The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-12
THE UNION.

ing of the question at all
ANSWER. On 18th of June went Gen Kear
ny's camp, Sut-rs ior, take lrer from Colonel
fremont. ! then asked Gen keaTny when he would move
Impossible for US to be ready by that ume and also
told him that If that time would leave two OF
party-Mr King and Mr Kern lie told me To tell Col
Fremont that he expected him and his parry camp with
him that night thai is, on the 10Th
To understand this testimony, it must be known that
after Fremont refused leave TO go for Messrs King
and Kern, intending al the same time TO give directions
about the preservation OF hs specimens and their trans
mission TO the United States, he conved to send them
ssage letting them know that he was carried OIL but
urging them 10 follow and overtake bm. IL was at
Suffers fort three hundred miles from Monterey and at
the base OF the Great Sierra Nevada that, not being yet
up, Col Fremont sent this message by Adlutant
Loker in relation to the deserted men The same mes
also ask leave TO remain AT Suffers fort
that night jerk beef and make other preparations
OF urgent necessity for crossing the Great BASIN The
refusal peremptory 10 both requests; with further
declaration OF his will; that he expected Fremont and
his party TO camp with hun that night. The testimony
proceeds, page 279:
Question. Where did Gen Kearny encamp the next
night - md did he thence continue his journey
= Answer He encanped on dry creek, about twenty
miles from the American fork from Surer's, making
march of about twenty miles that day That is what
told. did that day with camp. ! did not
leave Suffers until day | did not see their camp
ground of that night Gen keany continued his journey
next day about twenty miles to Johnson's rancho.
Question. Do you know whether Gen. Keamy was
again informed Johnsons rancho that those gentlemen
Answer. When arrived in camp az Johnsons rancho
it late at night know nothing OF what ransPired
through the day the camp for was there. do not
know except by hearsay, that Gea kearny knew that
those gentlemen had not got up
'Queslion. Did Gen. kearny, from Johnsons rancho,
make, for succession OF days, rapid and unusual
marrhesp
This question was severe one Johnson's rancho
was at the base OF the Serra-he Great Basin, and the
Great Desert the other side Ii not overaken by the
deserted before these obstacles encountered,
their fate sealed they could follow no longer alone
Formidable obstacles and ireacherous savages would bak
their way. This the last place for kearny 10 wait
and the question to know whether, instead OF stop
ping, he did accelerate his pace and make forced
marches for a succession of days. The question a
startling one, and presented the regular occasion for ga
member to interfere The record accordingly shows
that the interference prompt and the court cleared.
Thus:
"a member Directing the ground of irreevancy, the
cleared And the decided that: The
does not perceive in tbs circumstances yet brought IN
evidence, anything going to prove or raise presumption
that Gen keany left these Messrs King and Kern,
in Caoma, with the design OF keeping witnesses from
this trial Bnt the defence have urged this testimony
the court declaring that they expect TO prove against Gen
keany the corrupt detention OF witnesses from the trial,
the court will allow them continue their testimony this
point under the expectation that by its continuance The Cir
cunslances now In evidence, and apparently irrelevant
will be connected with the impeachment OF the witness
THE court then opened. Lieut.. Col. Fremont In
court. The decision in closed session was announced"
The inclination of the court TO stop the question and
shield keany visible IN the chagrn showed by them
in drawing up this decision But the was too glar
ing to admit of rejecting the question, and the testimony
proceeds thus:
"Mr Loker, witness, in answer the last question.
said: The first three four days travelling think he
made thirty thryfive miles day. which, in the state
chat horses feet then in would have been hard
travelling for them. not with Gen Kearny, as he
in the day Nor did (Co. F.enont's patty overtake
him until reached Mountain Lake, three or four days
march from Johnson's rancho Our lowest march on the
route generally from California to the United States when
we made any days march at all, was about eighteen
miles; on some days we did no, 20 more than zen or
twelve miles, which we hardly called days march we
merely moved camp in these cases and we have made as
suppose the distance from Johnson's rancho Mountain
Lake is about one hundred miles only know IT from
travelling it."
Thirty or thirty five miles day. and that at the
mencement of voyage across the continent, ascending
mountain of immense elevation, whose submits pene-
traed the region of perpetual such the rapid
marches made, and with other apparent view than to
'dlstance" Kern and King at the start hundred miles
in three days. ascending such mountain attaining an
elevation of eight thousand ee-or that the level OF
the mountain lake towards the crest of the mountain
its western sde (called by Fremont Bonpand) (Which
they reached on the third day A hundred miles in three
days in climbing such mountain Why, it was an alb
solue flight and VIGOROUSLY made to escape Kern and
King And why escape Them Because they stood IN
the relation to Fremont to be the most valuable OF all his
witnesses. They were his associate business men-Kern
the artist of the expeditions King the conmssary-both
attached 10 the person of Fremontmen of character and
intelligence, acquainted with his every act and able to
answer for him at all the points of his conduct. To es
cape from them was the only object and it was success
full On hearing that they were left behind, the two
They reached Suffers: Keany was gone. They pursued
into the mountains citizen of the country told them it
was Impossible 10 OVeTake the party, tnen Jour days
ahead and already in the Great Desert They concluded
to wait for Commodore Socktons party and did so, and
there sickness overlook them But let the testimony
speak Page 1888, Captain Hensey who OF Stock
tons party, and above month behind Kearny, thus es
ties:
"Question At what time did you leave California for the
United States, and in what party
Answer left the valley Of the Sacramento the 10Th
day of July lSi7, in Com Sock,on's party
'Question. Did you the road any of the officers
belonging the typographical party under Col Fremont
II So who they
answer Mr.. King and Mr. Kern, on Bear river,
in the Sacramento valley. They there waiting for
Com. Stucklon's party to cross the fountains
They followed after Lieut. Col Fremonts party in the
and overaking them, waited for Com Stockton
The Judge Advocate said he did the relevancy
of the testimony but would record it il not objected TO by
the court.
"The witness continued hiw testimony;
81 went with them to that place. Finding they were too
late overtake Lieut.. Colonel Fremont Mr. Kern returned
with to Napa valley, and obtained permission from
Captain Gillespie to the mountains in Commodore
Stockons party They travelled with us four days In the
mountains, and there stopped on account OF sickness
have not heard from them since"
Sick, in the valley of the Sacramento at the western
base OF the Great Sierra Nevada desolae condition
for two gentlemen of Atlantic ctes-Mr Kern being
from Philadep hia--Mr King from Georgetown, in this
District. And now it is time to abbrevlae this sadden
story. The tive gentlemen returned to Monterey, but
wholly destitute of the means of getting to the United
States Kearny had left orders for their reurn-no
means provided for that return of two members OF the
typographical party, whose return to the United States
under his auspices of the averred objects of the
exhibition of the party at Monterey. They were men,
forlon and destitute deserted by their commander,
sick witha and without the of living in the coun-
try, getting away from it Their condition seemed to be
hopeless But there is Providence which tempers the
xrindto fbo horn amh fhp nav n officers