Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-03
From tbo n. J.. Courier aud ERqnirer
TIE LASr OETHE CALIFORNIA NJ

We attended this morning q meeting nj the
arsenal. of the members OF the California Reg.
iUcnt who wcra lef, behind by the Com.
moudcrs hurry 10 avoid The service of sundry
civil ant criminal processes, We found there
upwards OF forty men and officers. belonging
to various companies, headed b5 Lieut.. Yer
IN 'uie, IN the absence of "a Ut. TAYLOR cunhn-
,d at HONS by sickness. Lieut.. V. said he
bat convened them with a view to render such
immediate assistance as was made nrcessaTy
by the peculiar circumstances in which they
were placed.
lie stated that Immediately upon ascertain
inE the unexpected departure oil tic slips, he
bad addressed Col. Bankhead. by whom the
men had been mustered into service, and that
officer had responded Immediately. Col. B.
promises to afford them prot, c,ipn and rations
on Governor Island until he can receive fur
ther ia fractions from the War D.par,mcnt,
to " hish he hadat once written.
Lieut.. Y. then proceeded TO rs-musler the
men, IN order to forward the roll, together
with information a. To their circumstances,
&c. 10 Washington. which done they march
Ell down Ia Whilrhall ana were conveyed TO
Governors Island, whore they viii remain
eucamped until further orders
We learn that the departure Of the vessel
was enuTely unexpected To those on shore -
One ct The officers was sent on shore early ON
Saturday morning TO collect the men who
were on iuilough, which be did. but 10 his
surprise on reaching the Battery at % o'clock,
Ia found the vessel Oh. One officer has some
six hundred dollars OF store, clothing, &c. on
board-another las wife aud child. togetht
with several hundred dollars OF stores, tools.
Sc. &c.
Unnl further instructions are received from
The War Department.. the nlen will remain
Hfs frl.tts o.. 4
II Is believed that they will b. sent OF ia a
last sllling vessel, x by making no stop onthe
pa sage, they can reach California as soon a.
Ihclr companies.
lhl, was dilemml not contemplated by
.he police force, and indiu- themselves batlled
D' Tie drNtenty oi the gallant & JiOnel. they
grounded arms, sounded retreat and reached
he place they started from i'm GOOD orier,each
yitha cigar IA his mouth, and frown on hi,
No ofiicial accounts of the
number % killed. wounded ana missing have
'et been received by lha off er ia command. |
lut the absence AZ sIch return. we will m- |
leridke 20 pat the los, down al none Killed 49, |
hree huninc.l, or ih.redbbuts, extremely NOR. /
ihej, AMI all down go ihe mouth Several /
'atfs OF brcechcs and coats wer. a liitl. iniur.
a. o3. these naiters are too irilling to b. IN
ericl in return ol such importance.
The worst OF ihe story remains to T., told
OF some thirty OF tha volunteers ana capts IN
II company were letj behind by the Colonel
u las hurry. These men d,sisiag 10 follow
'hariercd the Pcarslll living at The Battery.
nd proceeded after the feet with tht inIcn-
ION OF overiaking their cDmiiles ID possible.
ud taking ihclr chance IN the promi sell land
woman too was lcit behind under very
diuiul circumstances. She had come ashore
'aving her husband sad children ON bosrd, <,
1r The purpose OF purchasing some bakers
read Tor her infant child, aud while thns en-
aged the expedition got uujec way aud left
cr bshini. As might be expected, IA, poor
woman was almost frantic az her misfortune. /
nj was seen wulkiug up aud down the Bat.
cry like mIaiic.