The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-06

ytTS running cntmY,
nng back 10 their own camp. and carving off the
cannon with then-lnstead OF freeing themselves from
Il also, as they freed themselves from their drivers
The report does not tell whether they carried of the
cannoners also to the enemy and there happens TO be
couple OF witnesses here upon the ground and third
to be here in three DAYS uHt,de 10 testify the truth
and to tell that the cannonles apced at their gun
the drivers anced on their muesihe lead mule iasoed
ana gailopped on with by The California horses and all
through the acknowledgement o the general in bringing up
me cannon after the butchery nearly and with
Out men 10 protect IT, This cannon thus lost al San Pas
quail, was recovered by Fremont at Couenga and not
surrendered 10 Philip Saint George Cooke at San Gabriel
because that surrender would have brought upon Sant
George Cooke and his Mormons the most instant de-
sructon-foowed by the revolt of California, and the
expulsion of Governor kearny and all his crew from
the country 1t would have been New Mexico revolt,
produced by Keany without General Price TO suppress
IL These are the two first appearances OF this can
for the third. 1t appears on the trial OF Ere
ton OF the mutny charge-thus; "1he sad Capt
Open, by command Of the sad Lieutenant Colonel
fremont did refuse to surrender 70 the SAID Lleuenant
the said Lieutenant Colonel Philip Saint George 10
take possession OF tco hoWt-ers brought by the first
Dragons from Fort LeavenwortL, AND THEN AT SAN
GABRIEL" And of which cannon the said Lieut. Col.
Philip Saint George according to his official report TO his
general, seeing the Californian horse galopng about him,
armed to the teeth and of them with taken in
battle from troops, (rdeiet. forty sabrer, and divers
Jragoon coats taken at San Pasqua -seeing this and
with the humility OF saint at such sight, made sacr-
flee of all pride to dutydsobeyed the generals ORDERS
and let the cannon alone! These events alone would
make that cannon historic; but ii has higher celebrity,
or rather noorey yet 10 attain and proceed 10 estah
lS us new ues 10 inns hgner lame al page 40 Oh the
Fremont trial. Gen kearny being under cross nieroga
ton, this question and proceedings upon appears
"Ques,i0n. Did you lose cannon in that action; and
was IT afterwards recovered, and by whoml
COLLECTION being made to the question by a member of
The court the Judge Advocate directed TO ask Lent
of the question.
mel Femont time for Written ,eov AID exp,na ions The
court adjourned to meet tomorrow November 5t al 10
IT, -. ,or,; H. on;~ az ,h ,,,r, ;o,,
ri u" T nv. - a. ny ope.'Is VI ". y, 49, ,
question put 10 the Witness Tead hls paper page 10;
"Mr. PResIpsNr: The object of the question offered by
me and obectah to, is show that General kearny lost
cannon AT San Pssqua and that IL recovered by me
tue capiluation OF Couenga, and that recovery never
reported by General kearny u the government.
conceive The question 70 be both relevant and mate
occurred TO General kearny in the military execution If
clause OF the n,errogaory and to succeeding question
which intended offer should be supposed by me,
may be circumstance TO be used in The Defence and for
the court TO judge of in future state OF the proceedings
scrssd ,he rccovsev ia ai,av h la,o Thau o
trophies which Que side Is proud to take and the other to
recover The loss and recovery Of these trophies /. point
Of honor, independent of the value OF the hit and for
which brave die The loss is always excused and la
menIed The recovery Is always reported and csebated
H. IN .he case supposed by me recoVe,en can
49, n,,a ~ IL; Gay,1 II. a h i. o,u n
the povernment that omission 10 .n f,ot 20 ma,era,
20 me may 20 to show the state Of hs tenn Ger towards me-
and be used the defence in the the
tives and credit OF the prosecutor,
1.-The object of the question certainly not visible to the
court as now stands and am wllng to modify II so as
snow 'he ooec ana save inc court the trouble Oh de-
..Wv coun.e, advise M. ,b,, 7 bave ,,;,,de in cro.
examnaon tn HING in crcmn,s,ncas fon, 81 dis,.nc.
that bear on the case elucidae IFS or aid the de-
fence and considering shown in the testimony
yesoluay a my arrest was resolved on seven no'lii
1eo,e knew II, taa. ~ was conceaea rom me curing HI
non On h M usd mem exc
ou ~, o ,e ION VI he nou states, 'la ai nce
On .he coas. Oh me Aac' 10 oe iea or imputed onences
vi VIC o' VI .o aoin1' wout any waning ~ el,ple
, o o,S pa,oo W es'nony oni p.il ar distant
n.aaa. ,,,,S h,, t;saoI, IL ~ ' Va ~
Duhn oy hi'Iison aooVo .nco tousni,u ,ueS, "
. s kn iG .nis, ny cousel auvse me
in crossexamnation Bnt viii nor stretch thai la,ind
or give trouble to the court; and although advised by
counsel that have right in this either
to lead the witness to the object have IN view, or to con-
cea it from him. yet will in every show the object
the court when desired and therefore VIII at present waive
form following:
Dd you lose cannon al the action at San Pasqua and
was u cannon recovered Dy lieutenant colonel Fremont,
anu ana you KNOW Oh ta recovery ana ever report II TO
Tue government
The question was allowed to be mt: and could not
we'll he otherwise The whole country ,vas n, ,bat ,;
raso,ndng ,;,b occI.m,,;nns Co.. ,ha s. y, o. e
bmscn Of the cannon os, h. tbe hrava Npr;cg a. p
UuS.o y, ,"c eoh os' " me oidve Dr'eh al Duena
Ia ine usua.o, was 700 wen known 70 oe over
Iofen. 70 DC resisted, ana ohy omItlei IN
t PII, e"i; oeo'e ~ M Lseli me anguish
Les -, ~; cnn ,h niea,; n',.e", ,epoo..i,,s ms
80 w Us. - ~ ht VI 'ho hHietican
army; recovering we ophy' peore the sa'es OF MeX-
co-haseu vi se upon every eye-resounued or itself
IN every ear Ii would have been tame and nspld to.
have cited it, as case in law paper. Fremonts taste
was above that He stated the law and left the grand
example TO present itself The question was permitted to