davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21

Ir doesn't argue well for Mr.. d. W.
Mum that his case presents con.p .picuous
absence VI voluntary bondsInen. In St.
Louis and Milwaukee his bondsmen are
not men Of standing and wealth. who
ure well assured OF his Innocence I'm
neither city were party or personal
friends quick to stand for his appearance.
On the contrary, in both cases. Is. IA.
Mum. his brother. and +. II. Pope, hi.
law partner, aFs the only parties named
as standing between him and legal de-
tenti0n OF bis person. There may hay,
bcens whole regiment OF millionaire,
clsmortug for a chance tt
stand ~ hls bondsmen but no mention
Of such q friendly demonstration Is mad.
by either the press or the telegraph. Or
the contrary, when the names OF hi,
brother and partner were pronounced In.
sufficient Tar bis Milwaukee bond, no,
one Of the twenty-five thousand lnhabi
tsnts Of that city tcndsred his friendly
sflices. For tive third usme, Mr.. Mum
~ . n,attH.ef pleasure or necessIty, ~
doa't know 1t)chs rspsirsd TO Chlcsge
Tails looks llnis ~, my countrynen
but Gsybe Il Isn't.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
Pork 1snktag Figures.

CINCINNATI, Jar l9.-the Price Caren.
has revised the reurns from large mum
Der OF pork pnking points, received
within the last I've day. which do not
materially clmn.e the apparent falling of
in the number 1dicated In the report
Published Oh D,rember 80. The interior
points show yrobable falling Of for the
entire season amounting to $4,000
The six lealhg titles are now $40, 200 be-
hind the sane date last y5ar. Cincin-
natl weight are about the same as last
year. Chicago about Is pounds heavier,
Louisville pound. heavier, aud st. Louis
2j pound. heavier Interior points west
of Indiana show large increase in
weight. Hog continue to be of supe-
rior quality at al points. The estimated
packing at all points. including the six
cities Indicate possible falling of in
number. for the entire season amounting
10 three quarter. of "A million.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21

lI is not believed that there Is any
foundation for the rumor that an attempt
will be made, to-day. to rescue Marshall
Grain from the gallows. The people
general" have settled down in the con-
viction that in the miserable man de-
serves the fate that awaits him. There Il
not the shadow Of a doubt existing any.
where as to his guilt and we cannot be.
iieve, therefore. that any man or set OF
men are desperate enough to seriously
contemplate 3 violent interference with
the course Vi the law. The sherid should,
however. take all needfui precautions.
Indeed, cOEnizant as he must W Of the
rsmors afiOat, 1t would be neglect al.
most criminal in its kind. should he tail
TO summon a posse that would be equa
TO any possible emergency.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
TeleSrNphic BreSities

Ben. Boyd aud his wife, the notorious
counterfeiters, are on trial In Chicago,
j.. 5. Davis, the well known exhibitor
OF trained dogs, died suddenly In Cleye.
land Wednesday,
The examination OF i.appin, the de.
ianlting cN-treasurcr OF Kansas, has been
postponed by mutual consent until Feb.
riIary ].
The anniversary OF the birthday OF
Robert j.. Lee was celebrated
In nearly every city Of importance In the
South. In Richmond u public meeting
was held and an Oratlon delivered.
Scnator.clect Beck Wednesday received
AN ovation from the citizens OF Lexnp-
ton, KY, which has been his home for
thirty years. One hundred guns were
hired and Mr.. Beck made a short speech.
Representative Sypher, Of the i.oui.i.
ana legislature, has offered a resolution
declaring vacant the seat OF any senator
who aLsenis himself ten days without
permission. THIS Is aimed at James B.
Eusfis, elected to the United States sen.
ate, and now on his way to Washington.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
Mn. T.. s. IRELAND, the chief operator

Mn. T.. $. IRELAND, the chief operator
in the Pekin whisky ring, was brought
to Springfield, Wednesday evening in
charge OF an officer. He hal. by slirewd
dodging. evadcd the offers of the rcve.
nue. service during period Of two
months; but finally becoming somewhat
lax In his lookout, was incontinently
gObbled. His arrest is regarded by the
Springfield Register as one Of the most
important yet made, as he is believed to
be in possession OF facts that will, il
drawn out, blow the Pekin whisky ring
into atoms, and bring about the convic-
tion Of everybody concerned therin. Pc
kin, though not large town, will COM
pare favorably, In the magnitude Of her
crooked business, with Chicago and Mil
waukee
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21

