: Sikes, and-twenty-five men, Indians, and yeaaialres the whole 
mediate stations by lunar distances, and, next, from the disturb- — 
~ volumes of kelp driven into the harbor. 
_ properly pect: a very good infantry poldier. 
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ovér the mountains, where lunar distances were observ ed, nr Ww 7 
but I have not hesitated to take the results of Sir Edward B Belcher, 4 
although I have had no opportunity of seeing his observations. = 
Malispina’s observations were made long since, and thevresults’ 
from the chronometers brought overland by me are liable to ee we ! 
tions: first, from the imperfection in the determination of my i +4 
ances to which the chronemeters were subjected in the battle of | 
the 6th December, and the skirmish of the 7th, but more particu- | 
larly the last, where a sudden charge was made in an open plains # 
on our baggage by the enemy’s cavalr 
he harbor was originally explored by Sebastian Sper in 1603, 
but no settlement was made at San Diego until 1 
Vesse ls may ride at anchor in the harbo npertensig landlocked 
but in very heavy southerly gales some i convenience may befelt 
by those’not provided with good ground tackle, from the rama és ch 
4 
The kelp (fucus gigantens) occupies a ‘space in: front of the hare 
bor some miles in length and half a mile wide. Ata distance; I 
took the kelp for a low island, but was informed of my error by 
Captain Sehenclss who told me vessels were forced through: it in’ 
stiff breeze. 
On the morning of the 29th December we marched out of San a 
—- with the following force: : 
Capt. Lieut. Sergt.' Corpl. “Bug.” Privates 
Drag fey fee Phe 1 2 4 yr 
Ballons oie artillery... 1 1 2 4 
Sailors and marines act- 
ing infantryss swe vee 0) B 161 10 
Volunteers os 0 esvedse ee 3 2: 
Three employés of the sapontapticall engineers; > three. meilical io 
divided: into’ four divisions or battalions, commanded res 
in’ Turner,” Lieutenant Renshaw, Lieutenant Zielin 
pie..% : 
ix pi | il of various calibre, got up with | 
Sie gegen? modore Algae by Lieutenant’. 
treme. We ai d not reac 
8 o’ clock at ni 
I was ordered: te ride rats and lay outs : 
hoping to give confidence to the sailors, many” lee i 
for the first time, transferred. to a new cheairete oe 
We soon found their habits of discipline ab oe eer 
transition easy,vand I speedily arrived at the conclusion ‘hat J ack, 
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