New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-14
COL. Fremont IN CALIFORNIA,
From The Bosf. n JoroadL


Fyc1 The Bosi JouCsaL
Notwhs, antng the strong dislike fee 70 write foF
q bubble Journal / cannot resst d's:e to correct
some Of the e1ors which zee published from time 10
TINE in relation Col Fremont and La operations 10
California previous to AID during toe war with M-1i
co wss in California st the breaking out Of the
with the ship S, erirg and o>rk MJscOE Of Boston,
uu6or my charge, pr secuting busDtss the coast
in the ,msurt ol which wds continually raversing
the country fiop Sal Diego TO San Francisco by SEA
ard lsud visiting ell the ranches rivers, Missions and
places wncre anY inhabitants were 10 be found Inis
was previous to- during aid also after the way Con
scqutny was i'll .he coautry all the tine that Col.
Frmoit there, ind or some after his return
With Gen Kea,ury.
Frequent business transactions W the Colonel.
such as iufnitt ing supplies transporting troops &c
iurmrhod opportunity .or my b.ing 7oniowhet posed
up in regard 10 bis ovtmcnts.
The first hostile mcnt between the Calilor
mans and Americans and % VIII ch ! have seen bu;
very imperfect accounts in Tie newspapers, was nea-
ly as follows
Abou, the 5th Of hIGroh, 1916, wG~ G. Monterey
win thc bark Moscow, iromthe le~9ard coast. There
was IA, n 10 other vers-l ID port. Colonel Uhou Cap
tan Fremont had feG days previously 4 rived with
down and sluost exhausted BY severe service and
len, pvrti"us At o considerable dstauc- from the
ntc h. left his pHrty, Gld cane 10 )aterey tO
obta pei mission pit his camp euieut
place where be- coul ri tsh hi' men and be .'ts and
obtain l,co'say surpli"s to enable ta 70 continue
lis II lI atiOl :. h ", XiCan CIWInsnd-r Ui neral
Jcsr C.stIo) was Sick aud on Captain Fr- mont
whiirg him hhd pi' errDg his irIu~st t1-'rO, Sfh
the usual Mexican aud Spanish hoursI of c0mP mPimeuts
wfich ray, mach aud eal, but ht'le replied tnat he
perfect lib ry TO do Gs he liked and the w1)'c
~ at his CispO-iiipn. lhIo was Il hc Cap
toi' aiLcd iT and returning apo-"pra'' th 'nk' re-
queeed thai th. p is-ioD mi ~ be put writing
Jhlr Castro dCcID6d dong, saFii that he Sas too
unwen. lie Mexican soldier his word YVES his
bo,c &c Captain Fremont ws@ probably led 1;otup
pose be- was dealing utn a man ot honor but those
who h CottrO knew that such conimodlt. g. uO1
tety apd bcnor T.! ubrc him VII th,r coon my.
CastrO, VIII ie graDurg the request, WA planning aI
the " biz now be nj eht entrap tbe " CIR ngoes, and
tb,r.by tko capital IL himself NJ Mexico. Ctotain
Fnn OH, returned 10 BIZ brase and f.. hfui bus w~1iy
nnt a out companlois no doubt Tejo cnS az
tie prreJect OF ss4ug hls ux1rTatlng in the
anticipated snVplcS OF coihinl, rhre- t"bscco g.,
o, VII they bad been long destitute ard nc'n5 cn
ab,c, IT, .cut, r'r gth ires h"iee~, 10 ell
l ap hD his field Of arduOu' lab OF winch the waOe
Civiii2, word are now icapIng 'ht bcpcilie.
Gen Castro, immediately elter the departure of
Capt. Fremont from MOh'erey, nodn'el and
iouslg the whole population, calling upon tl"m to
ann sid mount to exieimiHate or olVe The hHutt:i
fl, III tbe cUubDy rObb-Is cu,-th-Os,, and zach ep..
tbcts. were now feely bestowed utoi the parry.
