The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-05-04
HEAP QUARTERS. Ciudad de los
Angeles. January II. 1917.

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The commander-in-chief c~ongratulates
the officers and men of the Southern d.
vision Of the United States forces in Ca
~lifornia on the brilliant victories obtained
By them over the enemy OF the 9Th and
9th instant, and on once more taking pos
session Of the "Ciudad de los Angeles"
He takes the earliest to com
mend their gallantry and good conduct,
both in the battle fought on the 9Th inst.
On the banks of the Rio San Gabriel
and on the 9th instant on the plains oil
the Mesa
The steady courage of The troops in
forcing their passage across The "Rio San
Gabriel" where officers and men were
alike employed in dragging the guns
through the water against the galling fire
Of tie enemy without exchanging a shot.
and their gallant charge up the banks
against the enemy's cavalry, has perhaps
never been surpassed; and the cool deter
minalion with which, in the battle of the
9Th, they repulsed the charge Of cavalry
made by the enemy at the same time on
their froat and rear, has extorted the adj
miralion of the enemy, and deserves the
best thanks of their c~ountrymen.
r. +. STOCKTON, Governor and
COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the Ter.
of California.
We also copy the following paragraphs;
The PRosPEcT.-We do not appre-
bend another outbreak in California
The last is a lesson that will not be soon
forgotten. 1t was started-b by a few rest
less spirits, and through adventures rail-
lied itself up into quite a formidable mass.
But it is all over now, and those engaged
in it are returning 10 their homes. No
violent measures have been taken with
them. They have had their frolic and
fight, and that seems pretty much all they
wanted.
14e friends Of order and all who are
interested in the soil are in favor of our
flag. they do o wish to go back to
Mexico. They desire 10 sec California
a territory of the United States, and at
length a member Of the glorious Confede-
racy. We can assure our friends at
home and our Government at Washing
ton that if they wish to haul down our
flag here it went stay hauled down. II
will go up again in twenty-four hours; as
it waves now it will continue 10 wave
when they who read this are in their
graves.
Politicians and diplomatic fu~nctionaries
may dispose of California on paper as
they please. They may surrender her to
Mexico, but she will not be surrendered.
She holds her destiny in her own hands,
and goes with her whole heart for union
with the United States. A few who have
lost Office by a change of flag may, as
they have done. oppose it, but they will
be overpowered by the mass of those
who are Interested in the soil. We have
all the intelligence, industry, and enter
prise Of California with us.
D~EPARTuRE OF TIL DALE.-The Uni
ted States sloop-oEwar Dale leaves to-day
for Panama, where she Hand her COM
mander, w. w. Mexican, Esq, whose
health compcls his return home. We
part with him with no little fe~luctance.-
Still we know it IS his duty t. return
1t is apparently the only means Of saving
his life, and even this may fail.
The United States ship Lexington,
Theodore Bailey, commander, with Uni.
red States troops, arrived at Monterey on
the es'h January.