The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-03

Christmas day when the men stood TO their duty IN
black tempest from the Pacific ocean, in which hum
dreu horses persisted: no fnching until their com
mander ordered them TO struggling Nth the storm
and the mountains, and build fires to their lives
and this commander has been sentenced to be dismissed
from the army of the United States. by who spent
that Christmas day carpets and pavemens, their great
est exposure IN going from house TO house their greatest
fatigue IN handing wine and cake their greatest labor
Furnishing luxurious dinner.-San Luis Obispo was the
scene OF most thrilling interest 1t was the FIST time that
Don Jesus had his family since that day when,
demDed TO be shot, he had been padoned at the nerces
sion OF his wife, by Fremont at the risk of muny in
his own camp. which nothing but the ascendant of his
character kept down for Don Jesus daring man
had broken his paroIe-headed the instruction in the
middle dlstrct-harassed the country to the suburbs of
Monerey and had sent out the detachment which fought
the action OF Navidad Ii there the march
from Monterey 50 mies) had its complete success-the
town being surrounded before his approach suspected
Don Jesus and IS other insurgents captured-the town
taken without the fire OF gum and the arrests made with
the order and quieude of many upon civil pro-
in of great cities by high constable Hays
and his tpsaf Blessings and benedctions awaited hin
in this place, which he might have entered his way
down through fire and smoke and left blood and ashes
but which he chose rather to conquer by rapid
and the clemency OF justice.-The long valley of the
Salinas river (Buenaventura in the old maps) the
scene OF the secret march, the details and wonderful
cess of which the Oldest general in Europe Amer
ca would learn with pleasure from the mouth of the
youthful leader secret march of hundred and fifty
miles in an insurgent country, in which corps Of obser
vaton was repulsed and deceiveda cham of vedet,es
successfully captured-the only spy that penetrated the
recon lin the middle dstrct surprised and taken with
out the fire of gun. This long valley, cautiously
threaded in the secret march, galloped over
gayy and the of the battle of the Bears which had
occurred there the year before reviewed with dan
ger of its renewal The white grizzly bear has been
famed for the audacy OF its courage the ierocy of its
attack, and the tenacy Of the vital prncplebeng the
only animal that retains muscular strength after shot in
the heart, and becomes dangerous MORALLY
wounded Some hundred OF these bears had encountered
Fremont and thirty of his men, in this valley, the year
befoe assaulted them and required thirteen of their
number to be killed outright the ground. and many
wounded, before they yielded the field Fremont pointed
out the scene OF this strange contest to his friend Don
Jesus, and stopping to sleep for few hours near it,
weIlnigh had repetition of the same combat The
Jesus had more pleasant remedy than that which
rifles and revolvers afforded he talked Spanish to
them and they walked Spanish; ID est retreated but
not the retreat of Pico in the direction A." They
off in good faith-The field of La Navidad in the
valley of the Salinas the last of the interesting
grounds which he had pass, and which had been the
scene of American triumph-a triumph unsurpassed
by anything that the Mexican war has produced 1t
this: Ten Of Fremonts men, part of them his faithful
MISUNDERSTANDING to misunderstanding them.
selves grove of oaks till one of the number could
run four miles and bring up fifty of the battalion: these
charging and conquering but with heavy loss 10 them
selves-two captains and several brave men. It was
here that Capt Burrows and young Ames of ST. Louis
were killed; of the latter OF whom, when inquired for
OF dignity worthy of great mind "The only consoIa-
ton can give you s that your died bravely by the
side of his captain Yet this action of La Natividad
OF the brightest in itself of the M xcan war; and in.
valuable for Its results, or il dispersed the corps that
was watching Fremont at the commencement of his
march, and saved cauaiado Of four hundred horses
coming to his camp for mounting his men:) yet the
ton of La Natividad has never been heard of in the
United States Neither fame pay for such services
is hard fate but it is the fate of the California bat
talon.'
The afternoon of the 25th of March, ls47 brought
COL Fremont his friend Don Jesus, and the coored
want Jacob, to the town of Monterey. Conforming to
the rulea of he
and by way OF reporting in person. waited on the COM
nander.n chief, Gen Kearny, at his quarters; and.
this call was visit OF ceremony, and in fact, military
report of himself he said nothing of business nor of the
occasion which had brought him 10 Monterey He re-
served all that for the business interview which he in
tended to ask. Accordingly, the American consul Larkin
IN whose house both were staying, commissioned
Immediately by Fremont ask that inerview-an inter
view on business, which had brought him in great haste
from Los Angeles but without saying what that business
was. The consul Immediately executed that commits
ion-spoke to General Kearny -reurned, and informed
Fremont that the interview was granted, and the time
fixed for ten o'clock that morning-,being the morn
ing after his arrival. 1t asked soon; for eight
hundred miles in eight days, and Instruction post
poned during the time, did not admit of ceremonious
delays. But the hour of ten the next morning was
given; and punctual to the moment, Fremont, accom-
panied by the consul, who went forward 10 announce
his approach appeared at the door OF the Generals quar-
tiers, and admitted. But here judicial testimony must
speak. The subject others; and in that
the evidence, and not myself, becomes the speaker 1t
of sworn testimony and that his own He shall speak
for himself of this interview and does So in these TERMS
at p "a OF the trial
Seen Kearny resumed his testimony as follows:
about the 18th of March, Lieut. Col Fremont came to
Monterey from Los Angeles, and, calling upon in my
quarters, had rsation with him the close of the
conversation eiteation of my orders to him
of the LIST OF March, and for him Monterey with
travelling miles Colonel Fremont was
ready to march with his battalion places
it, and had share all the operations battalion and
that rendered great service paciyng the country
the capituaton Of Couenga On the march down.
much from cold winter rains and lost
eved lost hundred Christmas day crossing Barbara
mountains We through
joynly received by old there hey
thought all dead for the had
the place that and those who
the old reported them to be bones all
us after the attempt to burn The people of
seeing al and Hospitality STOP
| ped in passing their town.
| "n Z. RUSSELL
at L. BRECKENRIDGE
"sworn and subscribed me- a3d day Of February
| lSas LEW CAsSp ~
Though heard of in the United States il is the
md by eyewitness in the enemys ranks The United
States consul at Monterey, Mr. OLarkin had been can
ured by this corps OF Observation-kept with them
carried of by ihen and released till the captulation
ion OF La Natvidad ing the rest and published the
california Stars the military committee transferred
an historical document Showing the of the Cali
orna battaon) TO their report upon the California claims
where 1t may be seen in the appendix These
from it;
ION the 18th Of November last s46 from received
OF sickness Of family In San Francisco
expected troubles
letters from Captain Montgomery requesting
stores for the Portsmouth, with
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