Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-09-15
GEN. KEARNEY AND COL. FREMONT.

A California correspondent of the New York
Tribune writes, from Santa Barbara, Nav 25th:
''You doubtless hear much at home of The diff
culties that have existed between Cen Kearney
Col. Fremont and Com. Stockton; they originated
in this way: The Commodore had co-operated
with Fremont IN the conquest of the country, and
as ranking officer. assumed the responsibility of ap,
pointing Col. II. Governor. Col. +. continued to
hold this situation after Gen. X 3 arrival, and was
sustained by the Commodore, who ranked the Gen
erai' and SAID ne had the right 10 appoint Governor
any person he saw proper. This was all very pro-
per (probably) if Col. +. had not been inferior
oflcer, and this of procedure had about the
same effect upon the General that it would have
had on the Commodore if one of his Mdshipmen
had, by the President, been placed in command of
the Pacific Squadron. In short time Commo
dores Shubrck aud Biddle Cloth ranking Stockton)
made their appearance the coast and took sides
with the Gen., who assumed the Governorshp of
inc territory, and Com Stockton was ordered to
st. Jago, with the privilege Of going home il he
pleased
During the time that Colonel F. was Governor,
the eXlgencies OF the times required him to press
into service some hundreds of horses, saddles, &c,
belonging to the rancheros, and to appropriate
them and large amount of produce to the use of
MS troops. These he pledged his word as Cover
nor to pay Tor immediately. Before he had time
raj n, who, for some reason, refused to acknowl-
edge any OF them doubtless intending to leave them
to be settled at some future time by commissioners.
thus method OF procedure has very bad effect up
on the people; they now see two Governors to all
Appearances friendly, and their accounts not settled
aud IL reminds them OF two quarrelling lawyers,
when compared to pair of scissors-they cut all
between them. and only appear as though they
would cut each other.
A correspondent of the New York Herald. in a
letter from " Louis, which announces the arrival
there of Col Kemont, has the following statement
touching the dilHeYlty which has resulted in the
arrest of the ColoneN
1t has not yet transprSc> what the specifications
against Coi. Fremont are to be- But ~leafH from
gentleman familiar with the history of the Difficult
Ties, that cowardlce, as well as disobedience of or
ders, is among the general charges. Ii is exceed
lngy doubtful, however, whether the first could
oe sustained, though, as learn, Capt. Falon, one
Of the subordinates of the Colonel, openly charged
him with 1t in California The Colonel is GER
talny lmpetuous and overbearing i'm his department
but there is enough in his brief history to shield
him from the charge of cowardlce
The writer says that Mrs Fremont had met her
husband luckily at the Zanzas landing, where the
boat on which she was passenger touched as Col
+. arrived there. She was on her way TO Fort
Leavenworth TO meet him. The writer thus de-
scEibes the manner ofthe journeying home OF Gen
erai Kearney and Colonel Fremont, which can
hardly be considered on,icuJIe.
am informed by gentleman who accompanied
the return party of Gen. kearney, that the two
rival heroes, the General and the Colonel had no
intercourse, whatever, during their onu overland
travel; In fact, each had his distinct retinue and
though the parties travelled in something like
proximity, they never encamped together, and had
no intercourse whatever. On the arrival of the
TWO parties at Fort Leavenworth, the Colonel was
formally arrested, and ordered to Washington for
,ral, though the same thing had been done before
leaving california This looks though Gen.
kearney doubted his own authority. as Exercised
on the shores of the Pacific