| Show 1 adji of an extraordinary 1 cha character racier biedin stockton Sto cliton december loth lib john brown Bl cv a native of 1 rles les crona trona ili ia Sv sweden reden in the hear or of his ae sp r the lite ftc OF of the subject bj sf of this ais nolice bas been een an ab eventful one fa nl ittig at the th e age of fifteen in the bayal service of his bb native country sweden lip sailed baie for or england oil d was vas it in tild the harbor of portsmouth hen the english frigate bellero P 4 ya arrived 1 there with v ith the eapp ro napoleon Na a I 1 as a prisoner on board lie ile next engaged in the ser b bf bt atri peri Sirri bolivar and was present in the engagements aag gemen liichi lii cli marked the pro progress rr 0 ss of that ts piri ot to powe r in n america jian FIaccO tashe wassa was called llod ar ai J I 1 1629 and has e d in intha i tie coup fryover eur since ji ID 1 r tbt ir war ar with meo while rr Hron was nna enlisted in the corn com jany of major aa A IL hi Gil gillede lepe c at alos los anee an angeles e e the californians mani led to surround tho the town and greatened reat ened the entire destruction of ajor Gs the only possible ibe chance for timely relief was from Stock I 1 iol i v who ho was then the aai inah f frigate a at li mi au Ail fio at the request of gajor air aari brown under wik wic to carry a dispatch itoi tor com dockton ock ton gillespie prepared the ina bundle cigar r edias and placing it it amongst other ill ofle tecc i rown succeed din d in eluding the Aig M vigilance gilante ilance of the a then ihen ty liy I 1 en andras pico althou although glit pur r aed by them and coniing a 1 ii crof ce of keing taken he succeeded d I 1 ler er art an ride of four days ive rt ng his to con lock lou tit person the ho consequence s tho the relief of major gillispio Gilles Crille pio A the rescue or of him aud and ilia his force rom roin utter cestr destruction 1 1 the tnie aragor major gillepsie Gil gilic lepie piea I 1 14 i ras as thus surrounded v ts aa in B hen ho be started out fram los an p feles les juan flacco lean J ohn prec to 0 bo be a deserter dese iier from gilles j lies ies forc but by acme imprudence prudence nn y is true character bicarme kit keion 0 11 lo 10 ahe e mc cans 1 ie as fired pon on and his horse killed under baaij lii I 1 mj i j elmost ni immediately JI 11 u 11 fi sc in anile ajl mcw ri bed the 5 abid m u cicro ly fal dalae e ic rose it 61 c 1177 d ty tr re ari about dy frcak ih ih ud star si arlins tinz at a 11 iise ric bro brown arn arih rnea at hanla lita kiili bailard Bai lara a near eleven 0 0 clock that ni ight ht arid and lus his horse was 1 hied by the ride r ie capt talbot ga gave e 1 bin lin fresh freih horses ani ho started stariet star tet in in the mora irig capt robbins aln lacil j hed hun hii with frech horses also alo and arrild late laic that evening ev ening at the iho ench of mr burton barton who ho also forn hed borses the next Z ad after a short rest he started and aid armed at monterey Alon terey at a night being unable to obtain aid there for the jj Arrie americans ricans lie he started the llie next knorn i J 1 I ing liffor for san francisco Francis cd on anamer i imi ica aiace I 1 ace horse ored by mr dye i J friia was him by captain I 1 at larkin the american consul was absent andar and mr green his clerk gave gaie him I 1 letters idlers to anjel castro antonio gortan gorman j and others on the road aich which hi ch I 1 red him fresh horses 11 is prop liberto it lier arto erto to say that juan was i as chased by the ji Alexi mexican cau lancers lao cers to the randi ranch of cart robbins Kol bins lie ile had also a let jl lit tr to capt charles i M I 1 weber ho he sj aas asat at that time r residing in san jose 1 and known 0 to o be in mhd ame rican in 1 j If mr ir weber was absent at athe j jillie of liis his arrival but fortun I 1 bately ja tely thos 0 larkin was there athen hen he arrived at twelve Y noon boon in III four hours time lie ho again i started with horses fur furnished nihed by mr larkin Larl sin and at eight at al ni right ight Jt reached ached san fransco FraL francisco and deliver 11 00 ed his bis des patches which prod produced tile the 4 1 l reared effect and aid was at once M lepai ched to the americans in los lt ab angeles ele the di distance tance from los re j an angeles gales to mont Mon monteray teroy rey about out i 0 s was traveled under adverse ie iea j circumstances birc u ms tance in three days flom fiona monterey to san francisco ISO miles mili s the djs fance siance was vas traversed between suit rise and eight p m the feat of mr brown was one of the ae most wonderful on record we J n regret to say that lie he has never re the compensation agre agreed ed to be s paid hirn him for the darin daring Act act and the government is largely indebted to him for other important services services juan closed the isthmus of pana oui 01 pia four times previous previous to coming to Cali california forDia and has doubled cape cape i horn biorn three times he was vas taken pe hii prisoner ly by general flores in one 01 american wars and agil of the south i escaped from him to this state alac co was engaged in three revolutions in m Califor riia on one 6 laimins did IM byj cain can Goern mei u 5 iii in the lulion against Michel toreno 1 in 1644 in in aich lie he tool took part WiLh the governor and finally with tho the americans in in the revolution of 1846 mr brown was nas afterwards employed by gen kearney to carry cany an express tocol to col fremont which he accompli bed bcd ly by cr ciu awline the cali california ori camp and obtaining obtain obtaining in a horst from an acquaintance a call cali fernian for nian wm lie he of course deceived as to his mission mis ision ile he has hao ed in m the vicinity of bf thia ibis place for the last eight yearl ears bron was aa a man of strict integrity of a social dispo dipo tion and generous impulses land and of bri wavering devotion to those hom he recognized as aa his friends ile iio has suffered much for the past six years of his life with rheumatism inich chich haa greatly shattered his con ution and having some three weeks ao ago contracted a violent cold this prod produced inflammation of the stomach which hian ended his mortal carper career on OLI saturday last sara san joaquin rep |
