The daily union., 1846-09-24
On BOARD U. s. SHIP LEvAsr,
Orr MIx.rt.N Au1 10

Orr MAIArLAS, Aug. 10, l946.
| wrote you from Monterey on the 9Th Of July
or shortly afer giving you detailed account OF the
at that places fearing, however that you
may not have received it, | forward 1t TO you by
this opportunity, which will probably be the last
communication you will receive from me, being
now homeward bound.
On the 9th of July all was hustle in the cabin o
| the Savannah; some four or iye men were busiy
employed writing letters, procamations, &c, pre-
paraory to taking possession Of California. 1t wal
long after the witching hour of midnight ere was
enabled 10 catch short and troubled repose, as all
was to be prepared by six o'clock the following
morning. which came as bright and beautiful
as July day Of our own favored island At a
m. Capt. Mervine came on board to receive orders
and at he left with a summons to the military
commandant Of Monterey to surrender the place
forthwith to the of the United States, and also
a similar summons to the military governor for the
surrender of all California
| At 8 a. m. of the 7 July, the expedition started
from the Savannah composed Of the boats OF the Sd
vannah, Levant, and Cyane, and landed without op-
position at the MOLE The forces were then marched
up short distance to the custom house, where con-
course of the Inhabitants were assembled. Here
, The marines and men were halted, and the procla.
nation read to the multitude by Rodman M. Price
esq, purser of the Cyane, in loud and distinct
manner, which was received with three hearty
cheers by those present. The flag Of the United
States was then hoisted by acting Lleutenat I'd
ward Higgins, Immediately after which a salute Of
2l guns was fired by the Savannah and Cyane
The custom-house was then turned into a barrack
for the United States forces, and everything settled
down quietly.
Communications were Immediately despatched to
Commander Montgomery, of the Portsmouth, al
st Francisco, at which place, and at Zanonia, the
United States flag was hosted the morning OF
the 9th; and before ten days bad elapsed the whole
of California, north of Monterey, was under the
flag of the United States, much to the apparent sat
sfaction Of the people, who hope it will last, know.
ing how much better they will be off under the gov
ernment of the United States. ......
On the 18th Of July, Captain Stockton arrived
too late, however, to participate directly in taking
possession of California.
On the 29th, Commodore Sloat gave up the COM
mand to Commodore Stockton, hoisted his flag
on board the Levant, and sailed for the United
States via Mazatan and Panama, and we hope TO
reach the United States in all November.
The Commercial adds
BY the above account it will be perceived that
private letters were SENT and in all probability
official dispatches were forwarded to our govern
ment by Commodore Sloat, Immediately after the
occurrences related and their nonreceipt, therefore
up TO this time, must be owing either to miscarriage
or to delays occasioned through negligence on the
part of our government in not providing the neces-
sary facilities for the speediest transmission of in
telligence to and from our squadron on that coast