Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-09-04
From California.

Return under Arrest-O Oregon Emigsants-7
The Indiana I'll Qoiet-Col Macon Left 10
Command Our Pacific Squadron q.
CiscisavrI, Aug 30
BY the Westetn Mail we learn that Gen Rear.
ney and suite srtived at st Louis on "Wednesday
last, the 25th inst Col Fremont and bis party
were left at the Kansas, aud will arrive in the
next boat that comes down. ss7-s $50 "
Gen Kesrney left California on bis honewsrd
route on the sth June. He was accompanied BY
his petsonal staff and several discharged voiun.
teers, formerly belonging to the Mormon Bat.
talon, sehis whole patty numbered from
Col. II hing under arrest, and ordered
home for ~ p<t charges ef di.obedence Of
orders ,eft Cislfornia with bis party about the
same time that Gen Kearney eid and was but
short distance in his rear during the entire jour.
ney, and reached Fort Leavenwcrth before the
Generals departure for st. Louis Gen X. arri
we'd at the fort on Sundy week, the o2d iLst., ha.
wing made the entire trip in the very short space
of sixty.6ve days. he chose the South Pass for
his route, and had many obstacles to encounter.
| as the snow OF the mountsias was very teer. and
the track ia many places almost impossible. ir1
! Neither party experienced any difficulty from
the Indians on the contrary, they were very
| quiet, and evinced no hostile disposition whstev.
| Major Cook and Judge Bryant. who were Of
the returned party, state that all the trains OF
emigrsnts now on the way 10 Oregon, were Sc
verally met They were progressing finely
stood the fatigues of the journey well, and had
abundance Of provisions
When Gen Kearrey and his party left Cali
fornia every thing wac in peaceful and prosper
ous condition. H.''o "''
Col Mason was left in command as military
Governor Of the Territory. ''l
There was qsite feet Of tie coast OF Califor.
mia, consisting of the seventy four gun ship Co
lumbus. bearing the tioad penant of Com Bid
die; the ftieate Congress.d4 ) the three sioors nj
war, Portsmouth &c, the Warren 90 and Dale 1 O
and the storeships Lexington and Erie s. The
latter was TO leave in a few days with abou,
500 men. . ...,,..., .--..s. e..- t.tsf
The rest Of the troops were divided into par
|, | S''SS'
different posts throughout the county, where i
was deemed most advisable, either from pIeeau
tionsry or defensive views ,,.,, .,t.s.{ -q
, Nothing has yet tranipired as TO the specific
nature Of the charges against Lieut. Col, Ere
mont; but az both the commanding officer an,
the arrested subordinate have now returned, W.
shall soon have our cnriosities satisfied on thi
head. e'" err -.H@s 4'i i7 iia 81
There seems at least for the present, 10 be n
further feeling Of resistance towards our au,hori
ty 10 California. The civil officers elected un
der the provisional government are executin
their duties with Anglo. Saxon honesty and ii
reetness, and present SO new phrase of justic
f to the native inhabitants that they ere delighted
: From the n O Bulletin, o3d ul,.
From Brn1"s, Monterey sud Rio G..mde
A BY the arrival here yesterday Of the schoons
A visiter Capt Wilson, from Brazos. the 18th irs,
:, we have received the Mstsmoras Flag Of the A
inst, from which we derive the following info
10 nation regarding things in that part of Mexit
and its vicinity "
il appears that the roads between Montert
. and Camsrgo ore becoming more aud more infe
y ted with irregular cavalry and guerrilla bsrd
. On the Both July sn express mail wagon (
;. Monterey, with an escort Of seven men, und
Lieut. Reynolds, was attacked ten miles fro
Marin by about sixty Mexicans. The mail d.
>. yer succeeded in passing the ambusesde. and ~
ting his horses TO their speed reached in safe
the encampment Of . train which was conf
a down from Monterey. The escor, was scatter
:, by the assault, and two Of the number are m
!, Of a third was shot under him, but he effected
escape on foot. The mail proceeded on TO
destination.
- The neat day after the attack, a merchan
train. composed Of sixty mules and several v
:. gems, ireighted with mere handise, belonging
80 Col Lewis, r. Cook, Geo N. Downes and
Gleason, under a small estort Of citizens, v
attacked at Punta Asuds, by large force
f., Mexicans, and the entire train captured 4
assault was 30 sudden and overpowerng that
resistance could be offered The first intimat
ii. Of an attack given by discharge of Are ar
"a from the ihckets each side Of the road, and
sa- immediate charge Of cavalry upon the tran.
ing train had been stopped to water and feed the q
en-; mails, and TO rest and refresh the escort Al
nts report OF firearms, Mr. Gleason, who comma
nj ed the party, and was just mounting his hors,
ing Put ths train again in motion, turned and fo
his train completely eneompassed by Mexi