Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26


pu. ! yin exchange Burssss.' and The exchange
Col. Benton describes very graphically the
meeting Of Beale and the Mexican oiicer. The
latter drew his sword and flung it TO the ground.
Beale did the same and waited to SEQ the Next
can disarm himself Of some frsarm, but he had
none, and Beals then took from under his cost
the revolver and threw that on The ground.
when thus unarmed they proceeded 70 the sx-
change.
rxRuous rarP 10 sAx DISCO.
The army Of Gen. Kearney was without food
his position completely invested by the enemy,
and their only relief was TO be obtained from
Commodore Stockton, whose ship lay in the
harbor Of San Diego. thirty-fve miles distant
Nothing had been heard from Stockton, for
express TO Stockton seemed hopeless. the dam
ger was 20 great. Bcsides, who would venture
TO 60, seeing the fats Of Cooley and knowing
the state Of the country II was moment TO
md hero and one presented himself. It was
the lad Beale. Il was then o'clock; the col.
umn fell back into camp: early DARK was fixed
for the departure Of the daring messenger; he
was asked whom he would have for his COM
Panion Carson and my Indian servant" was
the reply. The general answered he could not
spare Carson, he could not spare him. He
wanted > counsellor - well a. guide and hero
Then, said Beale, mo other can help me; will
60 with my Indian servant" Then Kearney said
Carson might 60. Carson told me Beale volun-
forlorn hope were soon made, and brief they
were. rifle each, sharp knife and no food;
there was none in camp. y
Gen. Kearney invited Besis to supper with
nm. II was not the supper of Anthony and
cleopatra, for when the camp starves
general has q larder. 1t was meagsr enough.
Inc general asked Beale what provisions he
had to travel on. The answer was nothing.
The general called his servant to inquire what
MS tent Afforded. ''Ahandful of -four :" was the
into loaf and given Beale. When the loaf
was brought the servant said it was the last,
not OF bread only, but Of everything; that he
had nothing left for the generals breakfast.
beaie Charged the servant to carry back the
loaf; he would provide himself, and how? By
going to the smouldering fire. where the
baggage had been burnt that morning, and
scraping from the ashes and embers the half
burnt peas and corn which the confagration
had spared, filling his pocket from the I'M
had provided themselves with some mule beef.
VERY CLOSE CALI.
The darkness Of night fell upon the camp
and the moment arrived for descending from
the hill and clearing the open valley-two miles
to the nearest cover. TWAS q perilous descent,
for at the approach Of plight there was double
chain OK sentinels--a precautiop more vigilsntly
enforced since he learned that Carson was on
the hill there. The descent was perilous aud
painful, all done by crawling, FOR the upright
figure of man would be detected, where the
horizon was watched. Shoes were pulled off
to avoid cracking o stick or making u sound,
and the naked feet exposed to the prickly pear
They passed between sentiuels, waiting and
watching their time to move an inch. They
heard their whispers and smelt the smoke Of the
clSarIta At one time beale thought it was all
over with them. Pressing CARSON thigh to get
his attention and putting his mouth upon his
ear he whispered into it: I've are gone-let US
jump up and fight it out"
Carson said: NO; have been in worse places
before and Providence saved me-" His re-
ligious reliance encouraged the sinking hopes
OF Beale. The hill was cleared two miles of
prairie to the open valley, all covered with
prlckly pear, remained to be crawied over. for
no one could stand upright without detection,
where the mounted vidette and the hor zontal
view Of the sentinel observed every object that
rose above the level plain. Clear Of the valley
and gaining the first woods they Travelled ali
night without shoes, having lost them in the
dark. Rocks. stones, sharp pebbles, prickly
pears in their exuberant growth were their
carpet. At daylight they reached q gorge OF a
mountain and lay by, for movement by day
was impossible to them. The whole country
was on the alert, animated to the highest by
the success over Kearnsy. At nightfall the ex-
petition was resumed, and when within twelve
AhAiCo VI odu Alc6O tut tuEee dufeutuEtIb sep
arated, each to take his chances for getting
relief to Kearney, for San Diego also was sur
rounded and investeAand Stockton had not a
horse (having sent all to Kearney) TO scour the
country The Indian got in first, Beale next
and Carson third all in q state OF utter ex-
haustIon, Beale only getting into town by the
help OF men who carried him and with injuries
from which he has not yet recovered"
RIDE THROUGH MEXICO.
The National Inteuigencer, in October. 1913,
gave detailed account Of ride OF Gt n. Beale
through Mexico alone, except the guide. The
account was written by VIM. Cary Jones, the
soA-in-iaw Of Col. Benton, and was subsequently
rerublished in Litteirs Living Age. Midship-
man Beale left the port OF La Paz on the lst OF
gust arrived at Mszatlan. After Ave days Of
coasting he reached San Bias and commenced
his land journey OF l 900 miles. by the way of
Guadalajara and the City Of Mexico. to Vera
Cruz. lie governor Of San Bias advised against
the attempt and threatened to detain him until
au escort could be obtained, but as he was
bearer of dispatches he insisted upon going, and
the governor complied. Armed with four revolt
yers and with no impediments in the way Of
baggage he rode full speed day and night. At
Topic the danger became 80 imminent that he
opened his dispatches and copied them and
sent the copy with note by mail to the Amer
lean minister at the City OF Mexico. The rainy
season had began, and all the water courses had
swollen fearfully and added greatly to the
danger and discomfort OF the ride but, moth
ing haunted, he pushed on, and on the eli nth
day from San Bias he arrived at the City of
Mexico. He was literally ossed in mud and
now dried himself for the FIRST time.
Mr.. Clifford. the American minister. de tanned
Midshipman Beaie three days while preparing
dispatches to send by him. The copies he had
made of bis dispatches came two days after his
arrival He left the City of Mexico at midnight
and reached Vera Cruz on the second night at
midnight. making the 275 miles in forty-eigh:
hours. The gates Of the city were closed aud he
could not enter until morning, when, obtaining
boat. borrowed to Anton Lizardo. twenty miles,
hoping to obtain passage from the fleet there.
day after his arrival he left on the sloop-of-w war
Germantown and landed at Mobile. From
there he took the regular mail line and reached
the city OF Washington on the 18th Of Scptem-
Der. Including the delays ut the City of Mex
leo and ut Vera Cruz aud the long passage to
Mobile, the Journey was made in fOrty-seven
days. He had many escapes, ~ the route
through Mexico thrOnged with guerrillas and
bandits, but alone the ride was accomplished
At Vera Cruz he was called on by the authori-
ties to provide for the return Of his guide,
whose mind had become affected by the ia
tigus and hardships endured.
NOT READY TO Be BURIKn.
I hnd iu s'Thrilling Adventures Among
Indians" an account which exhibits the hu-
name side Of Gen. Beales character. On the
18th Of June, lS49, be was encamped In tue Gila
conntrv with n comDnuv vhep he Ie|f xho c.xo,>