Front page report of the Battle of San Pasqual, near San Diego...
Item # 705489
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 24, 1847 Much reporting on the Mexican War, plus the front page has: "Late From California" which is a lengthy letter from San Diego reporting on the Battle of San Pasqual.
This battle occurred in the San Pasqual Valley east of present-day Escondido, California. Kearny's subsequent movements brought his battered command through the Rancho San Bernardo/Mule Hill area near today's Lake Hodges. Particularly noteworthy is that the newspaper presents the account as a January 19, 1847 letter from San Diego written by a man attached to Kearny's party, giving it the character of an eyewitness or participant narrative.
The report is significant beyond San Pasqual because it follows Kearny's forces through their subsequent difficulties, arrival in San Diego, and the campaign that ultimately restored American control of Los Angeles. It includes the Battles of San Gabriel and La Mesa in January 1847 and mentions Frémont's agreement with Andrés Pico, the Treaty of Cahuenga, which effectively ended organized Californio resistance.
Also on the front page: "Letter From Gen. Taylor" and "Santa Anna's Dispositions For Battle". Inside has: "The March to the Rio Grande" which takes half the page, and page 3 has: "From California" and "Official From Vera Cruz".
Four pages, good condition.
This battle occurred in the San Pasqual Valley east of present-day Escondido, California. Kearny's subsequent movements brought his battered command through the Rancho San Bernardo/Mule Hill area near today's Lake Hodges. Particularly noteworthy is that the newspaper presents the account as a January 19, 1847 letter from San Diego written by a man attached to Kearny's party, giving it the character of an eyewitness or participant narrative.
The report is significant beyond San Pasqual because it follows Kearny's forces through their subsequent difficulties, arrival in San Diego, and the campaign that ultimately restored American control of Los Angeles. It includes the Battles of San Gabriel and La Mesa in January 1847 and mentions Frémont's agreement with Andrés Pico, the Treaty of Cahuenga, which effectively ended organized Californio resistance.
Also on the front page: "Letter From Gen. Taylor" and "Santa Anna's Dispositions For Battle". Inside has: "The March to the Rio Grande" which takes half the page, and page 3 has: "From California" and "Official From Vera Cruz".
Four pages, good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$87
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.