nESEoncEMESTs,
and the Americans were relieved. It WAS time,
! as our people were nearly in ertremis. They
had no provisions; their baggage WAS gone, for
they had burned q portion Of It in anticipation
OF forward movement; they were without
animals, for most Of them had been turned loose
for want Of forage; and had 8 large number Of
wounded, considering the strength Of the party
It IS difficult to conceive how they would have
escaped, had it not been for the opportune ar
rival of Lieutenant Gray. General Pico retired
on the junction Of Grays party with General
kearne[s, and, after weary march, they reach
ed San Diego on the 18th of December.
KNEW GENERAL Prco
8 short time ago, he being 8 hale and hearty
bachelor, living near Los Angeles. His brother,
the youngest old man in the State Of California,
as active and as vigorous as q man of 40, though
he was Governor long before the Americans in
vaded this country. General Pico says he ia 3
fra friend Of the Americans now, though be
gave them the most hostile reception in his
power, as he was in duty bound to do.
TIE BAY OF SAN DIEGO
is beautiful; holy calm seems to hang over
everything, and the boats lying by the long
wharf rock and splash as idly in the water IS the
blue sky, clouds seldom making their appear
nnce, and the weather is mild at all seasons Of
the year. I heard q lady, who was born near
San Diego, say that nobody ever died in that
town; they live until they all dried up, and then
a puff Of wind blows them away.
On the shores Of this harbor are two toHns,
named, respectively,
OLD AID NEW SAN DIEGO.
Inc hrst is the old Spanish settlement the
latter ths town that has sprung qp in anticiPa-
Railroad, which Will have its western terminus
here. It is about five years old, and as healthy
q youngster as one would wish to see. It has
good daily newspapers: good hotels, very
Enough a1s IL al Of seS9 lid fRa f .s
very useful in drawing up water with which to
irrigate the soil, which Seems capable Of produc-
ing almost everything. What do people think
OF tomato-vines, or bushes, which have yielded
fruit freely every week for the last three years
modern civilization, which, Of course, have been
brought in by tue Americans, French, and Ger
mans.
TIE NEW TOWN
is improving rapidly lots selling readily at high
prices, and . feeling Of confidence in tie future
success Of the place seeming to inspire every
body. 1t is q long time since Viscaino visited
this harbor, which was as early az 1902 He
founded San Diego and Monterey, and was the
first Spaniard who ever visited Upper California,
Lower California having been visited by Cor
tez himself in 1886, when he explored the
country. AS stood at evening by the aea-shore,
and heard the sound OF bells waited from dis
tance, the lines Of
occurred to me:
Bells Of the Past, whose long forgotten music
Still fills the wide c1panse,
Tinging the sober twilight Of the Present
MIN C11of OIL romance
hear your call, and Bee the Sun descending
On rock, and wave, and sand,
As down the coast, the Mission voices, blending,
Girdle the heathen-land.
Once more see Portaa's cross uplifting
Above the setting sun;
And past the headland, northward slowly drifting,
Thefreighted galleon.
o solemn bells: whose consecrated masses
Recall the faith Of old
tinklnE bells that lul1ed with twilight music
The spiritual fold.
Your voices break aud falter in the darkness-
Break, fater, and are still;
Aud vailed and mystic like the Host descending,
The Sun sinks from the hill
THERE Is CHARM
about t:le Bay OF San Diego, and memories Of
old times cluster about it and cling to it fondly
Here Dana, when STRIPPING, working ':before
the mast, " spent mnny happy hours, in spite of
some disagreeable compnnionship. Here Com
modoro Stockton-one Of the first sailors Of tho
United States Navy could eyer boast of-had tho |
headquarters Of his fleet; and here he organ
lied battalion OF sailors for the recapture Of
Los Angeles. Here General Kearney was kindly |
cared for at the house Of California gentleman.