Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-19
FROM CALIFORNIA AND OUR
SQUADRON IN THE PACIFIC.
The Washington Union, of the I'd in.


took possession of Monterey on the 9th of
July last. On the 9th of July, Commander
John b. Montgomery, of the Portsmouth,
summoned the commandant Of Yerba
Buena TO surrender What the result '-of
this summonswas, we are not informed.
'7eA few duysipreviously 10 the 9th oflJaly,
a detachment from Col. Fremoni's force
took possession Of a frontier post called
Sonoma to- the north of San Francisco.
Gen. Castro attempted 10 ,dislodgc them:
but afteron slight stsirmish, and tho arrival
of Colonel Fremont in person, he Castro.
retreateds bod OH e" 10. 90 s.- " y..,r
/ There appears to have been much dis
sension among the Californians. before the
arrival of Commodore Sloat. as existed in
other parts of Mexico. On the1l 5th June
a unta met at Santa Barbara, headed hy
Governor Pico, 10 declare California indie
pendeht; which movement was met by
proclamation from The commandment, Gen.
Castro, declaring martial law throughout
The country. ... t.:... ., ......'.... .......|
We copy the following information. rel
-utive to our squadron in the Pacific from
the Philadelphia Ledger. The National
Intcliisenccr in phblishing this news says:
Some person peculiarly favored BY the
Executive Government has evidently been
allowed to copy, or to abstract, from the
Official Correspondence on the subject to
Which it relates: s'H'| '.'.''' 49," A7'
' WAsulya ron, Sept. l, 1915,
~ ! wrote you week tgo illat our squa-
dronjn the Pacific would not long remain
idle, having received positive n3truction
to be up and doing, | now have tie pleas
Iuro Of communicating Ma foI5Wlihg in
pOrtant news:
Commodore sloat entered the horbor Of
Monterrey, and on the 9Th Of July issued his
proclamation 10 the inhabitants of Cali.
forpja, calling on them 10 remain poacelul,
assuring them that he did not come as the
enemy of California, but as their friend.
ZNGt Mcy are destined TO form paH and
parcel d he great Federal Union Of Tie
! United States, enjoying the same rights and
privileges as the citizens Of those States
They should select their own civil officers
and magistrates, and enjoy all other privil-
eyes of frccmen, of which they are now
in part or wholly deprived. The same
revenue laws should be in force in Cali
fornia as in TIE United States, by which
means they would, as Califprnians and
members Of the American Union obtain
provisions and manufactures Of the United
States duty .fuee, achile other imports cQald
pay a duty at lcasttUenty fire per cent less
ljlan is no,U levicd on The same articles By
The ,la,os Of Menjco Those who will not
become citizens of the great American
Confederacy, to depart in peace with all
their property, provided they lay down
their arms and remain in other respects
neutral. He enjoins them TO retain their
Alcaldes and other magistrates till they
should have better digesled the particular
form of government they wish TO adopt,
and have had time to elect other officers
in their places, All property Of private cit.
liens, and particularly that Of the churches,
should be respected; all supplies and pro-
visions paid for, on reasonable terms, and
no private property used for public pur-
poses without proper compensation. ..
The proclamation is dated Savannah,
harbor of Monterey, and signed John B.
Sloat, Commander.in- chief Of the United
States forces in the Pacific.
Messrs. Sublallc and Reddck, Of ST.
Louis, arrived in that city Thursday OF
last week, from California, via Bent's Fort.
They have furnished the ST. Louis papers
with such information as they brought in.
We copy from the American: :.. r... ID
Ir. They left Pueblos de los Angeles the last
lof May, with 80 horses and mules, foI
Santa Fc. They bring no news Of Col
I fremont of so late date as that we have
before published. They met Davis com.
papy on the Sth July, 10 miles west OF
Green river, with 10 wagons. Onihe 10Th
llhov met lieutenant of tho navy. an TX.
1Press from the Government to our fleet On
'he Pacific, between Sandy and Swccl
tIFater creeks. .,. b. ... ul.
Gov. Boggs was met about 800 mile:
from the. junction OF the roads from Orc
tgon and California. MIR. Snbetleady iscd
Them TO taiothe north route By Great Sail
! Lake. On the lGlh July, after loavinz
willow Springs, EIr. SuDlouo met q party
Iof Sioux, about tons miles in'the rear o.
the cmigrants. They pretended to be hunt
ling the Grow and Snake Indiana, but thei!
llfeal design was probGblyoip plunder'thl
.emigrants. About 10 o'clock SubettG',
|, party was attacked by about thirty Sioux
Mr.. $. saw By their hostile m0y2mcnl.
p, that they would attempt to seize his horses
: and started his horses olf--the Indians fire,
: after him several times without any harm
= lie finally changed his course to avoid
/. large party, and escaped them. Three
days altorWayag he met Boqnoy from Ohio
i who had bgnl robbed of his. horses. anl
: provisions. lie came 10 Fort Laramie