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CHAPTER XIX.

DON JUAN BAUTISTA AND DON CARLOS.
1838.

DON CARLOS CLOSES NORTHERN PORTS SENDS FOR MEXICAN TROOPS CASTRO S PLAN A SPURIOUS APPOINTMENT CARRILLO S LETTERS MILITARY PREPARATIONS CAST AN EDA AT SAN BUENAVENTURA SANTA BARBARA THREATENED NEWS FROM MEXICO BATTLE OF SAN BUENA VENTURA Los ANGELES TAKEN ALVARADO AT SAN FERNANDO DON CARLOS AT SAN DIEGO A NEW PLAN TOBAR IN COMMAND CAMPAIGN OF LAS FLORES TREATY NEGOTIATIONS AT SAN FERNANDO ESCAPE OF THE PRETENDER VALLEJO FAVORS DON CARLOS NEWS BY THE CATALINA ARRIVAL OF CASTILLERO RECOGNITION OF ALVARADO AND VALLEJO AN ISLAND FOR CARRILLO ABAJENOS DESPONDENT ARRIBENOS TRIUMPHANT RE-ARREST OF CARRILLOS AND Picos.

THE state of affairs was not greatly changed in January 1838. On the 3d, however, in view of critical circumstances arising from polyarchy/ Carrillo from his capital at Angeles proceeded to close, so far as he rould do so by a decree, the ports of Monterey and San Francisco, "until the north should submit to the supreme government," and to establish the custom-house at San Diego.^[1] Such an act did not tend in any ; :iarked degree to conciliate the people from Santa I Urbara northward. Next/ through his brother, he sent to Mexico a request for 200 armed men to aid in making his authority espected, after which Don Jose Antonio was sent on die Gth to labor again with the obstinate Barbarenos. He was aided by the Valles, Don Antonio and his

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1. S. Diego, Arch., MS., 193; Hayes, Doc., MS., 79; Id., Emig. Notes, i. 363. Published at S. Diego and S. Luis Rev on Jan. 8th. 8. Diego, Arch., MS., 210.

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