TRr sum of $3.50. 900 in available treas
ure was placed In the "strong.box" of
our new State house, OH Monday last.
The deposit wns thus limited. because
the State authorities are not certain vet
that the vault Is burglar-proof. just
enough of money was stored away in it.
therefore, to excite trial Of burglarious
ingenuity. n the vault stands the test
the whole amount Of our public treasure
will be placed therein without any doubts
about its safety.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21

reference to the official Positions he had
held. he should coniine himself 10 civil
Offices. Mr.. Morrison Is proud OF his
military record. and has occasion to be-
Had his own wishes controlled In the
matter not line OF his biography would
have been erased. Yielding, however,
10 the suggestions OF the public printer,
he furnished pretcxt for "loyai news
paper men to indulge IN n vast amount
of venom, personal abuse and dci,ma-
ton; and how readily and indnstriously
those "loyal" scribblers availed them.
selves OF the preieNt, even the most or
dinary observer of passing events has not
failed TO notice.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21

TIE Cairo special correspondent of the
State R<eistsr says that the people oi
Cairo are. almost unanimously, opposed
to the acceptance Of the proposition
made by the Narrow-gauagc company,
for the right Of way over our new levee.
The correspondent correctly states the
sentiment Of our people. The offer
should have been rejected at once. Had
1t been, the matter would be far ad.
vanced. now, toward a satisfactory solu'
tiOn
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21

Mss PHOEBE CouzINs. the St. Louis
lady lawyer, delivered q lecture In Car
bondalc tine other day, In which she took
strong ground In favor ofiemale suffrage.
and warmly deprecated the participation
Of female sufirsgisis In Centennial work.
The Csrbondale papers speak Of the lee
ture as a graceful affair, but utterly de-
void Of ANYTHING new OF striking.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
MORRISON ASDmIs WAR RECORD.

The expunging Of oil reference to his mil.
itary career from Hon. W. NJ. Morrison's 8
biographical sketch In the congressional
records, has set the whole pack OF Rad
ical editors bowling at the yentleman's :
heels aud 1t was only a day or two ago
that sufficient explanation Of the matter
was made to enable his friends to rally to
his defense. The paragraph that made
mention Of Mr.. Ms. military services was
stricken cut, because the printer objected
to the sketch as Over-reaching the space
allotted to such matters aud because the
tue same individual insisted that In his
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21

"wE again ask the BULLETIN how
much taxes are paid upon the land lying
outside the levce ~ Cairo Sun.
You don't know, eiir We do and II
wouldn't Inconvenience us in the least to
impart the information; but we dom
intend to do 80. We are moved 10 thi'
refusal by desire perhaps vain one
to see somsthins In the San that is not OBJ
tanned from the BULLETIN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
A Rrush WITH the kpachcs.

CAMP GRANT. y. r.. via san Francisco.
Jan. ia letter from Major Harper OF
the Sixth Cavalry. at Camp Apache. says
that the Indians broke out at Camp
Apache on the 10Th at $3.50 pm. Major
Harper, with his company, was ordered
out Just in time to save the lives OF Ma
ior Ogliby. Eighth Infantry, and Lieu.
tenant Bailey. The troop, charged the
Indians, killing Diablo's brother. The
Indians then attacked the garrison, but
were driven back TO the hills. Al wa.
quiet last night.
A letter from Indian Agent Club. dated
san Carlos, Jan. Il. >ays that Diablo, /.
there and all quiet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21

Tnasg United States Senators we're
elected % Tuesday last, viz: Beck,
Democrat. from kentucky Lamar, Den-
scrst, nom Mississippi, aud kirkwood,
Republican, from Iowa. The election Of
Lamar, to succeed Alc0rn, Is q Demo
cratic gain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
COMMITTEE rnOcrLDI>Gs.

