The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-23

all the military events and small part of the civil ope-
raions for which the honors OF this bevet proposed
TO be granted Throughout this division of the subject
Commodore Stockton and General Kearny only are on
the stage: Fremont then five hundred miles of,
struggling with the California battalion to penetrate
nsurgent ctnntry of de6es and mountains, to join
stockton. Kearny and stockton are the only two in
during this PERIOD and kearny having had the ad
vantage Of the publication OF his official dispatches in re-
aon to the events OF the PERIOD il is due TO Stock
that his turn for publication should arrive II so hap
pens that Immediately upon the conclusion OF hs part oil
the difficulties with Kearny, he wrote an Official account
OF the whole of to the Secretary OF the Navy Tor Inc
information of the government That despatch OF Com
Stockton, dated board his ship harbor OF San pege'
February 18th, 1877, never made pubic oy the gov
ernment read itthat is to say, an Once manu-
script copyand account for the manner IN when De
came possessed of it, That way was this; that re
mont, being tried for mqny and disooeaence o. olaers
in not obeying Keany, pleaded the authority OF Stockton
and his own commission of governor OF California under
HMM other words, that Stockton was on trial IN ms
person; and demanded the use of all the papers which
Stockton himself could demand, il he personally on
trial before naval court MARTIAL instead OF beng vca-
riousy tried before military court martial IN the person
of Lieut. Col Fremont. In conformity to this demand,
the President Immediately ordered copies OF all the reqn-
site papers to be furnished and the Secretary OF the Ma
w, Mr. Mason, giving the fullest effect to that order
gave leave to Fremonfs counsel company with clerk
OF the office, examine all the papers file IN relation
to the subject and TO take copies OF what were deemed
necessary Accordingly, VIM. Carey Jones, esq one of
the counsel for Col Fremont, attended at the Navy De-
parment made the examinations, and received copies OF
many unpublished dispatches; and among them the one
IN question. Will now READ IL:
sn As the guardian of the honor and services of the
navy take leave send you the following narrative
This case requires no argument, nor will make single
Kearny, indefensble language of his notes DE
.and: personal COLTS eiua ard hs bod Assertion.
January, BY the troops under his command speak for them
selves
only desire this time that will call the attention
of the President it, and ask that General kearny may
be recalled from the Territory prevent the evil conse-
luences that may grow out OF such temper and such
head
Last September ordered express mail to be sent in
charge of Mr. Carson from the Cudad de los Angeles TO
the city of Washington inform the President that The
Of s,assa ISen @ s
his way and only within four days travel OF Santa re- by
sence. and that Colonel Ere mont was The governor
Gen Kearny backto Santa Fe large part OF the force
with detachment of dragons. He eouM permit MI
Carson TO proceed with he cypress ont insisted hat ne should
which enclose, marked No. l. 1 Immediately dis
nne mounted femen, TO the Headquarters Of hss army 81
The West," with the letter marked No 2 Mr. Stokes
the General had informed him that he had about three
hundred and fifty men with him.
Diego and informed that Gen. Kenmy had attempted
surprise the insurgents early that morning in their
raj oorsted, but what extent he could accurately
stale, because he came of Immediately afer the firing
s' % hsS y any on s ss
wounded and OF his guns had been taken that the in.
surgents commanded by Andres Pco who had with
him about hundred men.
"The day, Mr.. Goday came in express from the
dat bringing the enclosed letter from Captain Tuner
the dragons, married. No. On Wednesday night the
9th instant, Lieut. Beae, of the navy in the
Generals camp and stated that the force under Gen. Kear
ay's command had attempted surprise the insurgents
Inc morning of the 9th, at San Pasqua that in the fight
which ensued Gen. Keany had been DEFEATED, with the
loss eighteen nineteen killed, and thirteen fourteen
wounded; that General kearny and his whole force
we're bes,eged on small hill OF rocks, and so surround
ID by the sms thai j. WAS . .sn, for e" b, to s
their cattle had been taken away from them, and that they
were Obliged to eat their mules that they were burning
ents saddles and brdes and camp equpage of every de-
w two and
nen go the relief OF Gen. Kearny at the moment of
General and his troops safely San Diego few days
alter the Generals arrival in San Diego oesed TO him the
parug fer campaign and offered TO 20 with him as his
I'D ds,eamp He declined this proposition, but said he
would go as my abide camp
'Soon after this he handed his instructions from
the War Department which having read, returned to
after this, General with me, ntimated
that under his instructions from the War Department., he
thai his expressly said that should he eonqus,
the COUNTRY he might establish civil government therein
informed. before stated, BY MI Carson when he was
instructions from the War Department. under these cir
cumsances should in my judgment, be considered obso
accomplished already, there remained nothing be
done; that the civil formed by me wa a. the
ont the Territory, with the exception OF the Cudad de los
Angeles and Santa Barbara, where it had been tempo
ray interrupted by the Insurgents besides which had
Informed the government that would appoint Coione
Fremont governor, and had pledged myself to Colonel
Fremont to do that the thing therefore before the
government and hei, approval disaropai probably
express would probably have returned from Washington
by the middle Of January supposed from this
tion In connexon with the offer OF the General to accom-
pany me as camp that he would not again aspire to
the chief command of tho territory until after the expected
dispatches had arrived from Washingtone
| "The relations between Gen. Kearny and myself re-
manned III this condition until the morning oil the 18th De
cenber Whep after the troops had been paraded and
ready proceed he march Cuad de los Angeles
Gen. kearny came to me and asked who 10 command
the troops said that as chief, would
mand in person But saddle, Imcan who inand the
troops under you2 said that had appointed Lieut. Row
an, the first lieutenant of the Cyane, to do The Gen
| n,nd. | replied that Mr.. Rowan had been appointed
merely to relieve me from the details of the mar and
camp, and that if he Che Genera willing perform
that duty, did doubt that Lieut. Rowan would yield
him, and would-give him the appointment: with pleas
ure Lieut. Rowan yielded, and mmedl lately summoned
the officers around who in readiness to march,
Rowans situation, but that would remain commander-n
chief With this arrangement, proceeded on our march,
during which ordered where the troops march,
the road they were to march, and when they were to en-
camp and did all other things belonging appertaning
the duties OF the commander OF the forces and the governor
of the territory, and paid respect Difference
to me as such than Gen keany; and never was more
conspicuous than in the battles of the 9th and 9th of Janu
airy, as we'll as during march into The city.
son the 10th OF January received the enclosed letter
from Gen. kearny, marked No 5, by the address of which
governor of the territory at the he
himself the power, by demanding Of desist
from the performances ofmy duties also send my reply
marked No g. and his ejonder, marked No T. with
subsequently, received fro.a him, marked No. g."
This is the important despatch of Commodore Stock
ton and which, if true only part annihates this pre-