Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-12-04

BENJ +. WELLS, Mid'n
ROBF o.. Duy AIT, nIiu.
WM SIMMONS, Com ON Clerk.
JOHN SOUTlIWIGK, Carp'r.
JOHN REED Saimaker.
eheeruy coincide in the opinion expressed by above
named officers. , GEO MINOR Lit. L. s. N
and Quartermascr the march.
believe the within account o! march the Ciudad
dc los Angeles to be circumstantially correct.
S. c. ROWAN, 1t IT, N
and Major OF Brigade.
eve hereby certify that have compared the above With
the communication made by Purser Speden Walter Cotton
editor OF the Californian and find i 70 be correct copy
sAML MoSEIEY,
Surgeon U. 5. ship Congress.
U. S. SHIP CoSGnrss, SAN DIEGo, MAncn IL, lS47
The Judge Advocate expressed the opinion that the paper
here presented being intimately connected with that which
was offered yesterday, and disalowed by the Court there
could he presumed clear Court decide on
its rejection, unless this should be asked by the defence
Lieut. Col. Fremont said the defence did not ask it,
But member of the Court expressed wish that eff
feet, the Court cleared.
The Judge Advocate, the reopenng of the Court, read
the following as its decision
"That tile question offered, being based upon the
authorship OF newspaper article which was not pered by
the Court to be inquired yesterday there is evident i'm
poprey in offering The Court, influenced by dis
position render the accused every possible courtesy and
sdcaion has orboe admonish him upon its record OF
several instances Of disregard of its rules announced in the
form Of reflections Of questions which have been offered
This question, and the introduction of the paper which
accompanies II, both deemed improper by the Court
The paper attempts by introducing certificates taken Pafe,
and especially and oiney contradict and dscredt wit
ness introduced by the defence aud further show, by such
certificates this trial. and which this
Court cannot inquire into
The Court therefore directs that while the question may
stand on lis record TO show the character of the inquiry the
paper shall be returned to the accused and not entered on its
| record
Question: Did you furnish for publication in the Picayune
newspaper in New Orleans paper of which this copy;
was published in that paper while you in New Or
leans have you savowed the reference there made
to yourself as the informant
ORLEANS pIcAYuSE APRIL g. 1Si7.
"LArE CALrFonsA-By the barque Cathsrine Capt.
Ouoss did killed and wounded in both fights
Swift from Havana have very late advices from California
Capt w. Eory OF the corps of Typographical Engineers,
passenger her Capt Emory made acting adn-
ant general of the army of the West in place OF Capt Iur-
who succeeded the command Of the lst dragons after
the death of Capt Moore and in this capacity has been sent
home Gen Kcay report the onquest OF California,
and the present condition and Of that From
Capt SWIM we have The following particulars derived by HIM
from Capt. Emory
Gen kearny reached the mouth of the ella river about
the 25th November Capt, Emory, whilst making
noissnce OF that rHer captured the Mexican mail passing om
California Sonora.
B this Kearny Calitornians had risen,
captured the American garrison at Pueba de los Angeles dri
all the Americans the interior Of the country TO the
board and defeated the expedition OF Captain Meryne and
Capt Mcryipe with force Of 900 sailors and marines,
went out to que the nurreehon but having no cannon anu
the enemy being in possession OF swivel beat Capt Mervne
OFF, with the loss OF three killed and several wounded.
Captain Gillespie possession OF Angeles at the time
of the iusurrecton and obliged to capitulate.
"on the 10th Of November Captains burrows and Thomp
n
mans, the plains OF Sinas, Monterey, in which the
American loss Capt Burrows and three prates killed.
and two wounded Mr. Ames Of St Louis, Of the
number killed.
"Gen Kearny reached the irt settlement in California,
knownas the Pass OF San Felipe, on the I'd OF December
There he found the all confirmed On the 5h he met
Capt Gillespie, who had slipped out from San Diego with
thirty five to apprzc him OF his danger lie learned rom
him that every pass strongly guarded and the exact posi-
ton OF the The General determined at once TO cut his
way into San Diego
His force something short of hundred dragons
five six the employment of the Topo-
graphical Engineers all emacaed by the long march 500
niles) the desert aud mostly destitute of clothing
With this force, rest being left with the bag
gage Gen Kcarny charged into the Mexican camp the vii
agc San Pascua morning of the 9th December,
hour before day and after desperate fight which he lost
thryye killed and Wounded routed the enemy and chased
him some miles The enemy's force engaged
dred-his loss considerable. The General himself
verey anced in two places, and officer in the charge
DR.. Griffin these received lances III their clothes
The killed were Captains Moore and Johnson, and Mr.
and Cox aud Corporals Cpp and West and prvates,
LIST dragocns one private OF Typographical Engineers and
'The wounded were Gen Kcaruy; Lieut.. Warner Topo-
graphical Engineers Captains Gillespie and Gibson, of the
volunteers and Mr. Robedent, interpreter and ten privaes
The day after the battle the General moved slowly
wards San Diego, having the way one or two sSrmhes
lie arrived San Diego the iGh and finding there
than necessary garrison the town. lac proposed TO
Com Stockton the men being chiefly sailors aud marines,
and the Generals order to let him have portion
of them and march the Pueba dc los Angeles the heart OF
Mexican power in California.
O
cember General Keany marched with about 500 the
Pueba accompanied by the Commodore On the Sth OF ia
nua the enemy himself in force to dispute the pas
sage Of the San Gabriel river Alter short exchange Of
ticry Krary ordered the heights TO be charged and
drove him from his position j.,
"Tle next day. January OH the enemy again ot red bat
tie, defeated and sued for peace
Our loss both affairs only killed and fifteen
wounded. The s force 600 and four pieces
artillery Their loss is variousy estimated from forty
eighty in killed aud wounded. All is quiet in Ca
ilornia,
capt Emory has brought home with him the results OF
his survey the continent made with the advanced guard
OF the Army Of the W est
he reports the sGrngs of the little party which
companed Gen Hearty, before the battle OF San Pacua
they got Uf the euemy TODD great in the
rcmc Their clothes nearly out, and Tor many
days previous poor and worn-down packnucs their
only food
Capt Emory sailed from San Diego the 25h OF Janu
On that day the gallant Lieut.. Hail. OF Missouri arriy
ed there report Gen kcarny the arrival of the battalion
of Moraons, uudcr Lieut.. Col. Cooke
The Ind pcudcucc, Com. Shubrck, arrived Monterey
l5ilI january.
'he Livingston arrived the 9th The transport ships
with The New York regiment daily expected
The Dale arrived 1T Monterey from Francisco the 3ot
December She sail from that place, and arrived Pana
ma the 9th at March
Fremont hare n1tc Junction Srih Cen hedrRps
farce ai the PReba, bit dill not 10 so.
After the battle OF the OH January, Audreas Pieo, the
and ia command ct the Mexican forces having broken
his parole, and expecting quarter from Gen. Hearty
off Cf The off