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•paiiu* conduct of the officer* and men under {
my ■command, with their names.
Faithfully, your obedient serv’t,
R F. STOCKTON, Commodore, *e.
Vo the Hon. Geo. Bankrovt, Secretary of the
Navy, Washington, D. C.
P. S. Enclosed I have the honor to send to ;
you a translation of the letter me hy
the commissioners mentioned in an another part j
of this despatch, sent by Jose Ma. Flores, to 1
negotiate a peace,honorable to both nations.—
The verbal answA, stated in an other page of
thi# letter, was sent to this renowned general and
commander-in-chief. He had violated his hon
or, and I would not treat with him nor write to
him.
e _i
/ Headquarters Ciudad dk los Anoeles, 1
* January loth 1847. i
/ Sir: Referring to my letter of the 11th, I
lhave the honor to inform you of the arrival of
\l.ieutenant Colour] Fremont at this place, with
■Jour hundred ni6n—that some of the insurgents
‘4ve made their* escape to Senora, and that the
[rest have surrendered to our arms.
WMjjaiediateli after the battles of the/Bth and
fSffiPibey begaf to disperse a and l am fafay *>i
aay their leader Joao Ma. Flores made his
escape, and that the others have been pardoned .
Hy a capitulation agreed upon l>y Lieutenant ■
Col. Fremont.
Jose Ma. Flores, the commander of the insur
gent forces, two or three days previous to the Bth,
aent two commissioners yith a flag of truce to !
my camp, to make “ a treaty es peace.” I in
formed the comnusioners that I, could not recog- ;
nise Jose Ma. Flores, who hivl broken his parole,
as an honorable man, or as one having any 1
rightful authority, or worthy to he treated with
—that he was a rebel in arms, and if I cauglfl
him I would have him shot. It serins that not
being able to negotiate with me, and having lest
the battles of the Bth and 9th, they met Colonel 1
Fremont on the 12th inst., on his wav here, who, i
not knowing what had occurred, lie eirtoroil into
the capitulation with them, win oh I now send to
you; and although I refused to Jo it myself,
still I have thought it best to approve it.
The territory of California is again tranquil,
and the civil government formed by me is again
in operation in the places where it was inter opt
ed by the insurgents.
Colonel Fremont has five hundred men in his
battaliion which will be quite sufficient to pre
serve the peace of the territory; and I will im
mediately withdraw my sailors ami marines, and
sail as soon ns possible to the coast of Mexico,
where I hope they will give a good account of
themselves.
Faithfully, your ob't serv't,
It. F. STOCKTON, Commodore, \w.
To the Hon. Geo. Bancroft, Soe'y, of the Xtu
vy, Washington, D. C.
|Art. 7. This capitulation is intended to he no
: bar in affecting such arrangements as may in
luture be in justice required by both parties.
P. B. READING,
Major California battalion
WM. H. RUSSELL,
Ord.officcr of California Bat.
LOUIS McLAXE, Jr. *
Commd'g Art., California Bat.
JOSE ANIO. CARRILLO.
ComnupiMihe du Eseuadron.
OLVERA,
Deputado.
Approved: , M. C. FREAION’IW
Lt. Col. U. S. A. aud Mil. Corn.
Aprobado: ANDRES PICO, ™ f
Coin, de Eseuadron en gefe du las fuerzH,na
cior.alcs en California. .
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.
That tlio paroles of all officers, and
others of the United Status, and of luituralißeil
citizens of Mexico, are by this foregoing capitu
lation cancelled, and every condition of said pa
roles from and after this date are of no farther
force and effect, and all prisoners of both parties
are hereby seliantud. .
Cu d.vd E Los A>tceYi. Jan. Id, T?ir.
P. B. READING,
Major California Battalion.
LOOS McLAXE, jr.
Connad’g Art. California Bat.
WM. II RUSSELL,
< trd. officer of California lla't.
JOSE ANTO. ‘CARRILLO,
Commandaifte du Eseuadron.
AUGUSTINE OLVERA,
Deputado.
