Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . tures of a new region, moreAsiatic than American, were brought to It was in May, 1845, that Fremont setout on liis third expedition for the explora-tion of the Great West, and he was soonat
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . tures of a new region, moreAsiatic than American, were brought to It was in May, 1845, that Fremont setout on liis third expedition for the explora-tion of the Great West, and he was soonat the north end of the great Tla-mathlake, and in Oregon. Hostilities beinglikely to break out between the UnitedStates and Mexico, Fremont, in order toavoid exciting any unjust suspicion as tothe character of his movements, obtainedleave of tlie Mexican general at Monterey,to encamj) during the ensuing winter, inthe San Joaquin valley. It was not long,however, before open dijdomatic hostilitiesbroke out between the two rejiublics, andFremont received word from his govern-ment to keep an eye upon Mexican andother designs upon California. GeneralKearney, by order of government, wasconstituted head of the army of the west,which was to retaliate sternlj uponMexico, for her assumed Mexico was soon prostrate beforeAmerican arms. On the fifth of July,1846, under tlio lead of Fremont, a band. OS UtS GKEAT KXILUKI-SO TOOK TO THE FAE WEST AND BOCKT MOISTAIN8. light and revealed to public view in theresults of this exploration. But the greatpathfinder was to win laurels in stillanother field. of Americans declared their independenceof Mexico at Sonoma, a small town nearSan Francisco, and, not long after, theyjoined Commodore Sloat, who had recently GREAT AND MEMORABLE EVENTS. 407 reduced Monterey. The successor of Sloatwas Stockton, who, in connection withEremont, at once gained possession ofCiudad de los Angelos, the capital ofUpper California; and one event speed
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