Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-05

| civ Notifications, cannon, hun"'ons Nv
ami all other public proFefiI, ~hn n oe''"'" "
| sa,,;,ns were surrendered IL our "iii''.
'e ~" .cs;vina Gen. Tayoi's desPa'cneS ah
,n.;n, he terms Of capituiatl"h, ne Wa
""u" 'a,i - DIV. The requisite notice lhat Inc al
,n;s.cn which was made sutJ"ci 10 me lh'.,.s"
nom 81 the respective governments Vi ''s III
ron, forces would cease at once' anu .''.'' 80
nary would be al liberty 10 Iesu'ie """ f'
~. bos,i,i,ies without restriction.
V" IT, no ,sr.ncs co umn under Rrieadler Gehera
WI ~ hon, 400 strong, destined for Chhuah"a
' /" er, lis march from San ah'on'" ~
pnxaro an The % Of September, and was ioiloM.
~ IN lew DAYS thereafter by The rear aiVlS'. =,
=, soua number. By The last advices rom MAJ ON,
Ger copy of which accompanies lnls i.p' =. ;.
annears h, he column under his command mao
ntr,..e.sd ,he Rim Grande penetrated Inc depart
,.n, r. coahnila 10 within thirty miles oi oah-
- Dr., and was pursuing lis route 70 Ch'h"d'
IN, n The direction q Nouclova. Satisfactory
houoh moi official, Information mas lus' oesn *,
lived that he entered Monclova on the ols' y !,
October. without resistance, ana was 'e'e'''' -
= friendly manner BY the inhabltanIs.
On The 30.h oil June bngadier ueheid. nva,
pey, with the force under ms coniidnu, and vol.
ing in all To ab9u! ,ouu ihe,' s.,.or,h imam
"a, 49, moving from Fort Leavenworih upon pm
|
- an ,be Is h OF August and tooh ihi''''i'
,.''nss.s;,,r NJ New Mexico without resistance
rha Mer;can forces, about 4000 IN nuthps'
,n;ch hst tcen collected near that c'ty uhoei .he
la,p Governor. ArmiIo, 20 oppose h's w.,
.as an no ann zach Of our troops ana the gov
49, h;mse, fed with small command Oh uta
r,'',ns IN ,br direction OF Chihuahua.
un.ar he apprehension thai me ioTcS "hicn
let Fort I.eavenwuTln in June mlsh' nor w s"''
,icicnr ruiy 10 effect The purpose OF me eAPeu''o.
which was il ound prac'lcahie, 10 pass w ~
S."i;',,,;, ai;er conouefng and securing New
Mexico General Kearney was authorized 10 o.
.,,,i,n AMI mus,er into service battalion oul o.
rh. emioron,s which were on their way 10 Caii'o''
Mo ., Oregon. This has been done, anu ais.
on. thopsand add ional volunteers, from MissonIl
49,. a.n, nm as reinforccmenls, and 10 augineh,
his asposabe force for California oul 'hey ha'
M, ,oined General kearney when ne departed io'
ina, country. Alter making The necessary ar
ranoe,nenls al Santa Re, consequent on me mn
tary occupation Of New Mexico, oenefai Near
NJ moved with part OF ms loice 10 !he vi''dSe
81 Tome about 100 miles down ne Rio 0ranue.
The inhabitants, not only al santa re, ou'
lhroushoui the whole ol ms uePai 'ihth'' "'e
pr,.en,ed To be- well satisfied with he change 'hal
i,,d ,aLep mace. and the General reports that
there ran no longer be apprehsnded any organized
res;s,ance 10 our troops IN that territory.
vim = regular force OF about 300 dragons,
leaving orders lor part OF the volunteers W i"'-
low ne commenced his march from SANTA re ! =
California. intending 10 proceed down me r.io
Grand. about two hundred miles, thence TO sliike
across ~ the CHA, and 10 move down mat IiVei
neal Ia lis mouth men across Inc Coiorauo 10 Tue
Pacific. where HI hoped 10 arrive about me las'
~ November After proceeding ABOUT ieU ihlleS
nm his route. he vas met by an express nom VII
litornia. sent by Lieutenant Coohei rIe'HVn.-
IN learning The condition Of things in thai quar-
-, All denim, ,ha, an additional furce would
moi BE- required in California, he directed mus! "i
,ho, Win him 10 return 10 Santa Re. Selecting
ahnn, one hundred men 10 accompany run, ne
continued on his route The prompt and emerge =
il manner in which Gen Keainey has conducict
Ia successful termination very difficult ana as
ian, enterprise is worthy Of hSh COMMUNICATIONS
For various reasons il was deemed important
ma, military occupation should be taken u Cali
tornia. Early attention was gwen 10 this snlJsc'.
