The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-09


tim he heard nothing Of FreEOut until iour dave after
hs (Sruokousl -Utry into the capital Then FTenont
Nith he beaon uud ing California u'rals EDd -E
stral glr6-remnaus OF the dtfeated ofcebe made q
cay OF cApitnlaon with thru Stockton had refused q
trrat q ueras FlOges aud Pico because thry had
once already broken their paro honor Fremont now
ever, naSn. participated in the war, nrases great
merit If this eapuaou with these defeated ofherr With
whom ocs ton would treat aud VII m he considered
a impo All facts will be from the
othcia dispatches Of Commodore Stockton They show
Fremont 10 the 6rs campaign did nothing while IN
der Stockton but so San Diego and ride up from that
place in Stockton after be had Compelled
Castro to break biz camp and dserar hs army w. the
DAD campaign Fremont failed 10 execute bis orders
retired five hundred miles the enemy and never
returned uat after tie fg htng Tuer is ngb
q from bis own pen or that of Others thr my
evidence Of any that Fremont had single
e,unscr Eih enemy while 10 California He has ten
called the paUh-fadr But unfoTtunate for him tqa'
the paths be od did not lead bin into the presence q ~
Mr. President in the foregoing rem rrs and EXP
have male Of ne "eahn-es aud ansurdrty u The a.
set up Nj Fremont he couqur~t Of Ca to nia,
have arruaed b. far higher uhtv's ha0 sub !
know will be imputed 70 ! regard ~ slr, du'y
the truth OF history, wei as di IN nshed
freud aud nstrutn HAT the ianels h'rn has
noOly shall be irOm has brow dc orLfe
ano,ber'a. For Comm doIe Stockton clam he d OF
the conquest Caurna So lar from Mr. Fremont heing
entitled d,es appear that he WAS ever engaged
Ia a single and he ent of the responsibility he
Assumed California ha"e hetD, ls 10 for ttl
ton ot srl-deirn against Threatened attack z" he
Calorniaus aud 3D. unite with the torres Of Gen de
he 25h Of Juur SoDuma and 70 undertake an rxe
didon ainst Gen Castro, whh he was u'-Wileh ~
the wlv Aexans alely after tls, he rar bed TO
Monterey and accepred appUn as uaJ"r ON Com
modore Stockton under ord r. hs rived e. has
! Lern shown until the conclusion OF the whr.
4 Anu now SIR have attempted to deS rbe fairy ana
truly he achievemrnts Of hr Freuoat California "nd
ask if any claim beJeund II them 70 the te q ~
cou4ueTor.
And now Mr. President it hardly necessary after Lis
exposure OF the pre- cnsiuhs SCI for Mr. emUn 70 sIy
the conqueror That has been aread lndlcaed
u will take liberty State briefly possible,
tcw aduiUnal eslAhllsh still incontrsany
the claims OF Commodore Stockton that great honor
Stockton assumed the command OF the United States naval
efces the 23d day july lS4G The condition Of the
country at thai already been shown On the
day he issued proclamation placing the country uuder
law and resolved upon the most prompt ana vgor
prosecution of the He Immediately organ'z-
corps Of loo mounted men, composed chiefly OF American
Tiers appointed Mr. Fremont major OF the oaaon anc
Lieu teuant Gillespie Of the marine corps captain re-
tanning the chief direction Of affairs in his own hands In
hours thereafter he despatched this corps un-
der MAJOR Fremont the sloop-oEWar C!ane, Captain
Dupont San Diego procure horaes and cattle ana y
with him in the contemplated attack oi lhe Cy
Of the Angels On the st OF August be sailed hluel ID he
fgae Congress for Monterey and proceeded TO Sa' I.aro
about 30 miles the City OF the Angels and landed 800
aud marines, and commenced The Work ot orihg
them for the service II which they were engaged ou
th OF August commenced his m trcn upon taht
c. l2b, when within few miles Oi the en- E4,
they panicsrrcken and hed leaving behind thcr
baggage and artillery The principal officers and portion
the troops surrendered themselves prisoners OF war; the
city capilulated and the 18th Commodore STOCKTON
\
conguered-he Inhabitants quietiy su' mii ted
and Stockton immediately proceeded 10 organize cl'u
government He prescribed tariff OF imp"sts, aha ap
pointed Hppraiers collectors and other Oes of nt COZ
ecuon Of revenues and did every other lawful act
which a copqueror and governor could do
baynC seted al these matters and seing the new gov
erurnt in fu ana successful operation be left the city and
proceeded San Francisco for the purpose Of oganzn
IA eKpruiuoa, BE- commanded by himself 70 hand At
ACApuco the OF Mexico With view oi
cooperating with General before the city OF 1eo
But before he could accomplish The neessary arran<e-
H7nts or such purposs al vantage was taken o. u's A.
from the capital and General Pico and Foree who
had liberty after cnpureo' the ct on her
parole honor had raised force Of 400 or 800 ueu and
appearing bcoie The city, demanded ~ suTrtn'eT Inc
garrison, couslsuE Of 100 uuder CapIaiu Glc-e
uuae force superior IN numbers rs o. lEFa
to submit and tue city fell INTO the the
CaltoruIans. This insurreCuon The Commodore de er-
quell prom made all ME srruug eut 'o
that purpose Major Fremont despatcbed wth loo
santa Barbara which place sier procuring hor
he 70 bold MN ell IL readiness 10 nu tue COnho
dore his march against the rebels The Commodore
himself sailed the Congress, ran into Monterey,
which had been threatened, strengthened that pisce
with so men and protested San Pedro. AT this
\ he found enemy TO considerable numbers,
aud learned also that a. eDgsgenenl bad tAEen aoe
them and the Of the rgate Savannah whicn
bad resulted the disadvantage Of the Aucrcanr Ah0
bad greatly naourAged the Californian Hc imr'dht'y
landed from bis ship Wth 800 in toe face Of hs enemy
aud, aer skrmish PEELED them retreat out a. tA'
were al mounIsd be could pursue them The az nor
age nj this place benny insecure al tnat season o he e
tue Congress snutd io SAL Diego where Lieutenant an
besiegrd and reduCr1 great distress The rn IN
uering the harbor grounded a bar, ard u,aF
falling over and hlc tho III, engaged ID rhuy
her up prevent such urrruC, hr too va vor
o4sy ATTACKED b toe entmy. AO.wLs AZ du- Nds "0s-
hap trigtte, the Cummudue huis' Ui,h as m"h.
could pared immediately Ian a., and. after
sew re acuun repu s-d hem aud reieve be garrison
\ Preparations th,n acuvely INSIDE tor The march
uPn the capital hur-es and catue % bc prrur'd,
and Officers sth Of men, ssut 70 Lover
OauotnIs collie them Whist this portion II rhe tue
sailor arny hos uiro I'd, the kip con
sanuy in m4uusctu,,n radd hur-ys she's
md Gh.ufsp nod