captain george johnston 1846

WebJohn George (died 24 May 1690) was an officer of the Royal Navy.George served during the Nine Years' War and in the war's American derivation, King William's War.During his He took the point of the cutlass, and just laid it on the body with his hand, and then. he said to Mars, "See what you have brought the man to"that was all he saidthe occurrence between the captain and the mate, on the poop, was about four or five days before we spoke the French barque, the day we were off AscensionI knew that the water and bread was very abortwe had as much as could properly be allowed us. A. Kearny's initial force consisted of 300 regular army soldiers, 1,000 volunteers from Missouri, and the Mormon Battalion. Captain Turner ordered Lieutenant William H. Emory and a squad of dragoons to engage and drive off the menacing lancers. In late December 1846, Kearny's force began its march to Los Angeles. Californio lancers established a blocking position near what is now known as "Mule Hill". 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. Griffin, John, S., Ames, George, Walcott (Introduction and notes), and a foreword by Lyman, George, D. (1943). A. The captain said, if we would not sign, he would cut our hearts out, and make us sign with our hearts' bloodI knew Rason did not die in a fit. WebGeorge Johnston (September 3, 1702 August 29, 1766) was a lawyer in Fairfax County, Virginia while it was a British colony. The following lists comprise a large portion of those who were enrolled as pioneer soldiers of Kentucky, between the years 1778 and 1781. How did the captain put his cutlass on the dead body? Why did you sign that account of Rason having died in a fit? Captain George Johnson was wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. For Kit Carson and Pontho (or Panto) the foot journey to San Diego was "a matter of routine." [32], After turning back the Americans trying to recapture Los Angeles in the Battle of Dominguez Rancho, Capt. 11 Jul 1843 & David b. At this time Captain Johnston was killed by a bullet. or learn more. Some were absentee landlords, living elsewhere in the British Isles but holding property in Ireland. 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. 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. A. [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. WebCaptain Abraham Robinson Johnstons Life. FRANKLIN TUCKER . (1951). WebCommissioned officers ranks include Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral, Commodore, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant-Commander, Lieutenant, and How came you to sign that Rason died in a fit? 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. 9 Feb 1858 & John Cardwell Johnston b. A. I believe it was David Johnson, the last witness. MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Gillespie arrived within fifteen minutes with the artillery. Q. He frequently told me he expected his chronometers were wrong, and he was out of his longitudehe asked the crew if they were agreeable to run into the island of Ascension, and they were agreeablethat would be a six days' run from where we were, on an averageour provisions and water were in a very low state indeed, when we missed St. Helena, and our allowance of water then was a quart a-day, (the usual allowance is from six pints to a gallon,) I was laid up ill, and did not hear the crew murmur about the short allowance, but I heard remarks made that the captain had some private reason for passing St. Helenahe did not succeed in making Ascension island, and he called the first and second mate down into the cabin, and consulted them whether it was best still to try to get to Ascension, or proceed on the voyageit was agreed we should proceedthis was about the 19th or 20th of Sept.(looking at the log)a day on board ship begins at noonI occasionally acted as clerk. GEORGE JOHNSTON was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Rason, on the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the 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. After U.S. reinforcements arrived, Kearny's troops were able to reach San Diego. Thomas Rason, when leaving the cabin, after not being able to get any further evidence from him, took a fit; we endeavoured to restore animation by the usual means, but to no effect On Thomas Rason's entrance into the cabin the captain asked him what he was labouring under. [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. According to your judgment, from what you saw, was not the captain greatly changed in his manner and conduct after these communications were made to him? Q. : 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. [66], General Kearny's official report states: WebCaptain Abraham Robinson Johnston of the US Dragoons. 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. Turner, Henry, Smith, Edited & Introduction by Clarke, Dwight, L. (1966). [6]:187[47][48] Pico was alerted, and the Californio camp prepared for the U.S. Army dragoons and marines to attack. A. French was acting as chief matehe had no management further than acting as chief officerthe captain had the commandhe gave orders from time to time to French, after Rason was put into the deepthe captain always gave his orders to French, as usual, with regard to the navigation of the ship, from that time till we reached the Channelall the time the captain gave orders with regard to the navigation of the ship. [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. [6]:187 They had just completed a 2,000 mile march; the longest march in U.S. Army history;[10] the force was travel weary and mounted mules and half-broken horses which were rounded up around Warner Ranch that were owned by California Capt. It was on all the while I was thereI had to lift it off to see the faceat least I did not, one of the men did, that dressed his woundshe opened it just below the neck. Q. No; oh, yes, I didI was over the ship's side, paintingI was sent down, and told him what the mate had said when he went forwardthe captain was cutting and hacking the men aboutI did not tell him the mate wanted to take his lifeI told him he wanted us to come aft and make the captain fast, or else he would murder all handsI am certain I did not tell him the mate wanted us to go aft and take his life. 