The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-11-07

Santa Barbara.
'On the 8Ih Of July he despatched orders
ny sea TO Commander Montgomery to take
immediate possession of the bay of San
Francisco, &C., and al 7 A NJ. Of the 9,h,
that officer hoisled .he flag al San Frsncis-
co--resd and posted up Commodore Slosfs
proclamation, and took possession of that
part of the country in the name OF lhe Uni-
led States
'On the 18Th, al the reques, Of The for
prgners al The Pueblo Of San Jose, the com
nodore furnished Aeg to be hoisied a
hat place ibout 10 miles interior from
Monterey, and appointed justice of the
peace TO preserve order in the Iown-the
acaldes declining to serve. The flag was
lOisled on the l6h.
On the 9Th Commodore Sloal selected
Purser y. Fauntletov to organize compa-
NY Of 35 dragoonr from volunteers from the
hips, snd cilizens on shore, TO reconnoitre
the country--keep open The communication
between Monterey and San Francisco, and
TO prevent The people Of The country from
being robbed &c. &c. aud directed him to
purchase The necessary horses and equips
nenls 10 mount Them.
Passed MIdshipmsn Louis .NcLane hsv.
ing also volunteered for that service, he sp-
pointed him first Lieut.. OF The company.
On the l7Ih, MIR. FaunrIeroy was directed
10 reconnoiJe lhe country with his com.
mand as far as the mission of ST. Johns
TO take possession Of that pldce-hoist the
flag, and 10 recover ten brass guns said 20
have heen buried there by General Castro
when he re,resled from that place. On his
arrival ther', Nh FOunlleroy found the
place had been taken possession Of an hour
or Two previous by Capt. Fremont, wa.
whom he returned loMonterey on ,he loh.
He was subsequently sens to garrison The
place, dig. up mount the guas, aud recover
a large quantity of powder and shot said 10
nave been secreIed here; all Of which he
accomplished before we sailed from MonIe-
:
Jose and San Francisco, a perfectly free
communication was maintained.
ON lhe afternoon Of the l5h Of July the
ICongress arrived with Commodore Stock
ltnn.
'On the 10th the British Admiral Sir
George +. Seymour, arrived in The CoIlng-
IGoot 50, An officer was Immediately
,enl by Commodore SIoat To tender HIM
Ilhe usual couresies and the iarillles of the
port He was subsequently furnished with
sci OF pgaIlani mAsls and o'her spars for
his shp,and sailed on the 23I for the Sand
Hich Islands.
The visit of lie admiral lave no douh,
was very sevceable TO our cause in Califor
MIA, as The inhabitants fully believed he
would take part with them, and that we
would be obliged TO abandon our conquest
but when they saw the friendly intercourse
subs sting between the Two commanders,
land found rht he could not interfere in
their behalf ,hey abandoned aIl hope of
ever seeing the MEXICAN flag fly 10 Cafor-
MIA again.
Ca the 23d Commodore SIoat directed
i lCommodore Stockton 10 assume he com~
nand OF the forces and auons on shore
md on lhe 29h, having determined 10 re.
urn to lhe United States via Panama he
0olsled his broad pendant on board the Lo-
yenl and sailed Tor MozatIan and Panama,
,eaving he remainder OF Ihe squadron under
: his command,
i Al The time OF our leaving Monterey,
he United States we're in quiet possession
If all Ala California norJh Of Santa Bars
loara.
The Cyape sailed for ST. Diego on lhe
,I26th, to carry down CapI Fremont, with
about 100 rlenen, (Amerlcans,) 10 lake
possession there, and 10 cut Il Gen Cas-
ro's retreat TO Lower Cahlornia or Mexi-
co,
rhe Congress wss to sail on the 3Ot
{ for S'n Pedro 20 nke possession ,tere
, rha, place i, % 0 ... ...#
lgeDs, v.tiy Gro. les,Iu au. ,,p,,,.oy ST.,
a, 20 lntn sea; aa4 B, vas b.'.t.,u mat In,
nedn,ety on G,r arrival tney would sur
renler, which would pat all end 10 all op
d ,osiuoo to the UnlIed States in the Caifol