. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. n upon the sandy beach ; but the greaterportion, however, of the submerged town lies in deep water, abovewhich vessels in the harbor ride at anchor. A little incident which occurred here in the city of Lima uponthe day previous to our arrival, as we heard related is perhapsworth recording. Upon our arrival in the port of Callao, we found\ying at anchor there, the U. S. sloop of war St. Mary, as well asthe English man-of-war Asia, and an English sloop of war, thename
. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. n upon the sandy beach ; but the greaterportion, however, of the submerged town lies in deep water, abovewhich vessels in the harbor ride at anchor. A little incident which occurred here in the city of Lima uponthe day previous to our arrival, as we heard related is perhapsworth recording. Upon our arrival in the port of Callao, we found\ying at anchor there, the U. S. sloop of war St. Mary, as well asthe English man-of-war Asia, and an English sloop of war, thename of which I have forgotten. There was also in port a shipfrom Norfolk, Va., having on board as passengers about fortyyoung men from Richmond and other Southern cities on their wayto California. There was a feeling of jealousy existing among theEnglish officers and these young Southern bloods in the city ofLima, from the fact that the latter seemed to attract more attention THE ARGONAUTS OF CALIFORNIA. from the ladies of Castilian blood. The English officers weredetermined to revenge themselves, and they endeavored to do it,. THE ARGONAUTS AT LIMA. and to further show their contempt for Americans generally in adespicable manner. The latter, upon one occasion, concluded tohave a regular champagne dinner, and engaged for the purpose the THE ARGOXAUTS OF CALIFORNIA. 33 large dining-room of the only American hotel in the city, whichthey arranged to occupy at 2 of the day appointed. TheEnglish officers, to the number of thirty, having been informed ofthe intention of the Americans, found now their opportunity forrevenge by taking possession of the dining-room at the appointedtime, and locking the doors, thus interfering with the arrange-ments. Unfortunately for them, however, they had never fullyunderstood the real nature of American pluck, as one of the Eng-lish officers was afterwards ready and willing to admit. At the appointed time the Americans met at the hotel, but onlyto
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