At meeting OF the examining COM
Inillce OF Plymouth church tonight, ;.
V. White. one Of the members, stated his
grievances agai.st II. G.. Bowen, which,
30 far as can be ascertained tonight
from Mr.. Bowen, for reporters were
Not admitted, consisted in the fact that
White called on Bowen in November aud
asked him ~ tell all lac knew about
Bcecher, and that Bowen refused to talk
on the scandal. Bowen charged that
some Of the members Oi the committee
liad given information to the press,
which several Of them denied but Shear
man admitted he had spoken abou, the
matter. Bowen then called for the al.
vice they intended to give him, but they
replied they wanted first to hear from,
him. The committee finally agreed to
give him a written copy Of the grievances
in few days, but he Will not attend any
mere meetings unless allowed stenog.
raphcr, which was refused tonight.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
GInzlL:TIIaJ
RHEUMATIC
REMEDY

viii most positively cure any ease ofrhouma-
iism or rheumatic gOut no matter how long
standing, on the face Of the earth Being an in
ward application II does the work quickly thor
Oughly and permanently, leaving the system
strong and healthy Write to any prominent
person In Washington City, and you will learn
that the above statement Is true in every rartic-
ular.
CONDENSED CERTIFICATES.
National Hotel,
Washington, y. 4, December 2, ls7i.
Messrs lIelphenstine II Bentley;
Gents | very cheeriully state that used Du-
rang's Rheumatic Remedy with decided benefit.
a. II. STEPHENS.
Member Of Congress ofGa
Presidential Mansion,
Washington, u. g., Auril %, ls,5.
Mrssrs lIelphcnstine Il Bentley:
been great suffer from rheumatism. her,"rtOrs
FALLING to Civ. her relief. she used three bottles
Durang's Rheumatic Remedy, and pct;ninent
cure Was the result. VIM II. NROOk,
Executive Clerk to PresideL Grant"
Washington, %. T.. March 3, 1873
In The space of twelve hours my rheumatism
was gone, having taken three doses OF Durang's
rheumatic Remedy, Ny brother. J. u. Cessna,
OF Bedford, va was cured by u similar amount.
JOHN CESSNA,
Member oi Congress OF Pa
Price on. do,iaI bottle, or siN bottles ior live
matte Remedy manufactured by
HELrI'ENsiINE 4 BENTLEY.
prossis,Is and and caenr her, 49,
nSs .s' sa IL acAiaaf0 osS s .%n yan "s. rs
Wholesale Druggists
lO-li-wlv
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
uuquessiOnRbly, the best sustaIue
""r. "f'"s Kin" 4" the World"
HARPER'S MAGAZINE,
illustrated.
NOTICES oP TIE PRESS

NOTICES or TIE PRESS
The ever increasing circulation OF this
excellent monthly proves its continued
adoption to popular desires and needs. In.
deed, when We think into how many homes
II peDetrates every month, we must con.
slider IL as one Of the educators rs well as
entertainers Of the pubic mind, for It's vast
popularity has been won by no a; peal to
stupid rejudices or deprave q tastes.-B
ton Globe.
The chalacter which this Magazine pos.
sesses for variety enterprise artistic wealth,
and literary culture that has kept pace with,
II 1t has not led the times, should cause Its
conductors to regard II with justitisble com
placency. 1t slsO entities them to a great
claim upon the public gratitude. The
Magazine has done good and not evil al,
the days OF it, life.--Br oOklyn Eagle.
TERMS:
Postage free TO subscribers in the United
states.
Harper's Magazine, one year - 90
~ w Includes prepayment Of u. 5. post
Subscriptions 10 hArper's Magazine,
Weekly, or Bazar. TO one address for one
year, 80 60; or two Of Harper's periodi-
Gals, to one address for one year, u 90;
postage free.
An extra copy OF either the Magazine,
Weekly or Bazar will be supplied gratis for
every club Of five subscribers at "a 90 each,
in one remittsnce; or six copies tor 90 00,
without extra copy; postage free.
Back numbers can be supplied at any
time.
A complete set OF Harper's Magazine,
now comprising ~ volumes, IN neat cloth
binding, will be sent by express, freight at
the expense Of purchaser, for 81 2j per
volume. Single volumes, by mail, postpaid,
e3 90. Cloth cases, for binding, 5S cents,
by mail, postpaid.
TT Newspapers are not 10 copy this ad-
yertisement without the express orders OF
Harper h Brothers.
| Address HARPER h BROTHERS. N.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
Bowen and Bescher.

