I shipped as able seaman at Sincapore, and was cook part of the voyageI remember our passing the Cape and missing St. Helena and Ascensionour provisions and water had run very short at that timeI remember the morning after we expected to make AscensionI was at the wheelRambert went forward to the men, and. George Pickett Marti, Werner H. (1960) "Messenger of Destiny. Lieutenant William H. Warner Corps of Topographical Engineers, Second Lieutenant Thomas (Tom) C. Hammond . WILLIAM DUNN. 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. Samual Gibson (later commanded company B of, Rafael Machado, Californio guide provided by San Diego, Sgt. John George (Royal Navy officer) - Wikipedia 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. The series of military skirmishes ended with both sides claiming victory, and the victor of the battle is still debated. Q. Q. Q. A. Q. The Californios had a distinct advantage over the U.S. soldiers in their knowledge of the terrain. 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. WebGeorge Johnston (1764-1823), soldier and farmer, was born on 19 March 1764 at Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the son of Captain George Johnston, aide-de-camp The Lancers wished to trade "four Americans whom [they] wished to exchange for four Californians. Later, they married. Beale explained to Kearny that the dispatches might not make it through to San Diego without Kit Carson's experience. [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. Little is known of Robinsons early life. Q. How came you to sign that Rason died in a fit? 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. How came you then to say you would go to the captain and ask for more stores? A. "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. [57] That evening, Captain Turner, established a strong defensive perimeter and then sent dispatches requesting urgent reinforcements, carried to Commodore Stockton by "Alexis Godey, Thomas Burgess, and one other. [57], Dr. John S. Griffin, Kearny's surgeon, reported that the Americans had lost 17 killed and 18 wounded out of the 50 officers and men who engaged Pico's lancers. From Fort Leavenworth, via Bent's Fort, Kearny had New Mexico capitulate without violent conflict. Ireland Estate Records FamilySearch . 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 Some were absentee landlords, living elsewhere in the British Isles but holding property in Ireland. A. Did you ascertain, or did the captain know, before Sept., that some of the hands had shipped under false names? When you saw the body on the deck was the blanket ever taken off, or was it on all the time? Kennedy, Joseph, B. Why did you sign that account of Rason having died in a fit? Briggs, Carl and Trudell, Clyde Frances. Abrahams, Esther | The Dictionary of Sydney Appendix III: List of Soldiers by Name Updated February 22, 2005 War of 1812 Discharge Certificates Appendix I: List of Units and Subunits Appendix II: List of Company/Detachment Commanders Appendix III: List of Soldiers by Name Appendix IV: List of Soldiers by Unit Appendix III: List of Soldiers by Name [table striped="true" captain george johnston 1846 - fondation-fhb.org and Dunn said, "Yes, he did"that was at the time I returned to the cabinI remember Nelson, one of the crew, being illthe captain gave up the greater part of his water to himthe captain was on exactly the same allowance as the crewhe gave this to Nelson on two occasionsthat was just before Yelverton made the communication to him. George Johnston 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. 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. Battle of San Pasqual - Wikipedia Colonel Cory Hollon cited Kearny's misjudgments: the battle was arguably unnecessary; the operating environment disadvantaged Kearny; he was unaware, or possibly misinformed, about the character of the threat; Kearny overestimated or misused his friendly forces; and Kearny culminated at San Pasqual because he had overextended his supply chain, resulting in a poorly prepared force facing an underestimated enemy. Hammond, Thomas-'K' Company commander, Moreno, Juan, Bautista (Listed as a Captain in some reports). 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. By 1800 he was 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. Cross-examined. BARRY YELVERTON. and died in a fitI did not take on myself to believe itI judged how he had died, but I entered in the log-book what the captain desired meI think these six names were put to it the day after Mars was committed to the deepI signed it a short time after I made the entryI believe it was at the timeI generally signed at the same time as themwhen any particular transaction took place the captain signed in the log-book, also the chief and second officer, nobody else before Rambert's deathafter his death some of the crew were called to sign it. A veteran of the Mexican-American I was a steerage-passenger on board the ship, with my mother, Mrs. ThompsonI went ashore at Fayal with the captainup to that time the ship had been all quiet for some weeksI went with the captain to the British consulthe captain said there that he would kill them all when he got on boardthat was as he was going up stain at the consul'sI said, "Don't"his phrase was, "Kill them all"I saw him talking with the consulI did not hear what he saidhe remained at the consul's about a quarter of an hourhe appeared to be rather intoxicated when he came away from the consul's, and he said he had drunk a bottle of wine with the English consul's daughterI saw Rason's body on deck after he was dead, and I saw two wounds on his left breastI cannot recollect what day it was. DAVID JOHNSON . [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. Papers Of Abraham Lincoln Edit your search. 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 Q. 