The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-04-27

is contest for supremacy In California between
Gen. Kearney and Com. Stockton. The recent
accounts have given Com. Stockton the credit Of
the recovery of the lost ground in that country,
and have spoken of him commanding in chief,
although it was known that Gen. Kearney not
only outranks him, but has been appointed Gov
ernor of California by our Government at Wash
ington. The New York Sun publishes the fol-
lowing account of the matter
When Gen. Kearney was on his march from
Santa Fe, he met an officer and party on their
way to the United States with dispatches from
Com. Stockton who informed him that the coun-
try was in quiet state, which induced the Gen.
TO send back part OF his force, and to come on
with only 100 men in advance of the rest of his
troops. When within eight leagues of San Die
go, to the surprise of all, they were surrounded
by the enemy from 800 to 400 strong
The general entrenched himself and sent an
express TO Com Stockton for assistance, who was
at San Diego with about 500 sailors and marines.
which not being promptly complied with, from
some cause not known. another messenger was
despatched by the general, on the third day who
informed the Commodore that the general was
surrounded by the enemy, that his little army
was in great distress, aud subsisting on their
mules, and that il he did not receive immediate
relief, the general would cut his way through
the enemy if it cost the lives of bis whole party.
The commodore then sent out force of 25O to
800, and as soon as they made their appearance,
the cowardly Californians fled. Gen. Kearney
then marched TO San Diego, Joined Com Stock
ton, and planned the battles of the Sth and 9th
January, when La Ciudad de los Angeles was
second time taken.
The general showed his orders, instructions,
and appointment as military and civil Cover nor
OF California TO Com. Stockton, who immediately
suspended the civie functions of the general, is
sued his own proclamation as Governor, and after
wards appointed Lieut.. COL Fremont Governor
Of the territory.
Gen. Kearney informed Com. Stockton that he
would temporarily submit to his assumption of
authority, as he did not wish at this critical per-
iod TO create civil war, and soon after took pas
sage in the Cyane for Monterey, where he met
Com. Shubrck. who supersedes Com. Stockton
as commander n-chief OF the naval forces
From THE WEST CoAsr.-.The ships Loo
Choo and Susan Drew sailed Jan. 2lst from Val
paraso for California with Col Steyensons reg
iment
The store ship Xylon which sailed from New
York on the goth OF May last, had not arrived, at
the last dates from Monterey. No -four or bread
could be obtained at any price at .Monterey.-
Tea was selling at So per Id Coffee IS a so cts
per h.; sugar, common kinds, % 3lc per ID
When the Dale left Monterey, nothing could be
had but fresh beet and occasionally few pota
toes, the latter at and cts h. The common
Brandy OF the country was selling at S. gall,
and no other could be had.
The U. S. ship Cyane, Capt. Dupont, arrived
at San Francisco in Dec, having captured IA
prizes on the coast, burned one brig and two
Mexican gun boats, and shipped between 80 and
40 guns.-W. Y. Cour.
u Several Loco-F oco journals having affect
ed to doubt that Gen. Taylor is Wing, the ~. S.
GAZETTE" abiding to such doubts, says
"Within forty days Gen. Taylor has said to
gentleman about to leave him tor the United
States, "Never mind what they sag: tell you,
and you may tell them if you choose, | am
Wing; and if they have any doubt OF 1t after tha
tell them | am Clay Whig''
The COURIER, also says on this subject
''We speak advisedly, when we say, that in
a recent letter, after naming Mr.. CLAW. Mr. Crit
tendon, and other distinguished Wings. whom
he Gen. Tayor) would much prefer seeing in
the Presidential chair, he proceeds to say, that
ne mas always been solder-always the SER
want Of the the people and that he has on all &C.
casions. endeavored TO discharge the duties of
every station in which he has found himself
1t would be afectation, he adds, to talk OF declin
in the Presidency il offered to him and that in
"hdteVer s'duoh IL my please his countryHen
hereafter to place him, he can only promise that
as heretofore, he will endeavor to do his du,v
and meet their reasonable expectations.
"a friend in Washington, who is we'll adj
vised of what takes place, informs us that there
Is in the War Department letter from Gen
Taylor, dated the day before the battle of Buena
Vista, in which he repie,cs the tuhole conduct IF
The administration toDards him, in a way which
must have caused some little excitement a, the
White House
Gen. Taylor it is saii, is Democrat, instead
Of Wbig; his brother is one of the oldest Dem.
ocra'ic Republicans in Kentucky.-W Y Sun.
Even the editor of the Sun would not hazard
such falshood in Kentucky where Gen. Taylor
and his brother are known. We do wonder how
cur gallant Wing friend, Mai joseph Tavlor
will feel at finding himself called one of the OIL
dest Locofocos in Kentucky Louisville Jour.
nal.