Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14
And he gives statement Of prices fully sustaining th
declaration:

A such prices these, except for the horses and cattle
which below The price Of the in the United States
and without money TO pay down, amounts up hgh
but sill small for he great results produced in conquerng
the country and pacng before the United States troops
arrived.
grea, prevails in the minds of Senators as 10
The authority for mourning these claims. The Senator from
Virginia (dr Maso>) classes them all unauthorizd II
Is great mistake The claims arising from unauthorized
operations ! themselves about thirty days Of tne and
70 the expenses OF force Of less han three hundred men
They limit themselves TO the operations under the flag Of in
dependelce-o he first week in June the 9th Of July
when the flag Of Independence Abandoned that OF the
Unaed States adopted and the battalion went into service
with the navy. From his time orh all expenses duly
authorized the naval commanders acting under special orders
om The President 70 conquer rctain and govern California
These orders began IN October s45 in anpacn Of the
war, snd continued by successive qtJes Of tho most
urgent kind Those Of July H. 1916, though they did not
arrive unit, operations oyer issued in the very
hat MI Fremont in the act Of joining the naval forces
and show what the intention Of the Government was at that
tmc. They addressed TO Commodore Soai and said
Pre10i instructions have informed you OF the instruc-
tons OF this Government, pending the with Mexico,
take and hold possession Of California. The
object o. the United States under its rights as belliger-
cut nation, 10 Possess itself entirely Of Upper aorns
The object of the United States has reference
% Imat peace with Mexico and it. at thar peace the basis
Of the nj possts shall be established the Government
Pee,s hsgh your forces, 70 be found in actual possession
ot Upper California. . This will bring with il
the necessity OF cftH ddBRsrano,i Such Government
These instructions positive in themselves and refer "a
previous Instructions They correspond with all the previous
orders 10 the navy That branch Of the public force was
charged in advance and in anticipation Of the war; with the
conquest Of California, whenever broke They
u conquer the country they 10 hold possession Of 1t ill
peace and they 10 establish civil government for III
temporary administration The naval commanders were "a
90 is and did do IL. Commodore Stockton took command
IN Jolly, Immediately after Mr. Fremont to Monterey
AID under his orders oil subsequent military operations were
carried on and civil government established the expense,
d which remain to be paid Commodore Stockton
ccve the hanks Of the Government for prosecuting the con
qaes, q California Commodore Sloa censured and re-
called 81 doing. and Mr. Fremont and his were
par ocktons forces and acted under orders from him
The very Jey this letter Of the 18th OF July written
Wsshngtpn, Mr. Fremont his way Monterey, q
aid Commodore Sost do the very thing which these
rated Instructions required him to do lie fulfilling q
the letter, that day. the orders which emsna,ns
from Washington. AT tho distance Of 3 600 miles, and with
ou, orders he doing what the Government wished done
and what the naval commanders could not have done whou
a land force
The letter Of recall to Commodore soa,, dated August 3
ls4G shows only tha, The naval commanders c
quifed 70 coHgue etan and govern California, but that the,
would Be censrtd and superseded for not doing it, Here
that order = have said, August l3, ls46 by sang
Coincidence the very day that Stockton and Fremont
entering the city of the Angels and putting the finishing
hand to the conques: Of California. Hear it:
II "U. :. Navr Drr,RrNESr,
"EashngtoH, .7rytat IS, 1870.
No 81 o. Jrne e. from which appears that while you ~er
aware q ~ existence 'e ac41i IOa between the Cnte
states AMI NeNico You remained in state OF isdcag,
lid not carr the instructions June a. isi5, trained
be executed even the Of declaration Of
nuch more - TIC Of actual hostes. Those ns,ruc
tons yon were ordered to carry out at oHce.'
10 my litter Of August 3, iSi5, the receipt OF whiSb
acknow dSd tie 2h January 1885, referring TO them,
sail ~ hs e'd o a you will obey the Instructions re
Gently addressed - you via Panama In my letter Of Octo
btr @ lot5, d which you acknowledge the receipt on h
h % March $780, referring 70 these nstrgctions once more
sad urthcr, In the OF actual hostltcs between h
Mexican Government and ovn you will dispose OF you
Whole ioree IS 10 carry erctualy tha objects psc
ned 10 the Hsfuut forwarded you from the Deartmer
~ yew Of such contingency And surely there IS no arnb
guilty in this language.
"And ny letter of the Esd Of February last sent troug
Mexico remarked This letter 10 overland ca
eloscd as you suggest TO Mesrs. Mott Talbot CO.. Mazs
sn and you will readily understand the reserve with which
is written
The Department August s, 1915, bad also told 20
that your force should not be weakened while hostic
threatened by Mexico Your particularly
proved in OBTAINING the rgste Constitution.