fier taking and securing The possession ol odh'a
r. Gen. Kearny was directed 10 proceed, WIN
wha, force hr could spare across me ROCKY
mountains 10 that country. n company OF U.
states artillery, 10 july, and regiment OF Ne"
YorI, volunteer in,anrv, in SePieuber were
..n bv sea 10 California; bul before these forces
had reached their destination, and even beiore
,hcir departure from the United States, The Next
can authority in The whole province OF The Cali
trnias had been suhverlcd. rs The series Of
Yeats which led 10 The overthrow OF the Next
"a, nn.rer in that extensive country, and us &C.
r,nation as a conques; Of the United States are
moi contained in any official report vel received,
I'm, collected from various sources considered an
,heo,ic. deem ii moi Inappropriate 10 present
them with more than usual particularly.
In Nav, lsi5, John q. Fremont, then hFevei
CAPTAIN in the corps Of Typographical Engineers,
ami since appointed a Lieut.. Colonel lett here
under orders from this department 70 pursue ms
explorations in the regions beyond The Rocky
rooun,ains. The objects If this service were, as
hose OF Ms previous explorations had been, OF
Sc;rntitl- character, without any view Whatever
N military operations. Not an officer or soldier
n the United States army accompanied hun
and his whole force consisted Of slxiy-wo men,
enployed BIZ himself Tor security against Indians
and tnr nrocurins subsistence in The wilderness
and desert county through which he waste pass
ono Of the objects he had in view was 10 dis
coyera new and shorter route from The western
base of The Rocky Mountains 10 the mouth oil ihr
Columbia river. This search, Tor pari Of the
distance. would carry him through the unsettled
and afterwards through corner oil Inc se''ieo
nafts Of California He approached The settle
n.n,s in The winter OF 1856. Aware al the
q
and Mexico. and determined to give no cause %
Hence 10 the authorities oil The province, viii
commendablc prudence he halted his comman;
., In. frontier, one hundred mics IRON Monte
re-. and proceeded alone 10 that cry, 10 e&piaif
,he object ii his coming 10 the commandment &c
neral Castro, and ~ obtain permission 10 g. Il
Ihn valley Of San Joaquin, where there was game
for his men and grass Tor his horses, and no inha
b,tanis 10 he inoested Ey his presence. INT
leave was granted; but scarcely had he reacnr'
tie desired spot f., ie,reshmehl ana refose, De
fore he recei?ed information IRON The American
settlements, and by expresses from our consul a
Monterey Ina, General Castro was preparing L
auack him with comparatively large force o
artillery. cavalry and infantry upon The prees
Ia, under the cover of scientific mission, b
was exciting the American settlers 10 revolt. u
v;ew Of this danger, and 10 be IN condition Y
repel an attack, he then took a positlon on
mountain overlooking Monterey, al distance q
about thirty miles, cnienched il, raised Inc ~
~ The United S.airs, and with his own men, six
,y.,wo in number, awaited the approach OF III
sommandant genera.
F,nn The 7lh ~ The 10Th oil March, Colon:
Fremont and his little band maintained their
s;tion. General Castro did not approach WIN
in attacking distance, and Colonel Fremont, a.
herring 10 his plan ct avoiding all collisions an
/ determined 0tlluti W 80
| nor The American settlers, ready TO Join HIM a
All hazalds il he had been attacked abandone'
his position and commenced his march Tor gre ore
gon intending, by that route, TO return to The unl
| led States Decming all danger from The Mexl
cans 10 be passed. he yielded 10 the wishes Q
some of his men, who desired 10 remain in Tn
| country, discharged them from his service an
refused 10 receive others in their stead, SO cauii
GU. was ne to avoid anything which would com
prou,il the American settlers, or give even 60
| ior Of offence to the Mexican authorities H'
pursued his march slowly and leisuiely, as tn
state OF his men and horses required, un'll TN
middle oil May, and had reached the northern
/ shore OF the greater Tlamah Lake, within IN
/ limits OF the Oregon Territory, when he loun'
his further progress in that direction oes'Iuce'
I hy impassaoe snowy mountains and hostile IN
| dams, who had been excited against him el
/ General Castro, had killed and wounded tour q
his men, and eit him no repose either IN camp o
on his march Al the same time, Information
reached him that Gen. Castro, in addition to m
/ Indian allies, was advancing in person asain>
| him with artillery and cavalry, al The head Q
! fonr q, Eve hun lrcd men, that they were ra>sIns