Show MORMON BATTALIONS BATTALION'S BATTALIONS BATTALION'S EXPERIENCES On Sunday Bunday January Slit Slat 1847 Rev sev- Reveral several Rev oral eral of our men visited the town of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Diego Ive five miles mile from our eo- eo encampment en encampment The They reported seeing a schooner two war men and a mer mer- merchant merchant chant ve vessel ve el el anchored red I la in n the harbor barbor and that General Genera Kearney fe the day before had bad sailed up the coat coast for tor San Francisco The few tew soldiers in 10 San Diego only had one fourth rations of flour The fhe ship load of provisions from the Sandwich S Islands bad had not arrived Rumor in camp carp wax was that fat Captain nn had hod h I 9 99 0 General stating the condition of the Mormon Battalion att Uon being destitute of JD ng and barefooted with no DO provisions ex ez ex- ex except except be beef f and that without sal salt The general promised on the honor boner ot of gentleman to be back in ib five t t weeks week and would bl his bla beat best to carry cam ca Colonel Allen Aliens Alleo's se plans and ha with supplies etc to n t tOrden Orders Order were ware now for Colonel CockX od to march u us ui to San Ljur s Rey R y i and KO go 0 into quarter quarters there We W a rived on the 3rd of February and ice mediately commenced to clean o mi ion aims s to quarter In We W nearly week doing this for tor like tl San Ban 1 Diego leo mission mi ion the rooms filthy and add full tull of fleas n a while ta the x wr was white and February beautiful 1 i i ii On the of February the th Milf commenced occupying two bOO houri day On the Oman ten wyten men and mules mule was wa sent lent up- up upcountry up-lm up country to bring in iu flour dour and on 00 t he be returned with two one ODe hundred pound pounds of tC bolted the flour flour the best beat perhaps b for was in the country of its ita own matte maka On March an express aam General Kearney y to our Colonel i him to na send one company to S 1 to garrison that place Bag i the next morning company B led ledl 1 I that post poat where they arrived on e l The next day Ser Sergeant t Hyde and eighteen men a acct lM the be number Dumber were appointed by 4 captain to take charge charee of the fort Ia on a bill hill one fourth of at a from town towo The fort tort was waa a cir clr one made by marines They bad bada Ii a ditch and aDd set up a line of large casks filled them with dirt aai D gr gravel r vel Against Agal nat the these a casks calks ca ka t t bad thrown up from i N trench a heavy embankment t earth rocks and gravel There F seven even cannon placed so o as an to o com 4 the town and surrounding coul t 1 r Inside of ot this thil fortification stood tood it building in io which we quartered dt the toby tobe top was waa a swivel gun cun so o hung to t b by easily eully turned and brought to o p point i In any direction Sunday April Elder ov OW preached ld Many of DY zones and officers and sailors of tB far lel eels ela ia in the the harbors harbor were in Great attention waa was paid 09 0 lit i t evening of ot the be of April F William Garners Garner one of nut my of mt ea baptized a marine marie soldier of tae C JI frigate Congress This Thia perba X the first baptism in California formed by an Elder o of Irael I rael ia iQ t Itta dispensation Commodore t i commanded the be Congress A t time lime the ship Barn Barnstable table from frolD t Franci Francisco oo brought forty lorty barrels barrell of Sour r fl for tor Company B H with ft 40 Colon Colonel Cooke to Captain Hu Hunt Huntar to toive give ghe full tuU rations of flour flout and a Po and a half of ot beef daily to each aele BO soldier r I By this time e we were ao me U cot clothing and having baving no mODe money more we were forced to quit cut up P u tents tent to make hirt aad pant A isis pay day came came when each apI sod drew rew w hillix hf his six ix months mon bl pay 42 each t tOn On Oa the streets of San Diego Die was waa aman man