HENY SLACK . 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? 11 Sep 1840 & Mary Jane b. login . Yes, that was the day after we had fallen in with a French barque, and got wine and brandy and stores from herthe captain began to drink from that timeFrench was put in irons for a short time, but not Dunn, that I recollectYelverton's communication was made some days before we got to Fayal, and before Rambert's deathwe fell in with the French barque on the 23rd Sept., at eight in the afternoon, and at six Rambert jumped overboard, on the 25th by the logfrom that time we continued peaceably and orderly on board, till we got to Fayal on the 23rd Oct.French made the communication to the captain on the 24thit did not refer at all to Rasonthe captain did not ask Rason on his entering the cabin what he was labouring under, that I heardI was thereI wrote that in the log, as the captain desired memay I state my reason for entering this in the log by the captain's direction, though I knew it to be false?I saw how he was conducting himself, and if he got a refusal to do what he bid, I knew he was determined to put an end to any one's existence, in fact he told me soI have heard him say so two or three times. Why did you sign that account of Rason having died in a fit? Because there were other things that might have been given, such as ginger and wineI do not mean part of the cargo, but things in the cabinship's storesI did not say if he did not give them, I would confine himI said we would go and ask for stores, and if he offered to take anybody's life, we would confine himit was not exactly on that that one of them said he would rip his guts outit was only French I heard say thatRason said they could do it without murder, and I said I would confine himall the crew said it would be the best way to confine him, if he did offer to take any person's lifeI do not know of the captain's having given up some of his own water to Nelson, who was sickI heard of it afterwards, in the Channel. Q. After Rambert's death, was French promoted? Q. Gorenfeld, Will and Gorenfeld, John. 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Yesit was read to me by SpenceI was then by myselfit was in the captain's presenceit was at that time that the captain said if I would not sign it, I should sign it with my heart's bloodhe did not say it to me personallySpence and French were in the cabinI had not myself said that Rason had died in a fitI do not remember, on Spence coming in, the Captain saying the man had died in a fit, and my saying, "Yes, he did"I am quite sure of thatI told the Captain what French had said, because I had heard that he had told what I had said in the forecastleSpence told me so, and I went down into the cabin, and told the Captain what I had heard French say, in about two minutesI did not go down and make a voluntary statementthe captain sent for me down, and then I told himI did not tell it him more than onceI never told him anything about the crew, except on that occasionthat was on the same night we met the French barqueit was about three in the morning, after we had spoken the barquewe got the things on board from the French barque, about nine in the morning of the 23rd of Sept., and I told this about two on the following morningI had heard French say this the day before we spoke to the French barqueI found a knife in Cone's bedthat was in the chops of the ChannelI told the captain thatRason was in the cabin I think about half an hour before Glover told me he was deadI had heard a scufflingI cannot say how long after that it was before the body was removed out of the cabinit might be an hourthe body laid in the cabin about four hoursI cannot say how long it remained outsideI cannot say how long it remained in the cabin before it was removed to the pantry doorI took a glass of wine while the body was in the cabinI was in the cabin all nightI was there about an hour with the bodyI cannot say exactly the time the body was there. [6]:187[47][48], Kearny had planned a surprise attack at daylight, despite the damp weather wetting down their powder and the extremely poor state of the soldiers' equipment and mounts mostly mules, as the horses had died on the preceding march. [5] Forces under Commodore Sloat had taken control a significant portion of Alta California. I was a seaman on board the Tory; I joined her at Hong Kong. Did you know what you were signing? [6]:186, Captain Archibald Gillespie with 39 men,[33] met Kearny on December 5 with a message from Stockton requesting Kearny confront Flores' men outside San Diego. How soon after Rason's death was this? A. Hammond, Thomas-'K' Company commander, Moreno, Juan, Bautista (Listed as a Captain in some reports). [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. The Californios had a distinct advantage over the U.S. soldiers in their knowledge of the terrain. The land agent managed these properties on behalf I was on board the ship Tory, on her voyage from Hong Kongshe belonged to LiverpoolI went out in her from Liverpool, and was an apprenticethe prisoner was the captainthe crew consisted of about twenty-seven on an averagethe outward voyage was conducted in the usual waynothing unpleasant arose, more than might be on any vesselwe left Hong Kong in May, 1845, to return to EnglandThomas Rason was an able seaman on boardhe joined her at SincaporeWilliam Henry Rambert was. Pico then withdrew a half mile to higher ground. It was thought proper to put him with Thomas Mars and Lee, who appeared to have something further to do with the mutiny, in irons. Cross-examined. [8] While in Santa Fe, Kearny