New York, Jan. l9.-IIenry &. Bowen
yesterday received u note from the ex.
amining committee OF Plymouth church,
asking him 10 meet =. V. White, the
Wall street broker, before the committee
this evening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
WORTH DOUBLE. Tss;s wsr,s sosa' :! ass ,s

'" y thch anu ,eII NJ lhIsc pfces tvtfyWhere,
yet we are selling everything NJ the popular
pro" OF ohly oSt DOLLAR. T,WO delighted
and IN our paper hundreds of letters are printed
iroin our patrons In the Ig,st three years. Read
sf, You can save money YOU can make $40 90 as
want agents cyerywhore We pay large COM
missions No risks, no capital. Goods sent 4.
w. - WIN privilege Of seeing before paying,
Address, u. ORMisTON 4 co, NE DOL
l-,A-wiw- N-2.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
GOOD NEWS 8 SMOKERS!


backb
y
skilled labor and toa
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-01-21
Immense Success. !
WONDERFUL SUCCESS. 3!

NE. Dollar sale, ji Bromfeld st., Boston,
Mass Ia daily shipping hundreds OF boxes and
packages oi valuable goods all over the l.. s.
SETS, Chains. Charms, &c. X solid silver
and Plated Ware, Cutlery, Glassware, Fancy
foods, u"o articles AMI all descriptions. Fine
soaps, Sc, Ne, Assoc 800 books ofall kinds
II Vlea
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-07-30

tas, para que nos replegasemos; pero
cuando hicimos doble derecha para
ejecutarlo, recib( un golpe terrible en-
Ia cabeza, sintiendo al mismo tempo
un tiro & mi mismO ladO. Ca1 sin sen
lido, cOmprendiendo como entire sue
nos que un balazo me habia roto el
craneo. En- este estado permaneci
mas dc un cuarto de hora, en- tanto
que la caballer1a francesa hacla pri
sioneras q todas las guerrillas que
habfamos salido al llano. Al mismo
tempo otros caballos seguian al resto
de nuestra division, dandoles cuchi-
lladas y lanzadas y dici6ndoles:
Alto B1rgos, alto tiradores de
Oadiz e. A pesar de todo, el mer
madO resto de mis- companeros for
mando ell cuadro y batiendose uno
contra diez, Sc salvaron de aquella
matanza con ell conde de Montijo & la
cabeZa.
Un cuerpo de infanteria italiana, SO
ocupaba en- reunir los numerosos pri-
sioneros espa1oles que hablamos caido
en- manos de los franceses, para lie
varn0s al bosque.
Mi f1el asistente Carlos Arribas. no
Sc habia separado de mi lado: me mo-
via, me levantaba, me sacudfa, hasta
que al fin me hizo recobrar el sentido.
Tenteme la cabaza y me encontre que
no era un balazo el que habia recibi-
do, sinO una terrible cuchillada que
me- diTldiora el morton en- dos parties
y la cartera de papeles que en- el lle-
vaba. Lo tenfa en- las manos mi po-
bre asistente, y, contentislmo al yor-
me vivo, me persuadfa de que 70 10.
haDla slao heEido, sln0 confuse, Ep
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-07-30

los turcos. Su. aparente neutralidad
no puede, pues, ser mas que interina.
jQue haran Alemania, Austria y
Francia? jPermaneceran ajenas la
luchas La primera aumenta sus for
tiicaciones en- las fronteras de Francia
y de Russia, indicio de que conserva
su sistema de paz armada la segun-
da permanece en- un estado de indici-
sion diflcil de interpreter; tan prom
to parece inclinada & los rebeldes CO.
mo q los turcos: la tercera manda su
escuadra al Oriente pero hace pro-
testas de neutralidad. Hasta ahora la
actitud de estas tres potencias es un
misterio que ell tempo solo puede
descifrar.
En- tanto la agitacion cunde entire
todos los cristianos sdbditos del Gran
Sultan. En- Bosnia y la Herzegovina
toma grande incremento la insured
cion desde que han recibido la mott
, cia de la doble declaration de guerra
por parte de servios y montenegro
nos b: la Albania y la Bulgaria estan
conmovidas: en- Thesalia, Macedonia
isla de Gambia Sc temen levanta-
mientos populares. La dnica parte
tranquila en- que domina el elemento
cristiano es Rumanfa; pero su go
bierno ha informado al de Servia que
no impedira ell pase por su territorio
de armas y munlclones.
En- fin, nuestros favorecedores han
podido yer en- nuestra seccion de No.
ticias ertranjeras del % 10 mas inte-
resante que sobre esta question mag
ma Sc sabe en- Puerto Rico. En- 10
successive procuraremos tenerlos al CO
rriente de cuantas peripecias ocurran
en- este drama sangriento, llamado
quizas q transformer el mapa de Eu-
ropa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-07-30

