The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-18

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himself impeded by two soldiers with
fixed bsYonets, with orders to arrest
every one who attempted to pass.
Talking and explaining to them he
got close upon them and pushed
their bayonets aside and sprang over
the parapet. Here sgain he lost sen
sibility and vas only aroused by the
victorious cheering of his boats crew,
who had picked him up, pulled into
the bay and stopped to cheer.
"The result of this EXPEDITION was
that Stockton Immediately challenged
the whole regiment for their dishonor
and bad faith to him. Some time
after that he received notice that if
he would come upon neutral ground
just before sunset on a particular day
he might get his satisfaction. Now,
both the English and Spanish guards
had orders to arrest any officers seen
together upon the plain. Stockton,
knowing this, picked out a boats
crew OF his best men, armed them
with pistols and cutlasses and started
for the rendezvous. Leaving the
crew at the boat, he crept on his
hands and knees until he came within
sight of the meeting plsce.
"There he saw the English off,
GERS disarmed and in charge of a
guard of seven or eight Spanish SOL
dlers, all sitting down, with their
arms stacked close by, evidently
waiting for the result of some mes
sage which they had sent, to the
Rock. Stockton returned to the !
crew, explained what he was going
to do, and told them to desist as long
as possible from the use of their
arms, particularly pistols. They all
crept softly up, took the guard by
surprise and, before they conld use
their arms e~fectually, had them all
tied upon the GROUND. Now says
Stockton to the officers, we can have
Dur fight undisturbed.'" !,
Sqnibb's diary then tells how sew
oral OF the Euglish officers went
aside to determine by lot which of ,
hem should meet the captain, while
Stockton, seated on a rock. conversed
With one of their number; how the
OF fell the man with whom he was -,
and how Stockton sad: II :
want to fight this man; he is =.
he only one among you know, and '
Thought have only known him for .
wenty minutes, yet I believe him to
% a gentleman. I would rather .
ght any two or three Of the rest of :.
on than this one man." The En-
amazed at the ~unfinchiDg .
erve of the Yankee, consulted to-
ether again, and then requested )
lat the affair be called off, prom
ing that the "single coward" :,
nong them, who had failed to keep =
is word to Stockton, should be i'm
yedistely sent to England, cashiered.
ater an American midshipman was "
suited by the English and the cap
in sent a challenge to the Cover 90
n of the place, (which" says the "a
&, produced an apology and put ~
| end to the cause Of disturbance by p
the English to mend their az
snners." LIZ
Commodore Stockton was the off a.
r who commanded the feet sent re
ong the Pacific coast during the '
n with Mexico and, in co operation lie
tn Fremont, did more than any "
dy else to accomplish the cession
Californis to the United States. a
, commanded the United States LII
amer Princeton, on which, during S'i
trial trip up the Potomac during 90
esident ~Tyler's term, one of its sel
Ms exploded, killing the Secretary H'
State, the Secretary of the Navy co
Mr.. Gardiner, whose daughter TAI
Tyler afterward married 'eS
;er his retirement from active ser. LIE
9 Commodore Stockton was prom.
Mt both in national and State gre
itics. gu
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