The Arkansas banner., 1847-09-20
From Ike " 0. Detia 6M ina. Very Late from California,

Arrival of Gen. KfaTay aRd Suiie-Col. Ere.
 mont arrested at Fort lcaVeawerth, and or.
 dered ia WaxhingteR-Siiaation of raliier-
 nla--uel Mason Governor and CUmmandrr-in.
 Chief-Pesitiel of the EmigfaRts to Oregon,
 and of the Msrmeas.
 The steamboat Talma arrived from St. Louis yes- terday morning. We have by her, papers from that city to the 27;h ult. They bring us the following intelligence from California, which take from the Republican:
 Among the passengers on the steamboat Amelia, from Fert Icayeaworth, which arrived at s. Louis on the 25th ait, were Gen. s. W. kearny; Maj r. St- George Cooke, of the 2d Dragons; Capt. s. Il. Turner, of the 1st Dragcons; Maj, T, Swords, Qaartermaster; Lieut. Radferd, of the Navy; and Mir Bryant, Of Lexiagtoas Ky. This party Feaeh- cd fort I.eaveRwoFth from California, on the 22d inst In company far the Fort, were also Lieut-Col. J. C. Fremont. Asa't Sarg, Saundersaa, and the Hon. ". Hall, member of Congress elect from this State. We are informed that Gea. Rear ny left Monterey en the 3lst of May lasl Besides officers, seryanta. &e, thsrc was an escort of l3 of the Mormon Battalion. Cot Fremont brought with him l9 of the Typographical party taken from Miss souF, in lo45: number Of these were the Captains and other officers of the 'sCaifornia Battalion.'
 Gai. Mason, ist DfaE555is, =s;s s=ss. s. Monterey Governor and Commander in- Chief: there was eve- " indication Of pcaceabe submission: if there was any exceptions it from the restlessness of the AmeFican pnpalaiioa north of Monterey. under the military government, ,o which they necessarily were subject, equally with the citizens of the eoun- try of their adoption.
 Cen. K. had returned to Monterey by few days previous to his departure, from visit te Los Aa- gelos. He found there that the reports of the ap- proach of an army, under Gen. Bastsments. which had long kept the native population in excitement. were dying away. The time of the Mormon Bat talion, stationed there and at Sam Diego, expired &t...1 .f Al Af- would consist of Col. Steyensons regiment, aIie company of pragoons, (ai Angles.l and of Light Artillery, at Monterey. An expectation was enter tained that 100 of the Mormon Battalion would re- enter the service. Que of ths last acts of Gen. kcarny was, to order that Lieut. Col. Burton should proceed by io Lower California, and tuike pos- session of that territory: they would dsenbaEk at La Paza
 In the harbor of Monterey, were anchored the ships-of- war Columbus, Congress, Portsmou tn, Warren and Erie, and sterc-si,ips Lexington and Dale. Com. Riddle, Commander ;n- Chiof, on board the Columbus. Con- Shubrick, with tine hdepen- dence and Lyane, were in the Gulf, blockadina the ports of Guaynias and Mazatian. IL was understood that Com. 5. would return to Monterey in July, and relieve Gem Riddle ia the command of the Pacific Squadron, when the latter would sail for home in the Columbus.
 1'here colder weather in March, ia Califor- na, than had been experienced theEe for 9O years--
 
 swiat' four or five mountain torrents, swollen by the neliing snew te the breadth of rvers the bag gage and provisions crossed in skin boat made upon the spot. Their progress was slow and most laboriens and hazardous; and one of the officers, Mag Cooke, lost by an upset, save saddle and blank ei, hIs entire outfit. even to papers aud specie.
 Ihealast rancho vas left on the 18th of June 0u ttR 2lsi. they crossed the main ridge of the Sierra Nevada. riding thirty five miles. chiefly over snow-trom i've io twenty five teet deep, under which water was running. and ia macy places in deep tor rents. On this side, they buried the remains of those who lost tleir hives in the horrible disasters which there betela party of last years emigrants. On the eastern slope, they were forced 10 pass traekess moaafains af black rock, by the Trucky tor SalIaon Trout) Iiser. ln the narrow pass. ihr road (insde In autumn) very frequently crosses ii some of its small branches presented beside swim thing deep torrent. hundreds os yards of dangerous bog and mire. Ou this river they were visited by the bigger Indians" The party were beaily out of provisions of alt sorts, when they net the first emlgrants al the fails of Snake riyes Le~is Fork twenty five miles beyond Fort Hall. They passed by that trading post on the 18th of July. On Baar river. they obtained recruit ol horses and mules from tl,e Snake Indians. The party cans the new road-about fifty miles without water fro.a Green liver to Big Sandy. Besides some compahies w ho went round by Bfldger's Fort. they met about saa wagons Of emigTants, all, os nearly all bound to Oregon. The last were met between the North A~s@ " Ai~ftN ahS SNNNl VI atefs Ou tAr Sotb oi Jaly; they were believed o be and considered tlem- selses too late tcreach Oregon and spoke of passing the winter at Fort Bsidgef. They Ieii s. Joseph about the 9th of June.
 At For Laramie, the party found maay lodges o Sioux, vt were quite friendly. They ieif ths, fer on the sd inst. Next day, they met six hundred and eighty five wagons of MoFmons, who were cd. vanc,ng very sla.iy. ia parties of Rfsy--they had come all the way by the north bank oI the Platte l They expected to winter on the Great Salt Lake and tis, they assert is 10 be the final resting piac, ai their people, Incredible numbers of b,fifsioe, i ~eEe p4ssed l.fough fof several dzys, near the janetiaa of the txo Plates. No Italians were CD counssred s1ser this time. The party was cni, sixty six days itom the settlements Of calitarra t Fort Lsassavosth, sad made Dot days siop- averaging. for the last fty seven days, thirty on miles, whole distance near 22O0 miles
 We also Ieafn thst their arrival at Fort Leaven worth, Sot, freiaont was arrested by Gen kearpey sad ordered tc Washington | CAIircasrs. --iR the Californian. paper psiate let Monsesey, oa the 7ash cf April ass Il is sssts