Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-05
REVOLUTION IN CALIFoRNIA.-weI

Montery, published in the Washington Union
OF Thursday evening, places Us in possession |
of the facts.
About eight years ago Don Juan b. Alvara-
do, Don Jose Castro, and Others Caliiornians |
10y BIRTH aided by several foreigners. took pos
session OF the town OF Monterey, the archives
and government property. chartered an En-
glish vessel, and sent the Mexican General.
llis officers and their families, To Lower Cali
lorna, and left them there. To find their wdv
To Mexico as best they could. The Caliiorui
ans then proceeded to take possession of every
part OF California, with the different missions.
and the many cattle belonging to the missions.
and the different offices of honor and profit
within this department The Mexi,ans re-
manning IN the country made an effort To- put
them down, but failed The Califomians
marched two or three times up and down the
coast, continuing part of the foreigners under
high pay. Bustamentc, the President of
Mexico, the second year after this revolution,
confirmed the Caliiornians in their different
employmcnts. During the time they held
command, they ordered almost every English
man and American (their former confederates)
To be arrested. Over one hundred were inn
prisoncd in Monterey at one time-over fifty
ot these III low, damp room, less than 20 feet
square, without door or windows. In Nav,
the same year, many of the men were chain
cd, SIX and eight TO bar, put into the hold of
vessel, and sent To San Bias. Fifteen
months afterwards the government of Mexico
sent part OF them back to Monterey-scveral
dying from fatigue and privations In the
year 1873 General Manuel Micheltorena arri-
we'd IN California with some three or four hun
dred officers and soldiers, and by order of Pres
ident Santa Anna took command-puttiup ont
oi office some OF the Califomians. Last No
vcmber Seniors Castro, Alvarado, and many
oil their countrymen, again rose with the de-
termination OF sending out of their country
| the Mexican troops. The two parties met
and made treaty. Within month. howey.
er, they each denied the treaty and took nm
arms Gen. Micheltorcna had i'm his service
two hundred foreigners, English, German and
Americans, who had taken up the Govern
m,nt cause to put down the rebellion: and
| several oil them were the same who helped TO
put the Caliiomians into Office eight wears be-
fore, and were, some years afterwards impris-
oned and shipped in irons without any trial.
A large portion of the foreigners who entered
! the service OF the Mexican Government arrived
III California towards the close of the last year
over the Rocky mountains from our Western
States. These were marched with the Mcxi-
can troops, but had their own officers chosen
from among themselves, Captain John A.
Suffer, Swiss officer, formerly of Charles
KS. guard in Paris) being their commander
and leader, and Captain Cant, or Grant, lit
is slid,) formerly of the United States Army,
their Captain.
Hosulltles were kept up between the two
parties until the 2lst of February last when
the CaitorniaGs succeeded i'm their efforts
against the government of the regular Cover
nor and Commandant General, Don Manned
MiCheltorena. After "a final battle. a treaty
was made by which il was agreed that every
person on either side might go where he wish
ed-the soldiers 10 go to San Bias or remain
citizens OF California. The Mexican officers
who wish TO remain will continue to hold
their commissions and pay. Micheltorcna
was TO go to San Bias. Don Pico has become
Governor, as he is the leading member of the
.t"''se OF n'pniies ar State Legislature; and
ION Jose castro has become Commandant
Ieheral OF California, from Bodega TO San
Diego Is once more undcrits own command
Iiie Russians having left Bodega, which now
DeionSs TO Capt. 5. Smith, said to belong TO
Baltimore, who is natuaalized citizen of CAL
iiornia.-BdH. american.
CALCULATED FRENCH REVOLUTION
Az eruoite correspondent of one of our ex- .
changes, says the Baltimore Sun, has discover
Gu liial French revolution must take place
III the year 1915; and in proof of this, refers to
I'D history, which shows that evcry fifteen
years some extraordinary event has hapoeucd
III that country. But we will permit him to
speak for himself:
Bonapartc commenced his military career in
i1So, by receiving lieutenant's commission
IN a regiment of artillery. After lapse of
fifteen years, he entered upon his civil career
III lSoO. His civil and military career united
cohtinuediifteen years longer, till his final
downfall in 1878.
lie seized the consulship at the revolution
IN faris, November 10, 1899, and 18th Deem
Der was chosen first consul; but on the 18Th
February, $500, he removed his quarters from
the Luxcmburg to the Tuilleries, the usual
residence OF French kings. The occasion was
invested with all the pomp and splendor which
inc capital at thattime could array.
The historian observes that ''On that dav
royalty, was i'll truth, entmoned in France
On the anniversary of his birthday, August
10th, 1918, Napoleon was on board the North
cumberland, "a, sailing for ST. Helena. He
had now completed forty five years, of his life
being three periods Of fifteen years. France
had the revolution.of lSO0-again in lSl5-
and again in 1880, when Louis Philippe came
to the throne. Another period of fifteen wears
mas elapsed, when we look for the revolution
of 1915.
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