efecto, gracias al morton y q los pa
peles, Ia punta del sable solo me
habla tocado en- Ia frente; de ella
brOtaba bastaLte sangre.
y el tiro que he dido, iqui6n 10
dispar6? pregunt6 & 4Arribas.
I'm cabo de nuestra compalia,
aquel alto y simpatico que V. conoce:
dej6 muerto en- ell acto al frances que
lie hiri6 & "
En este estado fuimos tristemente
4 reunirnos con los demas prisioneros
Antes dc llegar un soldado de caba-
llerla me punz6 el pecho con ell sable.
-Entregueme V. el dinero que
traiga, me dijo en- NAL castellano-,
No tengO nj una miserable none
da, ahl tiene V. mi sable, mi cartero
y mi charretera: es todo cuanto poseo
Tom6 estos objetos y los coloc6 en- ell
freno de su caballo. Luego, Miriam
dome con la avidez de un bandido,
replic6:
". trae reloj; venga.
AL 1rselo & entregar sc aproxim6
otro soldado polaco y 10 cogi6 por la
cadena al mismo tempo que ell de
caballer1a 10 empunaba por la mues-
ira.
Mientras ellos disputaban sobre mis-
despojos, conseguimos nosotros apar-
tarnos de su odiosa presencia. Va
cerca de los prisioneros, Sc me presen-
t6 otro soldado italiano.
-Sentese v, me dijo Imperative
mente, obedecf, y dirigi6ndose q mi
asistente, a6adi6:
-Saquele Y. las botas & gu amo.
En- elecLo, aquel dia por deferencia al
general en isfe, ne hapla passtq Ris
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-07-30

que aqul 10 esperan a pie flrme.-Sus
excitaciones fueron vanas; 81 panico
habia cundido entire aquella gente.
-Gloriosos soldados de mi division,
al frente EN- batalla, marchen, grit6 ell
conde de Montijo.
Todos avanzamos & paso de carga
como un solo hombre, encontrandOnos
& los pocos minutes en- frente de la
b1igada italiana del general Bucarre-
Iii. Las dos divisiones hicimos alto
q medic tiro de fusil. Rompi0se por
ambas parties un fuego horroroso. La
brigada enemiga vacil6 ante nuestros
certeros Y nutridos disparos; pero en-
este una baterla de dos canones y un
ob1s de grueso calibre, que estaba en-
una altura, empez6 a barrernos & ba
.lazos, metralla y granadas. Nuestro
general, casi conmovido, veia segar
en- flor a 10 mas granada de su tropa.
-Muchachos, grit6, q tomar la ba-
terra, que nos impide acabar con los
que tenemos en- frente. En- columna
cerrada y al paso largo -
Embellishments, fanqueados por
ell escuadron de la maestranza en-
prendimos la marcha al trote, sin ha-
Ger case de los proyectiles que nos
diezmaban. va estabamos cerca de
la colina maldita va nos preparaba-
mos a pasar 8 bayonetazos q los tanto
NAL nos habian heeho, cuando de un
bosque vecino salen como una legion
de demonios mas de ochocientos ca
ballos, los mas blancos, que nos ro-
dean por todas parties y nos acribillan
con un nutrido fuego 4 boca de jarro.
El general, con una serenidad que
saba 0QmHAnaicar 4 todos, naand6 dis
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-07-30
DON JOSE PEREZ Morris.
CONTINUATION }.