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. I was an ordinary seaman on board the Tory. A. COURT. 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. Then he had not the cutlass and bayonet both in his hand together? GEORGE JOHNSTON was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Rason, on the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. [53][54] The location of this camp is within the modern day San Diego Zoo Safari Park. A. G. SPENCE. R. FRENCH. 11 Sep 1840 & Mary Jane b. 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. George Johnston found in. ALEX. Son of John and Rachel Johnston. Boardmills Presbyterian Church Samual Gibson (later commanded company B of, Rafael Machado, Californio guide provided by San Diego, Sgt. Did not you and Spence tell him what the crew had said before you got the provisions from the French barque? WebDeath: June 05, 1901 (52) Echuca, Victoria, Australia. Alipaz, Captain Leonardo Cota and Jos Mara Ibarra (the Californio standing guard) chased the dragoons to the top of the next ridge with the battle cry of "!Viva California!". JAMES GLOVER . Crass-examined. read it over to each of themthere might be two or three at a timethe captain, to the best of my recollection, was not present when they signed itthey signed it from time to timetwo might sign at oncethe captain called them in before the entry was made, and I told them they were to sign two entries I was going to makeI do not think he was present when they signedthe captain called me into the cabin, told me what I was to say, and directed me to write it in pencil on paper and bring it to him and he would correct itI did so in this caseI wrote it in pencil, showed it to him, and then copied it in the logI cannot say whether he corrected it in this particular case, but he generally made some slight alterationhe would add some new matter and take out someI cannot say what he did on this occasionI heard the captain say Rason died in a fithe said, "Did he not, cook?" PETER CURTIS . What did you tell the captain? Q. I joined her at Hong KongI am an AmericanI do not remember the night that Rason diedthe last time I saw him alive was as he was going down into the cabin between two and four o'clock in the morning before daylightI do not know the time exactlyhe then had several cuts about his headI should think it was an hour and a half before I saw anything more of himI did not see him again till he was brought up upon deckI was not down in the cabin on that night after Rason went downI did not look at the body when it was brought up upon deckI did in the morningI looked at the face, and he was cut in the face and in the headthere were two wounds, and his head was cutthey were apparently done with a cutlassI did uot see anything elsethe body was then on the top-gallant forecastle, covered with a blanketI had seen Rason go down to the cabin at an earlier period of that evening, in the first of the evening. WebOn May 13, 1846, just months after the first wagons began their westward exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, the United States declared war on Mexico. But "to the young naval officer it was pure torture, and upon his arrival at old town [San Diego], being unable to stand because of his lacerated feet, he had to be carried into Commodore Stockton's headquarters." Coy, Owen C, PHD, Director. He was born on May 23, 1815, in Upper Piqua, Ohio, one of fifteen children born to John and [5] Forty of the best mounted pulled far ahead of the main body of the force, in violation of the Cavalry Tactics manual of 1841, which instructed a charge to begin at just 40 paces from the enemy "so as to arrive in good order, and without fatiguing the horses. He spent his early life at the family home in Piqua, Ohio. Cross-examined. [9] Kearny had orders to assume command of U.S. forces in California with his, but sent back most of his force after meeting up with Kit Carson near Socorro on 6 Oct. and hearing of the seizure of California by Commodore Robert F. Stockton, Kearny keeping only Companies C & K, 1st Dragoons, about 100 men. BARRY YELVERTON. George Johnston (1848 - 1928) George. JAMES GLOVER. I never made any communication to the captain of anything I had heard any of the crew say, I am sure of thatI did not tell the captain that I had heard any of the crew say if he did not make the island of Ascension next day he would no longer be captain, nothing of the kind; nor that I had heard any of the crew say they would take the ship to Americaon the night Rason died I was aftI saw Rason go down into the cabinI cannot say what time that wasit was at nightI afterwards lent a hand to bring the body upthere were four or five of usthe captain was there at the timewhen I first saw the body it was lying on the cabin floor, close to the pantry, outside the cabin, close to the stairsthe captain was standing over the body with a cutlass in his handI saw him lay the point of the cutlass on the bodyI cannot say what he saidI took the body up by French's ordershe was on the poopI saw two stabs in the left breast. [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. [65], Stockton quickly dispatched a unit of over 200 sailors and marines, whose arrival caused the Californios to disperse. WebGeorge Johnston had arrived in the colony in 1788 with the First Fleet and is said to have been the first of the newcomers to set foot in the new colony. When you saw the