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Page: of 33
450 MILITARY. -the Warren range of mountains received its name.
His remains were not recovered until the following
spring, although Lieutenant Davidson was sent in.
search of them. ;
__To check the tendency to desertion commanding
officers were instructed to allow furloughs to be
_ granted to detachments, with other reasonable indulgences which might tend to prevent desertion. N othing, however, could restrain men under the temptation
. of gold and freedom. By the end of August there
were no more than 650 officers’ and men in the department, Under these circumstances little exploration could be carried on, and few expeditions of any
kind’. The generals contented themselves with a
®There were present in Cal. in 1849, the following officers, exclusive of
those already mentioned, some of whom have since become famous: Lieutcol Joseph Hooker; majors Justus McKinstry, W. Seawe (formerly of the
N. Y. reg’t), D. H. Vinton, R, Allen, quartermaster 8S, F. and civil treasurer; EE. itzgerald, quartermaster at 8. F.; P. B. » former paymaster of Frémont’s battalion; H. Hill and H. Leonard, Captain R. Campbell, E.R, Kane, W. G. Marcy, N. Lyon, J, Hayden, N. H. Harris, G. P,
Andrews, C. Q. Tompkins, and R. In lis; Lieutenanta, O. J. Coutts, C. E.
Jarvis, F. L, Patterson, W. A. Slaughter, J. W. T. Gardiner, Sweene 7, Ue
Hamilton, E. O. C. Ord, J. W. Davidson, George Stoneman, H. er
Halleck, James A. Hardee, M. R. Stevenson, (formerly of the N. Y. reg’t),
and Evans. ‘These are all the names that appear in the military ecereepa
donce of that year; but John Nugent mentions as being at San Diego, mself, Major Caperton, and Hays. Only two surgeons are mentioned, urray
A. Perry and W. 8. Booth. On the Ist of Jan., 1850, Sherman, Ord, and
A. J. Smith returned to the states. . .
7One of the principal expeditions was made by Co. E., lst Lieut Wilson,
commanding, in se of some Indians, Murders were becoming frequent.
Early in the year a fearful tragedy, was performed at San Mi uel mission.
Reed was an lishman, who lived with his native wife and family at the
mission. He had sold a band of sheep in the southern mines, aud was followed to his home by. a Hessian and an Irishman, whe, after killing two
sleeping miners by the way, and Picking up three deserters from the Pacific
squadron at La Soledad, called at Reed’s and were hospitably entertained
over night. The next morning they murdered every inmate of the mission,
twelve in all, and taking the gold found in the house fled to a secluded cove
on the sea beach. It happened that two travellers were passing the house
at the very hour of the murder, hailed it, and getting no answer, suspected
a crime, and gave the alarm along the road and at Sta Barbara. The citizens pursued and discovered the retreat of the murderers, one of whom, and
one citizen, were killed in the conflict. Another swam out to sea and was
drowned, and the other three were captured, tried by a temporary court,
found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged. But there being some hesitancy
about executing the sentence of this court, Gov. Mason ordered them shot,
and Lieut Ord, with nine soldiers performed the duty. Colton Three Years in
Cal., 391-2. Dally Narr., MS.; 53-63. 8. F. Alta, Jan. 28, 1849. Foster,
a dealer in cattle, was killed by a Mexican dealer named Mariano, whose
guilt was proven by Foster's property in his possession, He escaped from
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COAST DEFENCES, 451
sort of royal progress to the mines and a brief mspection of the different posts. Commanders of posts
nearest to the routes of immigration were instructed
to furnish assistance and relieve suffering when required.” In this manner the military government
discharged, as in its judgment seemed best, its duty
to the country.
General Smith removed his headquarters in May
or June to Sonoma, residing in a house erected
Jacob P, Leese, for which he paid a rental of $400 a
month. On his staff were Hooker, Gibbs, and Sher:
man. In September he went to Oregon to inspect
that portion of his department, and remained on the
Columbia river for several months,’ attending to the
establishment of forts Vancouver, Steilacoom, Dalles,
and a post at Astoria,
The Pacific squadron, which in 1846 had consisted
of eight armed vessels, carrying 300 guns, was dispersed, the line-of-battle-ship Ohio alone being at
San Francisco in 1849. She lay at Sauzelito, and la
was of use in preventing the entire abandonment of
the mail service." Of defences to her coast or comthe sheriff, but his vaquero and associate in crime were hung, San Jose Mercury, Jan. 1, 1882. Arms were issued to the inhabitants in exposed localities to protect themselves,
8Major Rucker was detailed by Gen. Smith to conduct the relief to immigranta; and $160,000 was supplied out of civil funds to purchase provisions
and hire men and teams for the service. 8 had attacked the immits, who were now perishing. Rucker remained in the mountains until
e last of the immigration hsd pamed into the valley. Sherman Mem., 801. 8. F. Alta, Dec. 15, 1849. I find ‘$70,000 transferred to Purser Forest,
for paying the expenses of bringing immigrants from Lower California,’ on
& government vessel of course. Lieut Ca: to, of the boundary escort, estabished Camp Calhoun on the Cal. side of the Colorado, where he remained
for two months assisting the immigration.
*The Massachusetts, a gov't propellat; which arrived out in the spring,
csavered two companies of the lst artille » to the new forts of Vancouver
and Steilacoom. Col Casey was stationed at Steilacoom during the Ind.
wars in Washington, and Lieut Slaughter was killed there
The Warren, which was at 8. F. when the gold fever set In, was deserted,
and Ck A. R. Long was forced to import a crew from Mazatlan to go to
sea. 6 California on her first trip lost all her crew, and the Oregon, when
she arrived, anchored alon, side the Ohio, and Capt. Pearson sent his crew
ghoard as prisoners Oni ie was ready i Mee On hee pecan fi she
rought a crew for the California, guarded in e same way. 'a Narr.,
12-18, MS.; Folsom Telegraph, Nov, 9, 1867,
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