New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-03
VERY LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

Arrival of Gen. kearney and -uife-t "i. ire
mont arrested af Fort Leavenworfh, ana or
dered TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oil 'hiiior-
nia-CoI. Mason Governor and oHnander-
in-Chief-Po-iiiOn of the bmsr"nt- 10 ore-
gon and Of the Normon-.
Prom the - Louis Republican, Aug 26.
arnong the passengers OF the steamer Amelia,
from For, Leaveuworrh. last night were Gen : w
Kssrpey Msjor p - Geo Cooke, Of the % Dragons
C.u, ii : Turner. ofths 10; Dragons Ma 7 SWORDS
Quartermsster; Lieut. Radford' Of me Navy ana MI
BRYANT of Lexington, ny. -
This party reached Fort Leavenworth from cantor
MIA on the 22i inst In company a. lar - Tue ro'I
yere also Lent Col j c Fremont. Assist surg ssn-
dersOD. and Hon. w. 7. Han Mctnoel VI NOAe'o''
elect from This state.
We are informed that Gen Kearney left Monterey on
the 3si Of Nay last Beside ohcers servant" &c 'nsi7
was an escort OF - Of the Mormon Battalion.
Col Fremont brought with bin nineteen Of the iopo-
ersrhea party taken from Missouri, In l-i9; number
OF these the Captains and other cieers Of inc
California Battalion .
CI Mason IL, Dragons was lef, si Monterey, Gov
eroor aud Comnauderin- Chief; there was every in1i
cation OF pescesbe subssion II there was any exceP
;op il arose from the resiessness Of the American pop
uation North Of Monterey under the military govern
meni 10 which they necessarily were SUBJECT eqaaAy
with the citizens Of the country o. their adoption
Gen X. had returned 70 Monterey bat few Day pre-
yOus hisdepsriure, IRON VISIT 70 Los hhselos .4s
found there that the reports OF the approach u an ay
under Gen Pustamene. which mad long kept the native
upyuiation Ia excierneut were dying away. The time
Of the Mormon Battalion, stationed there ana ~ SAn
Diego expired the 6h o: July when the land forces
In California would consis Of Col Stevenson regiment
one cor5uapy Of dragons (at Angels aud one OF sht
artillery At Monterey An expectation Was entertained
hat shout 100 al the Mormon BsslicE would reen'er
tbs service. .
one II the last acts Of Gen Kearbey 10 order that
IL Col Barton should proceed By sea 10 Lower Csior
MA eud tke possession OF tha. teTrory-iney would
dlsembsrk At La Pa.
Ia the harbOr Of Monterey we're anchored the ships Of
ys~ Col 1T bus Congress PJrtsnouth Warren and Erie
and s,oreshiys Lexington and Dse, Commodore bldde
Cou,manoerin.C hief on board the Columbus Com.
-bririak with the Independence and Cyene we're IN the
Gulf bockadiog tbs ports OF Gusynas anc Mazstan II
was uudersoof that G. m ;. would return 10 Monterey
la July and relieve Com Bidde In the contnsn5 ot the
Pacific squsdron when the latter would sal TOT nome ID
rnsr. xss colder weather in March, 10 California,
than he'd been experienced there for twenty years Be
fore reaching Suffers the party we're forced 70 swim
four or FIVE mountain torrents, swollen % the inein
snny 10 the breadth OF ryert-'ne baggage ana proFi
sops were crossed IL skin boats made upon the spot
Their progress WA slew and most soorious ana naz'
srdous and OF the officers Major Cooke ios, oy al
upset save saddle sud blanket DIS enure ount even 10
papers snd specie.
The las, rancho was left on the 18th Of June On the
2st they crossed the main ridge OF the Sierra SeFads
hiding thirty FIVE miles chiefly over fnOw from I'VE 10
twenty I'VE feet deep under which water was running
ana at many places 10 deep torrents ON this side they
buried the OF those who lost their lives IN the
horrible disasters which there bee party Of last year
emigrants.
On the eastern slope. they were forced TO pass track
less Of black rock by the Irueky COR salmon
Trout river. In the narrow pass. The ROAD tmsde 10
Autumn) very frequently crosses II some OF its email
branches presented. beside a swimming deep torrent
hundreds OF yards of dangerous bog and mire On TIL.
river they visited by the Digger Indiana.
the party nearly out of provisions Of all sort
when they the frs, emil at the Falls Of Snake
River. CLewis's Fork % miles beyond Fort Hall Tney
passed by that trading poet tbs 18th OF July On
Bear River they obtained recruit Of horses and mules
from the Snake Indians.
The party came The new rOsd-about fifty miles With
out water from Green River 70 Big sandy Beside
some companies who went round by Brdgers Fort
they met shout $40 wagons Of emigrsots all nearly
all bound to Oregon. The ast w-ro met between the
forth Fork OF Platte and Sweet Water on the 25h OF
July they believed 10 be- aud considered them
selves late to reach Oregon and spoke vi passing the
Winter Fort Brdger They left 81 Joseph about the
9th Of June.
At Fort Lsrsne the psr,y found many lodges of n
oux who quite friendly. They left that iortOn the
81 inst Nextdsy they met six hundred and eighty tive
wagons OF MOrmOns. who were advancing very sOw y
in parties OF hly-ihey had come all the way by the
the Great Salt Lske and this they assert s TO be the
final resting place OF their people. Incredible numbers
of buiaoes passed through for several days
the Junction Of the Plates. No Indians en-
countered after this time.
The party was only sixtysx days from the settle
ments OF California Fort Leayenworh. and made not
days siop-sverssiDs for the last ftyse days 81
miles: whole distance 81 200 miles.
We also learn that on their arrival at Fort Lesven-
worth Col. Fremon. arrested BY Gen. kearney aud
ordered to Washington.