The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-13
Two Months Later.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

mons From California 10 .May 25-C oloae
Fremont arrested for Disobediencc of Orders
and sent home for Trial-.Horemenf Of III,
Pacific Squadron Return of Keaney ana
Stockton- Sufcrings Of Emigrants Canni
balism and Starvation Com Drake, IL. ~.
Coming Overland.
THE OREGON TREATY UNPOPULAR
Among the passengers last night on board
the Tributary, from ST. Joseph's, says the ST.
Louis Republican of the 5th instant, were
Messrs. Shaw and Boldcr, direct from Oregon
They left the frontier settlement of that coun-
try on the 5lh Of May, and arrived at st. Jo-
seph's on the 9Th ult., having made the trip
in eighty three days. The company 10 which
they were attached was composed Of nineteen
persons, three or four of whom stopped on the
route. They met with lillle difficulty on the
route. except from the Pawnees, who levied
contributions upon Them, in the shape of
clothes, tobacco, a few mules. SC. Their dan.
ger might have been more serious, had it not
been for the intervention of an old chief, who
gave them the protection Of forty Of his war
riors for fifteen miles race, and then deemed
their services of sufficient value to enforce a
further contribution.
These gentlemen inform us, that the emi
grants to California and Oregon were making
very handsome progress, being some twenty
five days ahead Of the lime usually occupied
by the cmigrants. One company, Davidson's,
was met al Big Sandy, and two at Green IGv-
er. The Mormons, with six hundred and sew
enty six wagons, were met al the forks OF the
Platte, on their route TO California. The 1tcetve
Apostles, as they arc called were at Fort Bid
ger, and ii was understood thai the Mormons
would not proceed, this season, further than
the neghborhood of the Salt Lake. AL the
emigrants. as we have said, were getting along
very well. '.a.,
AT Fort Hall, these gentlemen met with Mr..
Samuel Brannan, and four others, who had
arrived there for the purpose Of plotting the
emigrants on the route 10 California, From,
Nh. Branhan, who is described as the editor
Of the California Star" they obtained infor-
nation up to the 9th of May; the most i'm
portant OF which is, that Colonel Fremont had
been placed under arrest by General kearny,
for disobedience of orders, and ordered TO the
| United States for trial. He either had left, or
would leave Immediately, for the States Com
modore Stockton was also on his way home
The American fleet was engaged in operations
against Maza,lan, Acapulco, and other towns
in Lower California. and the troops had been
ordered in the same direction. Gen. Kearny,
it was understood, would leave for California
i'll time to reach home in September. Things
were not in very quiet or settled condition.
Messrs. Shaw and Bolden add, if possible,
to the horror of the accounts heretofore receiv
ed in relation TO the sulierings Of the emigra-
Ting parties which failed TO reach California
last winter. Seventy three of them persisted in
The snow, and from famine, and the living
survived only by feasting on their dead com
panions. Among the number of this unlortu-
nate party was a miscreant, by the name oil
Keysberg, who left the States in Col. Russell's
company. He had a wife with him, and
conlrivcd, at the extremity Of their sufferings,
to send her to the California Settlements, when
relieved by persons who went out to aid them.
This villain remained behind TO rob the dead
and living of their property. A family of the
name of Bonner, OF Springfield, Illinois, was
robbed by him of about $4,000, which he hid
along with other spos. lie was suspected,
threatened, and finally preparations were made
10 hang him up, and then he disclosed the
places where the money was 10 be found. To
add to the enormi,y of his Offences, he is said
TO have boosted OF having lived, for a time,
upon the dead body of Mrs. George Bonner,
even when provisions were within his reach.
Other enormilies are told of this devil incarnate,
but he survived them all, and was employed
in the army a, the last accounts. The whole
of the family of Reeds, connexions of the
Donners, had reached Suffers settlement in
safety, after enduring almost incredible suffer.
ngs. ..@..: -....
1t was the expectation Of these gentlemen
to be accompanied from Oregon by Commodore
Drake, of the British ship Modesto, Mr.. John
J. Campbell, and perhaps others. But as they
failed to meet them at the time appointed, al,
Fort Hall, this party travelled slowly, in the
hope Of being overtaken by them. This they
did not do; and they are probably some fifteen
days behind. As the party is small, the Paw
nees may, il is feared, deal roughly with them,
should they be met by them.
A Vicious HoRsE.-Our readers will re-
collect the horrible occurrence near Bng-
hamton, New York, last spring, of man
being torn to pieces by vicious horse
This same animal is now owned by MIR.
Thomas Caferty, in the east part of Oswe-
60, aud on S turday last he attacked and
came near killing boy, ID years of age,
in the employ Of Mr.. CaAerty. While
leading him through the gateway, the horse
suddenly seized the boys arm whilst he
piled his fore feet with fearful vigor. After
a struggle of about fifteen minutes, the boy