The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-27
r0NNbDORR STOCKFOy.

'Capltel," the capital W as ipg pgsen cossaspsnAsua of the Charleston News. gives ihs following etncl. dents of tEavelD ef which Com. Ssucksea ia tks hero. ffeis describing the CamnodoFe's arrival d the Arsenal, where ths Fremont trial ls 9olne oa. AEses telling ef tho ssserAl insFadaetloas hs apss on -
 The coart-room was cicarf repeatedly tbs ee- liberatios and the andltarz rclred ln he anin~soa. Here there was Aa ensersalnmsnt sf lntaeest, AnA from msssdsy, wtii sndsagos ts deeprlhs A.
 Com Staekspn. taraing to Gel. Hsaion am@ tn others, said--''p~epis have aympaihissd wah ne ln my misfs'rtnsrs in .eoming over from Caii5sraiAs but, g~ntlemen. hover had co much speFt tm mv lie. sAst forty batia oes oil ,ha way. Gssaa fun n'
 "il Is trne." inquired eae of tho Kscap. ..shat an Indian can put an arrow clear through suf-
 "It ls," responded the Cemlpedorc, sand rii isla yea what an Indian did to mel
 gcatieman who writing at atable put dewa
 is pea to listen; tle knot of ekcers in the eer. ner csaeed their conversation, and every aae. with op.n mouth, fixed himself in acomfortAble pod iea to li-'en ie the narrative.
 Com, Stockton Is a dAshing speaker; Has kosd Foiec, and g"sturcs to suit, and he commrueed--
 "i have always been friend to the Indians; hn6 defended them and spoken tn their favor ft0m tnw stump, ttec Iave done a Iiitc ta that way.I and when We oncampRtf on the plains gave aeaers no4 te shoot Sn Indian if il could bc avoided Let the poor devils steal dozen horses. they pleaaed, hat not hair of their heads must he in;aFed. Well. the weather was exceedingly cold Iprt sa two af ihree pairs of stockings three pairs of dxswers tive pairs of pantaiooas and--t doa laugh, gantlsmsa; by, ifs trae.l--tares or four shirts. and shiss overcoats. lay down 10 sleep and covered my sv'f with six blankets. Notwithstanding. I was cold"
 "You wern not In a condition to rulu," rem&rks4 Lieut. Cot. Fremont. with smile.
 ''Bat," resumed the Cemmoders. "thls eeatlemam IT Al. a buffalo. Gentlemen, through an my hlnnksta, panticons and d'swets. arrow renesraied, assds passing under my hannehes, wounded me! fpon's laagt--it's true,1 On the point of she arrow hood was prison; but fortunately, the eeka Of h struck me, ana therefore I escsped with my life. Gentle men. from that memsat my sympathy with the h. dian departed"
 Some further remarks were made about '.raaAl. fest aestiny," and the Commodore delivered shast speech on "civil snd religious freedom" which hs wenhi guaranty Co Soath well ts all ef NofsA America especially, and to the world Ia partlculaF. It was rich. He branched of. in daiultcrY mnm~ Rer, Of his own conduct ia California. He had ta seize the crown there with his awn hanis, he said. ard pare It on his own head, for the Cslifofniane rna and would n't stop to trunsfer h He waa q vieeroy. He had, as naval eommandeg, 70 as- thoriiy over the land forces; bat when Llsit Cai. Frsn'ollt placed hisnsslf under him, he made Ere mont obey his Orisrs There no backing saG uian after catering inio fight. can't stop shsse and say, ''I won't obey yoa." He nidst 70 en. As To what he did he would mt alter sentence, modl. Y paragraph. or unde single act. He sstsa rs. buctanily In CaiifornIa, aat was not actuKtsd hY ambition. He hal two prayers; enc was that hs might do nong to lnure what little fapu utation hA had; and the ather, that God would keep him safs- Iy. and not sufsE him to be placed In . condition where the d----l sayages would cnt hls throat. sx will ts T about my conduGi--L wii tell svssY thing, 1T have an opportunity. want the truth e come ouin' he aided.
 'Ihat's the American people," responded Gel 'nton that's the Ame. iean people, sr; they wiR have The truth, sir"
 Al this point the iittle orderly appeared q ths door, sud, in rich Irish accent said- 'Gintlsmea tse court again iR session."