Identifier: historyofsandiego00smyt (find matches)
Title: History of San Diego, 1542-1907; an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States ..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Smythe, William E. (William Ellsworth), 1861-1922
Subjects: San Diego (Calif.) -- History
Publisher: San Diego, The History Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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nds, having 1)een found andseized, Kearny failed to receive them; and Burgess, ignorantof their contents, gave the general to understand that help was-refused. The situation now seemed more desperate than ever.The wounded were in no condition to move, and stai\^ntion wasdrawing near. It was therefore determined to send anotherparty to San Diego with despatches, in the hope of havingStockton understand the true situation, and of prevailing uponhim to come to their relief. Lieutenant Beale volunteered forthis service, and Carson and the Indian alcalde Panto werealso sent. The command settled down to await the result of thismission, though not hopeful of its outcome, and determined tocut their way through as soon as the wounded were in condi-tion to move. In the meantime, the baggage was burned, asit was thought there was no longer any hope of getting throughwith it. The dispatch-bearers began their hazardous journey at night,creeping i^ast the sentinels inch by inch, so close they could
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222 HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO hear them whisper and smell the smoke of their cigaritos. Atone time Beale thought all was over. Pressing Carsons thighto get his attention, and putting his mouth upon his ear, h-ewhispered: We are gone; let us jump and fight it out.Carson said: No; I have been in worse places before andProvidence saved me. His religious reliance encouraged thesinking hopes of Beale, and they got through. After passingthe sentinels they took different routes, and, as we have seen,all arrived. The Indian, being acquainted with the country,arrived first and in best condition; but Beale and Carson suf-fered terril)ly from the rocks, thorns, and fatigue. This night. December 8-9th, was one of the hardest the littlecompany had spent. Emory tells one of the incidents withtouching simplicity: Don Antonio Eobideaux, a thin man of 5.5 years, slept next tome. The loss of blood from his wounds, added to the coldnessof the night, 28 degrees Fahrenheit, made me think he wouldnever see dayl

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