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captured by de Ia Torres men, and being
bound 10 trees, were cut to pieces alive
with knives! in return for which, three Of
Of de la Torres men being taken were
instantly shot The north side Of the
bay Of San Francisco was now cleared Of
the enemy, and on the fourth day Of July
capt Fremont called the Americans TO-
gether at Sonoma, addressed them upon
the dangers Of their situation, and recon-
mended a declaration of independence,
and war upon Castro and his troops, as
the only means of safety. The indepen-
dence was Immediately declared, and the
war proclaimed. A few days afterwards,
an officer from com. Sloat brought intel
gence that the American flag was hoisted
at Monterey, an example which was i'm
medateIy followed wherever the news
flew. The pursuit and defeat Of Castro
was now the only remaining enterprise.
He had fled south towards the numerous
Mexican towns and settlements beyond
Monterey, with his four or five hundred
men; and, capt. Fremont, leaving some
fifty men in garrisons, set out with one
hundred and sixty mounted rifiemen in the
pursuit, when he received instructions
from com. Soat to march on Monterey.
He did so, and found com. Stockton in
command approving the pursuit of Castro,
and aiding it by all the means in his pow
err. The sIoop of war Cyane was put at
his service. Capt. Fremont with one hun
dred and sixty American riffemen and se-
venly marines, embarked on that vessel,
and sailed down the coast on the 26th Ju.
Iy, to San Diego, four hundred miles south
of Monterey, and one hundred south Of
Pueblo de los Aagelos, where Castro was
understood to be with an increasing force
of five hundred men. The descent OF
the coast as far as San Diego, was with
the view to get ahead of Castro, and to be
in position either to intercept him if he
fled south to Mexico Or Lower California,
or 10 turn back upon him if he remained
in Paebla de los Angeles, or any of the
numerous towns in its neghborhood In
either event, the enterprise will probably
have had its conclusion early in August,
and official details may now be looked for
by the first arrivals from the north Pacific
ocean,