When Rason came to the cabin the second time he was on the sofa? 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? WILLIAM DUNN.") (1983). Cross-examined. In 1846 Robinson was promoted to captain and JAMES GLOVER. [7] During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, historians debated which force won or lost the battle. 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. How came you to sign that Rason died in a fit? Q. 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. Did you not go down into the cabin, and tell the captain that the mate wanted the crew to go aft to take his life? 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. Captains Leonardo Cota and Jose Alipaz took a force to San Pasqual Valley with the intention to interdict and keep in check Captain Gillespie after his departure from San Diego. George Johnston (1848 - 1928) George. Captain George Johnson - National Army Museum, London Q. I believe you and the crew were armed with belayingpins, were you not? Estate records are the land records for the common social classes in Ireland. 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. I was an ordinary seaman on board the Tory. [66], General Kearny's official report states: we proceeded on our march, when the enemy showed himself, occupying the hills in our front, which they left as we approached, till reaching San Bernardo a party of them took possession of a hill near to it and maintained their position until attacked by our advance, who quickly drove them from it, killing and wounding five of their number with no loss on our part. MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Was any reason given by the captain for that? Emory, W. H., Brevet Major; Calvin, Ross, Ph.D. (Introduction and notes). 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. 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. Gillespie arrived within fifteen minutes with the artillery. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Q. I did not mean that!". [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. Q. Biography - George Johnston - Australian Dictionary of [57], According to Kit Carson, who was on the battlefield that day, "Kearny chose to press the attack with an eye to capturing Pico's horses. George Johnston 17641823 Australian Royalty By 1800 he was [78], Historian Lt. Q. 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. [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. R. FRENCH. Q. Place of Burial: Echuca, Victoria, Australia. 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 A. I believe it was David Johnson, the last witness. George Johnston found in. Later, they married. Q. Royal Navy commissioned officers - The National Archives The large landed estates were held by the upper social class who leased the property to tenants throughout Ireland. Abraham Robinson Johnston He was promoted previous to that, if I recollect right, to be boatswainthat was after French had made that statement to the captainhe was afterwards promoted to be matethat was after Rambert's deathI think it was after the whole of their deaths, to the best of my recollectionbetween the death of Rambert and our reaching Fayal everything went on as quietly in the ship as usualthe captain was in command of the ship, and gave orders for the navigation entirely as usualhe gave orders all along with regard to the navigation of the ship, from the time the men were released till we reached the Western Islands. [32], After turning back the Americans trying to recapture Los Angeles in the Battle of Dominguez Rancho, Capt. 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. 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. 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. No, I am sure of thatI only told him once what the crew had saidI might have told him in Spence's presence, but only on the one occasionI did not see Spence thereI did not tell the captain the crew had sharpened their knives with a view to take his lifeI heard others tell him so, but I had not seen itI never told him soI never made but one communication to the captainI might have told him the one several times, but never but the oneI heard French tell the captain about sharpening their knives, and the greater part of the crew heard itI heard others tell the captain what others had doneit was not the night we were going to make Ascension that I heard French tell him about sharpening their knives, it was the first night the row took placeFrench had been before the mast at first, and, I think, was so at the time he told thishe was made boatswain afterwardsI saw Rambert and the captain drinking in the cabin the day before Rambert jumped overboardI made my communication to the captain two days before Rambert's deathothers of the crew had spoken to him on the subject when called downI heard Burton, Curtis, Sinclair, and others tell himSinclair said the crew were down aft with handspikes and boltsthat was the night before Rambert jumped overI have heard Johnson say something, but cannot say whatI cannot recollect hearing Sinclair complain to the captain of the crew more than oncehe told the captain they were aft at the time he was speaking; but. GEORGE JOHNSTON was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Rason, on the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. The Californios were armed with long lances and reatas (braided rawhide lariat), which they used with great effect. This was embarrassing, because the Americans had but one man, Pablo Vejar, as a prisoner. told them to turn to, and they said they could not turn to on a quart of water a daythis was the day we were in the parallel of Ascension, the day we expected to make itRambert went down to the cabin, and the captain came on deck with himthe captain had nothing in his hand when he came on deckhe came up directly, went forward, and said if any man came aft the windlass he would shoot himhe and Rambert afterwards went on the poopI was at the wheel at the time, and heard the captain say to Rambert that he would have them on a pint of water, and after that he would see them glad to take a wine glass, and after that he would see them hanging at the main-stay like porpoises, sucking each other's bloodwhen I was relieved from the wheel and went forward, I told the crew what I had heard the captain saythis was about four or five days before we fell in with the French barqueI remember the day before we fell in with the barquethere was a vessel in sight in the course of that day before dinner, but the Tory had kept her course, and had not made for that vesselabout dinner time that day, French came into the forecastle with his knife sharpened at both edgesRason was in the forecastle at that time, and most of the crewFrench said if the captain touched him, he would have his guts outI had said we had better go aft to the captain and ask him for some more stores, and if he was to offer to take any person's life, to confine him till we got to a British portwhen French made use of the expression I have named, Rason said it could be done without murderthat was all that passednext day we fell in with the French barque, and got provisions, water, wine, and brandyI mentioned to the captain that evening, the 23rd of Sept., what I had heard said by some of the crew. A. WebEsther Abrahams (born c. 1767 or 1771 died 26 August 1846) was a Londoner sent to Australia as a convict on the First Fleet. MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. [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. A. YesI left there two years agoI was not charged there with shooting a manI left because I wished; that Was my only reasonI was never charged with shooting a man, and never did shoot at any manit was after we fell in with the French barque I told the captain what the crew had saidnobody was presentSpence was not present that I am aware ofI might have made a communication in his presence. married Agnes/Nancy Wilson 16 Dec 1839 at Boardmills Prebyterian Church ; father of William b. Was it after that you first imagine he had taken to drinking? Joseph E. Johnston - History 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. Like Elizabeth Macarthur, Esther managed her GEORGE JOHNSTON was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Rason, on the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the How soon after Rason's death was this? A. I told him that Rambert, the chief mate, wanted us to go aft and make him fast; if we did not he would. 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 Records include muster rolls, payrolls, fine lists, orders and miscellaneous accounts of the Pennsylvania Militia units and Abraham Robinson Johnston was born to John Johnston and Rachel Hoping Robinson Johnston May 23rd of 1815. George Pickett 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.
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