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January 16th, 1817 AD (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
e doing. If you have not such authority, I then demand that you cease all further proceedings relating to the formation of a civil government of this Territory, as I cannot recognize in you any right in assuming to perform duties confided to me by the President. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. W. Kearny, Brigadier-General U. S. A. Commodore R. F. Stockton, Acting Governor of California. Commodore Stockton to General Kearny. headquarters, Ciudad De Los Angeles, Jan. 16, 1817. Sir,—In answer to your note, received this afternoon, I need say but little more than that which I communicated to you in a conversation at San Diego—that California was conquered and a civil government put into successful operation; that a copy of the laws made by me for the government of the Territory, and the names of the officers selected to see them faithfully executed, were transmitted to the President of the United States before you arrived in the Territory. I will only add
August 30th, 1794 AD (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
Kearny, Stephen Watts 1794-1847 Military officer; born in Newark, N. J., Aug. 30, 1794; uncle of Gen. Philip Kearny. When the War of 1812-15 broke out young Kearny left his studies at Columbia College, entered the army as lieutenant of infantry, and distinguished himself in the battle of Queenston Heights. In April, 1813, he was made captain, and rose to brigadier-general in June, 1846. He was in command of the Army of the West at the beginning of the war with Mexico, and with that army marched to California, conquering New Mexico on the way. He established a provisional government at Santa Fe, pressed on to California, and was twice wounded in battle. For a few months in 1847 he was governor of California; joined the army in Mexico; in March, 1848, was governor, military and civil, of Vera Cruz, and in May of the same year was made governor of the city of Mexico. In August, 1848, he was brevetted major-general, and died in St. Louis, Mo., on Oct. 31, following. The Kearn
March 28th (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
han the necessities of the service may require; and you will be at liberty to leave here after you have complied with these instructions, and those in the order referred to. Very respectfully, your ob't servant, S. W. Kearny. Lieut.-Col. J. C. Fremont, Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, Commanding Battalion of California Volunteers, Ciudad de Los Angeles. About a month later, he received the following order from General Kearny: headquarters, 10th Military Deptartment, Monterey, Cal., March 28. Sir,—This will be handed to you by Colonel Mason, 1st Dragoons, who goes to the southern district, clothed by me with full authority to give such orders and instructions upon all matters, both civil and military, in that section of the country as he may deem proper and necessary. Any instructions he may give you will be considered as coming from myself. A few weeks later Colonel Fremont received orders from General Kearny to report himself at Monterey with such of the members of hi
September (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
er California, and organize a civil government, and that consequently he would not recognize the acts of Commodore Stockton. The latter maintained that his own instructions were to the same effect as Kearny's; that this officer's commission was obsolete, and never would have been given could the government have anticipated that the entire country, seaboard and interior, would have been conquered and held by himself. The country had been conquered and a civil government instituted since September last, the constitution of the Territory and appointments under the constitution had been sent to the government for its approval, and decisive action undoubtedly long since had upon them. General Kearny was instructed to conquer the country, and upon its threshold his command had been nearly cut to pieces, and, but for relief from him (Commodore Stockton), would have been destroyed. More men were lost than in General Taylor's battle of the 8th. In regard to the remaining part of his ins
January 17th, 1847 AD (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
uation to need the support of his friends. Fremont was incapable of deserting either a friend or what he deemed a post of duty; he accordingly addressed to General Kearny the following reply, on the following day: Ciudad De Los Angeles, Jan. 17, 1847. Sir,—I have the honor to be in receipt of your favor of last night, in which I am directed to suspend the execution of orders which, in my capacity of military commandant of this territory, I had received from Commodore Stockton, governorted States forces in this place. Faithfully, your obedient servant, R. F. Stockton, Commander-in-Chief. To Brevet Brig.-Gen. S. W. Kearny. General Kearny to Commodore Stockton. headquarters, army of the West, Ciudad De Los Angeles, Jan. 17, 1847. Sir,—In my communication to you of yesterday's date I stated that I had learned that you were engaged in organizing a civil government for California. I referred you to the President's instructions to me (the original of which you have
