A. I told him that Rambert, the chief mate, wanted us to go aft and make him fast; if we did not he would. Beale explained to Kearny that the dispatches might not make it through to San Diego without Kit Carson's experience. Q. Can you tell me the names of those who were carrying the body? Moore was killed. Little is known of Robinsons early life. COURT. A. [60] That night Lieut. According to Geoffrey Regan: It had been a thoroughly bad battle from the American point of view. : The Battle of San Pasqual", "Clearing Up The Confusion About California Cannon Of John Sutter", "THE USE OF ARTILLERY AT THE BATTLE OF SAN PASQUAL", "THE JOURNALS OF MARINE SECOND LIEUTENANT HENRY BULLS WATSON 18451848", "Battalion of Sailors, from the fleet on the Pacific coast 1847", "A Brief History of John Sutter and his Bronze Field Cannon", "William Henry Russell, Callaway, Jackson, Cass Co., MO", "An historical sketch of Los Angeles county, California. Crass-examined. Cross-examined by MR. JARVIS. Lieut. I joined her at Hong KongI remember Thomas Rason on boardI remember his death, during the homeward voyageon the night on which his death happened, I saw him in the fore part of the vessel at twelve o'clockhe came to my bed in the forecastle and said something to meI then saw he had a cut across his foreheadit appeared rather freshthe blood was on itwhilst Rason was talking to me Julian, the foreigner, came and called himJulian was outside the forecastle on the deckI cannot say what he called Rason forRason left me, and went out of the forecastleI did not see where he went toI never saw him afterwards aliveI saw his dead body in the morning about daylight, about five o'clock, I think, but I cannot speak to the timefour of the ship's crew were then carrying his body along the deck, in a direction out of the cabin. MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Q. A. Because I had heard that French had told the captain that I was going to secure him in the lower forecastle and murder himon that evening the captain, the two mates, the carpenter, and the two apprentices, came on deck togetherthey were not armed when we came on the poopthe captain said that Rason had forsworn his life awayRason said he had notthe captain did not say anything to any of the other menhe then ordered us off the poop, Rason, Cone, Lee, and myselfwe wenton that the captain took up his cutlass and cut Rason on the shoulder, as he was going off the poopthe three men were put in irons about half an hour afterwardsRason was bleeding at the timethey remained in irons three daysthey were first placed on the main hatch for two days, and the night before Rambert's death, Rason and Lee were put on the main-top, with shackles round their necks, and Cone was placed in the mizen-topthat was about seven o'clock in the eveningthey remained there until after Rambert had gone overboard, which was about four o'clock next morningthey were then brought down and releasedbetween that time and Rason's death, everything was quite quiet on board the shipI remember, on the night of Rason's death, his being sent for to the cabinI cannot say whether he was sent for more than oncethat was about a quarter past twelve o'clock at nightI was in the pantry when he came into the cabinI could see into the cabin from the pantrythe cabin door was left open, and I could hear what was saidthere is a door to the cabin, and a passage between the cabin and pantry about three feet widethere is a door to the pantry to shut it off from the cabinboth the doors were openthe first thing I saw when Rason came down was, the captain took him and hove him about the cabinI did not observe whether the captain had anything in his hand at that timehe said to Rason that he would have his lifeRason begged for mercythe captain said he would have none on himI did not see the captain do anything, but I heard a noise as if the captain was striking the bayonet into his. ALEXANDER SINCLAIR. [46], A dragoon patrol under Lieutenant Thomas C. Hammond, guided by Rafael Machado, the son of Don Jos Manuel Machado (grantee of Rancho El Rosario and sent by the Machado family to assist Kearny), reconnoitered Capt. Hammond, Thomas-'K' Company commander, Moreno, Juan, Bautista (Listed as a Captain in some reports). Place of Burial: Echuca, Victoria, Australia. WebThe senior Johnston was a prominent attorney who had represented George Washingtonin legal matters, as well as serving together in the Virginia House of Burgesses.1The younger Johnston received a good education, read law and, on March 12, 1770, established himself as an attorney in Loudoun County, Virginia.2 As the rift widened between Great Q. George JOHNSTON Were you forward on that night before Rambert went overboard? Q. A. I think the next nighthe did not say anything more the same night that I recollecthe was rather intoxicated the next nighthe drank a great deal more after falling in with the French barque than beforehe was generally rather drunk when he used the expression about the battle of Boynebefore Rambert's death the captain slept alone in the cabin; afterwards somebody slept in the cabin with himI signed the log-book at different timesthis is my signature to the logI think I signed it the day after Rason's deathI knew he did not die in a fitwhat I said was read over to me several times. [57], According to Kit Carson, who was on the battlefield that day, "Kearny chose to press the attack with an eye to capturing Pico's horses. Only Los Angeles and its immediate environs were still under control of the Californios."