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had arrived at his house quite late in the evening of 

 Monday, on his way to San Fernando. Reed inquired 

 if he did not intend reporting to me in person ; he 

 answered in the negative ; when Reed assured him, 

 if he attempted to pass my post without reporting, I 

 would cause him to be arrested, and that he was 

 aware of my being displeased at his passing through 

 San Diego without reporting to the commandant of 

 that post. Don Pio Pico, upon receiving this infor- 

 mation, became alarmed, and requested Reed to come 

 in and see me, to say he intended no disrespect, and 

 would come and report at any hour I would name. 

 Reed is a highly respectable man, and has ever been 

 friendly to the American cause ; and I gave him a 

 copy of the order I had issued in regard to Don Pio, 

 requesting him to deliver it, and say to Don Pio, he 

 could come in at any hour he chose, within twenty- 

 four hours. Accordingly about eight P. M., the same 

 evening, the ex-governor came in. He was unaccom- 

 panied even by a servant, evidently desiring it should 

 not be known he was in town. I received him kindly, 

 told him I had no desire to treat him harshly, but that 

 the American authorities must be respected, and if he 

 had not come in I should certainly have arrested him. 

 He informed me that he left Guaynas on the 22d of 

 May, crossed to Mulige, which he left for California 

 on June third, and arrived at San Diego, July sixth. 

 He says that when he left Guaynas nothing had been 

 heard of the action of the Mexican Congress upon 

 the treaty, but it was generally supposed it would be 

 ratified. He says the Mexican government did not 

 answer any of his communications ; and the moment 

 he saw the armistice published in a newspaper, he 

 determined to return home, as he supposed he could 



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