Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-17
TWO MONTHS LATER FROM OREGON
AND CALIFORNIA.
COL. FREMONT ARRESTED-RETuRN OF g
KEARSY AND CON. STOCKTON.

COL. FREMONT ARRESTED-RETuRN OF GEN.
KEARSY AND CON. STOCKTON.
The Philadelphia Ledger has received from
lis attentive Cincinnati correspondent, via Ie-
legraph, al GAINESVILLE, The following interesting
news:
Messrs Shaw and Bolden arrived at ST. Louis
on Thursday of last week, direct from Oregon,
having left the frontier settlements on The 5lh oil
May, and made The trip 10 ST. Josaphs in eighty
three days.
The party met but little difficulty on The route.
The various parties of emigrants 10 Oregon and
California were making rapid progress. David.
son and his company we're met atthe Big Sandy,
and two other companies al Green River.
The Mormons, with their immense Train oil
wagons, were met near The Forks Ct Platte River,
on their rau,e 10 California, and their rulers, the
Twelve Apostles" as they are called, were met
al Fort Bridges. Ii was understood thai the Nor
mons would not proceed this season fnrther than
Salt Lake.
Al Fort Hall, Messrs. Shaw and Thompson
met Samuel Brannon, and from him they obtain
ed news from California down 10 the 25th OF May.
Lieut.. Col. Fremont had been arrested for dis
obedience Of orders by Gen. Kearney, and had
been ordered home to The United States 10 take
his Trial before Court Martial This difficulty
grew out OF the i'll feeling and contradictory
movements of Gen. Kearney and Com. Slock ton,
and The question of authority which existed be-
tween lhem II was announced some days ago,
by Col. Russell, who came with dispatches, that
Gen. Kearny was abou; 10 arrest Col. Fremont,
and have him hung as a rebel. Nobody, OF
course, believed The later parl Of the statement ;
but The arrest OF Fremont proves lha, the quarrel
between Gen. keaIny and Com. Stockton was
more serious than was al frs appFehended.
Com. Stockton had left, and was on hi, way
home.
The American fleet was of Lower California,
engaged against Mazallan, Acapulco and other
towns in that quarter. The troops had all been
ordered to concentrate in the same direclion.-
There ia no detail given Of contemplated. move
menls, but il is doubtless 10 enforce the blockade
proclaimed by Com. Biddle.
Gen. Kearuy was about TO leave California,
and expected TO reach the States in the month OF
September.
The affairs of California generally appear to
be in very unsettled condition.
Messrs. Shaw and Thompson learned from
Brannon additional details OF the suferings ex-
pcrienced by the parties of emisrants which fail
cd TO reach California before the last Winter
came upon them. They add TO the horrors Of
the previous accounts seyenty-fve persisted from
cold by exposure 10 the snow, and from starya-
ton. The survivors were reduced 10 the dread
fol alternative OF subsisling upon the dead bodies
OF their companions.
The whole Reed family, in connection with
that of Donnor, reached the suffers settlement IN
safety, after enduring incredible sutferinss.
Com. Drake. of the British ship Modesto, is
on his way 10 The United States, overland, with
small party. He will probably be attacked BY
the Pawnees.
The Western mail brings the ST. Louis papers,
containing this news in full. In connection with
the horrid sufIerings of The California cmigrants,
the Republican has The following:
Among the number of this unfortunate party
was miscreant, by The name of keysberg, who
left The States in Col. Russes company. He
had wife with him, and con,rived, at The ex-
,remi,y Of their sufferings, to send her 10 The Ca
lfornia settlements, when relieved by persons
who went out 10 aid them. This villain remain
ed behind TO rob the dead and living Of their pro.
perry.
A family Of the name Of Bonner, OF Spring.
field, H., was robbed by him OF about $4,000,
which he cached along with other spells. He was
suspected, threatened, and finally preparations
were made TO hang him up, and then ne disclosed
The places where The money was 10 be lound.-
To add TO the enormly OF his offences, ne is said
10 have boosted OF having lived, for time, upon
the dead body oil Mrs. Geo. Douner, even when
provision. were within his reach. Other enormi-
lies are told of this devil incarnale but he sur
vived them all, and was employed in The eTmy
al The last accounts.