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escopettes ; and they discharged no less than ten shots 
at the dying Indian, not one of which took effect. At 
length an Opate lad of sixteen boldly advanced with 
his gun to within a short distance of the wounded man. 
The quick eye of the Apache was fixed on his antago- 
nist as he approached him. The young Opate levelled 
his gun and quickly pulled the trigger. The Apache 
at the same instant let fiy the never-failing and deadly 
arrow, which, skimming over the plain, buried itself 
deeply in the neck of the warrior boy, and laid him 
dead on the spot. The ball of the Opate was equally 
sure. Both were slain. 
December 24dh. Dr. Vassbinder, a physician from 
Canada, attached to the Mexican army, arrived to-day 
from Arispe, bringing the painful news that General 
Garcia Conde, the Mexican Commissioner, had died at 
that place on the 19 th instant. I learned from him that 
the General, whom I left at Santa Cruz on the 29th of 
September, was taken ill a few days after, and lay for 
somet ime at the point of death. On getting somewhat 
better, he was with much difficulty carried to Arispe, 
where he could have the benefit of a physician, besides 
having more comforts than in such a filthy, miserable, 
and unhealthy place as Santa Cruz. But the journey 
was too much for him : he suffered a relapse which baf- 
fled his attendant’s skill, and died on the 19 th instant. 
It was a singular coincidence that the General, who had 
left Arispe when quite young, had not visited it again 
until he was taken there to die ; and that this event 
should occur in the very house in which he drew his 
first breath. General Conde was but 47 years of age. 
He was an accomplished engineer, and a most amiable 
