New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-20

and commanded battalion Of California volunteers.
consisting Of about four hundred men his services
were very valuable he bore conspicuous part IN TIE
conquest Of California, and an my opinion rs better en-
TITLED 10 be called The "Con9ucror Of California; than
anv other man he continued in the actual command
Of this battalion throughout the month Of March,
1917, but there were other troops in Caornia-olher
troops Of the United States-under the command OF
Gen. Keamty, who was afterward the Military Com
mandant and Governor Of California, as | have
already stated in my answer to the eighth nteToga-
tory; / cannot undertake to decide the dispute to
which have already referred between Col. Fremont
and Gen. Kearney but az long the California bat
talon existed they were under the separate and lnde-
pendent hand of Col. Fremont, while Gen. kear-
ney commanded the other troops Of the United States
for the rest Of the year refer TO my next preceding
answer.
q. Do you know whether in any part Of the year
one thousand eight hundred and forty hostties
existed between the Government Of the said United
States and the Republic Of Mexico II yea, when ala
such bostillties commence, and how long did they
continued
A. Hoetlities existed between the United States and
the Republic Of Mexico throughout the whole OF the
year one thousand eight hundred and forty-seyen
these hostlities commenced the twenty-fourth OF
April one thousand eight hundred and forty-sI; aud
The existence of war between the two Republics was
recognized by act Of Congress of the thirteenth OF
May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-sx Hos
tites continued between them until the conclusion OF
the treaty of peace of Guadalupe Hidalgo, on the
second OF February, one thousand eight hundred ana
forty-eight.
@. Were such hostites existing in or previous to
the month of March, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-seven?
A. They were both in and previous to the month OF
March one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven
Q. Do you know whether any any if any, what
forces of the said Government of the United States
were in the year one thousand eight hundred and for
ty-seven engaged in hostities with the SAID kepupic
Of Mexico?
sh. az
as were indspenssbly necessary for the performance
of other duties, and this throughout the year one
Thousand eight hundred and fsrty-seven.
@. Were the said forces of the said Government Of
the said United States in California, any part Of
those forces engaged in the said hostiltes with the
said Republic of Mexico in one thousand eight hun
dred and fory-sevenl
A. The forces of the United States, in California
were engaged in hostilities with the Republic Of Mex
leo in the year thousand eight hundred and forty
seven.
O. Under whose command were the forces of the
Government of the said United States in California
engaged in hosttes with the said Republic of MeXcoi
A. These forces were under the command of Com
mcdore Robert +. Stockton, Colonel Fremont the de-
PENDANT, and General Kesrney, and, after General
kearney Colonel Mason. The last actual resistance
Of which am aware, was on the eighth and ninth OF
January, one thousand eight hundred and fory-seven
The forces of the United States in these engagements
were under the command Of Commodore Stockton and
General Kearney. The results Of these engagements
disastrous to the enemy that the leaders OF the
Californians few days thereafter, met Lieutenant
Colonel Fremont twho was in command OF the b8tta-
ion of California volunteers, and who was Fastening
to the Of action but did not arrive in time to
take part in these engngements and entered into ca
pitulaton with him. whereby the people under arms
and in the field agreed TO dsperse and remain quiet
and peaceable. There was no actual battle fought
afterward in California, to my knowledge, but the
state of war between the two Republics continued of
course, until the treaty of peace.
10 xyb
forage or other necessaes supplied TO or for the
said forces Of the said United States 50 engaged in hos
tjlitieS with the said Republic of Mexico? And par
ticularly do you know whether any such supplies were
necessary for the forces under the command Oh the &C.
fendantl
A. know not whether any, and If any what forage
other neccssares were supplied TO or for the SAID
forces Of the United States, engaged in hostilties
with the Republic of Mexico, but do know that such
supplies were necessary COR the forces under the com
mand of the defendant and that appropriation had
been made by Congress to pay for these supplies.
Congress could not have anticipated that Colonel Ere
mont would raise California battalion by his own per-
sonal exertons, and without previous instructions.
O. State if known to you, upon whose order the said
forage or other necessaries were supplied nnd the
of dealing in relation to such supplies and the
mode in which the payment for the same was made or
secured7
A. know nothing Of the matters and things con-
tanned in this nteuogatory.
Q. Were the said supplies suitable 10, and proper
ment of tho said United States engaged in hosties
aforesaid?
A. know nothing of the matters and things con-
tanned in this nterrogatory and do not know whether
the said supplies were suitable to, and proper and
AIRY for the ssd forces OF the said Government
of the said United States 30 engaged in hostites as
aforesaid further than have stated in my answer to
the fifteenth interrogatory
Q. Do you know whether any, and if any. what bills
were given in payment for the said supplies
A. lido not know whether any, and any, what bills
we've given in payment of the said supplies:
O Look al the bills now produced and shown to
YOU and say whether they any of them were or was
given in payment for the sd forage and other neces.
sares so supplied to for the said forces of the United
States Government
A. No bill being shown TO me, I am unable to an
swer anything contained in this interrogatory.
o. DO you know the handwriting of the drawer of
the said bs1 If So state whether the said bills or any
Of them or is i'll his handwriting?
A. No bills being shown to me, cannot answer thus
interrogatory.
O. Look at the copy bills now produced and shown
10 YOU and whether the original of such bills, or
any of them, were or was given in payment for the
said forage and other necessares so supplied to or for
the said forces Of the said United States Government
A. Looking at the copy bills now produced, and
shown to me- and which said copies of bills of exchange
are the several paper writings or documents hereuntC
annexed and marked respectively with the several
numbers l, 9 and a. say that do not know whether
the original of such bills any of them, were or was
given in payment for the said forage and other neces
sares supplied to, or for the saa FORCES Oh the sara
United States Government. 49,
O. Ifnay, say whether any bill or bills of the like
tenor and effect were ever given III such pay
ment and if yes when the same were or was so gwen
A. know nothing of the matters and things con.
tanned in this interogatory. ,
@. Do you know in what character or capacity the
drawer of the said original bill bins Of the like tenor
and effect drew the same, whether IN ms lhdiViduai
character in any, and any, what pubic character
or capacity lfyes, state fully the circumstances
A. do not know in what character or capacity the
drawer Of the said bills drew the same; but perceive,
from the face of the bills TINT they have be en- drawn
nv Colonel John G.. Fremont Governor OF California;