New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-30

e. MI ertr SI We a. talented Young officer in the
80, 90 e Inc President, aud no" III 49, me- as
an,,isnon statesman and man OF d InVi, go wv 'e-
sys, the many ftIse charges o. wan. sGi in''!'ly,
glt', ccpyscs broogh ssanit one who ha7 taken
80. hare In the conquest OF taiOsnR 10"
20 ga oneIatiops of the Bear Flag party Sere ds-
orgsp1 ed but no; n'Pcpoed oy and aud San Fra,cs On
d. .,b aud Or Of July and N all Ffob sOIity, t.a;
Ncyjco and the Uhted States were at war ~l,h each
o.ber I ~ 49,, d..
sonsJrop in the Pacific while a. anchor IN the i'or OF
,i., ao,y in June 1916 received irfol ns-.o1
r. 70 Tho United States Hin's:tr N Mexico aod COn7
parrot of Mazaan, that the United s!eies and hexcln
100 had fought serious battle on the Rio G.intc,
-, a rhst war would be immediately declared by ,he
tornrr GoytrI inert. Sloa. was alsO eTore TIA. he
Admiral # toe English squadron on The Pacific was
lcJl,wpc BIN With Gil tJc or Caiiorn.a lie there
io,c ,,,gLed ~ chor Ga1 arrived IN Monterey T..
Il. Of Jn,y; for certain political Isons satisfactory
~ The line be DELAYED inking the town Until TIC III
In Q few DAYS cour r. were dispatched - Fremont
"a in order fuI him t. raise ny volunteers pos
lille ald hasten 20 Monterey. He arrived tb1e with
q larce company ana found that the Commc'iore, on
scce mt Of i'll health md desire % report a. We7h
ipgton in person as 'hor9 "2s no certain nns o. war
was about giving up The CONNIE ~ 10 Commodore
stockton, who, vl'h fremont, GILLESPIE, and o.hcrs,
formed council Of war, arranged Their plans,
and made active preparations - host orr n-g
in every lo't sn1 town il Upper anu Loser
California Fremont and G.leslie were - re-
turn ito the SoiiheIn country, enlist uleD, Torn
battalion, an1 meet Stockton near san Pedro or L'7
Angeles, ~Le1e tic sea trd ln3d force: were 10 %
ottr,e ~ d take tie Capi'a Of ca forD.s- ochiOH
sailed Gown the coast, TOOK Santa Barbra a1d : IN
L. dro ~ landed bis men n the liter Place "a Tue
1ih sth e August; w.e.cc, att dr.'lln5 tneih
few DAYS be msCltd with tOnie ND men tJe1lI nc
Captai ai entered i, on the ij-h Of August. without
opposition, not even gun having been nred ~ any
pt int. Fremont and bis rhcmcn marched IN DAY or
Two acIward Iv or three days pIc'ions ne di!Ir'
nap. wero in aims some 400 ~ M strong, under - n
msnd of Gen Castro. With StocktOa marching upon
them fr, she seashore, and t,cInpDt from NE n
terror the Califurnsns deemed best % d onId some
fong th.m-.v, into snail sq; ada, )hers gong into
the town with the Americans, quiet Observers o the
events passing a.OUnd them. Between Tho condi0n
and equipment Of the ravo forces and th2 baiialen
rnised by Fremont, there was marked contrast 10
eyerv r, sIect: the naval forces were well disciplined
men uudtr brave commander and Offices Tcil
known and proved by y.asot service Wer" iurn shed
with every class OF heavy AID light artillery.
small nrms Of every description, carts and animal.
for their cannon and camp equipments, ano sur
rounded by every sinew OF war. parser was Gt.
tscbed 10 the force as psyma't, whose drafts drawn
on board chip, or ON a stump ashore. could always
commend ever thing needful Fremont With Read
ing Csrstn, Snyder, Htnslty Davis. Cooley, LaxrOn,
King Gillespie Bdwcll, Blackburn, Bryant, Jacots,
NcLsne U. s. N, Findey Wilson, L. :. n, Blf-
rougbs Swascy, Read, hcaTn, Fdlon, jess, Sgi.t,
Sears Ford Hastings, Gngeby, Thompson md o,bcrs
Il med cir companions and on the b1nks of the Snn
Joaquin and Sacramento nv ers, and with distance Of
600 miles before them, marched foT the capital, many
without kDapsatk, but few Of them well equipped,
with no store military C, est paymas.cr quarter.
