. Life, explorations and public services of John Charles Fremont . uld wait for him, he wouldpass around its head as quickly as possible, andmeet him where he was at Santa Clara, andend the contest for the country at once. On his way round, finding himself at Sonomaon the 4th of July, the day was duly the next day, a great concourse of people,American settlers, and others sympathizing inthe cause, having come to meet and welcomehim, he declared the country Independent, andthe flag of the free state of California, a grizzlybear on a white field, was unfurled. By the celerity of th
. Life, explorations and public services of John Charles Fremont . uld wait for him, he wouldpass around its head as quickly as possible, andmeet him where he was at Santa Clara, andend the contest for the country at once. On his way round, finding himself at Sonomaon the 4th of July, the day was duly the next day, a great concourse of people,American settlers, and others sympathizing inthe cause, having come to meet and welcomehim, he declared the country Independent, andthe flag of the free state of California, a grizzlybear on a white field, was unfurled. By the celerity of these bold movements, theIndian enemy was annihilated, the settlers savedfrom massacre, and their fields from desolation;the power of Mexico over North California wasbroken down forever; and, as we shall soon see,the whole of that golden empire secured to theUnited States. On the 10th of July, Fremont reached, on hisway to Santa Clara, in the fulfilment of hispromise to Castro, the nearest point at whichcavalry could get around the head of the bay, THE N; PUBLIC L. 4> V a BEAR WAR. 235 at Sutters Fort. About sunset an expressreached him from Commodore Sloat, announc-ing his capture of Monterey. The next morning,at sunrise, he hoisted the flag of the AmericanUnion at the fort, under a national salute, andwith great rejoicings. Thus ended what wascalled the Bear war. He then moved down with great celerityalong the south side of the bay. His troopconsisted of 160 mounted riflemen. Castro fledbefore him, and on the 19th of July he reachedMonterey. Of his entrance into that city a verygraphic account is given by Lieutenant the Walpole, of the Royal Navy, in awork published in London, with the followingtitle : Four years in the Pacific, in her Majes-tys ship Collingwood, from 1844 to 1848. During our stay in Monterey, says Lieu-tenant Walpole, Captain Fremont and his partyarrived. They naturally excited curiosity. Herewere true trappers, the class that produced thehero
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