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Nohe had called the crew down several times, and I heard the greater part of the crew telling things of each other when he called them downthe first time Rason was called down that night I think Spence and French were presentI cannot recollect who elsehe was cut a good deal on the first occasion on the head and facewhen he came down the second time the blood was dried upthere were the marks of blood on his temples and head, more than one cutCordeviola and Spence were present on the second occasion, but Spence went out of the cabin when he was calledI cannot recollect Slack being thereI am not sure he was not thereI saw a boy called Jemmy in and outI cannot say whether he was there at the time of the blowsDunn was there to the best of my knowledge when he came into the cabinthere was nobody there when he was stabbed but Cordeviolawhen he came down the first time the captain had the cutlass in his handhe might have said, "This is the arm that won the Boyne," &c., while he held the cutlasshe did when he had the bayonet, and was saying it all night nearlyhe struck him two or three times or so with the cutlass the second time he came down, on the head and body, shoving it against himhe did not stab him with the cutlasshe struck him with the blade of it once or twiceI am certain he struck him on the head with the cutlass more than once, and two or three times with the flat of itI saw the blood running from himI did not pay attention whether he cut him more than oncehe afterwards put it down, took up the bayonet and rushed at him with ithe took the bayonet off the table by his sideI do not recollect his calling anybody firstI did not see anybody come before he stabbed himI saw him take up the bayonetthe cabin was lighthe put down the cutlass and had the bayonet in his hand afterwardsI believe he took it upI did not see it given to himI do not suppose anybody could have come into the cabin and give it to him without my seeing itto the best of my knowledge he took it up himselfI saw the bayonet on the tableI did not hear him call to anybody for ithe might have done ithe put the cutlass down and had the bayonet in his hand at the instanthe then pitched him backward and forward with his left hand for a few minuteshe raised him from the sofa and pitched him backward and forwardCordeviola. I was an apprentice on board the ToryI shipped at Liverpoolon passing the Cape on the homeward voyage the provisions and water fell shorton the night we expected to make Ascension Island I was forward with Rason and some of the crewwe were on short allowance at the time (I think it was before we fell in with the French barque)I asked Rason if he thought we should make the land before morninghe said he did not know, but if we did make the land, he would put a blue shirt on the fore yard-arm, so that some of the men-of-war's men might come on board, and he would let them know how they had been treated during the passage, and the captain would be no more captain of the Torythat was all I heard to the best of my recollectionsome time after the captain sent on deck for me into the cabinit was after we fell in with the French barqueI think it was the day afterhe began to speak to me about how the mate had insulted him, and said he could judge by the mate's appearance that there had been something going on that was not right, and asked if I had heard anything about itI said I did not hear anything at allhe took the cutlass in his hand, and said, "Tell me this instant, did not you hear any person. Contrary to expectation, Johnston was by no means liberal in granting favours and land, though shortly before being relieved by Colonel Joseph Foveaux on 28 July 1808, he gave his son George a conditional grant of 2000 acres (809 ha), later withdrawn by Governor Macquarie, at Emu Island on the River Nepean. fell down on the sofa, and the captain hove away the cutlass on the floor, and called to Jem, the boy Jem Glover, for the bayonethe said, "Give me the bayonet," and he had it, and then struck him twice in the breast, and the second time the man died directlyI called Dunn, the cook, and said, "Come here, the man is dead"he lifted up the flannel, to try to stop the blood, but he said it was no use, the blood would not come any more, he was deadthe captain went away to the other side of the cabin, to the waterclosetbefore he went he said, "Tom, Tom, for God's sake say something," but he could not answer, he was only moving his mouth, that was allRason was very quiet before he was stabbedhe did not say anythingI did not see what was done with his body. A. Was any reason given by the captain for that? COURT. Clearly, Kearny retained the battle area, the ability to operate and maneuver, and also the initiative, though his losses were significantly higher; however, he did not implement his battle plan, his ammunition was compromised, and he outran his artillery and support. HENRY SLACK. He took a lance thrust just over the heart that pierced a lung. MR. BODKIN. Why did you sign that account of Rason having died in a fit? FRANKLIN TUCKER . DAVID JOHNSON . Cross-examined. A. Were you present when the body was brought out of the cabin? "[59] With the trade completed, it was learned from the returned men that Stockton had no horses and therefore could not send a relief party. Cross-examined. A. From the Spanish occupancy, by the founding of the mission San Gabriel Archangel, September 8, 1771, to July 4, 1876", "Toms A. 