Approved: J. C. FREMONT,
Lt. Col. U. S. A. and Mil. Com. of'Cal forma.
Approbado: ANDRES PICO,
Coin, dc Eseuadron on gefe ole las fiter/as na-
I oionalos en California^.
’ Grserax. Otun:it■ j ... , alters, }
j ( indad de los Angeles, \
January 11, 1847. )
Tiro •■oinmander-in-ehiuf congratulates the
i officers ml meg of the southern division of the
l United States forces in Culiftirnia on the brilliant
I victories obtained fey them over the enemy on
the Bth aml 9tli inst., and on once more taking
possession of the “Ciudad de los Angeles.”
He takes the earliest moment to commend
their gallantry and good conduct both in the
| Bth on the banks of the “Riolan Gabriel,”
j a fid on the 9th inst. on the plains of • Messa.’
• The steady courage of the troops in forcing
their pusage across the ‘ Rio San Gabriel,- where
officers and men were alilm employed m dragging
die guns through the waftr against the galling
: fire of the enemy without exchanging* shot, and
tlieir gallant change up the banks \gainst the
enemy’s oavalry, has perhaps uevej been suqsis
sl; ami the cool determination with
teem.
God awl Liberty! Headquarters at the Ange
les, January J, 1847.
JOSE MA. FLORES.
ALBANY COURIER
SATURDAY, MAT 8,1^7.
88“ The war news has necessarily crowded
out some of our editorial and important, commu
nications. %
The Starkville “Meeting.
* By a letter from a friend, we arc reminded of
ot® neglect to publish last week, the proceedings 1
of the Kaikoad meeting at Srarkvillo. We
intended JftllPMfc^gtheni; but in the hurry of
going to jlrcse owTrnhy evening it was forgotten.
They may be found in another column.
’ Kail-Road Meeting.
IV e would call the attention of those of our
readers who feel interested, to the notice given 1
through our paper to day, of a Railroad meeting i
to be held at the Grot ti wood farm rn this county |
,° n Monday next. The gentleman forwarding]
ill*. ***^*<-*v^*^;
good citizens at the meeting.”
A Call for Voliinlccrs.
| In accordance with a requisition made hy the j
i President, Governor Crawford again calls upon |
I the citizens of our state to raise five companies]
of Infantry and one of Mounted Volunteers, for
tlie war with Mexico. Each company to consist*
ofOO men, including officers, who are to be
elected by the Companies.
Immediately, upon the reception of the call,?]
some of the gallant young men of this vicinity,.!
made a move to organize a company, for this
service. Already have their numbers increased i
to 30; and we doubt not that in a short O we, !
they will bo ready to report to the Governor.
By reference to the proceedings of tlwir
meeting, it will be seen, tint Air. Thomas Walter
was appointed Captain pro trm.
Tlie Democracy in a dilemma.
It is amusing to see to what an metent Die
i Democracy are frightqped; and what sc'hedies
j they plan, to ward off the blow of indignation
that they sec will, inevitably. Ijc hurlil agaiist
them by the people. Tlicy lieeu <|ie
tated to, ami led at tlie will of wte
pullers and tricksters—they who Ime had im
posed upon them a man who, as the conditio* of
the country will show, is totally unqalified l|rt
tlie high station which lie has so signally -mf
graced.
But the Democracy ‘are all awake and up to
the task ot preventing the dreaded calim. tv
which they so, elerly sec awaits them. Sine i %
■ became evident that General Taylor would bri
the man upon whom (lie people would rally, ixre- ‘
spec live yi’fl.nty distinct inns,
~c
t# whole county. >Grcat as were the inacu- ,
r* of 1830, 7 years have rendered ti cm of
no thority before Hie Convention. I could not j
j4’ k the statistics of the i ><Rnties of S. M ■
ft-gia, without publishing them, to show the
pic the truth of my remarks. To have asail
eiotn, without doing this, the enemies of the
US, would have charged mo with a design to
jjfcjaes imformation, in relation to the work. % |
p Maine, that the S. W. Rag Road-will cross |
the Bit River near Travellers Rest, pass to j
I Amßis, aisid at that priitft turn towards the j
| juiuft of the Flint and Chattahoochee, in a
(lirßine. Ry this direction, it will enable it
*the cotcon between the rivers. 1 have ap
■ conntijk Alabama, lying west of
quite convenient to haul
Ar Road, and Sw?three of the counties of
■Rda, adjoining the lower terminus of the work,
Ise want of a market in the Fall season of the
Jr, josti lies the opinion, that they would send
Ae quantities up the Road.