The tll, wing cav. l about three hundred
moJnttd n,en Cepdr from Monterey with toe per
fd,ut Castro at thci head, and all vel armed The
AmeicaIs the mean 'iIc, were moving their camp
to c., vcpi,nt place for reresoIn,, ana Cap. Fee
front bod INT Louis God y of Il. wel-'n'! CON
p-nior., with q bOte TO the Ame IN Cor sul l.. y.
Iakiu csq a NonitTty, t that siter the camp
aia II we icgua ed Ne int. DdeJ Ia ply ais respects
t. him. III n.pa with few of his officers. was
al he Coz RUS when Godey arrived. lie ~as lmme
oinicy dispatched back wi-a IN lrna'i Jon Of whist
va tianspiring. i,h toignant at .hc fsithessncs
rI. rasca conduct Of Castro, aid, 10 thN hope OF
b. irg Of 3, me assistance 10 my cOunryr1en in di+
tres I g'u,e note 70 Ccpt. Fremont, offering what
,sIv ce might be able to render ard ed hiu
that il be uld BE- Alta kei hard pu ii he could
hel hi way through to he coast. would proceed 20
10 81 Y poIt cssgnated 10 take them on board my
v.sot We felt -nd xpr, sscd fcsrs to Gjey h 1t be
would BE- ceptuied on hs return, bat the old mogn-
tanner, whJ wos u,ed t. PLAYING lodln VII .ces-
saiN, s.i . be oonld suk hi, was in fifty wbcr"
" th,ie was grass enough to cover make lie I'D
ono icj"ib' his tompanions unhA II Il.
Oh the arrival Of CssirUa Ssn joan, win his fore
largely Susmeb'to be sert wpro io Cap. fsemort 70
imrtC.afeS bIcsk ny his csu J. bLt move ou. " tae
cupt-y il fec h.us b. wou.i 81 SIX AID destroy
every an Of them HIS preten.e VA, ttat be- hat
lust received crocs from Nexc, 10 tba II ct. ti3'.
Fremont s.ht b~cs verbal message that b. w'ud
lOd ,,spOuceuce VI 6 mao VIII be-. So shamr.
lcsy br ken lls faith; spi rfh more tuei re Fold
IG 20 until h- "as .tGcy. The AHc'aL osrty 10
stc0 a. III y-ionr mel, including t.vt. Fr-mpn ?
Oalu Oi -N lie ~ are JDOi fsc1 Nls
AIMED rith long ri two nj + isto.s, tomaha vk
and KNIFE, ond th.y etre OF Uiei mettle, who
knew how 20 use ihcir we3pjLs
Two csys zter this pencil note fro Capt. +. yas
brought Ia Mr. J. ikin ty soDe unknown PEN n ani
As il showed the stae o. affairs t, camp n..de az
cAtracr nom II
fros = Aar'l H. i an ov msk:rs nyslf s.ror-
ru-NIe, with tht uter':oi t?s' rcn, %
oArpty rIc tfuse ClaI'cr 'lss cOnry 20 s.res
orr ceuLs No Oi The sl:o-.!.-s come = 4 cam
alc tIu he Ishis where al ,IcaEped lie q. e
are a troops nas..T- a - IT, preo. a ,
tos have doLe thc 0ec, ie =. . ir
n, of the c.uftfy al.1 A-rluie1 10 ai 49,, 81
bri, w. y Il de every = -. G4ief ie cis ..n
1y. >. {. thhhONL
Cs,t.n IN the noon time, --nAi .g i' L,- bqi-
!. in, stating ia, they wee huntn; afteC tie
"Gr.lcl, yag D1s. on ~ We lad np. 20. .sl. p.
tL,n,: wl,n IN truth they We ~ p.iI SIT og fh-
summit Of t.l with tho ''dr' aA1 Z. ..s wsv.4g
ov-t th.m.
FoI irc lays Clsilo r',9euvo-ea - - ,.s s-olri
'bi- d D., bsuj. - t--i'nhly h1 "0a.i .,-l .l-
sid cia,.c tow,,J tr h.l - o '1-9 zee -1..l O., !
i'j. tl,r u,t.r t..ir boz. i..t -4. D % 80 |
drown 4oDp tle tdhe. d.. i'j Ion T'-e' = 'e .f's
t- r..s l,.- I'D .. i'oA I...' i' o.. -s !
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