Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1847-04-30

Thu WROTE lll5 aCCOunt anu tue
Mandatory mauier in which he speaks Of Com
Stockton, whCAe gaaniry no one doubts, while
both he aud lie Commodore himself is silent
on the subject OF General Kearney looks as ifthe
army had not had Justice done iland as if there
existed no glld feeling between tbs two arms
of service.
Then again, how is il that Stockton COM
manded IN the presence of his senior General
KgARxEY Aud above all, how or why, is il
that Stockton continues 10 style himself Gov
ernor and Commander in Chief, in presence of
his military superior, who according 10 the
official dispatches from Washington, we
know was also the actual Governor of Calfor-
MIA Has there been a mutiny in California
If moi, how is il that Colonel Fremont makes
a treaty, Geneial Kearney bengin the country2
And why has,General Kearney lett the Capt.
tol 10 join COMMODITIES Biddle and Shubrck ?
Rely upon d, the whole is not yet told.-
| There must hive been serious difficulty of
some kinl or We would not find General Kear-
ney fighting as subordinate to Captain in the
Navy wh1 only ranks as Colonel no matter
what the date Of his commission.
But all will shortly be explained; and the
following letter from Lieutenant, now Major
| Emory, forwarded to us from Havana,i is in time
| 10 correct the false impression which the letter
in the Californian from a naval officer was cal
culated to produce. Again we say that there
must have been INSTRUMENTATION il not inutiny,
| in California OF General Kearney and not Com.
! Stockton would have issued the order in rela-
ltion 10 the battle In that order, Com. Stock
ton says, speaking of himself, "the Commall-
der in Chief &c.n and signs himself Cover
nor and Commander in Chief; while in the
| following letter Major Emory assures us that
General Kearney commanded, and through him
! hos,
/ the battles of he 9Th and 9th of january
We are compelled TO believe that Gen Kear-
ney has been refused the command, and that
he joins Biddle and Shubrick 10 enforce his
authority.
PANAMA, March 18th, 1S47.
To the Editor pr the Courier & Enquirer:
SIR,-By tie arrival of the u S. ship Dale,
this day, am placed in possession of The
Californian Etray published at Monterey, jan
uary 2Slh 1871, containing letter dated en-
did de los Angeles, January l4th, purporting 10
give an account oil the battles oil the Sth and
9th of January
Many copies Of this paper are in the mail
bag Of the Dde, Intended Tor circulation in the
United States.i
The letter ID question states, g the skill il
management aud determined courage and
bravery of Out Commodore (Stockton) gave Il
all the fullest confidence of a victorious rosul
Of this brantaffair, &c.
II also statesl" the success attending the
Californians in their fight with Capt Mervine
at San Pedro, aid ailerward with Gen. Kear
ney at pasqual, siadc them very bold and AFRO
giant, and every nan Of us was determined II
retrieve, If possible the credit of the American
arms"
Now, sir, the facts are as follows: No ordel
Of amy moment was given in the fight of th'
Slh or the 9th, which was moi given by Genera
Kearney in person, or through the undersigned
us his Acting Assistant Adjutant General.-
Gen Kearney commanded The troops in bot
, battles.
At the battle Of San Pasqual, which tool
place one hour before day, on the morning O
9Th of December, Cen Kearney attacked, bea
: and chased some miles, one hundred and sixt
( well mounted Caliiornians, with less than 10
S Dragons, emaciatedby an unexampled marc
/ over the deserts of America of more than tw
thousand miles.
The statements and imputations in hi
: " Californian Extra,n are therefore false.
= Very respectfully yours,
{ w. H. EMORY,
Lieut. Corps Top. Eng's