Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-20


them been protested to the of and is that
subject be doubled consequence and he him
self liable to be sued for the whole J
Ansoer. do not remember Of telling him as stated in the
question: do know this time that his drafts have been
protested.
Question Did he not Immediately offer the resignation of
his commission in the army, and did you refuse And,
if 50, please state all that passed.
Ans,oe In conversation with him at Monterey think
he did offer resign his commission. told him could
accept it,
Question Did you not tell him that his resignation should
not lie your table moment
Anscer have the recollection of having told
him SO.
Question You testified yesterday follows He then
told that perhaps had COL Mason there to take advan
tage of unguarded expression of his The reply
offensive, and told him that could hardly believe
that he would into my quarters and intentionally insult
He made reply did he what the object Of
his remark was" Now, did he not reply that he had
not come to insult you
Ans,oer. have recollection of his having told me
Question. Was not his offer resign made after that
Ans,oer. His offer resign made some time during
the conversation and presume have been subsequent
to the above remarks.
Question Did you not express great satisfaction when
Lieut. Col. Fremont said he would obey you
Lieut. Col Fremont that greatly gratfed that he had
concluded to obey my orders.
| Question Did you not Immediately AFTER viz on the god
of March, send Col Mason Los Angeles with the follow
ing order "Ths will be handed to you by Col Mason LIST
dragons, who goes to the southern district clothed by me
with full authority give such orders and instructions upon
all matters, both civil and military, in that section of
country he may deem proper and necessary. Any in
suctons he may give you will be considered coming
from myself" Is this the ORDER and is that order already
set forth in these proceedings
/ Ans,rer. This is my writing, and thiss my letter.
The whole letter read, (under general rule of the
Court but the first paragraph alone referred in the
question.
! sHEADaUARTERs 10TH MILITARY DErT,
| Monterey, California, March %, ls47.
"SR his will be handed to by Col Mason LIST Dra
goons who goes the southern district clothed by with full
authority give such orders and instructions upon all
both civil and military in that section of country he
deem proper and necessary Any instructions he give
! you will be considered as coming from myself
81 deem proper suggest that should there be at
the Pueblo unsettled demands against the CO.
vernment incurred by your orders approval which
may have already auencatedand completed for the
ton of the dsbursng officers that you at do it
may be necessary you proceed from here Washington
city, and should there be of the party which accompanied
biographical Department. you will them to to this
place. that they be returned home and discharged and be
of further expense the United States unless they prefer
being discharged at once in this country.
n twelve days after you have embarked the volunteers
/ San Pedro, desire you in this place
! Every respectfully, your obedient servant,
! sS. w. KEARNY,
/" Brig. General and Governor Of California
stLeut. j. C. Fremont, Regt of Mounted Riemen Com
manding Battalion California Volunteers, Ciudad de los
| Angeles"
Question Did you yourself go to Los Angeles time
| after ! And, if so, when
Ans,oer. went to Los Angeles and arrived there the
9th of May, ls47.
Question What was the state Of affairs you found exist
Al "A
growing the execution of your orders Col Mason
Did you find duel impending with doubled baeled guns
and buckshot cartridges, the weapons selected by Colonel
Mason
The question being objected TO, Lit. Col Fremont stated
that it belonged class leading point which he
sdered material but with the permission of the Court he
would pass day, turning other branches Of the
examination and be prepared present his in writing
| for this and other questions to the same point
The room was cleared for deiberaton
When it was opened the Judge Advocate stated that the
Court had decided that the Of the question
not relevant the ISSUE and that the question should
be put.
Question. Did you not the 18th January write to Com
Stockton as aGovernor of California and commanding the
United States forces I" And this copy of that
letter /"
| Ans,oer My command at Los Angeles the 18th jan
uary composed of about five hundred sailors and Marines
besides about sixty Dragons and few volunteers who Rad
accompanied from San Diego As very large proper
ton of the command consisted of sailors and marines made
but few movements with them without consulting Com.
Stocktons wishes This is copy Of my letter of that date
The letter read as follows
"HrApauARrEus ARMY THE Wrsr,
sCiudad de los Aageles, Jan. Is, ls47.
ssSrR fear, from the armslce which this morning
saw signed by Lieut. Col Fremont and semitic me by you,
that our countrynen under Colonel Fremont entirely ig
of being here that they embarrassed IN their
and further fear that unless something Is done
at once inform them of the state OF affairs her, that
they may capiulate and retire to the upper country.
o avoid serious evil advise and oiier to take one
half of this command from $50 800 men, and march at
/ once to form a junction with 1t Col Fremont
every respectfully. your obrdient servant,
as w KEARNY, Brig General
Soon. r. F. STocKToS,
aGovernor Of California comg U D. forces
Question In your testimony Wednesday last you say
that you never heard Of Com Sokions comforting COM
mission on Lieut. Col Fremont further hanhaving appoint
ed him military commandan Of California" Now, not
copies of these papers, describing him as Maor Free
mont" officially made by you from those furnished to by
Com Stockton at San Diego And they not filed in the
War Department by you since your return from California
and after your arrival in this city in September last
Ans,cer (Afer reading the papers) think that CO.
pies of these papers furnished by Com Stockton
\ The papers were read follows
4 uc,rn,n 3 los ANgrrys ARA. %. 1876