Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-12-04


nd divided into bands OF squadrons. each
e which had some Mind Of masic.-truu'
,eis, bugles or even guitars and iddies I
rhey were armed with tie escOPeia "a Z
.lumsy carbinel a few with pistols aud III I
les, and some With sabres and machetes I
put by FAR the larger part had only short
anee, with long blade, thai could be
lsed with one hand. Many hags streamed
over the column; some troainrs having
uayly colorsd haudkcrcheiis fixed 10 their
lanccs, which, futtering m the breeze,
gave a festal aspect to the concourse. Cons
fdeutly approaching our little force, they
sent their led horses to the rear under
charge of their vaqueros, uud began their
for an assured victory. form
ing into two columns with a squadron
front, opposing the two faces Ofour square
Meanwhile our men stood firm, as 1t
had been thought best TO withhold our
fire until the charge was made. Orders
we're issned to wait until the enemy came
within pistol shot; but our sailors, seeing
a tumultuous, noisy crowd OF men and
horses rushing upon them with cries aud
waving flags, opened fire at half musket
range rather prcmalurely. Our
cartridges, being an ounce ball and tlree
buck shot, proved very destructive. Men
and hoises tumbled over in considerable
numbers. and the six pound field guns CONF
pleted their discontinue. They retired
however, in toIerabic order, carrying of
the wounded, - those who had lost thelr
horses hanging by the stirrups of the more
fortunate, and again formed for another
charge. Three times they essayed to
shake our square bat, being steadily met
with the same withering fire. they at. last
desistcd, aud rode off toward the mouatair
leaving open to us the road to their CAPT
tai, which we entered on the same even
ing. The force which attacked us consls
tel Of native Californians, superior t'
Alexicans in physical power and military
q spirit, and far better horsemen while al
the conditions of the action were favor
able for cavalry in attacking infantry
These men were not only fncly mounte'
on we'll trained horses, but had also re
3 mounts on the field. Yet not one otther
got within twenty yards Of our square,
the face of that steady rolling file firing
nor was single bayonet or LANCE, Oh eltf
ier side, reddened with the. blood OF hors
y or man. 1t was a fair test Of the re-
pcctive merits of fiery and dIciphncd II
fantry and the former was, as thefsport
. men say, Nowhere Their leader tl'
Y res, attacked our sailor battalion in pre-
n erence 70 the volunteer force Of FreWo'
D..
i which had the prestige Of long frontl'
experience, which had habitpatcd the
=. to Indian warfare, and made them uner
:, ing marksmen. | think he committed
serious blnuder and that, had he engage
. .Fremont's, force, which had no aknO'
y ledge of infantry drill or discipline, al
- no bayonets,77he mpstdhave been sacce'
- ful. ,,set.mla s'r tao7.'. .1A4 10,
=. This affair ended the struggle for
= possession of Upper California; and o
squadron sailed soon after for the coast
~ Mexico, where part of it was employ
- in blockading Mazatlanr and San Bl
RS while my ship was sent with with the
u gate "Congress" to 1Guaymasa We su
in. moned that town to- surrender,i but
H. ceiving defiant answer, opened our b
of teries the next morning, and soon reduf
e it to a heap Of ruins, Meanwhile, NJ
80 -, allan was taken possession OF, and a
the important Of San Jose; at Va
San Lucas and LA Paz the american
h's was hoisted, and the province Of Lo'
!" California occupied. al The ope
''A tions in the Pacific thus resulted ingiv
eS' us full possession Of both thelCaliforh
aud military occupation of TWO of the
the emy's most important sca-ports.-=-h 4
-ithtaad Saddle. - - n
pan COFFEE, AS A Observation-Disclosures
tai, fee is one of the most powerful 1Inei
the not only Of rendering animal and veg
,;no bic eilu9a innocuous, but ofactually
|; i, troying them. 81 A room in Which mea
/" ar advanced degree otsdecompositloh
''ho been kept for some time, gwas insta
CUES deprived of1all smell pp an opepdcol
'oad roaster beihgscarried through. j, copt
A,ssinc pound Iof coffee newly roasted.
!, h. sanother roomsthe effinyhim occasioned
> ~ the clearing out.ofta coss.poolasso1
pro- supbqreted hydrogen ppdlamsnonla 9
own9 be clearly detected, was. completely
.b 1t moved within half q minute on the
,a,oso ployment Of three. ounces of fresh GO
n The best mode Of using itras o disin
:" ant'is to dry the raw bean, pound il,
iare, mortar, and then roast the powder {
,eive moderately heated ironeplate until it
level sumes dark brown hue. when It is n
o. -, I, ronst howavarf he ran