Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-05-01
THE INTELLIGENCE FROM CALIFORNIA.

received II appears that transactions have occurred
in the western theatre Of operations of a more mo-
mentous and extraordinary character than those de-
scribed in Mr. Coltons journal, The following
letter from Major EMORY is published, which seems
to indicate the existence of something very un-
toward:
PANAMA, MARcu Is, ls47.
To tie Editor ofthe Courier and Enquirer;
BY the arrival of the United States ship Dale this
day, am placed in possession Of Tile Californian hra,"
published at Monterey January 2sth, ls47 containing let
dated Ciudad de los Angeles January l4th pupong to
give account Of the battles Of the 9Th and 9th Of January
Many copies OF this paper the mail bag of the Dale,
intended tor circulation IN the United States
The letter in question says: The skill in management and
determined and bravery Of our Commodore (srocK-
roS) gave all the fullest confidence victorious result of
!, this brilliant affair, &c.
II also says 'The success attending the Caifomans in
their fgh, with Capt Mervne at San Pedro, and atervard
with Gen. keamy san Pascual made them very bold ard
arrogant and every OF determined retrieve
~ if possible, the credit Of the American arms
u Now ar, the facts are a. follow: No order of any
ment was IN tho fight OF the sh the 9Th, which
was not given by Geel' REARNr in person. through the
undersigned as his acting adutant general Gen.
kEARSr commanded the troops il battles.
AT the battle of San Pascua which took ',ce one hour
before day. the morning OF the 9th Of December General
KEaRsr attacked, beat and chased miles one hIno,>
and sixty well mounted Cafonans with less than on huu-
dred dragoons emacated by unexamped march The
deserts Of America of more than thousand miles.
! The statements and impuatons in this :" California;
ira are therefore false.
Very respectfully, yours,
| W. II. EMORY,
| Lieutenant Typographical Engineers
On this letter and other matters the " Courier
has the following comment:
"How is it that Com. STocKToN commanded in the pre-
sence Of his senior Gen. KEARNY And above ALL how or
why is that Stockton continues to style himself Governor
and Commander Chief in presence of his military supe-
nor who, according to the official dispatches from Washing
ton, know also the actual Governor of California
Has there been mutiny California If not, how it
make treaty hapu
the country And why has General keany left the capital
to join Commodores Biddle and Shubrick
Rely upon it the whole story is not yet told. There
must have been serious difficulty of some kind would
not find General Kearny fighting subordinate captain
in the navy, who only ranks colonel matter what the
date Of his commission.
"We compelled believe that General Kearny has
been refused the command and that he joins Bdde and Shu
brick 10 enforce his authority"
| The Sun has an account, varying slightly from
the Courers, but no less remarkable. We quote
the following
"When General Kearny his march from Santa
re, ne met an officer and party their way to the United
States with dispatches from Commodore Stockton who in
formed him that the country in quiet siae which in
duced the General to send back part Of his force and
come on with only 100 advance of the rest of his
troops When within eight leagues of San Diego, the
PRISE OF all they were surrounded by the enemy from 800 to
400 strong.
Commodore Stockton for assistance, who San Diego
with about 500 sailors and Marines which being prompt
ly complied with, from not known another
scnger dispatched by the General on the third day.
informed the Commodore that the General was by
the enemy that his little army great Distress and sub
sisting their mules, and that he did receive mme
relief the General would cut his way through the enemy
cost the lives Of his whole party The Commodore then
out force OF $50 $780, and they made their
appearance the cowardly Caornians fed General Keany
then marched 10 San Diego, joined Commodore Stockton and
IA planned the battles of the sh and 9th January, when La Gu
i; dad dc los Angeles a second time taken.
"The General showed his orders, instructions and ap-
modoe Stockton, who Immediately suspended the civil unc-
tons Of the General issued his proclamation Governor
nj and aewa appointed Lieut. Col Fremont Governor Of tho
h. Territory Gen. Kearny informed CON- Stockton that he
M would temporarily submit his assumption OF authority,
b he did not wish this critical period civil war; and
lie after took passage in the Cyane for Monterrey where hs
Commodore Shubrck, who supersedes Commodore Stock
80 ton ) commander. in chief Of the naval forces"
II, The following paragraphs copy from the
Sc Courier:
p "Gen Flores fled 10 Sonora with fifty hundred fol-
y lowers. Gen. Pico off with about hundred to
" threaten Col Fremont. Having twice broken his parole he
could get terms from Gen. Kearny. Pico represented his
force to Col Fremont at four hundred and falsely
presented the battles Of the 9Th and 9Th Under these false
representations Col Fremont made treaty with Don Andres
Gen Kearny embarked on boaj the soop Cyane, Capt.
!, Dupont for Monterey, the 2d or Sd of February.
"Captan Emory has brought with him the results of his
ca oations from Santa Fe TO California with information
which Gen Kearny considered important that Government
should possess Several mines Of gold and copper
ore, rich and easily worked examined and specimens
obtained
cater the death of Capt Moore, Capt. Turner as
signed to the command Of the Dragons.
"The u. ). sloop Dale, Commander VIM w. Mexican,
arrived in the bay Of san Francisco the 18th December
and found there the IT, :. fgae Savannah, Capt Mervne
the v. :. sIoor Warren Com. Hull, and the u. ). soop
Cyane, Com Dupont The Cyane sailed the 18th for
San Diego The Dale sailed the 18th, and arrived at
Monterey the following day On the 30th January the Dale
sailed from Monterey
"On the 9Th February, about thirty miles TO the westward
Of San Diego, spoke the U. $. sloop Portsmouth, CON-
Montgomery, bound San Pedro. Next morning sent a
the harbor Of Diego with dispatches for Com
Stockton. The IT, 5. gatc Congress and the prize schr
Julia lying there The ". $. sloop Cyane and the brig
Maek Adhe had c short time previously the with
Gen keamy board for Monterey, and the latter with
bearer OF dispatches for Panama
"The Dale arrived at Panama the 18th Of MARCH, the
brig Maek Adhc Arrived the day, bringing It, Grey
o. = Navy and Capt Emory of the Engineer Corps with
dispatches
"rhe ships Loo Choo and Susan Drew sailed January
2st from Valparaiso for California with Col Stevensons
regiment Col Mason and It, Morris sailed from Paya for
California the Sd January the stoeshp Erie. The
Erie being light, unable to bear up TO Caao Mr..
Morris and Major Rich left Panama February 18th for Cal
lao, and sailed from thence in the Peble, March lh.
HoRRIBLE MAssAcRE.-The following statement
is copied from Saundcrs's Ne,cs Letter of Dublin
CoaK MAKcn 81, Is47.-I send you a most appalling nc.