Assault on two US citizens at Yerba Buena, venue moved for partiality. Verbatim

Assault on two US citizens at Yerba Buena, venue moved for partiality. Verbatim: 'Manda procesar varios individuos de Yerba-buena, que componian una patrulla en persecucion de desertores, de los buques [interlined: balleneros] fondeados en aquella Bahia, por motivo de haber herido á Elliot Libbey.' Gloss: a Yerba Buena patrol hunting deserters from the whalers anchored in the bay wounded Elliot Libbey, captain of the bark Tasso, and knocked down Natan Spear, both US citizens; since the offenders were closely related to the local authorities, impartiality was not expected, so Buelna, at the nearest point, was to take the información.

Date	1845-10-26 (exact)
From	Manuel Castro, Prefecto del 2º Distrito
To	Feliz [Félix] Buelna, Alcalde 2º de S. José
Place	San José Guadalupe / Yerba Buena
Series	Departmental State Papers, San José
Tomo	IV+
Original tomo page	p. 612-14
Savage copy page	380 [stamp] / 15 [hw]
Scan leaf	n383
Document type	oficio (prefectural order to prosecute)
Source	Savage abstract

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Manuel Castro, Prefecto del 2º Distrito to Feliz [Félix] Buelna, Alcalde 2º de S. José, San José Guadalupe / Yerba Buena, 1845-10-26, Departmental State Papers, San José, IV+, p. 612-14, Archives of California, C-A 45, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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