Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-04

| "CherIshlng confident belief that you
must, on reflection concur with me, in think
ing that at this juncture any move calcula.
ted 10 weaken me, or embarrass, must be
'nexpedient and improper, trust a frank
negative answer from you will ds.ipate nv
doubt, and admonsh me that the inquiry
have made was altogether unnecessary"
6. lie made a deed Of instrument, in
writing, claiming TO he Governor Of Califor-
nis, whereby he promised that The Govern.
ment Of the U. S. would pay TO Francis
Temple $4,000, for White Island.
7. Col. F. was officially informed by
Com. Shubrick, under date Of Feb. %,
that Gen. kearney was the commanding
military officer in California, and invested
by the President with the Administrative
functions OF government, over the people
and territory; that on the lth Of March,
he received the int circular issued bv Com.
Shubrick and Gen. kearney, in which Gen.
*. Is proclaimed Governor OF California;
and that on the / lth Of March, he received
an order from zen. kearney, directing him
to muster the California battalion into the
U. ). service under the laws passed by Con.
gress on May 18th and June 18th, 1916,
and 10 conduct those who declined TO be
! thus mustered into Verbs Buena, ria Mon.
terey, and that Col. Cooke was placed in
command Of the southern district. Not
wihstand'ng, on the 18th Of March, he (Col
~ issued an order to Capt. Owens, 10
which, after mentioning his contemplated
absence Tor fifteen or twenty DAYS on a
visit 10 the northern district. he directed the
captain 10 continue with the entire battal-
ion al San Gabriel, to obey no orders save
his own, to turn over the public arms, &C.,
o no corps wlthou. his (Col. F.'s) special
order. &c. In obedience to which order
from Col. Fremont, said Owens did, at
C,udad de los Angeles, on the 81 Of March,
| 047, refuse 10 submit TO the authority of
Lieut.. 7. ST. G. Coke, appinted IN the
rioresaid department orders bv Brig Gen.
kearney TO command the district in which
his battalion was stationed: did refuse to
surrender to said Lieut.. Col. Cooke or 10
permit said Lieut.. Col. Cooke TO take DOS.
session Of two howtzers, brought BY the
l st dragons from Fl. Leavenwor,h and
then at San Gabriel; which said mu,iny and
resistance Of lawful authority by said Capt.
Ovens was by the Indictment and positive
orders as aforesaid bv Ii. ]. c. Fremont;
Notwithstanding he, Col Fremont. had off.
cay informed Capt. Turner, at Pueblo de
los Angeles, on the 18Th OF March, l847,
hat he would obey and execute the said or
ders of Brig. Gen. Kearney, TO wit: 10Th
Military Department Order No. 9, dated
March l., I847.
8. He refused to obey the order 10 march
his battalion to Yerba Buena, answering
Col. Cooke in writing, through ''N. II. Rus
sell, Secretary Of State" that every mem.
her Of the battalion declined 10 be muster
I'd into service under the orders given by
Gen. X, and tina: he considered il unsafe
to discharge the battalion at that time, as
rumors Of another instruction were rife.
9. On the 2lst of March. he issued al
order, signing himself Governor OF Califor-
MIA, to the Collector OF San Pedro, requir.
ing him 10 receive government paper for
custom house dues.
10. On the Gath OF JAM, he ordered
Court Martial 10 be held at Los Angeles,
proclaiming himself Military Commander.
Chief Of California he published gener.
a! order next day, assuming the same title;
on the 9th, he approved, as Governor, the
proceedings Of said Court Martial; and on
the 18th OF Feb, he accepted, nv general
order. several designations OF officers in the
California battalion.
II. He failed TO obey the verbal order
given to him by General X, on the Goth of
March, to repair to Monterey, and repeated
in writing, as follows: remaining a, Los
Angeles until the OF May, when the same
orders were again given verbally by Gen.
kearney:
MONTEREY CALIFORNIA,
March %, l847.
"SIR: This will be handed to YOU by Col,
Mason, Is, Dragons, who goes 10 the south.
ern district, clothed by me with full author.
ity to give such orders and instructions in
that section of the country as he may deem
proper and necessary. Any instructions he
may give TO you will be considered as com.
ing from myself.
ii deem it proper 10 suggest TO you that,
should there be al the Pueblo any unsettled
accounts or demands against the Govern
menl, incurred by your orders or approval,
which you may not have already auihent-
Gated and completed for the action of the
disburslng officers, you at once do so, as it
may be necessary for you 10 proceed from
here 10 Washington city, and should there
be any OF the party which accompanied you
from Missouri still with YOU. and under paw
from the Typographical Department, YOU
will cause them to come TO this place, that
they may be returned home, and dischar-
ged, and be OF no further expense TO the U.
States, unless they prefer beng discharged
at once in this country.
SIN twelve days after you embarked the
volunteers al San Pedro, desire TO see YOU
10 this place."