Washington telegraph., 1847-09-15
VERY LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

HNa ~ fHfftH - HHbfoH-ffHHtHH
Of Gdito nid-coi, hiasoa Gorernor
aud Commdadtr. .in.chttf-. Position of
the Emigraats 70 Oregon and Of The
MofmoaS.
For the following very interesting intel.
Iigenee, we ara indebted to the ST. Louis
Republican ol the 26lh
Among the passengers on the steamer
Amelia, IRON fotl l.eayenwollh, lastInighl,
were Gen. 5. w. kearney; Maj. I, ST.
Geo. Cooke, Of the I'd dragons Captain
IL. 5. Turner, oil The lst dragons; MAJ,
/. Swords, Quarter.Alas.er; Lieut.. Rad.
lord, Of the Navy and Mr., Edwin Bryant,
ui Lexington, ky.
Tins party reached Fort Leayenwoab
from California on the I'D ull. In com.
pany as Tar as Tho fon, were also Ii. Col.
]. {, Fremont, asst. Surg. saudetson, and
the Hon. ". 7. Hall. melnbef oil Congress
elect llom this State.
We are informed that Gen. keafnoy lrl
Monterey on the 3lsl Of May last. Bo.
SIDES officers, servants, se., thefc was
an escort VI thirteen Of the Mormon Ba
lallion.
Col. Fremont brongh, with him nineteen
Of the Typographical patty taken from Mis-
suuri, in lsi5: a number ui these were
the Captains aud other officers u Tho "Gal.
aioinia Battalion"
Col. Mason, lsl dragons, was left al
Monterey, Governor and Commander in.
c ,iel--lhele va. every indication ol peace.
a5,e submission, il There was any eAeep,
uon,il arose IRON the feslessBes oi tie
American pnpnIalian north al Monterey,
under The milt"! susenmenl, 10 winch
they necessarily Weie subject, equally with
ii,c eiGi4ens 0l tho country ol their adoption.
Gen. Is. had returned 10 Monterey, but
aiyw days pfeyiods To his departure, lrum
4 Nisii - Las Angels. lie ioand there
Iaal ihe lePuhs, vf an approach ol an al.
ny, under Gen. Busiameale, whith had
.ons krp lhc native population in excite.
mcni, vera dying away. The tue Of the
Aormons stationed lhrle and at San Diego,
eip'fed on lhe 10Th Of july when lie
lan4 ioreei IN California would cons 81 ol
10. s,cphrnson's regiment, Que company
ul alasoohs Al Angels anu one Of ighl
artillery, Al Monterey. Aa expectation
was entertained that about che hunJIud .,
lic MUnngn Battalion would fc.entrr the
service.
oie OF the last acts ol Gen. keamey.
WAS to order lha, Ii. Col. Burton should
proceed by sea 10 lower California, and
take pu session ul thai Territory, lley
would dIsembaIk at IL faz.
In The halbor oi Monterey. wtie an.
ehOled the ships.oi.war Columbus, Con
gees, Portsmouth, Warren aud Erie, anu
sofe.ships Lexington aud Dale. Com
BIddIe, COMMANDMENT ehisi, on board the
Columbus. Com. shubfiek, with The IN.
doDendcnee aud Cyanc, were in The Guli,
boekadIng the ports Vi uuaymas and Ma
zalland. It was understood that Com. ).
would return 10 Monterey IN July, aud re.
lisre Com. Biddle IN The command oi the
Pacific squadron, when the latter would
sail ior home ia lhs Columbus.
There was eo.def weather in March. in
California, than had been experienced there
iur twenty years. Before reaching Suffers,
the party were lOreed 10 swim four or live
mountain torrents, swollen by the melting
snow 10 tho breadth OF u,ers-ihe baggage
aud provisions were crossed ia skin bOals
made upon the spol. Their progress was
SLOW aud most labonous and hazardous
and one OF The officers, major Cooke, lost
by an upset, save saddle and blankets. his
entire Quilt, even TO papers and. specie
The last rancho was leil Oh the 18th ol
Juno. On the 2lsl. they crossed the main
ridge Of tho Sierra Nevada, riding thirty.
i've miles, chiefly over snow from five to
twenty-five feet deep, under which water
was running aud at many places in deep
torrents. On this side, they buried the re-.
mans ol those who lost their lives in the
horrible disasters which lhere beleIl par.
ly ol last years emigrauls.
On The eastern slOpe, ,hey were forced
10 pass uacIless mountains OF black rock,
by tho Tfucky Tor Salmon Trout river.
In the narrow pass, The road lmado IN
autumn very frequently crosses II; some
Of lis small branches presented, besides n
swiming deep torrent, hundreds ol yards
oi dangerous bog and miro, On this fiy.
sr they Nero visited by the digger In.
dams.
The party were nearly out Of provisions
Of all soHs when they met the hrs, emi.
grants at the falls Of Snake river Lewis
Fork J 2j miles beyond Fort Hall. They
pressed by that trading post On tue 18th Vi
July. On Bear riyer, they obtained re.
crui Of horses and mules from tho Snake
Indians.
The party came the new road-aboul
fifty miles without water, from Green river
10 Big Sandy. Besides soms companies
who wont round by Bridgors Fort, they
met about $40 wagons ol emlgranls, all,
or nearly all bound TO Oregon. The last
were met between the North Fork of Platte
and sweet Water on the 18th oi July
they warn helieypd tn be aud ransid,rad