The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-13

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t .. r.- walls first the resolution Of
Congress voting gold mccall and thanks
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g.. rr.-e. ~ Psrr.scr+atfyes- Thomas
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Navy Department req. w. ~.
Sire 10 compliance WIN I.so.1,loH Oi On
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. g..-e most r,-restfglly
anrH THoup-1N. secretary Of the Navy.
q, e4arss UsaIe. Esq. Furser L. 5. Navy.
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...''i from commodore hooTII
s'a.a.ph occupies place on TINS wan. II
- .a recognition Of the services OF Acllhs
L-..L edward +. beaIe IN the perilous
t-t..-HT 10 secure ala Tor ms ieilo"-Soi-
o.E-. ana winch Il $" sraPhlcaly to!d III
jae speech oi Col Benton.
Alongside Oh ihlS leiler IS one signed
ly aa t.e officers OF the navy IN the Meet
pres -NAS Acting Lieut. Beale with sword
al. ruaulettcs as testimony OF Their
appreciation OF the heroic action IN bring
.- relief 10 the suffering troops from San
Diego
liable 10 obtain from Gen. Beale the
Particulars Of the hazardous enterprises
j.. which he was engaged during the war
with Mexico, / have found an account Of
,.e o. his most perilous undertakings IN
. speech delIverd by Col Thomas II. Ben
t.u !n the Senate in July, 1913, on the Dill
t.uieTr!nS the brevet major generalship
Ga hearnty, and from II l make these
extracts. Col Benton hrst describes the
condition OF Gen. heaIney's force, sur
rounded by MeNlcans, with Gen. AndreaS
I'co ia command Gen. Flco htd sent d
nag OF truce asking an exchange OF prs
oAeIs Dul Gen he@rhey was uA"llllhs TO
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sent out by Stockton, a midshipman, the
son of a widow in the sight OF this capt.
roL the grandson of TruNtOn. and no de-
generate scion Of that ulustrious stock.
his mare Beale. This lad volunteered
to so and hear the propositions of ex-
change. Great was the alarm on his de-
rarture. 4 six-barreled revolver. perfect
Ig charged and capped, was slowed under
I.s coat and sword. Thus equipped ana
mounted he set out protected by a fag
ami followed by anxious eyes Pico had
rgrgr Americans and Kearney but one
-.g-ican. Pico Offered 10 exchange man
tr man. Beale offered TO redeem Cooley,
LOT naming him, but described him, and
p.gH said: That is Cooley, / can not ex-
change him, but / will exchange Burgess
.aa the exchange was effected"
a.. Benton describes very graphically
'hr meeting of Beale and the Mexican Of
.- The latter drew his sword and
flung il 10 the ground. Beale did the same
Afa waited 10 see the Mexican disarm
himself of some trearm, but he had none.
and LeIle then took from under his coat
,- revolver and threw that 10 the
ground When thus unarmed, they pro-
seeded 10 the exchange.
u 'ieII. ma iey wa WIN
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. '' ''''' 2''''o''7' MI carson
-'.'.'"n servant, was 'he .epy.
ans W., ~ ca 'iih' ne CoIlu nor
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. iiI'ii i ~ my S"Iu arson
'.s.# INST. The brief ORGANIZATIONS for
...."I1 hope were soon made, and
.-y We're. 4 rihe each' a sharp
~' no iood' lhere was none in
N'aih'y invited Beaie 10 supper
..'-. D. was not the supper OF An
."t 'i''patri' Tor when the camp
De-" general mas ldrdtr- y was
'.' .-A- me general asked beHLe
''.'.-i.A7 De- Add 10 travel on. Tie
"'. Was nothing. The general called
want lo Inquire what his tent AZ
handful Of Hour was the
The general ordered Il 20 he
..." '"di ana given Bedie. Nhen
- .".I was brought the servant said
"s 'n. last, not Of bread only. bet
F..'Hs that he had nothing left
.-. GENERALS breakfast Beale charged