COUNT RAOUSSET BOULBON. 39 



Although complete order reigned after the action, the 

 inhabitants fled in all directions, carrying their valuables with 

 them. The volunteers only laughed at them, and although 

 the men composing their troop contained many of the worst 

 characters, without clothes or money, they were satisfied with 

 the glory of triumph, and no excesses were committed. Mr. 

 de Raousset thought that the influential merchants, who had 

 promised their co-operation, would hasten to meet him, but in 

 that he was deceived. No one appeared, and all his hopes of 

 conquest vanished. He sent several of his officers to the 

 State Governor, Mr. Gandara, offering him all sorts of things 

 if he supported him, but the only reply sent was to evacuate 

 the town, and to submit to the laws of the country. Now his 

 soldiers began to complain of his inactivity, and he was taken 

 very ill. Seeing that his position was getting worse every 

 day, he gave the order to retreat on Guaymas. 



They left Hermosillo twelve days after the capture of 

 that town. Their retreat was only opposed by a few bands 

 of peasants who were afraid to approach, firing upon them 

 from such a distance that no casualties occurred. They 

 stopped at nine miles from Guaymas, and decided to enter 

 that city on the morning. But the same night, some emissaries 

 of General Blanco were sent to Raousset, inviting him to 

 come and see him. This he did, escorted by Blanco s soldiers, 

 and was received in Guaymas with all the honours accorded 

 to a Chief Commandant. 



However, his illness did not permit him to negotiate with 

 Blanco as soon as convenient, and his volunteers, anxious to 

 learn their fate, sent two of their officers to negotiate directly 

 with General Blanco, if Raousset was not able to do so. Not 

 hearing from these officers, the troops deputed a sailor and 

 another illiterate volunteer to negotiate directly with Blanco. 

 These delegates first went to Raousset, who refused to receive 

 them. Offended at this, and proud of their mission, they went 

 to Blanco, who received them well, and passed a treaty with 

 them, by which they acknowledged in the name of all that 

 they had been deluded and abandoned by their chief, and 

 agreed to leave the country, and deliver to the General 

 their arms, amunitions, cannons, etc., provided that a sum of 

 11,000 dollars should be paid to them. In fact it was a sale 

 of their armaments, enabling them to return to California. 

 These conditions were executed on both sides, and so ended 

 the first part of what is known as the Guaymas drama. 



