The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-05-25

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Correspondence Of the Missouri Republican.
CIUDAD DE Los Angeles, or City Of Angels, )
Upper California, 26th JAM l847.
After long interruption Of my correspondence,
occasioned by the want Of conveyance, avail my.
self Of the opportunity of courier about being sent
home, to write you brief letter.
resigned the command Of the emigrating party
at Fort Laramie. and with only eight other persons
traded my wagons for pack mules, and thus pro-
ceeded on our long journey, and finally reached
Suffers Fort the Sacramento, on the last day Of
August whom beheld the glorious spectacle Of the
stars and stripes floating where, but short time be-
fore, the Mexican flag and rule maintained undis-
puted sway.
found Suffers fort garrisoned by detachment
Of Col. Fremont's command, who himself, with the
balance Of his little army with celebrity that be-
lieve no other person could equal, was traversing
every portion Of the territory, and subeeting it to
the mild rule Of our own government.
remained but short time at Suffers, when
repaired to the mouth Of the bay Of San Francisco.
to the most growngto town in California, called Yerba
Buena, where found Commodore Stockton, in the
United States figats Congress, and several other
United States vessels. portions Of our squadron on
the Pacific, and shortly after Col Fremont arrived,
preparatory to the entering on the duties Of civil
governor, position assigned him BY Commodore
Stockton in Difference to the wishes Of all who had
witnessed his efficiency and gaIantry in the field.
AT this very juncture, however, an instruction
broke cut in this portion Of the country, and in this
city, which has been the capital Of Upper California;
to suppress which Col. Fremont, whom | have at
tached myself to Is member Of his staff forthwith
set out by sea, and after calm Of two weeks on the
justly named Pacific, we landed At Monterey, where
we equipped ourselves, mounted our men, and after
q long and tedious march Of near two months, met
the enemy near this place, who, without re-
gular fight, came in. capi,uated and the country is
again at peace, and Col Fremont is Governor; and,
strange as Il may seem, am Secretary Of State, and
am now writing to you in the Government house Of
California, in room of which | have my office.
Whilst our command lay at Monterey, Charles
Burrus, whom you recolIect in ST. Louis, and whom
found in this country. was sent out with party 10
bring in band Of horses and on returning was at
tackled by party of Spaniards, and Burus and
young Mr.. Amos, also Of St. Louis, who came out
with me from the States, were both killed, and were
buried in an old Catholic mission called ST. Johns.
We found Gen. Kearny here, with instructions
from the Secretary Of War to conquer the country,
and institute civiI government. but Com. Stock.
ton, who was also here, maintained that the con-
quest had been made by him and Col. Fremont, and
as an incident to it the right Of forming civil gov
eminent belonged to him; and that Gen. Kearny's
orders were now obsolete because the business for
which he had come had been anticipated by others.
The Commodore therefore appointed, as before
remarked, Col Fremont - Governor, and myself as
Secretary Of State, and ordered the convocaton Of
legislative assembly, which is to meet on the first
asy of March.
This Is truly, in many respects, fairy land. We
are now luxuriating in oranges, grapes and pears,
crops of the last year.