begging for food He have been one of Fremont men aaa aa be had been traveling in the be tb Mountains for seven Beven years l the be worst wont looking person leur I ever evar aa He was waa disabled I in D none one ona of hi his hia and uti held bad a a wound OM 00 O bt his h head J of r tI the tir men meo recognized him as a one on of Ud to mob ob who wha Iho shot hot down eighteen or tJ y of our brethren in the Baun Hauns Haun's 1181 i massacre in 10 Missouri He ae- ae aek ac k a that be he was waa one oae of the ad begged to be ba forgiven for lor the pert ba he took in the slaughter 0 O ArIa May 2nd Sod we wa bad had word that at our SWIM stationed at Loa Los Angeles were making dog tog cartridges to be prepared d for or an Oak b by Fremont And anu or sifts who wha bad had sworn worn to kill every Mor War Jia B the Be country On the 14 b of off f E bad news new that General Jay Tay Tay-faar Tay Subdued Santa Ana Ana whereon we gave the general geDera a cheer of twenty f t da de Of cannon 1 Aa tr at early dawn d we red fired d five a of 01 to welcome In la the of 01 American In e dence lob we la order order down i i 8 Diego Diago and gave gaye g va our in raft M a hearty barty salute dute a luta qt Ul mus- f beg the tha whole D T- T grid ok well wll with wilb the citizens t that out aut a great of arple wine wiDe win and d brandy braDly to tr r at t the 8 mud aud seemed wed to regret we did not DOt arIk k It aU all were wara ere now given ghen gl van for tor company g be k read ready re dy to march in ID four tour days day for ter there to be ba discharged the tir rest feat r of the Battalion on the I people rDe-people of Ban Diego Diago now began lead to have bave ua us re enlist They dial not want nt ui us to leave leve They Thay did w went Bt at the tha dragoons or the marines marlnee tined there The fhe Th Mormons Mormon were wen uJ and nd nd attended to their beir own On Dullness m They were warn industrious and nd andt anath improved d their town etc SO t ie of 01 f their leading men rn saId when wb t evy board the Mormons wert wr corning ey 7 7 tested f r d to stay Ilay t 7 in San BUD DIego Dr o and Were I inclined d to take tak their Wit sad leave leave I T for they th j bad been b a told the thep W p nits t were a very Tel bad bal peoPle P aL amid id i'd ti riff f Would steal Iteal fl anything and every 1 GOuld could la lay their bands handa oo on and romen omeD wom a would be b in great r dan dan- en hein n out Bot But they dan I bad d to learn l arn to the tb contrary Q a th of ot July our brick masons l laying up a brick building to tot tol W t mad otise II i a s a courthouse an and 1 for schools iII Colton Henry Hanry Wilcox and William WilliRm Garner Garnar forty thousand bricks for lor Don Dou Bandini a Spanish gentleman also alao did some oma paving p tour boys boy boyl i IJ oils and aDd walled them up with l Sidney Willis made put t Into the tobe wells walla and our oar car oar did a good deal of work fixing axing 4 finishing rooms roomi etc ate in their thai r gl After AUer the mason work of the thet t bouse e the first house hour of burned burnel hou in ID California was waa finished d The Tha inns aa u gave aTa a banquet to our men roan IC an abundance of good things Ur to eat and to drink 7 r the company BIen B left l for r Los LOl LoaA we J arrived on the aa tea the the Battalion WM was dis- dis ad eel from service From Fram some BODle E we wa were wera ere not paid oft off until the theof of July We Wa were wara solicited byHam's by Hams Ham's 91 representatives to re- re raOna V 96 t One One Ona company of ot our ranks rank IW Ute Um Service for six ix months and u ta San tean Ban Die Diego o under un er Captain CaptainS Wt I t Company E On the soldiers held bald a meeting Organized c for our aim ouraim to W Where bere that w was wai we 1 m know We Wa bad WW b lUUle J J means mean to enable us ua to o travel We Wa felt feJt lost and yet yat free Iree like Ilka birds birda let lat out of 01 a caRe cage H W W BIGLER ST GEORGE Utah Aug AU 15 |