The following exhibits the statistics of 1840,
f tie counties through or adjacent to which, the
laii Road is expected to pass. Imperfect as it
sf jive it to the public:
Hiker 2038, Lee 20(57, Dooly 0442, Sumter
tMsfi. Randolph 817, Stewart 12,454, Early 2,
[JiW 1, locator 4.487, Macon 3448, Thomas 3,
i)l3, Houston no returns. - -
t Fun in a :—Gadsden 4,sS3,_JacJfsaw 4,180,
U.eon/\3, s 2O. W,
It is believed by gentlemen of Intelligence, i
and with an intimate acquaintance with the :
growth and population of S W. Georgia, that her :
agricultural resources have been doubled in 7 !
years. Ido not, however, assume this as a true j
data. 1 assume without the fear of being charged
j as an overestimate of tlw worth and productive
. power of S. W. Georgia, to say, that
■ production of these counties, (Stewart excepted)
I is now double that reported by the officers of the
Federal Government in 183!). Every one re-
I members how hard it was carry out the pro
! visions of the Census bill in 1840. It was un- 1
| dertakeu at an important crisis in oifr political
j history; and it was neither “marvelous or 1
1 strange” that many persons refused a compliance
with its provisions, many good meaning cifi
! zens thought it was a scheme of Mr. Van Ruren,
to find out our resources, with a view of laying
seige with his “ standing army”.
These remarks have been hastily thrown
| together, forpurwose of eliciting t lie information
jof the agricultural wealth of S. IV. Georgia. J !
jam certain that the Convention to assemble at !
rieus, would lie pleased to receive any j
information which shall approximate the truth.
A FRIEND TO THE ROAD
Mcolins of the Volunteers.
At a meeting of the Volunteers of South
western Georgia, William If. Campbell Esq.
was called to the chairand James W- Tliornberry !
appointed Secretary.
Oil motion of S. T. Mallory, a committee was
appointed, consisting of S. T. Mallory, E. 11.
1 ’Litt Esq. and Hiomas M alker, to determine a
day for electing the officers of said company.—
Whereupon the committee appointed Monday
next, at 11 o’clock A. M.
On motion ot James \\, ThornJ>orry, Thomas
Walker was appointed Captain pro tern.
i On motion of E. If. Fiatt Esq. the Compa
ny adopted tlie name of S. W. Volunteers.
\. On motion of Un( Ragan, the minutes he
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bo the people's endidate, despite the efforts of
party Qr a Nationil convention.
! VICTORY! tICTORY !! VICTORY!!!
More Glory tV the American Arms!
BATTLE F CERRO GORDO.
I Santa Anna aft n Defeated in a PitrhedSat
I tie, by Gen.” ’cot t—SLr Thousand Me.n- ,
cans taken Pr toners—Fire Hundred Kii-eu
and WovndcdA-Gcn. La Vega again apr is
aver. * , T n
The Steam ship MeKiin arrived at Now Or
leans on the 30tli having left Vera Cruz on the
j -id, with the glories News, that on the Dtli ui .
