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effect to check all excitement here ; but as Don Pio 

 removed up the country, the same excitement began 

 to spread among the rancheros. In the mean time, 

 his brother Andreas informed me that he, Don Pio, 

 would come in and report to me in person in a few 

 days, as soon as he had recovered from the fatigue 

 of his journey. On Saturday, the 15th instant, he 

 reached the ranch of an Englishman named Work 

 man, some eighteen miles from here. This man has 

 ever been hostile to the American cause and interest, 

 and is just the man to advise Pico not to come in and 

 report to me. 



On Sunday and Monday I was advised that many 

 Californians had visited Pico at Workman's, and that 

 the same story had been told them of his having re 

 turned to resume his gubernatorial functions, &c., and 

 also that he should not report to me, but go direct to 

 San Fernando, from whence he would communicate 

 with you. The moment I became satisfied that he 

 intended to adopt this course, I issued an order (copy 

 inclosed) requiring him to report to me immediately 

 in person. I sent my adjutant with a detachment of 

 men to the ranch of Workman to deliver to Don Pio 

 in person a copy of this order, with instructions to 

 bring him in by force, in case he refused or even 

 hesitated to obey. The adjutant returned here at 

 twelve o'clock on Monday with information that the 

 Don had left for San Fernando. I immediately de 

 spatched Lieutenant Davidson with a detachment of 

 dragoons and a copy of the order, with instructions 

 similar to those given Adjutant Bonny castle. About 

 five o'clock on Tuesday morning I received a visit 

 from a gentleman named Reed, living at the mission 

 of San Gabriel, who informed me that Don Pio Pica 



