Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-09

copies oil all their reports in which Lieut.. Colonel
Fremont OF The California battalion are mention
ed or referred 10; also copies Of all cUlnmunca-
tons from lhcin or either ui them, which show
the nature and extent oil powers which they the
said naval cuuiinaaGc.s, actually exercised in
California; also copies oil Inc joint proclamation
oil Commodore Shubrick and General Kcaruy in
set ing The boundaries oi power in California be-
tween themselves; also copy Of Gen. kearny's
proclamation a, Inc same time; also copy OF The
orders TO Gen. Keafny 10 proceed 10 California
and copy Of The orders, il any, 10 proceed from
California 10 Mexico; and copy OF the orders
il any, which related 10 Lieut.. Colonel Ffcmon's
movements ia or iiom California; and copy Of
The orders, i!any, by which Gen Kearny brought
| Eon:e TO he United States lie topoera phcal par.
~ formerly undcr Tie command oi Lieut.. Colonel
Fremont, when Brcvet Captain oi Topogra phi
/ cal Engineer
"Another main branch OF the defence will 90
| 10 impcach ihc Elolives OF the prosecutor b.
| showing his ac!s and conduct towards me during
rcriud @! six months and twenty one dayH OF
tine and over distance G abou, thee thousand
miles If travelling and for that purpose 10 avail
myself Of ali Ike tights oil cross-eSaninltion OF
the rross aGor ana his Witnesses as vel as Of
! ir ,.irscl examination # my own.
"'This is sufficient to give general idea OF the
main branches OF The defence, and will enable The
Judge Advocate and the CuuIl The beucr 10 IN
dcrsian! III, dr and relevancy ot questions and
he efscl Of answers; and, III my opinion, will
be convenience 10 them. The plea OF mol gull
iy gives no notice OF Inc Intended defence: special
pleas are discouraged, ard this statement Is in
tended 10 give ihe notice which the plea Of not
guilty wiIhhoids."
The crcss-examinaion then commenced. In
reply 70 questions by Col. Fremont! Gen. kear.
ny stated liza, he formed the design o! arreslipg
Gel. F., shortly [perhars week. after receiving
F's letter OF Jan. l7-thaI he communicated said
design 10 F.. at Fort Leavcnwor,t on line 22d Au-
gust, when he arrested him--,iat he wrote 10 Col
Benton in May from Los Angeles, telling him
that the conduct Of Lieut. Col. Fremont had been
in opposition 10 his [k.'sl orders aud 10 those OF
TIE War Department. and telicacy prevented
him (Il) from saying further to Col. y. IN the |
sntjact-ihal he did not consider il obsa-
tory IN him land he did not 10 give The same in
formation 10 Col. F. who was lhea a, Los Angeles
that he met an express on the Del More, sen,
fom California By Commodore Stockton and
Lieut.. Col. Fremont, on his way with dispatches
for Washington, but received no information from
The express which Induced him 10 depart from |
Information WHICH induced him 10 make some
changes there, bat ;hese were predicted on his !
own oT.'tiS To-, on The orders OF others.
In consequence al Information received ny hin |
from that express, he len on the Del Nol,c in New
Mexico Two hundred Dragons, which lie had
previously determined 10 take with him 10 Cali |
il!nia. lie started from Santa Fe 10 California |
with 'hec hundred dragons; leaving instructions
behind him for The Mormon battalion and |
rad ~ uui.r (,1n'a.r
Hudson 10 follow him The Company was 10 |
be under the command OF Capt. Hudson; the bat
talon and he whole was As ne thought, 10 be I'M
der the command oil Capt. Hen.
The amount ci force which he (k.) intended
10 take with him fore meeting The express, was
The 800 dragons; aud these lole followed " ihe
Mormon battalion, Of which he had received no
written report a 10 lis Numbers, bnI which he
presumed would average about l.c hundred men;
besides a company OF volunteers under Captain
hudson HIGH he presumed, would be about 80
strong.
The lorce he carried with him was 100 dfa-
cuuns Tie Mormon ba!alicr lo.ri:e! wiih
Capt. Illusions company, would he itom $50 10
5sO. His llect in proceeding 10 California was
10 comply wita The instructions he had received
tom tie War Department. The express was
Nr. Carson, who. al The fTs; was "e:y unwilling
10 'e!nin with K he (Car.on) being ccsirrns 81
E!b.-'uihS " ~ " lth'Al icL''s
{ mmunicarons 10 Thai place which he had re-
ccived from Lieut.. Col. Fremont and Com
oiodorc Stockton. lie told X. that he hal
pledged himself these COMMUNICATIONS should be
received in Washington IL. al last persuaded
him To return with him, by telling him he would
-cnd in his place IS bearer Of those dispatches
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, who was an old fiient Of Lieut..
Col. Feiaont. and hadravrlltd great sal with
him. Mr.. Carson, on That, was perfectly satisfied,
III \, y
Thai h. was 10 convey back dispatches 10 Lieut..
Col. Fremont and Com. Stockton. lie tod K.
lhal lhey had asked him 10 return; bu, he had
To! consented 10 do so and he has since told *.
,ha: he would not have returned. He (k) was
aiming II APP roach Inc lower part OF Upper Cali
iorna and he was first met b. i detachment
tom Com Stockton not tar from what is called
WaEer's ranch" or Agna Coiiemfs, (tlol
Sptinas.) Com. Stockton was then al San Diego.
When h. met thal detachment, he was about
81 miles from San Diego. II was detachment
OF volunteers under Cap. Gillespie, of about 20
or 80 S'rung. |, was sen, TO him, (k.) II came
lrom Com. ST. cktou, 10 give him information 81
The state o. Affairs in that par' Of CalifnFnia-
Along with Capt. Gillespie was Niishipman
Beais, and no other officer, as he (k. )rcoiec.s.
There was 4 - Rousseau whether 1T belong
e. 10 he navy cr ~, h. did nnI remember. The
de'achmant continued with K. on his march 10
San DIEGO. After getting 10 which place ne had
an action with The Caliicrnians. l. WAS Al san
PasGual. The force oft!c CalIloraians ne c1uli
not know. tie ai'erward, heart that il amounI-
en- 10 lG0 men. lie subsequently, heard il was
iauch larger. The American iotce consisted 81
dyasoon. AMI ynunccrs, numbering ahou' sd
Tic la lance d: he commaai was lri n.eF Ma
jor Swords 10 rrc!sc' liz baggage.
Lieut.. Col. Fremont then pu The following
oua.,ion H. Ian
"D;d yen lose cannon in that action; and
was iiecovered, and by whoal'
The Prcsjcn. OF The Court thought these qles-
tons were taking too wide a range. Lieut. Col.
Fremont hclrs ASKED by the Court what was The
object and relevancy Of The questions he was put
ting, replied TIA, he would prefer having until The
ne1lday 10 prepare his reply 10 This nerrosatofy
and then Inc Court 2 jonrhsd.
In publishing The following, wc take occasion
10 "dclne our own position" We EEL the more
called on 10 do so, that We have heard that
Gen. Ayeu [whom We are proud 10 call our
riendl took occasion in the discussion in King
" lillian to complain Of lhe course q The Ehqu-
rer, in attempting 10 farther The election OF Mr.
Harwcod, the 'kinsman Of The editors" Now