Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-25
TWO MONTHS LATER FROM OR
ECON AND CALIFORNIA. ~

via Telegraph, at GAINESVILLE, The. following
interesting news: ssSE.''.
Messrs. Shaw and Bolde1. arrived atsS!.
Louis on Thursday of last week, direct
| from Oregon, having slefilhes frontier set
Elements on the 5rh Of M ay, and made the
"Trip to 81. JosepIl's 10 eighly.tff days.
The party met with little difficulty on
the route. The various parties of femisrants
to Oregon and California wete making ra-
pid progress. Davidson aud his company
were met at the Big Sandy, andiwo other
companies al Green River. ~
The Mormuns with their immense train
Of wagons, were met near the Forks OF
Platte River on their route to- California,
and their rulers, the Twelve Apostles" /"
as they are called, were met at Fort
Bridges. Ii was understood lha,'ihe Nor
mons would moi proceed this season fur
lher than Sal, Lake.
AT Fort Hall, Messrs. Shaw. and Thomp-
son met Samuel Brauson, aud from him
they obtained news from California down
to the 25th Of May. 80 al.e
Lieut.. Col. Fremont had been arrested
for disobedienee of orders by Gen. Kear-
aey, and had been ordered home.in the u.
States TO take;his trial belorea Court Mar
tial. This difficulty grew5out: ofsthe i'll
feeling and contradictory movements OF
General kearuey and Com. Stockton, and
the question Of authority which existed be-
tween them. 1t was announced some days
ago, by Col. Russell. who came with des.
patches, that Gen. Kearney was abou, to
arrest Col. Fremont. aud have him hung
as a rebel. Nobody, of course, believed
the laller parl Of the statement; bul The
arrest of Fremont proves that the quarrel
between Gen. Kearney and Com. Stock
ton was more serious than was at first ap-
pretended.
Com. Stockton had left, aud was on his
way home.
The American fleet was off Lower Cal
ifornia engaged against MazalIan, Acapul-
co and other towns in that quarter. The
troops had all beeu ordered TO concentrate
iu The same direction. There is no detail
given of the contemplated movements, but
il is doubtless TO enforce the blockade pro.
claimed by Com. Biddle.
Gen. Kearncy was about to leave Cali
fornia and expected TO reach The STATES in
the month Of September.
The affairs Of California generally ap-
pear 10 be in very unsettled condition.
Messrs. Shaw aud Thompson learned
from Brannon additional details Of the; sui.
ferings experienced by the parties OF emf.
grants which failed 10 reach California be
fore the last winter came upon Them. They
add 70 the horrors Of previous accounts
sevenly-ive perished from cold and expo.
sure 10 tie snow aud from Starvation I! The
survivors were reduced TO the dreadful al.
lernalive Of subsisting upon Ibel dead bu.
dies OF their companions!
The whole Reed family, iaeconnecloh
with that Of Dunnor,s reach 9lhe .snilcI,s
settlement in safety after enduring ificre-
dible sufferinss:
Com. Drake, Of the British ship Mo-
deste. is on his way 10 the Uuiled States,
overland, with small party. He will
probably be attacked by the Pawnees.
IN connection with the horrid suferings
of the California emisrants, The Republl'
can has the following
Among lie lumber Of This unfortunate
party was miscreant, by the name Of
Keysborg, who left the States in Col. Rus
sells company. He had wife with him,
and conlrived, al the extremity Of their
sulIerings, to send her to the California sci.
Elements, when relieved by persons who
went oul to aid them. This villain re-.
mained behind TO rob the dead and living
Of their properly.
A family by the name of Donner, of
Springfield. Ill.,, was robbed by him Of
about $4,000, which he cached along with
other spoiIs. He was suspected, threaten
ed. and finally preparations were made to
hang him up, aud then he disclosed The
places where the money was found. To
add to The enormity oI his offences he is
said 10 have boasled of having lived, fur a
time, upon the dead body of Mrs. Donner.
even when provisions were within his
reach. Other enornilies are told of his
devil incarnale, bul he survived them all,
and was employed in the army at the last
accounts.