. California; an intimate history. ag. Incidentally they hoped for battle. But Fremonts designs were deep and well the second day he saw a party of cavalry ascendingGavilan Peak and made ready to defend himself. Noth-ing would have pleased him better than an attack, forthis would have been an act of aggression on the part ofMexico and directed against, not himself, but the Amer-ican flag; and his men were all armed and experiencedsharp-shooters. But the cavalry suddenly wheeled androde down the mountain. Fremont waited another dayand then reluctantly withdrew. It was evident thatCas
. California; an intimate history. ag. Incidentally they hoped for battle. But Fremonts designs were deep and well the second day he saw a party of cavalry ascendingGavilan Peak and made ready to defend himself. Noth-ing would have pleased him better than an attack, forthis would have been an act of aggression on the part ofMexico and directed against, not himself, but the Amer-ican flag; and his men were all armed and experiencedsharp-shooters. But the cavalry suddenly wheeled androde down the mountain. Fremont waited another dayand then reluctantly withdrew. It was evident thatCastro also had no desire for the doubtful fame of pre-cipitating war. Fremont withdrew up the valley, and after a week atSutters Fort, where he bought more horses, he beganto march toward Oregon, announcing publicly that heshould return thence to the United States. He did notmake any undue haste, however, and while he was campingon the shores of Klamath Lake he was overtaken by twomen from Sutters Fort and informed that Lieut. A. JOHN A. SLTTER JAMES W. MARSHALL
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