The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-02-02

we ehseflaly give The following note. copied from
The New York Ines place an our paper. ln usilce 10
The oioers recently rescued from the San Francisco. We
are assured BY those present thai nothing ike absn
dsnmeni' Of the wreck thought Of BY any until
all The troops should be taken OF thai the wind suddenly
arose (ssr hne day. and soon blew gale; every
tempt was made by the @Klby 10 regain the wreck for
nearly three days. and only given up after became
hopeless.
LETTER FROM CAPT. FREMONT CONCERNING
The ORDER OF LEAVING THE SHIP.
AsroE HOUSE,, N Y. Thursday, Jan. ~. 1854
70 the Editor u hs ~ Y. DAILY Times
Permit me 70 occupy space paper 10 correct
error IA what seems 10 be public opinion" IN relson
Frsncisco.
My Office and daies gave opportunity Of knowing
all Inc iacis and circumstances in relation transfer OF
the troops from the steamer tie Kilby.
was understood, by general consent, that The ladies
and heir children should board The Klby in the
der OF tbs rank OF their husbands Colonel Gates went
wh his family in the first boat place in safety on
The ships bat IL hought thereby abs.
doDed the segmeT-the vessels being attached by
hawser hundred long and no one
shoasht Of separation Of ths vessels were re-
moved.
TWAS at my suggestion MAJOR wyse (the senior or
oer MOI disHbed) ordered spprrinrend transfer
Of The troops Il Ia welknown principle second
officer IL rank IL usually considered executive OH
GER" and sueh. il Major Wye 10 De
form 'as duty thought Il was his right as hoped Ii
was hts desire.
A The principle that the comm naina officer should
remain nnt al the embark, have nothing 10 say bu
II The OBJECT was 10 remove the troops rapidly pos
sibie, nothing was lost by the form that adopted
Surgeon Ssttsee, MAYOR Merchant and Bevet Lienten-
ant Colonel Barke well Captain Gardiner Of the
drsgoonsa disabled, and they were sent
board early in The day Captain Judd an invalid was
detailed BY me- with Lieutenant Van voast 10 70 board
the barqu-, and, with twenty men, throw over
quantity Of cotton TO make for the troops in ships
hold.
Lieuienaat Loeser engaged in renewing provis ous
and Ind gone board early ths afternoon ieav on
board the wreck, aid in removing the and Major
Wyse, myself Lieussnants w A. Wnder, c. S. Winder
and Chandler.
About dark word was brought that the boats would
knock OF wiihoui making amy more trips The sea had
then become smooth and il my intention thar they
should work all night then with ths consent Of Msjor
Wyse board the baqae luy expecting to reiun
the Ia lew minutck) and succeeded by large
oilers Of money 10 induce The sailors The boats
troops had all been enoved. remained time
give assistance ia removing the while
boats AIDE trip; but before they returned the
wnd sprung up and prevented The possibility any insier
communication Our bont lost before could aa ul-
ed ap
Whatever may be the APPEARANCE. there was nothing
further the mind of every officer Of The snd than
the idea Of abandoning The nen, and doubt II
scarcely officer thai would have remained
on the the bstqne that night
Why Dr.. Ssieriee, MBjor Merchsnt Brewer Lieut. Col
Barke and Captain Judd have been ne "
papers of the officers with understand More
hgh-minded honorable 10 be found in our
service and the latter though bur in feeble health sbored
necessarily The ship lie now - natural conse-
9nencs. lies prosirsied by sickness
viii add here, that Lieut. CHARLES s. Winder came to
when the debArkation commenced, and said will
remain with my company until the last :; and learn
that he with Lieut. Chandler the Antarctic were
rhe las leave The wreck.
fwond seem 20 be time forgive and forget in
jB~s and deeply oepiore the necessity communal
cation. s. l. FREMONT.
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