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on our flank was so annoying that we halted to silence them. In 
- about fifteen minutes this was done, and the order “ forward” again | 
‘given, when the enemy came down on our left flank in a scattering _ 
sort of charge, and notwithstanding the efforts of our officers to 
make their men hold their fire, they, as is usually the case under 
similar circumstances, | delivered it whilst the Californians were 
about a hundred yards distant. This fire knocked many out of th 
saddles, and checked fe A round of grape was then fired upon 
them, and they scattered. A charge was made simultaneously with 
this on our rear, with about the same success. We e consid ed 
this as the beginning of the fight, but it was the end of it 
Californians, the most expert horsemen in the world, stripped the 
dead horses on the field, without dismounting, and carried off most 
of theifsaddles, bridles, and all their dead and wounded on horse- 
back to the hills to. the right. 
It was now about three o’clock, and the town, knot to contain” 
great ‘quantities of wine and aguardiente, was four miles distant. 
From previous experience of the difficulty of controlling men 
when entering towns, it was determined to cross the river San Fer 
nando, halt there for the night, and enter the town in the morning © 
- with the whole day before us. The distance to-day, 6.2 mil 
_', After we had pitched our camp, the enemy came down from - 
hills, and 400 horsemen, with the four pieces of artillery, drew off 
towards the town, in order and regularity, whilst about sixty mad 
a movement down the river, on our rear and left flank. This 
us to suppose they were not yet whipped, as we thought, 
we Poaston have a night attack. 
January 10.—Just as we had raided our camp, a flag of 
borne by Mr. Selis a Ca Mee Mr. oun a se glis hman, 
Alvarado Bs. ce of rancheria at t is ot gl 
apn ap dear City of th eigel idk is ay 
render their Beh ity 0 e ngels rovide e wou 
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1e  hiek ‘dfthe same eit. e 
done if expecting an attach = a 
i ra a wise precauti KS for the streets were full of despctate®” | 
: | ran 
dished their arms and salut ted us 
The crest, overlooking the town, in 3 
| ho: sa, engaged in the same hos- | ee, 
pitable man em hi 
the dealt Vhdy of one our. soldi 
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“into the public square, when a fight Rconee ie the “Califor: 
ians | i) f ; became disarmed, and to avoid death rolled 
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~~ down th at pe es ds us, his adversary pursuing and lan one. aon “ 
in the m ‘ blooded manner. The age wines 2 be h Lee 
be one of our ee ae cee the Mga ease 
“The crew ie Cyane, ‘nearest the scene, ee 
bated ~ we the man. that. was on 