master except in name; they procured horses ard
provisions, while on the march, as toey could find
Them they had no funds, no one would purchase their
drafts they had no recognized Department IN asb-
inston on which they could be dawn. They marched
with determination TO fight their enemy il they could
over1sk them; they asked praise. feared any
censuIe from Government; Fremont ia one Instance
obtained supplies from German trader, and gave
bis drafts tie State Department, which repudated
them; ytars after, as Fremont vi Us attending party
-, \ nrdn h.. TOD tF9p a d.h. ha NJ
the Fleet by giving oonomen, and the debt gas vent
uolly paid by acI OF CoDgres.l In this condition
these volunteers reached Los An9elesi many o. The
men, as well es those who eppped the m on The road,
are yet unpaid. After Stockton and Fremont had
been in Los Angeles few days. and while placing
every department in good order and under civil aud
military officers appointed by the coDquerJrs Parser
Price, now Governor OF ea-Jersey, arrived FROM the
North with the new that Mexico and the United States
were at actual war with each otter. dc 10.
Der how much ole hundred miles day Purs'r
Price rode bot he unable TO stand when ial'e
f1om bis hor,e 10 deliver biz dispatches; kt barely
the town when be reached it, he was 30 exhausted b.
fatigue.
The American land and naval forces subsequently
lett Los Angeles for San Francisco each by the way
they came; Fremont taking uDder his own Charge the
archives Of State, well boxed mp which he carried to
Monterey by aDd and placed thcn In chGlge 81 tho
United States authorities. Three months after The
CaforniaDs had possession of the whole Southern
county, and the feameD, with the rihemen hao 10 DO
their work over again. On The Sth or 9th of Jandsy,
1877 Stockton retook Los Angeles assisted by Cen.
KeaTny, who had just arrived from Ne..Mexico with
one hundIs regulars Fremont thon disan' two days
march, and as always in both campaigns, was w1cre
duty If not where vaor AMI inclination held him.
The loud and continued cry, fremon:s in our rear"
Fremont is coming and with riferos surrounding ne
" on the country SIDE" made, two occasions, tho
conquest Of Los Angeles al easy ask, and prevented
the Calforpians from forming the thiid time.
General Andreas Pico and e. CdP.tae dc !0s E,fe-
res' met and made treat, Of peace N January lS,
which neither party ever inHnged upon bat Ere
mont superior .ffcer, when he entered the capital,
would not ackpo ledge the treaty When Conmodore
Stockton and General kearny we're on iher march
fvm San Diego TO Los Angeles, and III taking posses
zion of tho oeal tho eneral appeared as second IL
command at least waved all right OF command TO the
Commodore, from whom issued the general orders vi
the day. The neral promised man 800 TO cary
letter fifteen or w enty miles - Colonel Fremont: and
wrote in the most friendly terms, advising him -
mach very carefully, and not 70 charge 90 the enemy
the capital the General exhibited the warlncst and
most friendly disposition toward him, and desired 81
tbs time that Fremont hoall be Governor OF the con-
quered territory but frsm bis personal reyGd for the
be whhed to take the popular young officer 10 join
Gen Scott in Mexico. The unfortunate complieat;)n
Of affairs in consequence of the opposite dispositions
Of the General and the Commodore, prevented any
further friendly inter between the General and
Col. Fremont.
Now begsn the war o. clauses and grades The trd
OF presidency and ascendanoy. kesrny was the Old
cot in years and commission. Fremont hsf beer
Brevet Captain and accoroing 10 ,be newspapers bad
been appointed Lieutenant Colonel In Cen. Per-uer
Smith Brigade, supposed to be- in Mexico, their
way there. Commodore Stockton was Commerder-in-
Chief OF Tie United States naval forces on the PaCiI
Ocean and the land iorses III California aud had ie
Fremont Governor while he himseE held the office q
fact. Opinions and commissions became - MIXED up
that each Of these three gentlemen anVs: imagined
himself, by right General Commodore ard Governor,
but in fact, proved himself Amos. nothing IN aoc
plshDg, at the moment nythng for the berst: Or tie
country.
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