CHAPTER XXIX.

Siege of San Jose.--Defences of Garrison.--The Summons and Parley.--The Storming Party.--Mijares Killed with his Forlorn Hope.--The Brave Whalemen.--Ambuscade and Prisoners.--The Guerrillas begin the Second Siege.--Death of M'Lenahan.--The Garrison Beleaguered.--Arrival of the Cyane.--Battle and Relief. 203