Southern California; . the flour. This old mill was largely built by areformed pirate, the story of whose life forms one of theromances of this romantic region. In 1818, a privateer from Buenos Ayres was j)lun(leriugthe coast of California in the vicinity of Santa small boat containing some of the crew was capsizedin the breakers close to the shore when a party of mis-sion soldiers, concealed near at hand, firedupon the men struggling inthe water. Some of themwere shot, some managed toswim to another boat, andtwo, a negro and a Yankeenamed Chapman, swamA • V- 1 I f^ ^^^ ~-—. ashore.
Southern California; . the flour. This old mill was largely built by areformed pirate, the story of whose life forms one of theromances of this romantic region. In 1818, a privateer from Buenos Ayres was j)lun(leriugthe coast of California in the vicinity of Santa small boat containing some of the crew was capsizedin the breakers close to the shore when a party of mis-sion soldiers, concealed near at hand, firedupon the men struggling inthe water. Some of themwere shot, some managed toswim to another boat, andtwo, a negro and a Yankeenamed Chapman, swamA • V- 1 I f^ ^^^ ~-—. ashore. They were captured by the Mexicans, who casttheir riatas over them after a stout resistance. Despitethe proposal of some of the number to hang them to thenearest tree, their lives were spared through the friendlyintervention of Don Antonio Lugo, who was attracted toChapman by his powerful physique and bravery. Don Antonio lived in Los Angeles, and on his returnhome he took the pirate with him, the two riding on the.
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