Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-15

Midshipman Wilson says
son the sixteenth Of the same month July Admiral sey
who had been following Tor several months previous
arrived end anchored in his flag ship, the Collingw
Upon his vessel appearing in sight Commodore Sloat
ORDERS understood the commanders of the different
sells comprising our squadron be readiness the
admiral should be entering with hostile intentions order
that effect leaving the impression the minds OF his off,
that Admiral Seymour must have intended to have pre-
vented our squadron from taking possession Of California
Although such had been impression previously and but
for the timely movements Of Coonel Fremont and his party in
the north, thereby influencing the commodore his
ments such fear would have been the result'
This testimony the presumed designs of the British
Admiral is fully conoboted by all that was going on in Cal
ifornia itself while Admiral Seymour watching and fol-
lowing Commodore Soat the Of Mexico and Cafor
mia. During all that time jlfas held, under the
agement OF the British vice consul Forbes place the country
under British protection, the public domain passing away
to British subjects the arrival Of Btih fleet in the
of the summer to take possession Of California confidently
ioetod anJ as preliminary TO this measure the expulsion
and destruction Of the Americans resolved upon, the
banda or proclamation for their expulsion actually ssued and
troops raised and Indians excited for their destruction The
expected arrival Of the British fleet connected itself with all
these operaon and all these would have been successful
had not been for the Of Mr. Fremont and the peo
pie, and SO says all the testimony There much Of
TO read and BESIDES part of this labor has been anticipated
and well performed in the luminous and staesmanke obser
vations OF the Senator from New York, (Mr DIx in what
he presented to the Senate few days ago favor of this bill
and in his exposition Of British designs upon this continent
he read some passages from the deposons which show these
designs IN CaIornla Will read Tor the pur-
pose and especially to show that British interest to be
created TO claim his protection the Admiral arrived
and the Americans to be expelled destroyed prevent
their opposition
Capt. Gillespie's deposition. n.--Eriract.
Having joined Lieut. Col. Fremont upon the 9th May,
846 upon the northern end of the Tamah lake. returned
with him to the valley of the Sacramento and arrived the
settlements upon the 24th of the month We could OBJ
tam no news from below so soon, however, as Il became
known to the settlers that Capt Fremont had returned they
to the camp bringing the information that the Indians
of the valley leaving their ranchos wgwams and
flying to the mountains In places they had shown
very hostile feeling and certainly had been aroused by
foreign cmssary Remaining Lawsons days, pro-
ceeded down the valley and arriving at Neal and Duon
Deer creek the reports had received confirmed
the Indians in that section having taken the mountains and
had killed Indian boy in the employ of Mr. Duton because
ed this place the settlers old and young and women
to Capt Fremont begging him to take part against the
Indians and to give them protection
About June 30h learned that the una which have
assembled Santa Barbara upon the 18th June and which
had been planned and by and through the agency of
Mr.. Forbes the British vice consul and an Irish Catholic
priest by the of Macnama had been prevented from
assembling in consequence Of the rising Of the settlers This
una proposed for the purpose of asking the protection of
England and of giving immense of land in the valley
of the San joaquin for the settlement Of ten thousand Ishmen
be brought California under the direction of
All this intrigue of British agents broken by the timely
and prompt operations OF the settlers under the direction Of
Capt. Fremont"
Captain Heasley's deposition. n.-Ertract.
81 am resident in California, where have resided since
the autumn of is4S In the month OF May, 1916,
San Francisco where with General Vallejo, of the
most prominent and influential in Upper California
from him that he had recently attended
tion composed of Gen. Castro himself and FIVE Others dele
gates from the dierents districts in California which the
proposition had been made and debated separate from Mex
leo and establish government in California under the pro-
lection Of some foreign Power believed by be England
but, the general positively stated the majority in
favor of placing the country under the protection the United
States though he himself Gen. Vallejo Of
guarded in conversng dangerous subject this
that but the above the substance OF his remarks
understood by myself and others who heard them.
About this time heard that Captain Fremont had return
ed from the norhward and then in the upper part OF the
Sacramento valley Immediately repaired his camp,
where informed him of all had learned respecting the
condition of the country and the designs leading
among the Cafornars giving my opinion that the Ame-
rcan residents would have to leave the country fight for
their homes the time saying would
leave the country.
Capan Fremont resolved join the for their
safety and to overthrow the Mexican forces in that province
The fourth Of July duly celebrated, and the fifth
organic the California battalion adopting the grizzly
as emblem requesting Captain Fremont to take com
mand the battalion and of all the forces and Of the
country, which command he accepted As il was
known that Captain Fremont had accepted the command the
Californian population seemed become we'll pleased with
the change affairs and brought their property and
Of warfare which they placed Fremonts disposal He
stored them and the American settlers all the horses which
had been previously captured pressed into the service by the
Americans retaining only number sufficient for the actual
Of the service He then with the battalion in
pursuit of Castro by of the Sacramento sending with
small party communicate with DIR. Marsh When ar
rived Marss learned that had been declared be-
tween the United States and Mexico, and that Commo
dore Sloa had arrived Monterey and raised the Amer
can flag Returning with this intelligence found that Capt
Fremont had already learned and his way Mon
terey followed and joined him the mission Of San juan
near Monterey"
Captain Chiies stafemenL L-Ertract.
"I know that Gen. Vallejo left Sonoma for the purpose Of
attending general council Monterey, about the time the
Irish priest Macnamara arrived in California and short
time before the revolution in that country and recollect
hearing that the English consul Mr. Forbes accompanied him
the Pueba de los Angeles for the purpose OF seeing the
governor relation obtaining grant Of land upon which il
said colony Of British subjects to be established
"The revolution, TO the best Of my knowledge, put
tire stop TO such grants and sales"
Captain Ocenss deposition. Extract.
"The settlers made many applications for help 70 Captain
Fremont the ground that they American citizens
We went down aud camped the Bues about sixty miles
above Suffers There good deal OF correspondence be-
tween the settlers and camp and the danger seemed
at hand and there other get out Of IL, il
finally agreed join the settlers and fight the Caor-
MANS In this way the revolution began. The settlers
driven il in scdeenee. But do not think that Il would
have taken place. that they could have been united together
without the aid and protection OF Capt Fremont They had
not confidence enough in their strength undertake the
without support Capt. Fremonts party strong and
well armed and went together like The strength OF
this party and the Of Capt Fremont United States
officer gave confidence and kept the people together both du
ring the revolution and in the afterwards"
Lieutenant Lokerss deposition. Extract.
About the time Castro raising to drive Colonel
Fremont OF the country, staying At Suer's Fort, in
the Sacramento valley there also considerable number
Of American settlers around and the fort and Castros
good deal of excitement much that
many Of them wanted 20 10 Fremons assistance immed
ate and would gone had the colonel and his party
arrived the American fork After he had LEFT for the la
mah lake there good deal Of talk about England taking