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Show 182 PERSONAL ADVENTURES however, that in such a direction some news miO'ht be gained from another tribe of Indians, th;ir enemies, and who were most likely to have comnlitted the robbery and the murder. Accordingly their guide and interpreter s t arte d Off aOo 'ain in the direction indicated ; and in the course of a few days more, the par~y came up with the Indians, of whom it ,vas in search. On the approach of the strangers, the chiefs advanced and shook hands with the Captain, 'vho returned the compliment, and then inforn1ed thein of the object of his visit. The chiefs pr~teste~ they knew nothing about the transaction ; 1t was the first time they had heard it mentioned ; they were friendly to the foreigners, whom they feared, and did not 'vish to offend. " Black Jack," tired of wandering about, told them he did not believe them ; they "-ere all of the same colour, and, therefore, all thieves and murderers alike; and he should insist upon the culprits being given up. Again the chiefs remonstrated and protested against the injustice that had been· done the1n ; it was IN CALIFORNIA. 133 in vain: for the Captain commanded some of the men to take the chiefs into custody. The men hesitated ; when one of them an Irishman, who had long served in the' British army, stepped forward and seized the oldest chief, pinning his arrns behind him and the next moment the other \Vas in a' similar position. The party \vas sufficiently numerous to overawe the Indians, and, besides this, well arrned ; the Indians saw that resistance would be useless, and stood calmly awaiting the result. "Black Jack" pointed to a small space that had been recently cleared, and a firing-party took up its position there. The older chief, perceiving that his time was come, requested permission to speak with his son, who was standing near, and who now advanced. The two took leave of each other with great emotion; and the old man, after embracing his son, said to him-" My son, remember, that from this hour there is blood ~etween us and the pale-faces ; '' which, as the mte .r~re t er. I·n f ormed ~he party, was equal to an InJunction upon the tribe to revenge his |