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. A. "On the morning of the 7th, having made ambulances for our wounded . [6]:188, As the leading element of the U.S. force's attack drew close to a Kumeyaay village, the Californios wheeled back and fired their few firearms. A. [38][39], USMC Acting-Captain (Lt.) Gillespie's Mounted Rifle Volunteers 'detachment' of the California Battalion:[14]. [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. [60] That night Lieut. To the best of my knowledge that was the same night that they were first in ironsthe anchor shackles were put on the neck of each of themthe legs of each were ironed with bilboes, and they were hawled up into the tops by ropesour anchor shackle weighs fifty or sixty poundsthey remained in the tops till after Rambert's death, and were then released, and returned to their duty in the shipthings went on quietly after that, till we arrived off FayalI went on shore with the captain thereRason, Lee, and Cone, were part of the boat's crew, who went on shoreI remained with the boatI do not know the British consulI saw a gentleman come to the boat with the captainI thought the captain was rather intoxicated when he returned to the shipMars was at that time acting as first-matewe remained off Fayal till next daywe did not anchor, but it was very calmabout two days after we left Fayal, Rason was sent for into the cabinthe captain had been drinking a good deal, and was rather intoxicatedbefore Rason was sent for the captain said, "There is one son of a bh who has not been examined yet," and desired Morris (who had been ill the greater part of the passage) to be sent forwhen Morris came, the captain asked him if he had heard anything, any plot laid against his life, or something to that effectMorris said he did nothe said he had heard Rason and Cone say, when they arrived in London, they would have law from the captain for what he had doneRason was then called into the cabinhe was sent on deck, and called down againI was in the cabin each time that he came downthe first time that he came the captain said that he would have his law to-night; "It is my day to-night, and yours to-morrow; I will give you law, you son of a bh," and he cut him two or three times with a cutlass about the headafter that he was sent on deckthis was the beginning of the night, about seven or eight o'clock; and between twelve and one he was sent for againI was in the cabin when he came down, and the captain began pitching him about, and striking him with the cutlasshe sat on the sofa sometimesthe captain had been speaking to him about what Morris had said, but I cannot recollect whether that was the second time that he came downhe hit him about two or three times with the cutlass, then put the cutlass down, and took the bayonet in his handwhen he first came down the second time he began cursing and swearing at him and cutting him with the cutlassRason asked him to spare him, both before and after he had cut him with. Q. Thomas Rason being ordered down to the captain in the presence of the undersigned, (who were all under arms at the time,) to answer for a further threat he had made, although about a few hours previous the captain had advised him to take care of himself, and not to attempt anything further; he appeared whilst under examination to be under a great state of excitement, which seemed highly suspicious, leaving us to judge that he had again been in the act of endeavouring to take the captain's life, if he should have the opportunity, and create a further mutiny; we the undersigned are sure, that if the captain's life was taken, that immediately afterwards they would take ours, and therefore used every precaution that we could. Kearny's initial force consisted of 300 regular army soldiers, 1,000 volunteers from Missouri, and the Mormon Battalion. murder all handsI am sure I did not say it was to take his lifeI cannot say what day it wasit was after Rambert jumped overboard, and a good bit before Rason's death. Johnston claimed he was being unfairly persecuted and demanded that he be sent to England for trial. "we dare not move, for he was grinding his teeth, and pointing the bayonet to us, and swearing he would stab Rasonwe dare not give an alarmhe was very wild, stamping through the roomafter he had pitched him with his left hand he stamped about and went to him againhe looked very wildI examined Rason's body afterwards, and saw two wounds plainlyI and Cordeviola examined the body together, and saw two distinct wounds on the left breastthey were not far from each other, about half a finger's breadthI dare say they bled for five minutesI saw Cordeviola open the shirt to stop the bloodthe blood came out a littlethey were stuffing cotton into itI did not hear lint called forthe captain was in the cabin at this time, he stopped there till the body was taken awayto the best of my recollection, till it was taken to the cabin stairshe was drinkingthe body remained in the room an hour or two before it was removed, and the captain was sitting there the whole time drinkingSpence and Dunn were with himFrench came down sometimesI was there drinking sometimes, while the body lay there, sometimes drinking and sometimes speaking about it, for two hoursI am sure of thatSpence came down a short time after Rason was stabbed, and remained thereCordeviola was sitting there drinking when the captain asked himthey were not drinking for two hoursI think Cordeviola stopped there while the body was thereI cannot say who helped to move the body, I think Dunn helpedhe must have been present when the captain came with his cutlass and stabbed the body againI do not recollect seeing Cordeviola thereI recollect seeing Tucker there, and think Spence was in the after cabinI should say five or six of the crew were thereI heard him ask to send five or six men down to take the bodyI was sitting on the looker when I saw the captain stab the bodyFrench, Tucker, and Dunn were thereDunn was standing nearall the crew were on the stairsI think Spence was in the cabin with methe captain stabbed the body with the bayonet. A. 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.