Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-01-29

As.istan, Adatant General coHmodore Stockton aeeoa
Here the claim have been the commander plain un-
equivocal, and unconditional In his letter to me, however
Of the same date jan l2th he expresses perhaps
more strongly Commodore Stockton mentioned
ALL and the pronouns " and me- exclude the idea Of
any participant in the possession command
g PuEBLA Los ANGELES,
g January IL, lS47--Iuesday 6 II. M
"DEAR Fremont here IN Possession ef,his place,
7o sailors and marines. We met and defeated whole
force Of the Calornans the sh and 9h They have
g exceed 500 men concentrated Avoid charging them, and
Acknowledge the hour ofrecept Of this when may
9 Yours S. w KEARNY, Brig Genl.
Lieut.. Col. Fnaosr''
AT the step Gen. Kearny slightly varies his caim
and admits qualification TO the completeness Of his
maId This is his examination, (fouh day Of the
trial J
the December expedition organized
San Diego march Los Angeles assist Lieut. Col
Fremont and organized in consequence, believe Of
this paper which is copy of letter from me to Commodore
Stockton, eerring his letter to Commodore s. Of Decem
ber o. Commodore Stockton that time acting o
vernon Of California, styling himself He de-
termined the expedition, and the morning Of the Goth
December the troops parded Diego Tor the march
The troops consisted about ve hundred sailors Marines
about sixty dgoons and about forty fifty volunteers While
they were parade Com called officers
geher Capt Turner of the dragons, and Lieut. Minor, of
the navy know there and several Others He then
marked to them the following purport Gentlemen, Gen.
this expedition you viii therefore look upon him your
commander shall goaong as GovEnson and Commander
reles. Sc. aThe troops mnier mn command
marched into Los Angeles the 10th Of January, sc.
At the next STAGE in reply question Of the Judge Ad-
voca,e, he returns to the positive and unconditional assertion
Of command
By the act Of Com Stockton who styled himself Cover
nor the sailors and placed UNDER
MI the Goth December 1916, for the march
Los Angeles IcoMMAsDED THEM ON THE EXPEDITIONS CON-
Stockton accompanied exercised command whatever
IPp
Afterwards fourteenth day) under examination by
the Court and when information had been received here of
the arrival Of Com Stockton in the country the witness great
y modified his position this point and admits several
authority done the march by Com Stockton and that he
e his duty to 'consut the wishes of the Commodore
81 found Com Stockton, my arrival San Diego the
12h December 1S46 in command Of the Pacific squadron,
having Ships either three the harbor that
place. Most of his sailors shore He had assumed
the title Of Governor of California month August pre-
yous. .1H at San Diego addressed him as sGouerzor DID
THE
ssAer had determined the march from San Diego
Angeles the troops being paraded for the 29h De-
cember, he in presence of several oicers-among whom
myself Capt Turner, OF the dragoon and Lieut.. Mi
nor of he navy and others whose names do not recoect
remarked to them Gentlemen Gen. kearny has kindly
sented take command of the troops this expeditions
will therefore consider him your commander 1oW go
along Governor and Commdndrl- Chief CALIF0HNIA.'
Under Com Stockton's directions epery arrangement for that
erpedtioa made. Ihad nothing 7vhateDer do zrM IT,
We marched from San Diego Los Angeles. Whilst the
march, few days before reaching Los Angeles commission
of two citizens, believe, behalf of Gov Flores 10
Com, Stockton with him the Governor
Commander-n-chief in California Com Stockton replied
to thai uhom cORsHing On the march
time considered Com Stockton under my direction
did time consider self under his His assmilated
rank officers of the army that time and is and
will for upwards Of year remain that Of colonel.
although did not consider myself at time under
any under the orders Of Com Stockton, yet,
large portion OF command was OF sailors and ma
rnes felt my duty important subjects
4oises and, far consistently cod do so, comply arh
/ them"
Bat was not till the fyrs day Of the trial, when he
had had the benefit Of several weeks reflection added in
formation oil the character Of the testimony delivered by Com
Stockton and Others and when he into Court fortified
with his questions drawn up by himself to square with
preaanged answers that he could be brought to the point of
admitting that, during the march, the Commodore had
ercised the perogative of sending him what he calls
sages but the commodore calls ORDERS and had directed
many movements of the expedition But this days ad
missions reluctant and with somany reservations that for
the plain fact other testimony must necessarily be brought in
Gen. Keany recites twice, and with much paicularty in
his testimony this point his version OF what Commodore
Stockton said to the troops before marching from San Diego
the subject Of the command abohg by ingenious turn
of the clause draw distinction between the command
in-chef in the territory and the communicable Of The
troops This is his precise version Of Gov. stocktons
marks
Gentlemen Gen Kearny has kindly consented to take
command OF the troops this expedition you wil there
fore, look upon him your commander shall along
GOVERNOR and conamapder-fi-chae IN CALIFORNIA"
This ne-spun distinction seems fact the cornerstone
of Gen. Kearnys claim have been the commander of the
expedition for while he constantly psts in that preenson,
he constantly admits that Com Stockton the governor
and commander in the territory do refer this because
attach any value to the point in itself For any argument
that desire the version given by Gen. kearny would
well any other for if Com. Stockton governor and
commanden chief Of Cdtornia his authority sufficient
for case since Los Angeles, where believe the charges
are all laid certainly within that province But the dis
tnction drawn the version given by the witness cons
dered important by him, and that version conadced and
this is the point of view in which present IT, II is contra
dcted by Com Stockton, Leat Gray Lieut. Minor and the
certificate Of Lieut. Rowan, all whose testimony
airms that Com Stocktons reservation Of authority related
to the commandn-chef Of the expedition, without the
words Of qualification which Gen. kearny estes and
is worthy Of note that witness OF the prosecution Captain
Turner, present at the address, whom the prosecution
have not thought proper to bring in to sustain Gen. Kear
nv, thus contradicted.
few detached passages from the testimony will show how
materially Gen. Keany contradcted in other respects upon
this point Of the command
Gen ReHny. "By the act of Com. Stockton the sailors
and marines placed under my command commanded
them on the expedition"
Com Sfockton During which march performed all tie
duties which supposed devolved the commandinchef"
Gen. Rearny al exercised command whatever
Com. Stockton did he any rvhaeur me-"
Com Stockton. "l the habit of sending aidde-
camp Gen Redrny to inform him what time 1vised to
in the morning and Arrays decided the route
should take and ueien and rcherc should encamp."
Gen. Reany "The troops under my command marched
into Los Angeles on the 10th Of January
Com. Stockton. "And when marched into the city
led The 1ray at the head Of The advanced guard"
Gen. Kenny. "on the march at no time considered