Gen Scott met M routed the Mexicans at CER
! no Gordo takiiBGOOO prisoner, amosg whom
! were Gen. La #"> anil five other Genersls wnh
a lou-r of eJonels and subordinate othceis.
i The advance offfie American army was attaekeit
v —i i niir
i inc aav.uK'. ms
otr the evening .aVlhe 17th, when :i soveie, u
decisive Conflict ensued. Oil the 18th t.c mam ;
! engaged the enemy i\ great force and t u 11
has been glorious iinhWl Those Mexican u i ;
cers who refused tojjyeNttir parol, were/at once j
sent... Vera-GrtTz unde, Jfco ofCapt. Hughes.
onjiie'Zfst. It has been theirelection
” ”by General ‘Scott whether remain
close prisoners in the Castle of SauT^ 1 ” . fl ”“
ot proceed to New Orleans, where
f -',n n tti m'i
! tion and eonduet might’ seem to
| commandant of that post. It is unde/.-jhod that!
j all of them have expressed a desire to be trails J
! furred to tlie 1 anted States, and that Col. Wils nfl
I Governor of Vera Cruz, had acceded to the®
i wishes, and had directed that a vessel should !fl
held in readiness to sail, f r tlieir aceounnodattoiß
about the 25tli April.
Plan del Pio, April 17—11 a. m. H
The division of Genen.l Twigss started
hours since, and a heavy cannonading lias
I dy eommemiij along his kqc from tlie
of the Mexicastorks. Af inteivab. H.;
1 rattling of small arms can be Kmud
from the Dragoon camp wlure f an. writing
I am going out with Cols. Duncan and BohhH
j and Capt. I’c‘mberton, to the seat of aetiuii -aiiß
: will return here at night to report the progress
‘of the fight. It was not intended. T believe, tiial
(1 en T wiggs should open tlie tight to-day, at lea si
to bring on a general action, and it is therqforil
; presumable the Mexicans havp eommenecil ttpoil
! him. I write in great haste.
G. W. K .
2r. ‘i. —1 have just returned from the scene!
I of conflict, and a bloody one ft has been cunsid-l
j ering tlie number engaged.’ A bill on this shl*
|of the farthest Mexican work, m which tl enl
was no one seen last eveninn, was found oeeupie*
! by the enemy's light tro< ps this mi mirrif and til
; force it was at once deemed indispensable. Fol
! this purpose the rifles under Maj. Si miner he-1
sides detachments of artillery and infantry, ui rii
ordered to charge up the rugged ascent ‘I Itisl
■ they did in gallant style, driving ti e Mc.vearsl
after a resistatiee which may be put down a.*
I most obstinate. Great numbers of the enemy*
] were killed, while on our side, the loss was alstfl
severe. Maj. Smnn# was shot in the head hyl
a musket ball—seven ly but net nu rtally; Lieut I
I Maury and Gibbs, of the Rifles, were also woundl
1 ed, umA not severely, as was also Lieut. Jarvis < I
! the aßtnfaiitiy. I could not learn that any ul
1 rivojJßrs were killed. The rntJrn loss hi mfl
while IcadAg this s)rhj|l to Storm one of the
! enemy's limhest l’illow was al
so wounded although Rightly, while storming a
fortification on this side commanded by Gen.
La Vega. All the Col.Haskell s
regiment were wounded at the same time, sai e
himself. Os the rifles, Capt. Mason has lost a
| leg, lieutenant Ewell has been badly wounded,
‘ Lieutenant McLane slightly. I have already
1 mentioned the gallant Maj Summer and other
officers wounded yesterday.
1 have specified some regiments above which
signalized tfleinselves: it happened to be their
fortune, in the disposition ot the battle, to fall
upon what all good soldiers may term pleasant
places—the most difficult works to storm—and
: bravely and without faltering did they execute
! tl-.e perilous duties assigned them At 1 o’clock
this afternoon, General Twiggs, whose division
i has been in the hardest of it, was pursuing Hie
; living enemv towards Jalappa. Pierson, w.io
commanded the forts nearest the I’lan del Km
adnd of General Worth time to
he capitulated. Desirous to come teims, Geriera*
Worth gave him fifteen minutes, and he surfen
: dered unconditionally! Had he not done So, the
slaughter would have been terrible.
1 Write in great haste, arid have no time tor
particulars. The names of the killed andwourid
ed I will ascertain as Soon as possible. I think
! that 500 hundred will cover our entire loss.—
Had it not utm|ifor the positive < (, V™ l< ; l ’
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