[77]. Pico then withdrew a half mile to higher ground. of my own out of Mrs. Blewitt's boxshe charged me with stealing itthe officer asked whether the money belonged to meshe said, "Yes," and I was dismissed. [8], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}33510N 1165924W / 33.08611N 116.99000W / 33.08611; -116.99000[101]. A. MR. BODKIN. A. Yesit was a Mrs. Blewitta charge was made against me for living with that womanit was not soI did not live with her on board the shipI do not live with her nowI did when I arrived in EnglandI went and lived in lodgings with herI was not taken up for robbing herI was never taken up on any charge before a MagistrateI went down to the Thames police of my own accord, with her and a policemanshe made a charge against me at the stationI did not go before a MagistrateI and Mrs. Blewitt, and a policeman, went together, before one of the officers at the Thames Police-officeI was taken there for taking 20l. Q. "[76], With the conclusion of the fight at San Pasqual, San Diego and "all of California north of Santa Barbara were in American hands. A. YesI remember the night on which Cone, Rason, and Lee were put into ironsI remember the captain chasing Rason round the deck that nightRason was running from him, and he after him with the swordthat was the same night he received the intelligenceit was in the night time, and I cannot exactly say in what way he was brandishing the swordhe had received the intelligence from Yelverton and FrenchI do not recollect his using the expression about his arm which had killed the Boyne at the battle of BannockburnI have frequently seen him brandishing his sword about. Andres Pico's force along the road at San Pasqual. threatening my life"I told him I did not, and he sent on deck for French, and said, "French, were you not forward and heard Thomas Rason say, if we did not make the island of Ascension before morning, he would have my life? This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 18:56. WebLieutenant-Colonel George Johnston (19 March 1764 5 January 1823) was a British military officer who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after [43] These Californios led a force consisting of landowners, sons of landowners, and vaqueros, many with well known and respected family names in the community: On the night of December 5, a Native American informed the Californio forces of the presence of Kearny's forces. Born at Upper Piqua, Ohio, May 23, 1815. he fell Dec. 6, 1846 at the battle of San Pascual, California. A. NoI told Spence soI might have repeated it afterwards to the captainSpence asked me what was the matter with the captainI said he had been told the crew were going to take his lifeI heard French tell him soI never told him so, for I did not hear itI told this to Spence the first night of the row, I believe. A. Johnston's company actively patrolled To insure that at least one messenger would make it through, the three men had separated a few miles from San Diego, Pontho (Panto) was the first to make it, then followed Carson, then later the much suffering naval officer Lieut. A. G. SPENCE. "[60] With Kearny somewhat recovering from his wounds, he regained the command from Turner, and Kearny determined to dispatch another detail to San Diego. A. . Q. [6]:137 Kearny, at that time with a force of 300 men, learning of escalating issues with the Navajo, and with the belief a smaller force could move faster, ordered 200 back to Santa Fe. Abrahams, Esther | The Dictionary of Sydney The captain told me that he would run me to the heart if I would not do what he wished me to dohe told me that several timesI cannot say whereabout the ship was when I signed the log. WebJohnston was a prosperous farmer by the time the American Revolution began. After the deaths of Rason and Mars, who had the management of the ship? Matthew Gregg BARRY YELVERTON. had told this to the captain, we went on deck, armed, and the captain chased Rason about the deck, and I afterwards put him, Cone, and Lee in irons, by the captain's ordersRason was then wounded in several placesRason had no weapon in his hand, that I observed, when the captain was pursuing himthe men were put in the tops the second night I think, the night before Rambert went overboard I put a shackle on two of their necks before they went into the topsthere was then blood about the faces of all three of themthey were handcuffed as well as put in ironstwo were shackled round the neck, and the third not. His torn and bloodstained tunic serves as evidence of a bitter struggle that saw [31] Lieutenant W. H. Emory of the Topographical Engineers kept the official designated U.S. Government diary, or "Military Reconn[a]issance" from Ft. Leavenworth to California which was published in 1848.
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