Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-10-09

On the 26th of June last, the Secretary of
War; addressed the following official letter to one
J. ID. Stevenson of New-iork, a scurvy poti-
clan whose name is specially iamous,--or rath-
or infamous-from his intimate connection with
the "Gentworth frauds of 1910. and who is
about as fit a person with whom to entrust a Gov
eminent Expedition as Aaron Burr would have
been -
Var Department, WASHINGTON, June &c, 1916.
| Sir: The President having determined to send a
regiment OF volunteers around Cape Horn to the Pa
cllr Ia be employed in pros cutting hosttcs in some
province OF Mexico, probably IN Upper California, has
authorized say that you viii organize one on
the conditions hereinafter sscciied and tender its
vices, ii will be accepted
1t is propcri should be done with the appreciation
| OF the Governor OF New York.
The pre- dcnt expects, and indeed requires, that
great care should be taken to have it composed OF suit
able PERSONS mean persons OF good habs71s far as
practicable oi various pursuits, and such as would he
likely to desire to remain at the end OF the war; either
III Oregon or any territory in that region OF the globe
which may be then part OF the United States. The
act OF the 18th OF May last authorizes the acceptance of
volunteers Tor twelve months, or during the ,rHh
uer,co The condition of the acceptance in this
must be tender OF services during the war; and it
must be explicitly nlcrstool that they may be dis
charged without claim tor returning home wherever
they may be serving al the termination of the pro-
vded it in the then territory OF the United States
may be taken to the nearest )st convenient terri
tory belonging to the uuted States and then discharg
| ed.
The must be apprised expressly that their term
of service is for the waT.hat they to be dscharg
ed as above specified, and that they be employed
on distant service. 1t Is, however very desirable
that II should not be publicly known or proclaimed
that they are to go to any particular province in Next
co.
On this part great caution is enioinrd The COM
municatoIls TO the officers and must go so far as
to remove all Just ground OF complaint that they have
been deceived IN the nature and place of the service
iseXpccted that the regiment will be in readiness
to embark as early as the LIST oi August next, if prac
cable. Steps will be Immediately taken provide for
transportation, &c.
Very respectfully, your obcdirnt srr'vt
". l.. MARC Y, Secretary ofwar.
Col. j. ID. Stevenson, New YORK. city.
Now we would like to know if such rowing
commission was ever seriously given to an irres-
ponsible and mere floating partizan by any gov
ernmcnt before, unless it were the Government
of the :" Isle of Pines or some Dominion of Pr
rates This man Stevenson is clothed with the
authority of the United States to get together a
thousand men in the City of New York, and pro-
ceed" around Cape Horn to the Pacific, to be
employed in prosec uting hostilites in some pro-
vince of Mexico. Probodiyin Upper California -!
And to ensure the obtaining of persons of good
HABITS " to embark in this most dsgraceful ma.
b. rauding excursion. it is TO be explicitly under.
stood y that all who enlist "may be discharged
without claim for returning home, wherever
they may be serving at the termination of the
war, provided it is in the then territory of the L
d, States'
l Under this corsar commission, Stevenson has
been busy emp Logged up TO "A week ago last Sat
urday in collecting his forces. On that day, thi.
mongrel expedition, numbering some hundreds
in ships commanded by Co,oaeis, and Najors
; and SergeantS, and probably Generals, altel
having been for months standing topic of rid
: culc, and after having lost Il goodly number by
+ desertion and the stringent application of the
e Habeas Corpus. finally did especial credit to til,
$ Polk Administration, and honor to the Commits
n sion it bore. by Running AWAY, to prevent til,
= service of Criminal Process uron Stevenson an,
others OF its officers for violating the laws of thu
: land!
:, This is brief history of this california Ex
: petition Of plumber and conquest up to this time
/, Under the pay, and bearing the Commission, O
r. the American Government. it has gone forth t.
= dishonor our national Flag, and throw disgrac
!, and contempt upon our name. The folowin,
lie account of the closing scenes we find in tn
= New York Co urier and Enquirer:
RESISTING rnr LAw.-oliiccr A. NJ c. Smith at
tempted on Saturday to serve II warrant issued (ol
the Police for the arrest OF Capt Turner OF the CalDr
"a MIA Regiment, on board the 'ihos II Perkins, VIII
= was charged with resisting deputy sheriff in the dis
" charge OF his duties Such visit, however was nm
d. ID In ~
.. hcrr proper reception. To TIM, end the gangwa
It ladder was 50 rugged that it could be tied up IN no
ment, and as as Mr. Smith approached in his boa
t. within reasonable distance, the ladder was hauled O
70 board and he was eit 10 look and wish. He puIle
~ around the ship but there reasonable method
getting on board, and he TAIN to come back vii
" his warrant in his pocket.
OIL Mr. Smith made the result Of his visit known on Sa
uriay morning when the Mayor at once ordered "a po,
" So OF Policeman assemble the Arsenal yard an
III the Chief with small body, proceeded to the Batter
- intending to 90 on board and take the offender al a
~ hazards hut his movements had been nolsed abroa
and when he reached the Battery, the ships were pou
u down the Bay in fine style, in OF STEAMBOATS, Pu
suit was now ont OF the question: and muering goo
r. radiance" he marched back again. SO hurried wa
Is the departure OF the vessels, that some thirty of I'll
men and officers who had iurlough until 10 o'cloc
were left behind but they chartered the yacht Peasa
and started to overake the ships but they did not
he coed, and returned yesterday morning sorrowf
enough for all their money aud baggage was on boar
W, They the Battery yesterday, where their al
pcarance attracted large crowd whose feelings
pi enlisted in their behalf.
10 The most distressing case, however, was that of
NJ woman the wife OF one OF the prlvaes, who had
he FAINT board She had come on shore by pernlssio
D. t, purchase some dccaccs Tor the child and when 5!
Us returned the landing the ships were far down Il
IN Bay. Her ogony may he inagined-words must ia
he to describe it, and the sympahes OF a large crowd wi
he gathered around, enlisted in her behalf The la
mt Of the vessels that they going off Sout
&C. with flowing sheets the PrrbIe leading under top
not and the prospect OF those left behind Is therefore chez
nd less enough
nd We understand that one of the companies on boa
the Loo Choo hns but Srrge ant, the Others haSI
we ioIgot To return when their iuiiuughs expired
ny ms was certainly extraordinary move on d
a. part OF the commander OF this mOngel expedition
lie, the inst place Inc iorciby resisted the service of c
es process and followed that up by equally dsregarding
es, criminal warrant To avoid punishment ior thu
he high offences, he caused the signal for ling to be ii
res 81 while he was perfectly that many OF his IN
ms, were on shore by pemission whose leave did not
pre until ten o'clock and that they must be left benin
This however is only OF piece with the rest Of
conduct from the first TO the last
Verify this precious Administration is buii
IL, ing up a rcnown fer great and glorious dee
" that will not soon pass away!
nd The Liberty Gazette Of yesterday contains
w paragraph from the n. Y. Tribune, which sa