The Arizona sentinel., 1877-12-22

Pesqueira had overthrown Ganda.
 ra and had now no use for Crabbe.
 Besides that, all Americans were
 unpopular in Sonola, and to have
 kept his word with Crabbe would
 have ruined the new governor
 with his own people and have
 compromised him with the MeXi-
 can government. The bitterness
 of the war had not worn off. The
 purchase of Apache scalps by the
 States of Sonora and Chihuahua
 had attracted a rough lot of blood
 takers that reflected no credit on
 Americans. A few years before
 Crabbe's time, Parker w. French
 had led a party of about 9 Amer
 jeans from Texas to California.
 Arriving at Cieneguita, in Sonora, they found the men all gone to the placer mines. They at once took possession of the place and held high carnival for three days. They hung the priest by the neck to make him tell where his money was; but the old boy was game and swore stoutly that he had not a cent. Finally his sister, to save his life, showed French where the money was. They ravished every female, without regard to age, and loaded with provisions and plunder, these gallant pioneers went on their way rejoicing French afterwards was a member of the legislature from San Luis ObispO county and generally known in California as "One armed French"
 Quite number of such things having occurred the narrow-mind- ed Mexicans were somewhat pre-. judiced against the brave "Grin- go-," and would never have per mitted the new governor to admit Crabbe's party. Pesqueira rose to the occasion, denied all cOmplicity with the filibuSteros and began to raise the country against them On reaching SOHoita, the first town across the line, Crl5be realized that things were changed. But believing that he would soon be reinforced, that one or the other of the two hostile factions in Sono- ra would joln him as soon as he secured a foOthOld, with a forbid ding desert behind him and a rich country ahead and reckless of the future, he decided to advance. Before leaving Sonoita, Crabbe addressed the authorities in the following letter, which was trans lated and published March 30, 1857. in supplement of the Voz de Sonora, the official newspaper of Pesqueira, and from which we 1 now re-translate:
 soNoITA, March 26, 1857. Don Jose Maria Re1oado,
 P,etect of the District of Altar: SIR:
 In accordance with the colonization laws of Mexico and in compliance with several very positive invitations from the most in- I fluential citizens of Sonora, 1 have entered the limits of your State with one hundred and in advance of nine hun- dred others, in the expectation of making happy homes with and among you. I have come with the intention of injuring no one; without intrigues, public or private. Since my arrival, have given no indication of sinister designs, but on the contrary have made pacific Overtures. It is true that nm provided with arms and ammunition, put you well know that it is not custom |: ny for Americans or any other civilized people tO travel without them; moreover , we are about to travel where the Apaches Ire continually committing depredations From one circumstance I imagine, to my that you are preparing hostile measures and collecting force for des- roying me and my companions. I know hat you have given orders for poisoning , he wells and have prepared to use the , 'ilest and most cowardly measures. But :, ,ear in mind, sir, that whatever we may lave to suffer shall fall upon the heads of 'ou and those who assist you. I could q lever have believed that you would detile 1