Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

Capt, WIN, II Russell, who took an active part
+ IN the exploits in California under Col Fremont,
has recently returned ifumthat county and pub
lsled IN ihe 81 LOUIS Republican @ statement Of
the actual state Of aIlaie there, II Is, however,
principally devoted Ia the defenee Of Colonel Ere.
mani, aud eunlFadigts seYetal statements made
by Capt Emory whu arrived hero sometime since.
II wIll be remembered that Cal, Fremont was mp,
pointed Glyruor OF GaliafaHnia by Com. Stockton,
at a time when Gen. keaney was there, who
superseded tOn $ 10 command, and that Ere.
maui iondn o treaty with soma ft The inhabitants
by which he exceeded lis authority aud which
was rslu9an,y approved BY Gan HcpnrY Il
would seem that Fremont held on to the Goven'
ofshp against Cen keaFaeYs oFirr who WIS
then eommanirrin in.ehiel, aud that the latter de-
lefnned at last TO enforce his authority. We
make few extracts lfum Capt, tusssll's state.
meat, WHO s evidently VAIN friend ol Cot lfe,
mont llcnys, LlW JlW
| la't Loi A1gsss an the a2i Of March, mp 10
which m' lh' province UAsn stale u' pfu'unad
tHluaa.liy, aud Amsfien lIie and property was
fef4fdrl ltsli, wthaai faa5ds OF escorts as in
any p1fon oi the uaitsd siatrs, Americans
travelling through the country, aud living in as
much security ia MHsaaa Or IN any one ol the
States. l,myssf, shoFi time prry.ous 10 leaving
the county, lmyrledrateesivslY hpth In the north
and south wlhou, company save a Spiniafi aud
a sewaut-lhc Spanlafd was one who had been
most prominently engaged IN the late aiaUce,
ton
Gov Fremont had been residing in Los Angeles.
the capital ol the province. OF ahal, 1000 souls,
without any military protection Whatever, having
sent The uudschafFed portion u bis battalion 10
san Gabriel, a eathoe mission, seven Miles dis.
tant, trusting a. he could safely DO, his personal
security entirely to the Inhabitants,
The day before leii he started 10 Monterey,
near 500 miles. without any attendants but col.
ored man, and two Catalonia rrn,ltmen, both Of
whom had performed distinguished parts IN hos.
llilies arainsi us, To W.T. Don jose Jesus Plrn,
who had been pifdoued al san Louis Obspo, aud
Don Andrrns Pico, who commanded az inst Cen
keam-y at Sln PasquaI. aud who, tulrei, sue.
eeeded Flores IN chief command.
Two events had taken place just before l 'tn
California which were exciting mach Interest and
anxiety. The one was the Joini proclamation Of
Com Shubrick and Cen ksaney, and the other
the march Of the Monnons, under Cap Cook,
upon Los Angelos. | brought with m' a copy Of
tie proclamation, but 1t Is behind With my bag.
gaze, and expect il hourly; whHn il dors arrive
II shall b' furnished fot publleaton In this pro.
eamali0n Com. shnhHek was made ml.tary Tow
BidIs was n 80 at Monterey bat as Ear as | was
Iaiofmrd, had ukea no eommand.
Tn cause Of tie mHfaI ol the Mofm0ns Oh the
eapial was not publicly known, but oil the
rlm5Frs asst gngd the saina cause which find fer
It ia tie psprn since, aud attHhlied to Capt. I'm.
aHy, AMI which prefer 10 copy as hnd u ia the
paprH Published IA ias country
Gen keimeY, We further understand. is only
awaiting the aruvai Of troops 10 sustain him, aud
he sill then very pfohlbIy affsst both Stockton
aud Fremont MS mHiinesfz. aud We shall not be
surprised 100 kramHy gets lie power to hear OF
ihrf tHa aud summary execution
Tai. Is what dnl published ia the United
States, and i corresponds with great precision
with the fumored cause al iis march Of the Mof-
mons on Los Angeles. under the command Of
Capt Cook, where Col Fremont was located. aud
whsfe the TRANQUILITY Of the plspe 50 little required
troops that Col Fremont had sent his away.
b the cause what II my. # excited the great.
eel degree OF uueasiatss N the Catalonia popula-
ton, aud also awakened apnffhrns ons ia the mind
Of Col Fremont, which he thought II bs duty 10
zaIaiy nj The fountain head, and accordingly st
nII al three o'clock Of the morning Of the 3lst Of
/ March, lUF Monterey, where Com, Shubuok aud
Gen. kcancy were, distant neari five hundred miles
which bcnlundcdiC reach IN three days aud nights
VI lNlhNWAfAa
DIN jose Jesus Pico snd Don Andrcas ] o also
wcniup with Governor Fremont, aud wii doubt,
less consider any proceedings against him as I'm.
parting danger TO themselves, as they rely upon
him, ant npon the captula,ion wh ich he granted
for their sa'riy
They would not have capiiuialed 10 any one
hut him, aud lhis can be ahundinlly established
ID oilic al investigation Is Insulated. They plead
a breach o. the cuptulailon of last fall by the
Americans, for the insutection which broke out
In september, aud which was only terminated
by the caplulal.on already referred TO, Of Jan.
uay,
II another iusunrciian breaks out Il will have
to be qir.lsd altogether by force; and considering
the eslcul of the couutry, the hoHcminship and
character OF The Cliiiornians, aud the immense
number Of Indians they eau RAISE against Us, 1t
would require 10000 n,cn 10 put il down. Gov.
Fremont has conquered tho hearlsof the CalfJr.
mans. They rely upon his justice. They call him
the Just Captain,