Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-13
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said United States
To enable YOU 10 carry into effect foregoing instruction.
YOU are hereby authorized aud required call all officers
under my extend assistance OF money,
men, or property that in your Judgment be necessary fully
in witness whereof have hereuno set my hand and alike
my seal capital q California this date before written
-. C. FREMONT,
Governor of California.
Attest: WV, II. RrssELL, Secretary of State
ssTo Major LoUIs McLASE,
United States Army, California Regiment
Army being command Of battalion of volunteers orga-
nzed in California for the United States service which, by
aforesaid orders from the War DEPARTMENT dated June eich-
teenh eighteen hundred and ortysx, placed under
command of Brgadier General keany, and having been
officially informed by w Braniord Shubrick Commander
n-chiet the naval forces in the Pacific letter dated
u. = Ship Independence Monterey February twenty three,
eighteen hundred and forty following words
wit " General kearny, instructed, is the commanding
military officer in California and invested by the President
with the administrative functions OF government the
people and Territory = and having received the eleventh
Of March, eighteen hundred and ory-seven from General
kearny, by the hands Of Captain H. 3 Turner, U.s. Army
circular proclamation, in the following words, TO wit
CIRCULAR
. 10 all 4vh0m IL may BE known, that the Pre
dent OF the United States DESTROYS give peo
pie OF California share OF the good and happy
cSoanzaton enjoyed by the people OF the United States,
and to protect them the from the attacks of
Ios ana rom Internal eommouons mas invested me un
dersgned with separate and distinct powers civil and militia
~ cordial cooperation in the exercise OF which, hoped
and believed, will have the happy results desired.
$40 the commander-n-chef OF the forces the Pres
en has assigned the regulation OF the import trade the
dons which vessels all nations well
reign may be admitted mo the ports OF the territory and
The establishment Of all port regulations.
To the commanding military officer the President has
signed the direction of the operations land and has invest
ed him with administrative functions government the
eple and territory occupied BY the forces Of the United
States
Dons Monterey, capital Of California, this first day Of
W. BANFoRD sHUBRICK,
Commander-iu-cl-t Of the Naval Forces
s. W. kEARNY,
" Brig Gen. u ). Army and Governor OF California"
Anlh The
eighteen hundred and foy-seyen, received from Brgadie
General Keany, by the bands Of Captain H. 5. Turner
The following order, in terms, q WI
s'ORpERs, HEApeu ARrrns I0Ta Mn. DEPARTMENT.,
No. ?. Monterey, IHaych !, Is47
l. With view regular il necessary that the
battalion OF California Volunteers under the command of
Lieut. Col Fremont the army aud stationed Cudad de
los Angeles originally mustered under the law of May
18TH and the supplemental law Of June 18th, lS46, should
mustered under those laws This muster
will be made by Lieut.. Col Fremont. Should any
Of that battalion Be unwilling continue in service under
the above named laws they viii be conducted Lieut. Col
Fremont to ierba Buena, via Monterey, and be there dis
charged.
the Mormon battalion entrusted with the supervision Of the
Southern Military District for the protection and defence of
and 70 consist Of c. first dragons, the Mormon
battalion aud The California volunteers at such places he
by order Of Brig Gen. 5. W. Kearney,
Captain \. A. A. General
Did, Ciudad dc los Angeles on the fifteenth ay Of March
eighteen hundred and forty seven to Captain
Richard Owens, in the words following, to wit
"CIUDAD DE Los ANGELES, MARoH, -, ls47.
siR In the performance Of portion OF my official duties
becomes necessary that should visit personthe Northern
District OF the Territory, where shall probably detained
some hteen or twenty days. and the better possess
my views n my absence, and 10 render authority
mean time undoubted have considered proper issue
following orders:
lst You will continue with entire battalion at San Ga
brie observing order vigilance aud exercising
eplne as IN your discretion can be prudeny enforced.
a. You will make whatever from San i.briel in
der q any officer that does not emanste from
and munitions belonging the command turn them over
70 70 corps without my special order.
4 The general police the garrison regard
the public interest Will q course, commandment al interim
constantly engage your best efforts.
Very respectfully, your obedieGt servant,
Lieut.. Col I. S. Army, aud Com California Battalion.
- Ia Captain RICHARp Owens.
Acting Comuandsnt Il California Battalion"
Thereby himself resisting the authority and dsobeying
orders Of Bgadier General keay, conveyed 10 him in
the aforesaid Order No Of the 10Th Military Department
by continuing service the California battalion contra.
~ said orders and by ordering the battalion remain at
San Gabriel contrary TO the said orders from Bngader Gen
Kearny march them Yefba Buena. Thereby further
melting and ordering said Capt Owens with the force Of this
battalion which be had placed under said Owens command
tisobey the order and resist the authority any officer but
himself and specially ordering him arms
and munitions of the battalion. In obedience which order
from Lieutenant Colonel j. &. Fremont said Owens did, al
Cudad de los Angeles the 24th Of March, si1, refuse
submit the authority OF Lieut. Col r. 81 &. Cooke
keany command the district in which his battalion Has
stationed did refuse surrender said Lieut. Col Cooke
permit said Lieut. Col Cooke take possession OF two
howzers, brought by the ls dragons from Fort Leayenwoh
and then San Gabriel which said resistance
lawful authority by said Capt Ovens by Indictment
and positive order aforesaid Of Lieut. Col J. G. Fremont
notwithstanding be, Lieut.. Col j. 4. Fremont had officially
informed Capt Turner Pueblo De los Angeles on the 18Th
Of March, s47, that be would obey and execute the said
orders of Bdgadiar General Kearny 10 vii 10th Military
Department Order No. ., dated March i, ls47
Specification SIN this, that he, Lieut. Col John G
Fremont, of the regiment Of mounted ncnen United States
army, being command battalion volunteers Organized
in California for the United States service having on the
lth day Of March, ls47 received the lawful order Of his
superior officer, Bngadier General Kearny wit the aiore
said Orders No. 2 dated Headquarters 10Th Military Depart.
ment Monterey, March ls47, whereby he ordered 10
march such part Of said battalion refused be mustered
into service 20 ierba Bueno, there be discharged did
fuse TO obey said ORDER and did make known his refusal
1t Cot Cooke, commanding the district in which his battalion
serving by written communication in terms, 10 wit
CIrnsD ~ los ASoELEs, MARcH l6, 1917.
SIR: am directed BY Gov. Fremont 10 acknowledge
few moments since the receipt Of your communication OF the
l4 instant aud reply that The volunteers constituting
the California battalion decline, without individual txcep
tion 20 be mustered into the United States conrua
bic TO Order No Of Tic ~ Military Department referred
10 by you.
THE Governor considers unsafe at this time when rumor
IS rife with threatened nuIrectiou discharge the baa@
non, ahd "i declne dong an whilst they remain in
service c regards lis force quite sufficient the
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