The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-01

Sand ia my letter of the 23i Of February las sent
through Mexico, remarked, 'Tns letter 10 yoa
verand enclosed you suggest 10 Messrs Mott Talbot
y 20, Nazauan, and you viii readily understand the
reserve with which IL is written
The department. on August D, 1885, had also told you
that your force should be weakened while hostIles
threatened by Mexico, Your partic ulary
approved in OBTAINING the frigate Constitution
The department will hope that urgent necessity
than as yet appears existed for the otherwise previous
The department willingly believes in the purity of Your
ntenions o." yo aar'y not TO Do wrong has Ted into
most unj Fortunate and uauarranfabie inactivity.
very 's'pe'. !!GYEo SSSaG5iE BANCROFT.
Commodore JONI D.. SLoAr,
Cong u. S. Naval Forces in the Pacific ocean,"
This is the letter of recall to Commodore Sloa recalling
him for inactivity for delay in commencing hostes for
his unfortunate anxiety do wrong Ii Is full proof
only of authority act, but of blame for acting Com
modore Stockton succeeded Commodore Soat. He acted
and Fremont with him; and the of these claims the
whole, except the insignificant accrung during the
first thirty days under the flag of independence under
The command of Commodore Stockton, and douby
authorized both by his position commander the Cali
orna station, by the reiterated orders of the naval
nanders and by the express APPRECIATION OF hs conduct
since he returned home.
The operations without authority limit themselves, tea
70 about thirty days OF the commencement, and will
require forty thousand dollars pay them and for
the United States received than the the
time horses cattle, cannon, ond muskes taken from the
enemy and delivered to the United States used in her
Eighteen brass cannon, two hundred and fifty stand
of muse four five hundred cattle, and nearly double
many horses taken under the independent flag the
United States. These materials Of the United
States and worth full fifty thousand dollars money
The United States received them materials of war,
than asked to pay for these unauthorized operations
She received horses, CATTLE and muskets
than the value and ready put provso the bill
limiting the be paid for these operations less
than the value of the articles actually received But
this ud be but poor way of settling the The
United States received all the fruits of the revolutionary
movement she received all the benefits of the movement
and these benefits were of kind not to be weighed
measured against money. She received all the northern
half of California, conquered her hand before the naval
began to and this half received by her has
remained tranquil her hands since 1t broke up the
ntas for transferring The country to the protection of Great
Britain and stopped the and sales of the public do
main British subjects and arrested the proceedings in the
Mcnamara grant of three thousand leagues before
the grant complete and all the original papers of which
have been brought to the United States 1t induced Com
modore Sloa change his mind after he had been FIVE days
Monterey and decided him to take possession of the
place. thus paDg the arrival of the British Admiral by
few days. and converting his arrival benefit instead Of
HARM For when he did arrive finding the place in posses
of the United States he that his
end and off as suddenly and myserously he came
abandoning California to its masters, and putting
end to all hope of British protection Finally, saved the
American settlers from destruction gave body of organized
and victorious land forces the United States with
the navy, and presented the view Of the British Admiral
that camp of mounted rfemen which had such dscoura
gng effect upon his mind, and such an encouraging
upon the minds of the naval forces.
These were the benefits received by the United States
from the under the independent flag They
above price, and beyong dispute. The historical deposit
taken by the committee prove every thing and the
despatch of Commodore ST. at to the Secretary of the Navy
Of July 81 1886, comedies with the testimony in
showing the happy effects all this had upon the British
Admiras VISIT converting into benefit instead of mis-
chief. He says:
son the 18th the British Admiral Sir George F. Seymour
arrived in the Collngwood, 80 An officer i'm medately
tender him the usual and the facilities
the port. He was subsequently, furnished OF top
gallant masts and other sars for his shp and sailed on the
| 2Sl for the Sandwich Islands
''The visit of the Admiral was very scrviceabe our
cause in California as me ihdoita"ts fully beped he 'ood
Take part ih them and that ,eoud be osgsd to abando
conquest but ,ohen they the iends intercourse sub
sstig 49, and found that he could interfere
their 6haf, they aband6ned all h of erer seeing the Msri
can flag flying IN California aga,".'
Thus the British admiral disappointed the expectations of
the British party in California He came as they expected
but when he he did nothing He did interfere in
their behalf he behaved friendly He went off in few days,
carrying with him the emssary Macnamara and on his de-
parturc the inhabitants lost all hope of seeing the Mex
lean flag again flying in California Thus was California
saved passing like the Mosquito coast, and many
other places, under British protection California
saved And how it to be saved Because Mr.. Free
mont his typographical corps and the Settlers had
turned the Mexican authority before the British admiral
rived-had exungushed the British party-had induced
Commodore Soat take possession of Monterey, and he
himself, with his battalion had down 10 the coast to
second the operations of the navy This saved California
All the dispositions attribute these results to Mr. Femons
movement and his coming down to Monterey to JOIN the
naval forces the GROWING of his whole conduct 1t
decisive upon the minds of both British and Americans
1t showed land orce already victorious the Mexican
authorities ready act with the camp of mount
ed remen suddenly appearing and as if by magic,
impressive sight both British and Americans II dlscOur
aged much encouraged the other and assured
the OF all the remaining OF Lieu
Minor, of the navy, then in Commodore Sloats
squadron, has well testified to all this. He 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
of and the weknown character of its lander,
only made impression the British admiral
and officers but equally impressive and more happy
those of the American navy then In Monterey For
himself the undersigned that after he had seen
Captain FIcmons command all his doubts regarding the
conquest of California were removed"
Such is the testimony borne by Lieut. Minor to the de-
cisve effect which the appearance of Fremonts rhemen
made upon the minds of both British and Americans
that time. 1t certainly strange and impressive
spectacle body of American rhemen at such a
place. and at such timethree thousand miles from home
on the of the Pacifc-already victorious the
Mexican authorities, and ready to Cooperate with the
val forces repusng British Interference and in pursuing
the conquest of California its conclusion Immediately
AFTER they under Commodore Stockton, sailed
five hundred miles down the coast and dlsembarked for
new services land But orbear The object of these
few remarks show the of the California
while acting under the flag Of independence, without
knowledge of the Mexican war, and without orders from
the government. mean only show the value Of these
services and that all their fruits the United States
and that the amount be paid for those under this
bill will be less than the value of the horses CATTLE
and delivered to the United States say nothing
benefits of different kind above price above calcua-
ton.
have spoken of the operations Of these thirty days
operations unauthorized by the government Bat If they
unauthorized in the beginning, they stand
ing the footing of unauthorized operations The
have been only avowed and commended, but likewise
adopted only their fruits adopted and possessed but
the operations themselves fully recognised This fact APP
pears beyond dispute the report of the
yof War IF fh,no