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and putting his mouth upon his ear. he
whispered into &. We are gone; lei gs
jump up and fight Il out"
Carson said: No I have been in worse
places before and Providence saved me"
His religious reliance encouraged the sink
ing hopes OF Beale. The hill was cleared,
ard two miles OF prairie to the open val
ley, all covered with priekly pear, re-
mained 10 be crawled over Clear OF the
valley and gaining the first woods. they
Travelled all night without shoes, having
lost them In the dark Rocks. stones.
sharp pebbles, prickly pears r. ;heir ex-
uocrant growth were their carpet At
daylight they reached gorge OF a mount
ain ana lay by, for movement by day was
impossible 10 them.
Ine whole country was on the alert.
animated TO the highest pitch by the sue
cess over kearney. At nightfall the ex-
petition was resumed, and when within
Twelve miles Of san Diego the three ad-
ventures separated, each 70 take his
chances Tor getting relief to Kearney. for
san Diego also was surrounded and in
vested and Stockton had not d horse
thaNing sent all 10 Kea-ney 10 scour the
country9 The Indian got In first. Beale
next. and Carson third. al in a state OF
utter exhaustion, Beale only getting into
Town D the help Of men who carried him.
The Ride Through Mexico.
The National Intelllgencer, in Octobeg.
ISIS. gave detailed account Of a ride of
Cen Beale through Mexico with his guide
The account was written by William
Cary Jones, the son-in-law OF Col Bell
ton, and was subsequently repubished
In Littelfs Living Age. Midshipman Beale
left the port Of la Paz on the lst Of
August IN small vessel and on the 5th
OF August arrived at Mazatlan. After five
days Of coasting, lie reached San Bias and
commenced his land Journey OF 1000 miles.
by the way OF Guadalajara and the City
OF Mexico. to Vera Cruz. The governor of
san Bias advised against the attempt, and
threa tened to detain him until an escort
could be obtained, but as he was a bearer
Of dispatches. he insisted upon gong. and
the governor complied. Armed with four
reyOlvers. and with TO impedimenrs in the
way Of baggage he rode full speed day
and night. At Topic the danger became
so imminent that he opened his dispatches
and copied them, and sent the copy with
a note by mail to the American Minister
at the City OF Mexico. The rainy season
had begun, and all the water courses had
swollen fearfully, and added greatly TO the
danger and discomfort OF the ride, but
nothing daunted, he pushed on, and on the
eighth day from San Bias, he arrived at
the City Of Mexico. He was literally cas-
Cd in mud, and now dried himself for the
first time
Mr.. Clifford, the American Minister, de-
tanned Midshipman Beale three days while
preparing dispatches 10 send by him. The
copies he had made Of his dispatches came
two days after his arrival. He left the
City Of Mexico at midnight, and reached
Vera Cruz on the second night at mid
night, making the 20 miles in fOrty-eight
hours. The gates OF the city were closed,
and he could not enter till morning, when,
obtaining a boat, he rowed 10 Anton Lii
zardo, twenty miles, hoping TO obtain pas
sage from the fleet there. He returned
to Vera Cruz. and on the fourth day after
his arrival. left on the sloop-of-War Ger
mantown, and landed at Mobile. From
there he took the regular mail line and
reached the city Of Washington on the
10th of September. Including the delays
at the city of Mexico and Vera Cruz, and
! the long passage TO Mobile. the journey
was made in fOTty-seven days. He had
many escapes, as the route through Mex
| leo thTOnged with guerrillas and bandits
| but alone the ride was accomplished. Al
/ Vera Cruz he was called on by the au-
thOrities to provide for the return of his
| guide, whose mind had become affected
| by the fatigue and haTdships endured.
JOHN +. COYLE