Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-01-29

bearer Al o"'s "Brg. Gen. U. S. A.
..Iient. Col j. c. FREnoSr.
Mounted Riiemen, Com, &c"
eso Did you also address this one to him. and at the
us o. witness having examined the paper, said That is my
writing, aud that IS N! ho'e'
II vas read a follows
ssCIrpAD DE ANGELES,
sJanu .ry IS, lS47-l2 o'cock, (aOot)
..Dr,R Fremont We in force in this plaeesailors
and marines. Join soon as possible.
We are ignorant OF your movements, and know nothing o.
you further than your armistice Of yesterday
"Lieua sIc,i'' CT FRrnosr.' "
Question: Did you also address this to him. and at the time
.iHs1asr Iir That is my writing, and that my
Ii read as follows;
"PuEBLA DE Los ASGsLEs,
q January ~, IS47-7aeSGay, r. ~
sDEAn FnEMoNT am here in possession OF this place,
force If he Caliiolnians the s, and oth They have not
to exceed concentrated Avoid charging them, and
Acknowledge the hour receipt this, and when may
expect you Regsrfs TO Russell
Question Did you also write this to him and were the
FIRST Two the FIVE words a MOI charge the enemy under
scored BY yon as they now appear
.qnsrser. That my writing. and that is my note and,
though recollection Of understanding these words,
have doubt but | did so.
The read as follows
ssJaluary i5 1872 r. H.
ssDEAn Fremont We have been here since the 1th.
have plenty aud sailors We know nothing OF
except your yesterday signed by yourself have
sent several letters and fear they have been intercept
ed as have received no Come here once, with
sour whole force and join or you eanuot let me know
IT, and will 90 10 YOU The enemy POSSIBLY have
YOU more than soo most probably than $50
Acknowledge the of receiving this and send back the
bearer oee and write but little as get into the hands
We defeated the enemy on the the 9th during
march Since then they have been much scattered ana
several doubt, gone home
.Irepeat we are ignorant every thing relating to your
command except what conjecture rom your arhuee'
b, GIaep 10
= IS w. KEARNY, Brig. Gen.
..Iert, H.. Col i C. FmrmoST Mounted Riiemen, Sc.'
This is what is shown BY the crossrexamnaon. The
note of the 18th so far from being voluntary,
tuay pulled and dragged out OF me BY Gen. kearny by dnt
repeated urgent socious and aecionae notes, all re-
curing information OF my position and movements, and all
conceang the fact that Com Stockton with him at Los
Angeles and his commander in chief 'tDear Fremont
four times repeated and four applications for information of
him. show the character of the sent and the object of
sending them that they were familiar of information
such written in all services, and between officers OF all
ranks and which used for purpose the world except
for Tie sake Of the information hey contain But while the
show this the examination impoent TO gain
the knowledge either Of their NUMBER object contents
To the question: how many these notes he answers three
he Ms. Not being in the habit of destroying originals,
produce him four To the question, with what object he
replies that give him (myse) information of his
Gen. kearny, being in possession of Los Angeles Sc
The notes. being read, show that IN addition TO that nior
nation me- they desired information from also. To
the inquiry whether either Of these notes gave information
that Gov. Stockton at Los Angeles the Is, .
have recollection of The themselves being read
each shows that the presence OF Gov Stockton not
limited The four notes tell something else very
incompatible with the testimony Of previous day they tell
Lieut. Col Fremont the force gone against him be three
four hundred in the previous swearing these
words: "And small party under Don Andreas Pco-uhich
pdriy IhQrc understood 10 hare erceedsd fifty SIXTY
to Couenga, and entered into capulaion with
Lieut. Col Fremont"
From these notes. then the great brought out that
n
from Lieut. COL Fremont by Gen. Kearny hmself that in
stead Of being military reporting for duty, was reporting
for information only that instead Of being official com
munlcaion, familiar private note, IN TO iam
liar, private and apparently most aeconate notes Upon
their face they contradict the swearing of Gen. keany and
is further contradicted by drawn from
himself from authentic The dreet testimony at
the opening Of the trial says: On the day Of the receipt OF
that letter. &c Lieut. Col Fremont the head Of batta
lion of volunteers, entered the city of Los Angeles" Now
all the testimony agrees and such is the fac that, my
into Los Angeles with my battalion, direct to
the quarters assigned by Gov. Stockton, through COL Rus
sell then reported person TO Gov Stockton and afterwards
called Gen Kearny. So that the and fact Of per-
sona official, military reporting TO Gov Stockton and taking
his orders proved at the same time that Gen. kearny
he receiving the note which placed myself and my
battalion under his command.
That note extracted from me- and so perverted, did not
fetch itself TO Los Angeles Some person must have brought
il, and did; and that person Col VIM H. Russell; and
he has given Of bis mission, and Of his
tons with Gen. keay wholly incompatible with the present
imputed intention Of that On the thyseveH day Of
the trial that witness (Col. r. introduced and the
cond question put him he first being only show his rank
IN the California bataon) this "Were you sent 10
Los Angeles from the plains Of Couenga by Lieut. Col Fre
mont If So al what time and for what purpose And the
answer was ." was sent by Lieut. Col Fremont from the
plains Of Couenga about the 18th Of January s47 for the
purpose OF asceraning who in chief command and TO
make report OF the capituaon made that day whomso
ever should find in the chief command Eos Angeles"
The next question Will you how you executed that
mission ~ Answer g went 10 the quarters Of Gen Kear-
ny first and inquired Of him whether his arrival the coun-
try had superseded Com Stockton who before had re-
cognsed chief commander From Gen. Kearny learnt
that Com Stockton still in che command, and by him
directed to make my report TO the Commodore This
the testimony of Col X. that point, bis e1amna
ton la chief On the cross-examinaton (thy ninth day.
the following questions put by the Judge Advocate
= Question DO you recoeet Gen. Kearny told you express
" that he serving under Com. Stockton did he
any thing explicit than said BY you, that Com.
Stockton ia chief command and you would
port Of the capitulation to him
=" 7nssr. lie told distinctly that he serving under
Com. Stockton and had been doing so from San Diego
Question, (by the Judge Advocate. Was Capt Turner
present at that interview
".iasTrer. am positive, but believe he was"
On the foeh day Of the trial the Court took up the
examination and this point, with the following results
Question When you to Los Angeles TO ascer
tain who in command had you any orders what TO do IL
you found the chief command claimed by both Com Stockton
and Gen Kearny
.4nssVer. My instructions Lieut. COL Fremont
to proceed TO Los Angeles and carefully inquire 20 who