body on the deck was the blanket ever taken off, or was it on all the time? the mate, and William Mars the second matewe had a very valuable cargo, principally teawe did not touch at the Cape, nor at St. Helenathe wind was favourable shortly after we passed the Capewe missed St. Helena. [8] It had rained that night. "On the morning of the 7th, having made ambulances for our wounded . ", San Pasqual Valley, San Diego, California, San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park, "San Pasqual Battlefield Site Location Project", "California and the Mexican War: The Battle of San Pasqual", "Get a Look at the Mighty Pacific: Thomas Swords Dragoon Quartermaster", "Commodore Stockton's Report on the War in California", "VIVA LOS CALIFORNIOS! By 1800 he was WebEsther Johnston (1767-1846) ne Abrahams, was a milliner aged 20 and of the Jewish faith when she was sentenced on 30 August 1786 at the Old Bailey, London, to seven years [52] As a consequence, Johnston's charge was unsupported and his dragoons were forced to withdraw. Q. Cox, John (Died of Wounds 10 Dec. 1846), Pvt. Benjamin D. Moore further separated the Americans, and the Californios met his dragoons with a counter-charge by lancers. Little is known of Robinsons early life. From the Spanish occupancy, by the founding of the mission San Gabriel Archangel, September 8, 1771, to July 4, 1876", "Toms A. Sanchez: The Californio Sheriff of Los Angeles", "The Mexican War and California: Captain Archibald Gillespie's Report to Commodore Robert Stockton Concerning The Battle of San Pasqual", "Gen. Stephen Watts Kearney And The Battle Of San Pasqual", "San Pasqual battle details still disputed", "The U.S.-Mexican War in San Diego, 18461847: Loyalty and Resistance", "The Many Lives of Fort Moore Hill: The Shifting and Shrinking of a Los Angeles Icon", "1967 Aerial View of Kearny Mesa, General Dynamics", "From Military Parachutes to Private Aircraft", "Marine Corps Auxilary Air Facility, Gillespie Field", "San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park: A Piece of History Faces Obliteration", "Battlefield Victory: Mule Hill, the Site of 1846 Battle, Captured at Last for History", "Around the Ranch: All about Battle Mountain", "Rancho Bernardo cross undergoes repairs", "San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park", Deceo del paraje de Sn. According to Geoffrey Regan: It had been a thoroughly bad battle from the American point of view. "French said he did hear him say so, and that Yelverton heard the sameI told him what I had heard Rason sayFrench told him they had sharpened their knives on the grindstone to take his lifethe captain began cursing me that I was a pretty apprentice in not coming to tell him beforehe went on deck, and sent for me to come on deck about half an hour afterI went and found him there, and the two mates and carpenterthey were armedI had no armsthe crew were all aft at the timehe asked the crew if he had not always acted upright to them, or something, and they said he didRason, Lee, and Cone were aft at the time, and in irons, and the captain was cursing at them, and cutting at themthey were still in ironsRason was in one part of the vessel, and the others at the break of the poopI saw the captain cut at each of them with the cutlasshe cut them on the head and faceI saw them all three bleedingthey remained in irons till the next afternoontill Rambert jumped overboard. MR. BODKIN. I was carpenter on board the ToryI shipped from Liverpoola great port of the crew were new from Chinawhen the ship had passed St. Helena, and we were doubtful of getting into Ascension, both bread and water were shortI observed a good deal of grumbling amongst the crew in the course of that timeup to that time the captain had managed the ship well, and conducted himself quietly and kindlythere was nothing remarkable during the voyageeverything was quiet and well governedthe captain was himself on the same short allowanceI heard soa short time before Rambert plunged overboard, I remember hearing Barry Yelverton tell the captain that he heard Rason say, if he did not make the island of Ascension at such an hour of the morning, he would be no longer captain JohnstonI do not recollect the day of the monthwe spoke the French barque about eight o'clock the same eveningthe cargo was very valuablethe captain appeared to be very much excited by Yelverton's statementI do not recollect hearing any other communication made to the captain on that or the following dayI heard French mention something to the captainI do not recollect whether that was the same night or the night afterFrench stated that some of the crew said in the forecastle that he had remitted the former freight to his wife, in EnglandFrench told that to the captain, in his cabin, that night or the night afterthe captain told me that night that the crew had sharpened their kives to take his lifehe was making inquiries about this from different members of the crewhe appeared to be very much agitatedI do not recollect any other person but French making that statement to himI do not recollect Spence, or Dunn, or any other giving him any intelligence with regard to what the men had saidI remember a man named Curtishe made a statement the same morning that the mate jumped overboardhe told the captain that the mate had been the cause of all the disturbance in the ship, and that he wished to take the ship to America. A. Yesthe captain sometimes pulled him on his feet while he was pitching him abouthe was sometimes holding him, and sometimes nothe had on a blue flannel shirt and canvas trowsershe had nothing in his, handsthey were at libertywhen he was dying the captain went close to him and spoke to himwhen he was on the sofa he lifted his hands up, saying, "Spare me! A. Lieut. 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.

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