Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-14

FROM CALIFORNIA From letter ia
ted Bear River, California, April 10, published
in the ST. Louis Reporter OF the Isl inst. We
make The following extracts:
send you a copy OF Castro's proclamation,
which will show you how Captain Fremont has
been treated Fremont left his party on the other
side of the mountains, and crossed with few
men, and called upon the Governor for permits
sion ito bring them in, which was granted; but
when the company arrived, The Captain was or
dered out Of the country forthwith. lie remained
10 purchase supplies. Then The proclamation
was issued and the >paniards embodied. Fremont
wrote 10 our Consul at Monterey Tor advice,
and h., fMr. Lafi;in a tulI-h!ooded Spaniard
in feeling, advised him TO leave, which he did,
seeing that he must fight The whole force Of Ca
i;ornia without the countenance oi the Consul
whose advice was dictated by his private inter
esls entirely, and not by The honor OF his coun-
lry. There are few Americans here but wha,
would be glad 70 hear ol his removal from Office
We were all in hopes that Fremont would remain
until attacked by the Commandant, which would
have been the signal for IN united action oil The
foreigners 10 form new government We were
all waiting for the word to rally round the stripes
and stars and under them declare California tree
from the Mexicans, and qualified 10 live under
laws oi their own making.
There is sufilc chi force in The country 10 main
Tain our Independence, and have no doubt mat
we could 90 50 against any power which Me1i-
CO, in her present condition. could send here, from
Inc TACT that il is almost as far from Mexico As
from the States. The authorities are much alarm
ed about the expected emigration - This Summer.
Ii is reported that Tie Motmons are coming III
large numbers The Governor has sent spe-
cial messenger 10 Mexico with request and
earnest appeal for forces 10 stop The emigranls
from entering The country. My own opinion IS.
from what can learn, that Castro will make IN
effort 10 cut off the foreigners now in the counlr.
in the course OF The next month, which will be al
ter the departure OF the party tor The States and
the one Tor Oregon. We shall then he weaker
than we ever will be again, but We have no fear
OF The result even then. Several Americans, who
have become citizens OF California, have been
imprisoned, and had their properly conflscated
Tor their refusal 10 turn out against Fremont
The only trouble we have now is, The want
Of one man who has sufficient influence 10 unite
The foreigners.
Copy Of Proclamation trans aied5y Captain Suhcr.
HEAD QUARTERS. SAN JUAN,
March Sth. 1916.
The citizen, Jose Castro, Lieutenant Colonel OF
tile Mexican Army, and COMMANDMENTS Chief
oithe Department OF The CALIFORNIA;:
Fellow-ciiizens: A band ofrobbeTs command
cd By a Captain oflhe United States Army, J. &.
Fremont, have. without respect 10 the laws and
authorities OF this Department. daringy intro
duced themselves into the country, and disobey-
ing The orders both OF your omman5er-in-Che.
and the Project OF The District, by whom he was
commanded 10 march forthwith out OF the limits
Of our country; aud without answering their let
ers, he remains encamped al the Nalivdat,
tom which he salles iouh committing depre
daions, and making sca1dalous skrmishes.
In The name OF our native conntry write you
10 place yourselves under my immediate orders.
a, headquarters, where We will prepare 10 lance
The ulcer which, should il mol be done, would de-
slroy our independence and liberty, for which you
ought always 10 sacrifice yourselves, as will your
friend and iellow-cili2en,
(Signed) JOSE CASTRO.
have since conversed with Mr. Shadden,
very respectable gentleman residing in the neigh
borhood Of San Jaan who says there is no. a
word 0! truth in the whole proclamation, but that
the men we're orderly and behaved we'll
LIVERPOOL. cath Jay, 1876.