The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-24


with the cruel invaders Whilst propose means of re-
peing 'hen propositions ougbi 10 be the admis
sble, inasmuch as have personal interest the affair
the progress OF the holy religion OF God and hap
piness OF my countrylnen
The stlgmas cast upon and upon one OF our most
respectable religious seets regard designed minis
ter to the prejudices OF Mexico, with view 10 the
eompIIshmen OF his purposes rather than emanatng
IRON a conyicuon OF their truth.
| D. The grant to Mcnamara after being submitted 10
The consideration OF the governor of California made
on the ilh OF july 1916 and comprised about three thou
sand square leagues, containing besides the bay oil o
Francisco, some OF the best lands and OF me most
important military and commercial positions IN Caoinld
T. Macnamara was taken TO California IN brl.isa
soop OF (he juno in june 1916 BRUSH snip OF
50 guns, (the Congwood.) commanded by AdmHaI 9ey-
mour followed in July and Mcnamara was taken
away in her. ~, .
The extract am about TO read from the affidavit oil
Col Fremont will show the connexlon between MAGMA
maras movements and those OF the pubic armed vessels
of Great Britain II will be found al page II Oh uie uocu-
meni:
The ftus of revolutionary movement thus passed to
the United States and have remained with her ever since
These fruits very considerable BESIDES the peaeea'
BILE posse sson of all the northern part OF California and the
mmedateiy went into service under the United States
there is good believe, and evidence is now at
hand sustain that belief, that the revolutionary move
ment pre- vented design Caliioraians put their
county under the dag of the British, and also prevented
square leagues Macnanara, who brought TO GaoI
ala in the British sloopowa Juno IA the month OF June,
arrived at Monterey the 10Th of July Macnamara was
board the Colnwood when arrived Monterey the
18Th, and carried away in that vessel The taking
possession OF that place the 7h had anticipated hum,
and the revolutionary movement had checked the designs
of the Catonans place the country under British pro-
cotton and also prevented the uhlment OF the grant
10 Macnamara the original paper, of which now have
here be shown the committee aod to be delivered up
10 the government"
5. In addition to the Mcnamara grants, some OF the
most valuable missions sold in May and June,
1916 to British subjects for very inconsderable sums
showing evident design, in the United States
should get possession OF the CALIFORNIA;, TO keep of
the most valuable districts out of the hands of the gov
eminent by converting them, through fraudulent con-
veyances, into British property.
D. Ii appears also that plan set loot by the
British vice consul in California, Mr. Forbes, Macna
mara and others, to put that country under the proec
ton of Great Britain, and at the very moment when it
was expected that would break out between the
United States and Mexico, The time, the circumstances
the actors all indicate deliberate design TO get posses
sion Of California for the purpose OF keeping out Of the
juna was planned and convoked Tor the purpose of
asking the protection of Great Britain shown by an
extract which will read from the affidavit of Captain
Gillespie, OF the marine corps and which will be found
at page % of the document:
about this time Dune 800 learned that the untq which
June and which had been planned and arranged by and
through the agency of Mr. Forbes British vice consul
had been from assembling in consequence OF the
rising Of the settlers This junta proposed the pur
immense tract OF land in the valley OF the San Joaquin for
The settlement! of ten thousand lrshmen be brought o
California under the direction of Mcnamara All this in
gue of British agents was broken up by the timely and
Captain Fremont"
By Lieutenant Minors testimony which will be found
at pages 43 and A. appears that the convention unta
was held, and that majority favor OF claiming
the protection of England decision naturally have
been expected, when IT is considered under what
pices it was convoked The extracts am about to read
contain also some Interesting facts connected with the
movements Of the British Admiral
1.-The Undersigned lieutenant in the navy of the United
States, has the honor make the following the
nterogatoes put TO him by your honorable committee;
"The undersigned being in command of the souher dis
ct OF California during the latter part OF 1886, was in
o thus obtained is founded facts) that he the said
Carila, was member OF una that assembled Santa
dependence California and of asking the protection Of the
United States or Great Brtan that the iunta was
majority of the for claiming the projection OF
executed, had II been for the and their
armed force then the north side OF the bay of San Fran
CISCO under the command OF Captain Fremont The under
signed has understood from other sources entitled conf
dsnce that majority OF The people OF California desired the
strengthened by the fact English sae (the Juno)
had about the time the juna met landed an English sub
was said that he had obtained grant from the Mex
lean government of large and fertile portion of Cali
iornia. embracing the whole valley of the San Joaquin
from its source to It's moutha valley undersigned
believes uprising onehird ofthe richest portion of Cali
onia The undersigned believes that the BRUSH squad
ron in the Pacific, commanded by Rear Admiral Sir
George I, Seymour, composed then of larger force than
they ever had upon that ocean, employed closely
watching the movements OF the American Commodore
Bs,hg aware OF this fact Commodore soa when he heard
the first battle on the Rio Crande under in the
rgate Savannah, then anchored OIL Mazaan for os
ehs'1e purpose OF proceeding 10 California. An English
vessel OF war weighed soon after the Savannah, and
IN the direction Of San Bias, where known the
inirti was Alter cruising in the gulf two days. the
modore returned TO his anchorage off MaZatan, when
o M Lns sh! got under way and stood in the drec
npuVfe OF Commodore Soat intended for decep
ton oil The English admiral On the Sh of June 1876 the
Savannah again made SAIL and, after passage of twenty
she arrived the port of Monterey in Upper Caiilornia
Tue Collingwood of eighty guns the flag ship of Admiral
Seymour, entered the harbo 10Th of July aud the
undersigned believes that the Admiral dsap pointed
arIran Uau Hu,, .ln
The testimony of Captain Hensey from which | will
give bnei extract, and which will be found at page 49,
fully sustans the statement of Lieut. Minor:
81 am resident in California where have resided
since the autumn OF 1913. In the month of May 1876
went to San francisco, where met with General Vallejo
one OF the most prominent and influential in Upper
California understood from him that he had recently
tended convention composed OF Gen. Castro, himself and
five Others delegates from the deren, districts in Caor
Ma at which the proposition had been ebated
to separate from Me xlco, and establish government
california under The protection of foreign power be-
leved by us TO be England but, the general positively
stated, the majority of placing the
under the protection of the United States gh he him
sell was General Vallejo of course guarded in con-
versng on dangerous th, was at that time
but the above is the substance of his remarks
stood by myself and others who heard them"
The grant to Mcnamara is so connected with the
movements OF the public vessels and public agents OF
Great Britain as to strong presumption that he
was secretly countenanced by the British government
Doctor John Baldwin, whose testimony will be found at
pages 40 ct seq, states that Mcnamara lived in the |
house OF the British consul charge daifaires in Mexi
and that he understood in that city, September and
OctobeI Si7 plan had been projected under the aus.
pces of the British legation to coonize California with
emigrants from Ireland These facts will be more fully
shown by his atfdav at pages and Al of the dOcu