New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-27
Latest Intelligence from California
Ernn, the Ifnlnn.

Extract from letter to friend 10 this city dated
SAN DIEGO HEApeUARrERs Nov %, le4o-
Ware still contendng with the insurgents IN TINS
ouArter Nv last informed you OF the success attending
our movements a. late the middle oil sept ss- SINCE
which time many obstacles have prevented our usuA
rapid movements. AT present we are preparing Iof q
second march TO the interior and intend once more max
into our way into the City OF the Angels distant from tns
place one hundred andtwenty miles We OF course
have TO encounter some difficulties and exposure IN ths
undertaking the rainy season Is approaching CUT
nothing /. too great to accomplish when undertaken
with .uch zeal as our officers and men evince Tho
number OF our enemies has increased since last wrote
you we can Judge correctly from ~ s;vs 0u ~.
fair rsht the seld Is yet TO be asesrtsned chouo
their bravery prove equal TO their treseney we
have fearful foes to contend with want oil proper
msnsoernent has defeated some OF the Commodores
weldgested plans for securing this territory TO the
United States This must eventually os the case al
though attended with much trouble when could nave
been avoided had the Commodore received tne P,oup'
celebration of those who entrusted with his or
ders Every facility that money, clothing ana proVs
ion. could afford, has been promptly granted oy Com
Stockton and himself ana onicers nave Oeen 00ns'a"'
ly and vigorously employed
The Californian since last wrote you, have placed
themselves under the command OF Gen. Flores meI
can officer whom he had taken prisoner with NUMBER
placed on parole Of honor and by their arocious con-
duet have again taken the field and forced into their ser
vice hundreds who perhaps preferred remaining quiet AZ
their homes The result has been 10 give US nucn trou
seameu who were killed in action recently between
the enemy and detachment from the savannah The
xnedItion from the fgae Savannah was very uniortu
nAtey planned or the result must have been OF more
favorable character The advantages were all on tne
enemy slde-they being mounted on hne horses with
some artillery while the Americans faced them on Joo'
with mail only II is strange now the party rom
the Savannah could think OF getting Into sucn
,nare fortunate Indeed for them that they got out as
well as they did They met the Californans on PLAN
near Domngos rancho, ABOUT half way from San Pedro
10 the CITY OF the AnRes-dsant about fifteen miles
from the ship; aud how they expected to overtske
their foee who were horsss with artillery and they
on foot with mail arms remains to be OWNED inns
act has the courage OF our enemies ana
deprived OF important resources we formerly mad
They well understand the mpossibillty oil our pursu'
ing them to advantage without horses and cattle,
aud have driven them all FAR into the Interior so that
they have Il In their pUwer 10 annoy aud taunt Us
at pleasure, although now and then get snot
al them which leaves their number less. lew
horses have been captured ia occasional sklrmlsnes
with the enemy but poor and unh for service they
break down In hours ride party has just returned
from an expedition few miles from our camp, Ineir
object was 10 cut off few OF the horses aud cattle a.
Warmers rancho and they partly succeeded in dong so
but unfortunately fell In with party OF Calnornisns
double their number. who succeeded In killing one o.
our men VIM r. Manc hester. This man was In the &C
of watering his horse a short distance from the main
body and was suddenly surprised BY party OF eieh
horsemen who rushed upon him with their spears be
succeeded however In reaching his comrades and wa
by Lieut. Bsse, who was In charge and remarked
TO him as he passed. Sir. am dead man y and ex
pired In few minutes This is the only one from the
Congress we have had the sad misfortune 10 lose We
are going on mounting own men; and before next
Tuesday expect our Commodore will be General Of
dragons and that shall all DC our march to Gu
dad des los Angeles where he 10 resolved MS lie
spared again TO hoist the American dag
!