"A las ocho Y media un rumor sordo
dc voces recorri6 toda la extensa Inca
era el viva Fernando VII! que Ian
aaban los jefes, oficiales y soldadcs
de aquella 6poca, al entrar en- batalla,
4 la manera que nuestros antecesores
gritaban "i Santiago y cierra Espa-
lan al emprender sus legendarias Ii
DIES. NOsOtrOs nos pusimos en- pie. 81
bien no esperabamos entrar en- fuego
& no ser on case de una desgracia.
como asf aconteci6, pues 4 los pocos
minutes de romperse ell fuego, vimos
venir sobre nOsOtros la division Villa
Gampa, totalmente dispersa nosotros
no sablamos de quien huian: su biza-
FRO general, sin. sombrero, manando
su frente gotas gruesas de sudor V
con- 4l sable en- la rnanO, procuraba
araiarIos dici6ndOles- Cobardes, no
deis h espalda al enemigo: svolved 4
vuestros puestos. AvergOnz3os ante
.sEspldas ds !2s heroes Be !s g 9! @ea!tiio,
35s ag4s &s 4
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-07-30
Ell ARZOBISPO DE CARACAS

Al fin ha cesado la tirantez, mejor
dicho, ell antagonis no que hace item
po venia existiendo en- Venezuela en-
tre la Iglesia y ell Estado. Por eau
sas conocidas de todo ell mundo e]
Sr. Guevara, arzobispo de Caracas,
hab{a salido de su arquidi6cesis des-
pues de un motivado rompimiento
con ell presidente Sr. Guzman Blanco,
y desde la isla de Trinidad comuni-
caba 6rdenes q su clero la mayor par
te de las cuales fueron interceptadas,
y los dignos sacerdotes que las reci
bieron, expulsados del pals. Otros
muchos abandonaron & Venezuela
voluntsriamente, pues sin negar al
Cesar 10 que le pertenecfa, no podian
dejar de obedecer a Dios y a su Obs
po. Varios de los que tuvieron que
dar un adios las playas nativas Sc
refugiaron en- Puerto Rico, donde en-
contraron buena acogida y parroquias
en- que continuar su sagrado ministe-
rio. Entire ellos vino ell que era pa
rroco de la principal fe igres1a de
Caracas, de la de San Pablo, y que
hoy 10 es dignfsimo de nuestra prin-
cipal parroquia, la de nuestra Sonora
de los Remedies.
Ell limo. Sr. Guevara public6 va
rios tolietos en- que enteraba al mum
do cat6lico de los motivosde su des
acuerdo con la autoridad civil.
Ell Sr. Guzman Blanco trat6 pri-
nero de reemplazar al Arzobispo con
el obispo de Guayana pero el Sumo
Pontffice opuso su veto y fracas6 aquel
proyecto. Despues trat6 ell Presi
dente de fundar una iglesia venezo-
lana independence de Roma pero
este no podia ser mas que un arreba-
to de despecho, pues aquel hombre
de Estado no puede ignorar que es
impossible arrancar la religion del CO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-07-30

minuir el frente por cuartas, para
estar prontos s formar el cuadro. Asf
Sc ejecut6; pero al momento nos AGO.
san numerosas companies de corace~
rOs que dispersan nuestra exigua ca
baller1a de la maestranza Ia cual nos
abandona cobardemente. Oonsegui-
mos tOmar con precipitation un ba-
franco para hacernos firmes en- 81.
ReconOcida pOr la caballeria enemiga
esta posicion, Sc repleg6, sin duda
para saber el resultado de Ia batalla.
Ouando 1bamos legando al barran-
co pas6 Immediate q mi un caballo
ensillado y sin jincte. LIE agarr6 por
la cola, promeii6ndomelas muy felices
81 le cog1a, pues podia salvarme en- 81
en- case de una decisiva derrota que
va preve1a; pero por mas que corrf
tras 81 Y le tire de la cola con todas
mis- fuerzas, no lOgr6 mi objeto; me
sacudi6 dos coces que me obligaron a
soltarlo mas que de prisa.
En- este momento lego el coronel
Miyares, participandonos que la bata-
liza estaba canada en- ell 1anco dere-
cho, ell donde Las guardias espaNolas,
regimiento de Murcia y Carabineros
reales habian hecho prodigios de va
lor, y que nosotros debfamos avanzar.
El- general mand6 desplegar en- que.
rrilla al frente los medios batallones.
En- obediencia 6 este mandate, mar
chamos hasta el lugar donde habia
estado antes Ia caballerla enemiga, Ia
cual nos habia enganado, escondi6n-
dose para atraernos. Ouando nos vic
en- aqnel Sltlo, SO nos echo tOda enci.
ma como una f,lria. Nnestras reser-
yFs vpps.agYp,A lamar con lac come.