The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-16

could not have been Ii GRAY, who a gentleman OF per
feet honor and whom Major Emory will not dare TO i'm
pcae and who present AT the trial 10 confront him.
il he did; but. all that aside 1t Gray out of the ques
ton for he did TO the United States by the
route he sailed from Havana direct 10 Baltimore while
all the publ were exclusively made on the route
of Emory, by way OF New Orleans and the Mississippi
and Ohio rivers. Ii. Gray, then besides being the
author cannot be the nayal officer that Emory au les
To- Ii is demonstrate that Emory himself and no other
person. furnished the material of those publications. and
hence he cannot seek to escape by lmputng them 10
naval officer, without adding 10 his list crime baser than
all the resthat of laying his crimes upon the dead
In saying that IT demonstrabie that Emory and
other person, furnished the material OF those pubica
tons meant that fwould demonstrate it, which pro-
coed 10 do .l
In the first place. Lieut. Emory betrayed his prociUty
for the pocation which he had
been into the country, and commenced also its du
ties-by letter 10 newspaper IN New York written
the lsthmus OF Panama, under his name. This let
ter read In previous part OF my speech II is the one
to the editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer
This letter confined manly to the single point OF the
command OF the forces in the expedition TO Los Angeles,
with brief wholesale Jumping OF the fashcatoRs
corning San Pasqua; hut II connects itself with the
subsequent publcations-whlch, being anonymous took
a WIDER holder, and even INSCRIPTIONS range-in
this that il is marked by the same acquaintance, is
betrayed in them, with the interior OF Kearny's de-
spaches (of which Emory the beareT) and that 1t
is addressed to the accomplishment OF the objects
betrayng, as have sad the erdnd OF the writer 10 wit
10 propagate the false claim of keany have been the
commander in the expedition 10 Los Angeles TO deny,
and face down by dint of Justification and denial the de-
feat of San Pasqua to gonty kearny as the conqueror
OF California and TO poison the public mind against the
commanders whom he found in that country, and the
fruits of whose abors and gaanty he had gone hither
TO despol.
l. The claim to the chief command in the expedition 10
Los Angeles. Gen keamy asserted this claim In letter
of l4th January TO the department. and OF which Lieut.
Emory was the bearer, and also in letter OF January
10th TO Com stockton Its first public appearance was
in this letter OF Emoy's TO the New York Courier and
Enquirer; and it had no found ation in fact il must
have been borrowed from the interior of Kearnys letters
ar alse hpan here a a reed
plan, both.
q To deny the defeat at San Pasqua Among the
dispatches OF which Emory was the bearer was likewise
the generals account Of that wretched massacre of
American soldiers which has been dgnied the 'bat-
tie of San Pasqual " and which he endeavors TO make
out and claims to have BEEN defeat of the enemy A
portion of Emorys Panama letter is devoted to the same
subject and exactly the plan OF the generals report,
Though even with some additional exaggeratlon that it
must have been borrowed IRON 1t, Or as the previous
part, made on an agreed plan.
The two agree exactly as to the number of the enemy
engaged
Kear"y The enemy proved to be party of about 100
Emory with still greater precsion) "a, the battle of
San Pas1ual Cen kearny attacked, beat Nc 100 we'll
Now, in the first place, it would have been impossible
for either count the numbers OF the enemy fix
them with this eXacude-especally as the fight Of
cloudy morning, before or J'is at the break OF day
and, in the second place, the number given is not the
true nor an approximation to Tor Today VINO was
prisoner among them, (taIen prisoner by them full
of Kearny and his camp, without any attempt to
sist hm) counted them twice; and could not
make the number greater than 49,. Emory must then
have fixed upon the number which he gives either
pursuance OF instructions or from knowledge OF the
number stated in kearny's report.
kearny fixes the number of his party engaged at
twelve dragons as an advance guard, followed by hity
other Dragons, twenty volunteers, and two pieces of
cannon and adds with respect to the corps of fifty da
goons, amounted, with but few exceptions, the tired
mules theY had ridden from Santa Fe (Nep Mer,co)
$50 miles"
Emory, giving more general and brief account Jumps
the whole number at 'less than hundred dragoons,"
adding, with sweep that out kearnys kearny, ''emd
ciaed Nth unerdmpied march the deserts Of Amer
of more than 1000 miles"
The truth is Kearnys party had twice had opportuni-
ties renount within short time OF the encounter at
San Pasqua; once ton the gath Of Nevemberthe bat
tie was on the 9th of December having taken their pick
from band of 500 California horses-the best in the
woodland again the Sd of December, only three days
before the battle having seized the animals OF large
party of emlgrants (eavIns men, women and children
afoo the deset) besides 20 horses got from Stokes
and Warner Emorys report, PIP % and 1917, gives the
portion of these facts that IS here MATERIAL VIZ that the
party had had supplies of fresh horses Both Kearny
their of the battle, (and the concdent omission
Just pregnant of proof is concdent assertlon)
Kearny states positively that the party, with few excep,
Santa Fe; and Emory, by implications the same thing
with eXaggeratIon OF the distance.
This will suffice for sample of the parallels (o which
others might be drawn) between Emoys Panama letter
and Gen Kearny's report establishing beyond dispute
that they were made from a common pattern, or the
former abridged from the latter.
This is the letter that signed with Emory's name;
and the first of the numerous publications which attended
his track, increasing IN hardwood and mallgny, as If
upon SYSTEM and each designed TO prepare the way for
the next
Ii is the letter which contains this paragraph in
tended to sustain Kearny's clam to the command
"Now, sir, the facts follows: No order of any
ment given, either in the fight of the Sh 9h, tciih
not giUen by Gen Rearny person, through the
de,sgned his acting assistant adutnnt general"
And, in opposition TO which, Commodore Stockton
fall
1929 with vast deal equally emphatic to the
same point
With these impressions aud views, and considering
that and alone responsible for the result Of the
petition. commenced march for the city of the
Angels during which march | performed all the duties
which supposed devoyed upon the comma nder-in chie
of the forces and supposed, with the hearty acqui
escence OF Gen. kearny.
"On approaching the river Sun Gabriel and after the
enemy had commenced firing, observed the guns being
unlmbered told that done by the order Of
Cen Kenrny, the fire Of the enemy ordered the
nbered and the forces the river before
shot fired proceeded with the 9pounders and
crossed the river with troops following As soon
and commenced firing Alter the troops got the
river, they began to form in squares. At this time OBJ
served that the about charge left flank
orde red the OF the LETT flank be kept in Tine, that
might have extended fire. At this time OBJ
served the of the right flank had been formed into
square, and Gen Kearny at their head sent my aid de-
camp (Mr Cray 70 Gen Kearny oi Instructions to
the square and The t1o pieces of artillery Immediately the
left flank, but received with such shower of lead
that they drew off then charged up the hill with the
two 9pounder ordered the troops all to lie down. and
the 9pounders in advance and the battle was con-
tinued between the artillery"
And to get rid of which ponte- blanc contradiction,
M,,n fbn and a IyItpn { ynla "a