Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-01-13

Gen. Kearney of the embarkation of Steven
sons California Regiment at N. York.
Nov. 8, 1916, letter from General Scott t.
Gen. Kearney. Gen. Scott says in regard t.
the civil Government:
As guide to the civil government of U Cal
ifornia, IN our hands, see the letter of June the
Sd. (last,) addressed to you by the Secretary o
War. You will not, however, formerly declare
the province to be annexed. Permanent incor-
poration Of the territory must depend ON the
government of the United States.
After occupying, with our forces, all neces-
sary points in Upper California, and establish
ing temporary civil government therein, as
well as assuring yourself of its internal tran
guilty and the absence of any danger of recon
guest on the part of Mexico, you may charge
Col. Mason, United States lst dragons, the
bearer of this open letter, or land officer next
in rank to your own, with your several duties,
and return yourself, with sufficient escort of
troops, to St. Louis, Missouri. But the BODY
of the United States dragons that accompanied
you to California will remain there until further
orders.
en- to the different Commodores in the Pacific,
Sloat, Stockton and Shubrck is comprised in
the following letter and extract.
UNITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, MAY ID, 1916.
Commodore: BY my letter of the 18th inst,
forwarded TO you through different sources, IN
duplicate, OF which copy is enclosed, you were
informed of the existing state of waf between
this Government and the Republic OF Mexico,
hoo dat.
june 24th, lS4i, in reference to such a coniin-
gency, and directed to .'carry into effect the Or
,iers then communicated with energy and promp-
titude, and adopt such other measures for the
protection of the persons and interests the
rights and the commerce of the citizens Of the
United States, as your sound judgment may
deem to be required
transmit you herewith, by the hands OF
Mldshipman McRae, whom you will employ on
your station, file of papers containing the
Presidents message and the proceedings of Con-
gress relative to the existing state of war with
Mexico. The President, Ivy authority of Con
gress, has made proclamation OF war between
the United States and Mexico. You will find
a copy ofthe proclamation in the papers enclo
sed. =
You will hencelorth exercise all the rights
that belong to you as commander-in-chief of
beligerent squadron.
You will consider the most important public
object to be to take and hold possession of San
Francisco: and this you will do without fail
You will also take possession of Mazatlan
and of Monterey, one or both, as your force viii
permit.
If information received here is correct, you
can establish friendly relations between yonr
squadro. and the inhabitants of each OF these
three places.
Guymas is also good harbor, and is believ-
ed to be defenceess. You will Judge about at
tempting it.
When you cannot take and hold possession
of town, you may establish blockade, II you
have the means to do it efiectually, and the pub
lie interest shall require it.
With the expression of these views, much is
left to your discretion as to the selection OF the
points of attack, the ports you will seize, tne
ports which you will blockade, and as to the
order of your successive movements.
A connexion between Califo- mia, and even
Sonora, and the present Government ofMexico
is supposed scarcely to exist. You will, as
opportunity offers, cJnciliate the confidence of
the people in California, and also in Sonora,
towards the Government of the United States:
and you will endeavor to render their relations
with the United States as intimate and as friend
ly as possible.
1t is important that you should hold possess
sion at least of San Francisco, even while you
encourage the people to neutrality, self-govern-
lnent, and friendship.
You can readily conduct yourself in such a
manner as viii render your occupation of San
Francisco and other ports benefit to the in
habitants.
Commodore Biddle has left, or will soon leave
China. Ifoccasion offers, you will send letters
for him to our agent at the Sandwich Islands:
conveying to him the wish of the Department
that he should appear, at once, of California or
Sonora.
You will inform the Department, by the ear
liest opportunity, Of those ports which you
blockade. You will notify neutrals of any dec
laIation of blockade you may make, and give TO
it all proper publicity. Your blockade must be
strict, permitting only armed vessels oil neutral
Powers to enter; but to neutrals already in the
ports you will allow twenty days to leave
them.
The frigate ''Potomac'' and sloop Saratoga"
have been ordered to proceed as soon as posi-
bic into the Pacific; and Captain Aulick in the
Potomac, and Commander Shubrick in the Sa-
ratoga, directed to report to you at Mazatlan, or
wherever else they may find your forces. You
will do well, u occasion offers, to send orders to
Callao and Valparaiso, lnstructing them where
to meet you.
Other reinforcements will be sent you as the
exioencies of the service may require.
You will communicate with the Department
as often as you can, and you will, ifpracticable,
send messenger with dispatches across the
country to the Del Norte, and so to Washing
ton.
Very respectfully, your obedent serv't,
GEORGE BANCROFT.
Commodore John d. Sloat,
Com. u. S. naval forces in the Pacific.
Secretaryof the Many to Commodore Shubr'cs.
Navy DEPARTMENT, August u, 1916.
Commodore: The United States being IN a
state Of war by the action of Mexico, it is de-
sired by the prosecution of hostlities 10 hasten
the return of peace, and to secure it on adyanta-
peors conditions For this purpose. orders