Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-16
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In MAJ ls45, John 9. Fremont, then a brevet
- ptaiu ~ me corps Ct Engineers.
ana sance appointeo iie assnant colonel lett here
under ofaers ron this &c r.mcnt 70 pursue ms
e piofa.ioss n the regions pey the Rocky
Aolntains PC ongeets 81 ms service we're.
- Inose O. ms ex Pierations had been,
"a without s any view what
ever % mihtary eperaiiohss not an ofileer Or
sosdses 2, we na,sa states army accompanied
MN ana ms wnoie force consisted 81 sixty Two
men, elhploysa py himself ior security against
in :, anu ios procuring subsistence IN tne
aia aesets Mliich ne
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ohe q rae 9ejeGls ne aad N view was 70 ais-
SoYef z new ana snoIter route from the western
pase 20 o. Inc hoeky mountains 70 the mouth OF
tne .oiuinola fiYer; ms search, Tor part OF
tne distance, youid carry mn. through the IN
ssluea, anu ai.srs aras lhroagh corner OF the
setl,eu parts % .ai'iorhia. 1e approaehed these
setuenehts n ING winter ..s OF ls4o-6 Aware OF
VI eiie crlie.i slate VI alia'fs pelHeen me Lniled
STATES ana mexico, ana determined TO give no
sause " oiieiice " .us au.norit'es o. the PROV
nee, win cemmenaaple prhdence ne halted ms
command on the lrontief, one hundred miles
from monterey, ana proceeded alone TO that
Guy 10 explain the oelect OF ms coming to the
comm . genera, castro, ana 70 Obtain per-
mission 10 go 10 tue valies OF the San Joaquin,
where there was game ioI ms men ana grass lot
MS horses, ana no hhabltahts 10 De moiestea
oy ms presence. me ieaVe was granted; out
scarcely had he reached tne de sired spot TOR re-
iresnnient ana repose, before ne received inior-
nation from the american settlements, and by
expresses from our consul at Monterey, that
t'eneral lastro was preparing 10 attack hun with
comparatively large iorce Oh artiilery, cavalry
anu infantry, upon tue pretext tnat, under 1iie
cover OF q scienuhc mission, ne was exciting the
american settiefs 70 trefolt. N view OF inns
danger, ana TO De IN q conditioh TO repel an at
tack, ne then took position on mountain
overlooking Monterey, at distance OF about
thirty miles, entrenehed IL, raised the nag OF
the United states, ana with his own men, sixty
twoiln number, awaited the approach OF the
commandant general -
VI From the ith TO the .loth OF March, Coienei
feihoht anu tiis niue pahd maintaihed .nis po-
sitioh. ueIerai Sastfo aid heb approach VIII
IN attacking distance, and Uoonei fremont, ad-
herring to his plan OF avoiding all collisions, ana
determined neither to compromt MS govern
ment northe American settlers ready TO JON MN
at all hazards, II he had been attacked, apaii-
doned his position, and commenced fhfs marcn
a mn
the United States. @Deeming all danger from the
Mexicans to be passed, he yielded to the wishes
OF some OF his men who desired to remain IN
the country, discharged them from ms, service,
and refused to receive others IN their stead, SO
cautious was he TO AVOID DONG anything Wmeh
would compromt the American settlers or give
even color OF oHence 10 the MEXICAN authori-
ties. lie pursued his march Slowly anu leisure
", as the state Oh ms men ana norses required,
until the miuoie OF may, ana hau reachea .iie
northern shore OF the greater liamath iaRe,
within the iimlts 81 the oregon ierritory, "neii
ne louhd ms iurthef progress III that
obstructeu. oy lmpassapie snowy mountains ana
hostiie inaiafs, VINO haa peeh eAciteo asai,'s,
iim oy zen. oastro' Iaa hiileu anu Moui.ueu
!ouioi his NEIL anu isie mn NJ e'i.ei
IN CAM VI VI ms hafcu ~ t'e sauls 'i,iie NJ
formatloh reaehed MN .nae ueherai oastro, ~
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person against nun, with artillery ana cavalry,
at the head OF 1our OF I'VE hundred men AID
that they were passing around ti,e heau Oh t M,
Day Oh Sah fiahcisco u d fehoeH'ous vi 'he
notth sue VI ~, anu s'e lie fAioiioilii sct'iers
III tne .ahe Vi 'As ''aot n ai"ehso .oie eo.nPie
onus ~ Va. VI
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Tue '"e wa, between the oiii'
leu o'a'es aua AeA.o Soulu nase 'here peell
khowii, tat Tue fesoiutio'i was taken anu, py
'he o'ii oi ~ was oa1iiou ',,to eiece oy
series OIL rapid attacks, oy a small oody OF ad-
venturous men, uaaef lne' CONDUCT Oh an lhtfep-
IA ieaaef' 4uich W peieiese anu aoie 70 oifeet
the proper heas'fes lor accomplishing sueh
, uat,hs ei'.s,piise.
oii the i.i "a . uiie d eoiiaof vi ZoV horses
ier oastro CAMP Win an oihcet anu IL men
were surpriseu anu capsufeap ny ~ OF Fremohts
party. oh inc i9th, at aayofea the military
post OF sonoma was also surprised ana taken,
WITH 1 nine nrass cannon, zoo stand OF maskets'
anu Se,ei"i oieci, '''io SOME men ana NUM-
uons y. var
leaving slafl garrison at sonoh'a, Colonel
,ren NOM VENT 'ne sacramento 10 rouse tue
american settlers; out scarcely bad he arrived
tnere, ~hen an express reached HIM from the
garrison at sohohaa, win information that Cas-
tros Whoie force was crossing the bay to attack
tnae pace MS iiiteiiisence was received III the
aiteriooh Oh tne zaa OF June, While ne was on
the American fork OF the Sacramento, so miles
from the little garrison at Sonoina; and, at u
O'Clock on the morning OF the 18th, he arrived
at that place with 80 rlfiemen from the Ameri-
can settlers IN that valley The enemy had not
yet appeared. Scouts were sent out TO recon-
noitre, ana party oi 20 tell IN with squadron
OF, 10 Ora oons tan OF tastros force which had
crossed the bay,) attacked ana defeated 1t, kill
ing and wounding hive, without harm 70 them
selves; the Mexican commander. De La Iorre,
barely escaping with the loss OF his transport
boats and nine pieces OF brass artillery, spiked.
|! The country north OF the Bay OF San Francis
co being cleared OF the enemy, Colonel Fremont
returned to sonenaa on the evening OF the 4th
OF july, and on1the morning OF the 9th, called
the people together, explained to them the con-
dition OF things in the province, and recon-
| mended an immediate declaration OF independ-
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