established Fort Marcy, named after the Secretary of War William L. Marcy, who had ordered Kearny's force westward. Q. Matthew Gregg Pascual inclusive el rincon del mismo nombre, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_San_Pasqual&oldid=1152693694, United States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Captain Abraham Robinson Johnston regimental, Captain Henry Smith Turner Kearny's Army of the West. How came you then to say you would go to the captain and ask for more stores? A. I was a seaman on board the Tory, on her voyage from Hong KongI had joined her at Liverpool, and went the voyage out and homeI was one of the boat's crew that went on shore with the captain at Fayalthat was about three days before Rason's deathI was in the cabin on the night of his deathI think it was past one, or two o'clock, when Rason came into the cabinSpence was there, and I think the boy Harry Slack, and Jemmy, the cabin-boy, was in the pantryDunn was down in the pantry toowhen Rason came into the cabin there was a sofathe captain said, "Sit down there"he had a cutlass in his hand, and said, "You want English law when you get home, I will give you English law, I will give it to you"so he struck him once with the cutlass, on some part of his foreheadthen seized him by the flannel shirt, and shook him about from one side to the otherhe. A. I cannot say for any one but myself; I wasSpence remonstrated with me, and I threw it on one sidethat was before Rambert jumped overboard, the same night; I believe it was that same night that the captain was told that the crew were armed with belaying-pins, but I cannot say when. The body was put upon the topgallant forecastle while it was washed, and I saw he was cut violently across the lips and brow, and across the hands, and under the left breast there were two stabs. A. Husband of Flora Lenon. [15] While Machado quickly ran back to Hammond's scouting party, Alipaz sounded the alarm but was dismissed by General Pico, until a U.S. Army blanket and dragoon coat were discovered on the edge of camp by Pablo Vjar. Q. In 1846 Robinson was promoted to captain and 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], En route from New Mexico, Kearny's force interacted with the Apache and Maricopa tribes, and captured a Mexican courier with news of American activities in California, with the news stating the Californios had capitulated. A. NoI heard nothing of some of them having left a vessel at Hong Kong on account of a mutinyRambert jumped overboard on the 25th or 26th of Sept.I had not heard some days before that some of the crew told the captain there was to be a mutiny on boardI heard from Yelverton, when he was brought to the captain, when near Ascension, that two of the crew had said before the morning the captain would be a dead manI think that was more than two or three days before Rambert jumped overboard, I think not moreit might be four days. They married in 1814 at which time Esther was using the name Julian. WebGeneral accounts of Deputy Quartermaster Frederick Foering and paymaster accounts of various companies, brigades, and regiments. A. A. Yeshe sent for the crew into the cabinsometimes two together, and sometimes one by onethat was one or two days before we lelt FayalMorris was sent for after we left there, before Rason's deathI cannot recollect any body elseI had not said anything about the crew before thatthe captain continued to give his orders about the navigation of the vessel the whole timenobody else had anything to do with it scarcely. Note: Woodward (1948) p. 58, "Troop K, 1st U.S. Dragoons on its arrival in California were transferred to Troop "C", 1st U.S. Dragoons, Dec 6/46, and their names are included in the list of members of that Company except the following: Clarke and Ruhlen (1964) p. 42, lists "McCaffrey" in company K. Gorenfeld and Gorenfeld (2016) p. 407, lists "McKaffray" in company K. Lt. Emory's Reconnaissance Report, p. 171, which also lists 3 remaining Mountain men, Note: These are the known lancers on the battlefield during the fight at San Pasqual. Some were absentee landlords, living elsewhere in the British Isles but holding property in Ireland. 4 Mar 1851 & Francis b. Pico's mounted force remained ahead of the pursuing U.S. forces. Between the time of leaving Fayal and the death of Rason, had you stated anything to the captain about what the crew had done? WebCaptain Abraham Robinson Johnstons Life. Mules are reluctant to wheel, and the horse-mounted Californios outflanked the Americans and captured one of the unattended howitzers. 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. With dry powder in their carbines, the dragoons easily forced the lancers away, while inflicting five dead among the fleeing Californios. Q. The following day the Battle of La Mesa resulted in another Californio defeat, leading to the surrender of the Pueblo de Los ngeles and later the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga. It rechristened the facility as, The site of the battle is commemorated as, A bronze relief of Beale and Carson contacting Stockton was unveiled at the, The battle was dramatized in the 1927 film. 