The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-11-07
Number 20

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Ioy courier 10 Sr. Pho PIco, The governor at
Santa Barbara,
'0n the 9th Of July he despatched orders
by sea 10 Commander Montgomery to tske
immediate possession OF the bay Of San
Francisco, &C., and al 7 A NJ. OF the 9th,
that officer hoisled the flag al San Francis
cO--rssd and posted up Commodore SIosrs
proclamation, and took possession OF that
part of The country in The name OF the Uni"
led States
'On the 18Th, at the request of ,he for
9Igners at the Pueblo OF San Jose, the COM
nudore furnished fig to be hosted a
hat place--,boul 70 miles interior from
Monterey, and appointed justice Of the
peace 10 preserve order in the Iown--'he
acaldes declining 10 serve. The flag was
noisled on the l6h'
On The 9Th Commodote Slost selected
Purser D. FaunIIeroy 10 organize a conps-
lny of 35 Dragons from voIuOIeers from tho
ships, and citizens on shore TO reconnoiTe
the rountry-keep open Ihe communication
between Monterey and San Francisco, and
10 preven, The people Of The country from
being robbed &c, &c. aud directed him 10
purchase the necessary horses and eqaips
menIs to mount them.
Passed Mdshipman Louis WcLsne hav,
ing also volunteered for that service, he ap-
pointed him first Lieut.. OF HE company.
On the l7Ih, Mr. FaunIsroy was directed
TO reconnoiJa the country with his CON.
mand as far as the mission Of 81. J0hns~.
to take possession of that pacs-hoist The
flag, and 10 recover len brass guns said 10
have heen buried there by General Castro
when he relreaIed from that place. On his
arrival lher., Mr.. Fonnlleroy found lie
place had been taken possession Of an hour
or Two previous by Capt. Fremont, with
whom he returned loMOnterey on ,he 18Th,
lie was subsequently sent 10 garrison The
place dig. up mount the guHs, snd recover
a large quantity Of powder and shot said to
have been secreIed there's all Of which he
accomplished before we sailed from Monte,
rey; between which--Ihe Pueblo Of San
Jose and San Francisco, perfectly free
Communication was maintained.
On the afternoon of the 18Th Of July lie
Congress arrived with Commodore Stock.
ton.
'On The 10Th the British Admiral, Sir
George +. Seymour, arrived in The CoIing-
wood, 80. An officer was Immediately
sent by Commodore SIoa to tender HIM
the usual courIesIes and The (aciIles of the
bort. lie was subsequently, furnished with
a set OF opgaIIant mdsts and oIher spars for
his hip,and sailed on the 23d for the Sand
aich Islands.
The visit of lie admiral lave no doubl
was very seviceabIe 10 our cause in CaIifor
mia, ss ,he inhabitants fully believed he
would take part with Ihem, and that we
would be obliged 10 abandon our conquest
buI when they saw Ihe friendly intercourse
subs sting between the two commanders,
and found ha! he could not interfere IN
their behalf ,hey abandoned all hope of
ever seeing Ihe Mexlcan flag fly in CaifOr-
nia again.
'On she 23d Commodore SIoal directed
COmmodore Stockton 10 assume he COM
onand OF The forces and o eralions on shore
and on the och, having determined 10 re.
URN 10 Ihe UGiled States via Panama hs
hoI5ted his broad pendant on board the LC-
vent and sailed for MszatIsn and Panama,
IeaVing The remainder Of Ihe squsdun under
| his command.
AT The time of our leaving Monterey,
Ilhe United States were in quiet possession
# all Alta California north Of Santa Bar
bara.
The Cyane sailed for 81 Diego on the
2e.h, to carry down Capt. Fremont with
about 50 rhemen, (Amercaus, 10 lake
possession there, and 10 cut f Gso. CaS.
lro's retreat TO Lower CaAlOful4 or Mexl-
co.
The Congress was to SAL on the 30,h
| for San Pedro. 10 take possession IheTe,
| THAT place is 27 miles from lhe CiIy OF An
gels, where Gen. Castro and Governor PIs
leo then werr; and Il was believed that ius
nedlateIy on her arrival lhey would su.s
render. when would put an end 10 oil ops
Iposiuoa to the Uni.ed States in the Cailiot;
IAs.