9th (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
that duty, and added that if you had any authority from the President, or any of his organs, for what you were doing, I would cheerfully acquiesce, and if you had not such authority I demanded that you would cease further proceedings in the matter. Your reply of the same date refers me to a conversation held at San Diego, and adds that you cannot do anything or desist from doing anything or alter anything on your (my) demand. As, in consequence of the defeat of the enemy on the 8th and 9th inst., by the troops under my command, and the capitulation entered into on the 13th inst. by Lieutenant-Colonel Fremont with the leaders of the Californians, in which the people under arms and in the field agree to disperse and remain quiet and peaceable, the country may now, for the first time, be considered as conquered, and taken possession of by us; and as I am prepared to carry out the President's instructions to me, which you oppose, I must, for the purpose of preventing a collision betwe
8th (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
to perform that duty, and added that if you had any authority from the President, or any of his organs, for what you were doing, I would cheerfully acquiesce, and if you had not such authority I demanded that you would cease further proceedings in the matter. Your reply of the same date refers me to a conversation held at San Diego, and adds that you cannot do anything or desist from doing anything or alter anything on your (my) demand. As, in consequence of the defeat of the enemy on the 8th and 9th inst., by the troops under my command, and the capitulation entered into on the 13th inst. by Lieutenant-Colonel Fremont with the leaders of the Californians, in which the people under arms and in the field agree to disperse and remain quiet and peaceable, the country may now, for the first time, be considered as conquered, and taken possession of by us; and as I am prepared to carry out the President's instructions to me, which you oppose, I must, for the purpose of preventing a coll
January 16th, 1847 AD (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
he first intimation which Colonel Fremont received of General Kearny's intention to test the validity of Commodore Stockton's acts, through him, was conveyed in the following note: headquarters, army of the West, Ciudad de Los Angeles, Jan. 16, 1847. By direction of Brigadier-General Kearny, I send you a copy of a communication to him from the Secretary of War, dated June 18, 1846, in which is the following: These troops, and such as may be organized in California, will be under your this to be the purpose of the commodore, and desirous of exercising the functions of governor himself, addressed to him the following letter: General Kearny to Commodore Stockton. headquarters, army of the West, Ciudad De Los Angeles, Jan. 16, 1847. Sir,—I am informed that you are engaged in organizing a civil government, and appointing officers for it in this territory. As this duty has been specially assigned to myself, by orders of the President of the United States, conveyed in
July (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
f an early hour this morning to make such a reply as the brief time allowed for reflection will enable me. I found Commodore Stockton in possession of the country, exercising the functions of military commandant and civil governor, as early as July of last year; and shortly thereafter I received from him the commission of military commandant, the duties of which I immediately entered upon, and have continued to exercise to the present moment. I found also, on my arrival at this place, som four days since, Commodore Stockton still exercising the functions of civil and military governor, with the same apparent deference to his rank on the part of all officers (including yourself) as he maintained and required when he assumed them in July last. I learned also, in conversation with you, that on the march from San Diego, recently, to this place, you entered upon and discharged duties implying an acknowledgment on your part of supremacy to Commodore Stockton. I feel, therefore,
April, 1813 AD (search for this): entry kearny-stephen-watts
Kearny, Stephen Watts 1794-1847 Military officer; born in Newark, N. J., Aug. 30, 1794; uncle of Gen. Philip Kearny. When the War of 1812-15 broke out young Kearny left his studies at Columbia College, entered the army as lieutenant of infantry, and distinguished himself in the battle of Queenston Heights. In April, 1813, he was made captain, and rose to brigadier-general in June, 1846. He was in command of the Army of the West at the beginning of the war with Mexico, and with that army marched to California, conquering New Mexico on the way. He established a provisional government at Santa Fe, pressed on to California, and was twice wounded in battle. For a few months in 1847 he was governor of California; joined the army in Mexico; in March, 1848, was governor, military and civil, of Vera Cruz, and in May of the same year was made governor of the city of Mexico. In August, 1848, he was brevetted major-general, and died in St. Louis, Mo., on Oct. 31, following. The Kearn
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