The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-24
From CALIFORNIA;.

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From Csiiforaia.
We cannot adequately express the interest which we
feel in the events which have taken place in California,
or in the destiny of that country We published in last
nights Union the official dispatches which have been
received at the Navy Department, through Lieut. Gray,
who has arrived in Baltimore The letters of General
Kearny sent by Lieut. Emory who took the route
of New Orleans They were every moment expected at
the War Office to-day.
Meantime we lay before readers the following very
interesting account of these transactions, which have ap
peared in the National Integencer They furnish very
striking evidence of the gallant conduct OF Lieut. Emory
the officer who lately appointed by the President OF
the United States, major OF Dragons. He was in I'M
minent danger of being speared himself by Mexican
dragoon when as is acknowledged all hands, instead
of shooting his adversary he shot the dragoon who had
speared General Keany, fortunately not mortality
but prepared to lance second time and to
Stay that brave and accomplished officer Hero
ic achievements crowd fast upon us, that it is diff
hcult select from the group the which
deserves the distinguished station. We had sup
posed the other day, that there nothing superior du
ring this war of eleven months to the attack of Colonel
Price upon the church of Pueblo but here feats in
California under Keany and under Stockton) which
fairly vie with any others. We struck with a
mark which was made to-day by valuable oIicer-that
we had planted flag in California, and he hoped that
it would continue to fly there long it did the
Atlantic.
From the National lntellgcnccr, April %.
LATE FROM CALIFoRNIA-We are indebted 10 ~ friend
for the suboined interesting letter from California, pre-
senting the latest intelligence from that quarter and re-
lating of the difficulties and dangers which beset
Cen Kearny and his small command their way
thither The letter is from the pen OF gentleman who
was attached TO this party:
SAN D,rao Inner California Ian 10 Isn
u ,o,rr ~ t l, 'hiai ~ 10, In 80
W. W. XII , ' ~ h me- YIN mntn ','S An ~
~ G ;, ia m,sa h r' WE ,a.e. hs
ecep'on f ,h Ron a NM Nv we anticipated "hs
"Ioe you l ist nom ule MO uei N h
pom arriving ~ se io OF lle NO ui'a we lhefcep
and cot from them the first intelligence hat counter rev.
oiuuon had taken pace IN Ciilofa tnat zen. Flores
from the Pueblo de and of that
place and that san Diego had been taken by Commodore
guarded by the enemy 50 that we would find impossible
% &c, IN Wi,loul acoson !hes9 people Were Peacea6e
nora to get away from the scene OF trouble in California
we we, arrived az "arei iacho, e nrst seiement, on
the "a December ana here our little command presented
most pltlaple conauoh Inc meh-ihost OF whoh had 10
walk the last hve hundred meswefe nearly broken down
WIN iatgue' aha exhausted rom an INSURGENCY OF iood
our animals had Just crossed tie dreadful fomado,
desert oil ninety miles, without wafer or grass and the lew
Who survived We're scarcely able 70 support their packs
we receveu mere fne negence Oh me STATE oil Affairs
IN Cai,loma all conlnns what was told us on the GooIa-
90 we luiel iGl'eu M. 'co, an active leader
N ine revoioi, mao one nutea ana .Weny Weii.honh
ea eh IN tue @ s.aonea IN e vicinity OF the
foaus leading no San Deso, 80 'ia,, an encounter with
THIS force seeming neVtapie was determined by General
he eay 70 10 a, 1t nun ;, -
nircs iurl t we ON me hgn prime ON
Decenbe that this party was encnmped ten miles beyond
US at the Indian village OF San Pascua which was ON GU
toaa 10 i,,i GeRo Um o 'o,s ~ INC o., .is enemy
having heard OF our approach were drawn up at this place
ana a. our PLY t hiT ii 20 On .eli tley nred
and Ieneated about nan ile thei aylng suddenly they
fought with their lances surrounding the foremost of our
men who were pursuing them and did most deadly work
Aier aesped,e ana n ma ngh, ,hey We're fairly
driven rom the neld r loss IN ms action was very
severe Three oihcers captains johnson and Moore and
Lieut. Hammond, and sixteen men We're killed, and four
zen Wounuea, oiu d hsaiy ana seven officers.