Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-09

| 9Th and the 9Th January, Gov. Flores, WIN DIS
whole California force, came out aud lougnt US.
We defeated them each day; and alter The aeleat
of The 9Th OF January, The Californian iorce us
perscl. Gov Flores went off 10 Sonora, ara a
small party under Don Andreas Pico-whIcn
parry have sever understood exceeded oo OF oo
nen-wenl 10 Couenga and there entered INTO ca
pilulalion with Lieu. Col Fremont. the troops
under my command marched into Los Angeles
on the 10th Of January. Lieut.. Colonel Fremont
came on there with his battalion on The IAN. 10
the capitu!alion entered into by Don Andreas r.
co, was officially informed by Lieut.. Coi. Ere
mont that he had recovered no, not recovered
that he had got-that he had taken Two cannon
from The Californians. What cannon they were,
he never reported TO me, either by letter or oY
word, nor do this moment know, exec pt rom
rumor, that one OF the cannon taken by IL. Col
Fremont al The capilulalon was The one losl al
San Pasqual.
The Judge Advocate wished the witness 10 an
swer little more fully 10 The inerrogatory when
had been propoundcd TO him, viz: 10 that pari oil u
which inquired as 10 his having reported Coionei
Fremont's recovery Of the lost cannon. Inc
question and his recorded reply were read TO him.
A member OF The Court remarked that The Will
ness had said ne did not know whether Inc can
non taken BY Col. Fremont, was The same Wnicn
had been lost by his own party; oil course ne
could not report il to The Government
The witness then said : add that the report OF
Lieut. Col. Fremont OF The capture Of that can
non is contained in his Letter 10 me oi 18th oil ia
nuary. received no other report from MN on
The subject, nor has he ever mentioned \ 70 me.
1.-THE report OF that letter IS In Inc following
words: al have The honor to report 10 you my at,
rival al this place, with 400 mounted fIn men anu
six pieces OF artillery, including among me ia..ei
late
mans Their entire force under the command
# Don Andre Pico. have this day laid down their
arms and surrendered TO my commando
will now state that on hearing the record Oh
the proceedings of yesterday read over this morn
ing by the Judge Advocate, find that The ques-
ton in regard 10 the orders under which l was
acting in California is more comprehensive tnan
| supposed il to be. / have now to say that had
other orders while in California than those when
| mentioned yesterday. Among these orders
is one from the general-in-chef, dated NoVem'
Der 3rd, 1885, the original oil which NO" pre-
sent 10 you.
THE letter was read. II was from Gen. Scott
and stated that "ihe march 10 and conquest o
New Mexico by Gen. kearney," together WIN
The military dispositions made for holding tina
province" chad won the emphatic appreciation o.
The Executive" The following extracts from j
are imporlan, to The issue:l
safer occupying, with our forces all the ne
cessa.v points in Upper California, and esab
fishing temporary, civil government therein
as we'll as assuring yourself OF its internal iran.
auiily, and the absense OF any danger or recon-
quest on The pat OF Mckee, you may charge
Col. Mason, United States Isl dragoous the bear-
er OF this open letter, or land officer next in rank
10 your own, with your several duties, and return
Yourself, with sufficient escort of troops, 10 ST..
Louis, Missouri. But The body OF 1.-THE United
States dragons that accompanied you to Cali.
lornia will remain there until further orders.
ri, is not known what portion Of the Missouri
volunteers, il any, marched with you from Santa
F'e 10 the Pacific. II any, il is necessary TO pro-
vide for their return TO their homes and honorable
discharge; snd, on The same supposilion they may
serve you as sufficient escort 10 Missouri
al is known that L. Col. Fremont, OF The u.
States rifle regiment, was, in July last, with
party OF men in The service Of The U. States iopo-
graphical engineers, in the neiehboIbooi OF San
operations against Mexico with the U. States
squadron on thai coast Should you ind him
there, il is desired that you do not delain him
aeains, his wishes moment longer than the ne
cessities Of the service may require.
81 need scarcely enjoin difference and The Ut
most cordially on the part Of our land forces 10.
wards those Of our navy in the joint service on
the distant coast OF California. Reciprocity may
be cordially expected; and towards that end, ire
ouent conferences between the commanders of the
Two arms are recommended. Harmony in CO.
operation, and success cannot but follow"
Alter reading this leer The Court adjourned
ill Saturday al 10 o'clock