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With Capt. 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? A. SINCLAIR (examined by MR. [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. JAMES GLOVER . headI took it to be thatthe boy Glover came and told me the captain had killed RasonI went on deck and got some water, and then I went into the cabinwhen I got into the cabin Rason was lying on the captain's couchhe was just breathing a littlethe captain said, "Speak two words to me, Rason"I saw at that time that he had received two wounds in his left breastI did not observe any otherthe captain had nothing in his hand when I went into the cabinI did not take notice of anything in his hand before the death of Rasonthere was a bayonet on the floor when I went in on Glover calling meI told the captain he had better get some lint and put on the woundthe captain sent Glover for somehe brought some cotton, which the captain put on the woundRason then diedhis body was taken out by the pantry door, just outside the cabin doorit remained there till about a quarter past four o'clockI saw the captain place his cutlass on the stomach of the dead body, and he said to Mars, who was in the cabin, "See what you have brought this man to"the body was afterwards taken to the top-gallant forecastleI told David Johnson to wash it and put clean clothes on itthe captain ordered five men to take it to the top-gallant forecastleI cannot say who the men were that carried itI did not assistI afterwards signed the logI was aware that the log stated that Rason died in a fitI had said nothing before that as to Rason having died in a fitthe captain said he would put down in the log-book that Rason had died of convulsionsI was in the cabin when French said some of the men would not sign it with pen and ink, and he said if they would not sign it with pen and ink, he would cut out their hearts, and make them sign it with their own heart's blood. Between the time of leaving Fayal and the death of Rason, had you stated anything to the captain about what the crew had done? A. [5] Gillespie's men unlimbered the remaining howitzer John Sutter's Russian-made bronze four-pounder and were able to drive the Californio fighters from the field after Midshipman Duncan fired canister into them. [5], General Kearny's Army, most originating from Fort Scott:[11][12][13][14], Captains Johnston, Griffin (Surgeon),[29] and Turner[30] kept journals during their journey from Santa Fe. ALEXANDER SINCLAIR. JULIAN CORDEVIOLA . Kearny's initial force consisted of 300 regular army soldiers, 1,000 volunteers from Missouri, and the Mormon Battalion. WILLIAM DUNN . The Battle of San Pasqual, also spelled San Pascual, was a military encounter that occurred during the MexicanAmerican War in what is now the San Pasqual Valley community of the city of San Diego, California. Johnston. Following a clash of U.S. forces with Mexican forces near the Rio Grande, Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny was promoted to a brigadier general and tasked with multiple objectives to include the seizure of New Mexico and California, establish civilian government within seized territories, disrupt trade, and to "act in such a manner as best to conciliate the inhabitants, and render them friendly to the United States". A. (1964). 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. Men, muskets, pistols and equipment were wet and cold, but the troops, after over six months without any action, were eager to engage the Californios. [54], The next day, December 7, 1846, after assurances by Dr. Griffin that the worst of the injured could be moved, Captain Turner, now in command of the Dragoons, since Kearny was wounded, marched the column toward San Diego. 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NoI do not know that Mars had sailed in the William the Fourthhe was a FrenchmanI did not hear anybody tell the captain some of the crew had been discharged from their ships for mutinyI did not tell him of anything the crew had threatened to do to himI never said Rason had sworn he would have his lifeI never reported any such thingwhen Rason died, Dunn was in the pantryhe came out when I called himwhen the captain' called for the bayonet, Glover came out of the pantry, and gate him the bayonethe had then thrown the cutlass on one sideI and Rason were in the cabin with himI think Spence was there, but he went awayHarry, the boy, was in the cabin part of the timeGlover came out of the pantry, and gave the prisoner the bayonetthe captain was very violent, like a chimpanzehe swung his cutlass and said, "This is the arm that slew the Boyne at the battle of Bannockburn"whether that was before or after he struck Rason, I cannot sayhe used the expression very oftenhe would frequently come on deck with a cutlass, and swing it against the brass of the gangway, and say thathe did it three times after Rambert's deathhe struck Rason both times on the breastI saw only one hole, but saw his arm move twiceRason at that time was quite quiet on the sofahe never made any effort to defend himself, or make any resistancehe fell directly, from the effect of the blowthe captain instantly stooped over him, and said, "Tom, speak a couple of words, for God's sake"he could not speak, and the captain went to the water-closet.
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