Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14

The Department willingly believes in the purity Of your
most unfortunate and oissarrGnfabte inactivity.
"Nery respectfully yours.
"GEORGE BANCROFT,
"Com'g U. 5. Naval Forces in the Pacific Ocean,
This is the letter of recall Commodore Sloa recslling
him for inactivity, for delay in commencing hosties for his
unfortunate anxiety do wrong. 1t is full proof not only
of authority act, but Of blame for acting Commodore
Stockton succeeded Commldore Sloat He aced and Fre-
with him and the Of these claims the whole
cep the Insignificant accuiny during the first thirty
days under the flag Of independent q under the
mand Of Commodore Stockton, and douby authorized
both by his position commander the California aon
by the reiterated orders Of the naval commanders and ny the
express appreciation Of his conduct since he returned home
The operations without authority limit themselves them
to about thirty days OF time the commencement and will
require forty thousand dollars pay them; and for that
the United States received than the amount the
time ia horses, CATTLE cannon, and muskets taken from the
enemy and delivered 10 the United States used in her
vice. Egheen brass cannon, hundred and fifty stand Of
muskes, four five hundred CATTLE and nearly double
many horses taken under the nd pendent flag to the
United States. These materials OF to the United
States and were worth full Fifty thousand dollars in money
The United States received then, materials war,
than IS asked 10 pay for these unauthorized operations. She
received horses, CATTLE and muske to than the
value and ready to put provso to the bill limiting
the amount to be paid or these operations to less than
the value of the articles actually received But this would
be but poor way of settling the account The United States
received ell the us Of the revolutionary movement she
Of kind not to be weighed measured against money.
She received all the northern half Of California conquered
her hand before the naval forces began TO and this half
received by her has remained tranquil in her hands
II broke up The uadS for transferring the country
the protection of Great Britain, and stopped the grants and
sales of the public domain to British subjects and arrested
the proceedings the Macnamaa grant of three thousand
square leagues before the grant complete. and all the
original papers of which have been brought the United
States II induced Commodore Soat change his mind
after he had been five days Monterey and decided him
take possession of the place, thus anticipating the arrival Of
the British Admiral by few days, and converting his arrival
snto benefit instead OF harm. For when he did arrive, find
ng the place possession of the United States he that
his mission end and of suddenly and mys
terousy he came abandoning California masters
and putting end all hope of British protection Finally
it saved the American settlers from destruction, gave body
OF organized and victorious land forces the United Saies
act with The navy, and presented to the view Of the British
Admiral that camp Of mounted rifemen, which had such
dcouraging effect upon his mind and such encouraging
| one upon the minds Of the naval forces.
These were the benefits received by the United States from
the movement under the independent flag They above
price, and beyond dispute The historical deposions taken
by the committee prove every thing and the despatch of Com
odore Sloat to the Secretary Of the Navy of July 81 1885,
comedies with the testimony in showing the happy
effects all this had upon the British Admas visit
| ing it into benefit instead Of mischief. He says:
On the 10th the British Admiral, Sir George +. Seymour,
arrived in the Coilngwood, So An officer Immediately
TO eder him the usual coutesie and The facilities of the
port lie subsequently, furnished with OF topgallant-
/ the Sandwich Islands
The Of the Admiral wasyey servceahle to our eau Sc
part NTH them, and Adt aVotd be obliged abandon
conquest; bit ghe they the friendly sbsis2
betree n and fond Mat he could interfere in their be-
hay, then abandoned all hope 0 seeing tie erican Gag
| Fyas an California again."
Thus the British Admiral disappointed the expectations Of
the British party in California. lie they expected,
but when he came he did nothing He did not interfere in
their behalf he behaved friendly. He OF ia afew days.
i on
paure the inhabitants lost all hops of seeing the Mexi.
can flag Sgain flying in California Thus was California
saved from passing, like the Mosquito coast and many
other places under British protection Carna saved
And came 10 be saved Because Mr. Fremont bis
Typographical corps and tho settlers had overturned the Mcxi
authority before the British Admiral arivedhad extin-
guahed the British pary-had induced Copmodote Sloat
take possession OF Monterey end he himself, with his bat
aon had come down the second the operations Of
the navy This saved California. All the depcsitOns aftri-
butte these results TO Mr. Frem0ns movement and his
ing down to Monterey join the naval forces was the
ing act Of his whole conduct il decisive upon the
minds Of both British and Americans Il showed land force
already victorious the Mexican authorities, ready
with The navy. camp Of mounted rAemen suddenly ap
paarng, and Os By mlgc impressive sight both to
British ard Americans. II discouraged much il
encouraged the oher and assured the conquest OF all the
naming part Of California Lieutenant Minor OF the navy
then IN Commodore Soats squadron, has well testified to all
i this. lie says
"The undersigned was on duty on shore when Captain
Fremont arrived with his force Monterey from the north
The Undersigned believes that the appearance OF this body
men, and the we'll known character Of its commander
ory made strong impression the British Admiral and
officers but equally impressive and happy upon
those OF the American navy then in Monterey For himself
the undersigned say that after he had Captain Free
monts coomand all his doubts regarding the conquest Of Ca
iitorna we're removed"
Such is the testimony borne by Lieut. Minor the dcci-
sye effect which the appearance Of Frcmonls Aemen made
upon the minds of both British and Americans at that time
Il certainly strange and impressive spectacle
body Of American renen OF such place, and such
time-three housand miles from horne-on the Of the
Pac6c-aeady victorious the Mexicss authorities, and
ready cooperate with the naval forces repulng British
interference, and in pursuing the conquest OF California to
lts conclusion Immediately after, they went under
Commodore Stockon sailed FIVE hundred miles down the
coast, and disemblked land. But for
bear. The object OF these few remarks show the
services Of the California battalion in the whole war; bat only
for the first thirty days, while acting under the flag Of ade-
Pendence, without knowledge Of the Mexican war; and
without orders from the Government I only show
the value Of these services and that all their fruits went TO
the United States and that the be paid for those
services under this bill will lie less lhan the value Of the horses
cattle arms and delivered the United States 70
say nothing Of benefits Of d5erent kind above price and
above calculation
have spoken Of the operations Of these thirty days
operations unauthorized by the Government. But If they
unauthorized in the beginning, they far from stand
ing the footing Of unauthorized operations They
have been not only avowed and commended but likewise
ddopd not only their fruits adopted and POSSESSED but the
operations themselves fully recognised This fact appears in
manner beyond dispute, in the report Of the Secretary
War Of 5th December, ls46-nore than otesrth part o
which is a