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. Johnston claimed he was being unfairly persecuted and demanded that he be sent to England for trial. A. With Capt. Q. In 1776, he was appointed a captain in the county militia. A. Judge Pearce (Kearny's personal bodyguard), Sutter Fort's Russian brass 4-pounder cannon, which had been hidden after Mexican authorities tried to use the cannon against Californios at the, 26 Mounted Rifle Company, commanded by Acting-Captain (Sgt.) A. Prior to capture by the Californios on their return trip, they had hid Stockton's message under a tree, "but when this cache was examined the letters were missing. Some of the names on the original rolls were very inaccurately spelled, the rolls being kept by illiterate men, who too often spelled by the sound, names not always [78], Historian Lt. A. Benjamin D. Moore further separated the Americans, and the Californios met his dragoons with a counter-charge by lancers. [5], Captain Abraham R. Johnston's advance guard, while still three-quarters of a mile (1.2km) from Pico's forces, was ordered by Kearny to "Trot! [55], Summarizing the battle, historian Owen Coy writes: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, The Americans fought bravely against heavy odds, for their mules were unmanageable, and their sabers too short to cope effectively with the long California lances. When you saw the body on the deck was the blanket ever taken off, or was it on all the time? WebCommissioned officers ranks include Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral, Commodore, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant-Commander, Lieutenant, and [8] It had rained that night. Cox, John (Died of Wounds 10 Dec. 1846), Pvt. (1921) "The Battle of San Pasqual: A Report of the California Historical Survey Commission with Special Reference to its Location." The Lancers wished to trade "four Americans whom [they] wished to exchange for four Californians. A. DAVID JOHNSON . MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. WebGeorge became Major George Johnston and received benefits from successive governors, acquiring significant land holdings. Q. (1983). married Agnes/Nancy Wilson 16 Dec 1839 at Boardmills Prebyterian Church ; father of William b. [15] In a coincidence that has never been fully explained, a guard under the command of Machado's concuado, the brother of a brother-in-law and future father-in-law, Captain Jose Alipaz, challenged the dragoons and alerted the camp to their presence. I made this entry at the captain's desirewhen I came into the cabin, after being called by Glover, the captain told me Rason had died in a fit; and I heard Dunn, the cook, say so alsoI think it was the day after the one Mars was committed to the deep, the captain desired me to say in the log-book that Rason had died in a fit, that he was taken in con culsions. 494. COURT. WebIn 1800 he charged Major George Johnston, who had also served as Hunter's aide-de-camp, with giving a sergeant part payment in rum at an exorbitant rate. After the deaths of Rason and Mars, who had the management of the ship? WILLIAM DUNN. [49][6]:188 Seeing this Kearny exclaimed "Oh, heavens! [7] On December 6 and December 7, 1846, General Stephen W. Kearny's US Army of the West, along with a small detachment of the California Battalion led by a Marine Lieutenant, engaged a small contingent of Californios and their Presidial Lancers Los Galgos (The Greyhounds), led by Major Andrs Pico. Early life and transportation [ edit] WebGeorge Johnston (September 3, 1702 August 29, 1766) was a lawyer in Fairfax County, Virginia while it was a British colony. Cross-examined. Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891) was a U.S. military officer who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65). [32], After turning back the Americans trying to recapture Los Angeles in the Battle of Dominguez Rancho, Capt. (2016). [6]:188[38], Having lost the element of surprise, at midnight Kearny ordered an immediate advance from his camp nine miles away. PETER CURTIS . Jose Maria Flores sent about 100 men to San Luis Obispo to confront Lt. Col. John C. Fremont's 300 men moving south from Monterey, and sent another 100 men to watch Stockton's base at San Diego, but Flores kept the bulk of his men at Los Angeles. : 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. WebJohnston was a prosperous farmer by the time the American Revolution began. The battle is unique, as it was one of the few military battles in the United States that involved elements of the Army, Navy, Marines, and civilian volunteers, all in the same skirmish. spare me!". Their fresh horses and superior horsemanship allowed them to outmaneuver and lead the advance group of dragoons away from the main force. Vejar, Pablo (Captured during the battle; prisoner exchanged for: Burgess, Camp Gillespie, completed in 1942 during World War II, was named in honor of Lieutenant Archibald Gillespie. A. You say you had a quarrel with the captain about this woman? WebThomas Jefferson Rusk (October 22, 1836 to December 10, 1838) William S. Fisher Barnard E. Bee (October 22, 1836 to December 10, 1838) Albert S. Johnston Branch Tanner Q. On December 6 and December 7, 1846, General Stephen W. Ke Edit your search. (1964). Damp powder reduced the effectiveness of carbines to clubs and pistols to hammers, as described by Felicita[50] a San Pasqual Indian[51] that witnessed the battle. Did he say that in reference to the entries in the log? WebCaptain Abraham Robinson Johnston of the First U. S. Dragoons was the first casualty in the Battle of San Pasqual, fought between the U. S. and Californioforces on December 6, 1846. WebDied: 1846-12-06 California. The Californios were armed with long lances and reatas (braided rawhide lariat), which they used with great effect. WILLIAM DUNN.") 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. A. R. FRENCH. Crass-examined. Q. 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.

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