[ app ehend the said Vanerde, and to secure him till the charges can be pr erly investigated. If Vanerde has gone south, please forward this to he alcaldes of the southern district. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Don YGNACIO, H. W. HALLECK, 1st Alcalde district of Monterey, California. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 15th instant, stating that Mr. William Richardson, formerly collector of this port, has offered to pay $5,000 of the amount still due from him in Peruvian money of the coinage of 1848, accompanying the same with consular and other certificates of the value of this coin. Although there may be some doubt as to the exact value of this coin, nevertheless, as Mr. Richardson is unable to meet the payment in any other funds, and as the bonds given for the security of this payment are irregular, Governor Riley authorizes you to receive the coin as offered. In order to secure the government against any possible loss in case this coin should be found of less than its nominal value, you should state in your receipts the character of the funds paid in, and also that the bonds will be surrendered the moment it is ascertained that the coin is of the requisite degree of purity, and can be paid out at its nominal value; or, if preferred, this can be endorsed on the bonds themselves. It is highly important that Mr. Richardson's accounts should be settled with the least possible delay. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Captain J. L. FOLSOM, H. W. HALLECK, U. S. A., San Francisco, California. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, SIR: Your letter of the 14th instant, to General Smith, and accompanying papers, have been referred to Governor Riley for reply. General Riley has given no instructions, either civil or military, to any individual, to fence in the lot claimed by Mr. Thompson in this town, or to interfere in any way with the rights or possessions of any one in said property. He has no power to decide upon the validity of Mr. Thompson's claims, nor has he any intention to interfere with the rights secured to Mr. Thompson by Colonel Mason's instructions of August 28, 1847. If such interference has been attempted, it was without his authority. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, E. P. JONES, Esq., H. W. HALLECK, Brevet Captain, and Secretary of State. San Francisco, California. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, June 18, 1849. SIR: I am directed by Governor Riley to reply to so much of your letter of June 4 as relates to the payment of expenses incurred in the transfer of a man named Passenger from San Francisco to Sonoma, and of sending an express from San Francisco to Monterey with important information to the governor. On proof being presented that the transfer of Passenger to another district was made by order of Governor Mason," the quartermaster at San Francisco will be authorized to pay all just and proper expenses incurred in the execution of said order, taking the proper vouchers for the same. The quartermaster at San Francisco is hereby authorized to pay from the civil funds in his hands what he shall deem proper and just for the express which, in his absence, you sent to Monterey, on or about the 1st instant, with despatches relative to the magistracy of your district. By order of Governor Riley: T. M. LEAVENWORTH, Esq., H. W. HALLECK, 1st Alcalde district of San Francisco, California.. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, June 21, 1849. SIR: I am directed by Governor Riley to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th instant, and to say that you misapprehend the purport of my letter to you of the 18th instant. It is expressly said in that letter that Governor Riley "has no power to decide upon the validity of Mr. Thompson's claim, nor has he any intention to interfere with the right secured to Mr. Thompson by Colonel Mason's instructions of August 28, 1847." By looking again at Colonel Mason's instructions, you will find that, so far from acknowledging Mr. Thompson's claim to the fifty-varas lot in question, he expressed the opinion that it was not valid, and merely allowed him the temporary use of the hide-house, with a road to the beach. The question of title must rest exactly where Colonel Mason left it, till it can be settled by competent authority; and General Riley would advise Mr. Thompson to make a representation of the case to the Secretary of War, with all the accompanying papers, so that the question may be settled with the least possible delay. General Riley will take pleasure in forwarding such a representation, and will recommend it to the immediate attention of the Secretary. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, E. P. JONES, H. W. HALLECK, Brevet Captain, and Secretary of State San Francisco, California. T SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, SIR: I am directed by Governor Riley to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, stating that the alcalde of this district has been endeavoring to take from you your property without any legal measures. If the alcalde has given judgment against you, you have only to give notice in due form of an appeal to a higher tribunal; in which case the judgment will be stayed, provided the amount at issue is sufficient to entitle you to carry it to a higher court. It is hoped that a tribunal will soon be organized in a legal manner, which will investigate any charges you may make against the alcalde. The governor is unwilling to interfere in this matter on ex parte statements; and if it is desired he should exercise his authority in ordering the judgment to be stayed till the matter can be properly investigated by a higher tribunal, it will be necessary to lay before him a copy of the proceedings in the case.. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. W. HALLECK, Brevet Captain, and Secretary of State. Don JOSE DOMINGO PEROTTA, District of San Francisco, California. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, San Francisco, California, June 19, 1849. GENERAL: I have the honor to enclose herewith printed copies of manuscripts of the 3d and 4th instant, as governor of this Territory. Copies of all official papers and correspondence connected with the civil government of the country will be forwarded by the regular mail steamer of the 1st proximo, for the information of the government at Washington. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, B. RILEY, rnia. Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Governor of California. Major General R. JONES, Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D. C. Know all men by these presents, that I, Bennet Riley, brevet brigadiergeneral United States army, and governor of California, by virtue of authority in me vested, do hereby appoint Addison H. Flint a land surveyor in the district of San Francisco, California. Given at San Francisco, California, this 21st day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. Official: B. RILEY, rnia. Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Governor of California. H. W. HALLECK. Know all men by these presents, that I, Bennet Riley, brevet brigadier general United States army, and governor of California, by virtue of au thority in me vested, do hereby appoint Edward A. King harbor-master for the port of San Francisco. The fees of office, where not otherwise provided for by law, will be the same as those of the harbor-master of the port of New York. Given at San Francisco, California, this 19th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. Official: B. RILEY, fornia. Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Governor of California. H. W. HALLECK, Brevet Captain, and Secretary of State. Know all men by these presents, that I, Bennet Riley, brevet brigadier general United States army, and governor of California, by virtue of authority in me vested, do hereby appoint N. Wise and J. Walsh wardens for the port of San Francisco. When called upon to perform the duties of their office, their fees, where not otherwise provided for by law, will be the same as the fees of wardens of the port of New York. Given at San Francisco, California, this 19th day of June, A. D. 1849. B. RILEY, Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Governor of California. Official: H. W. HALLECK, Know all men by these presents, that I, Bennet Riley, brevet brigadier general United States army, and governor of California, by virtue of au thority in me vested, do hereby appoint A. C. Peachy a notary public in and for the district of San Francisco, California. Given at San Francisco, California, this 21st day of June, A. D. 1849. B. RILEY, -Official: Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Governor of California. H. W. HALLECK, Know all men by these presents, that I, Bennet Riley, brevet brigadier general United States army, and governor of California, by virtue of authority in me vested, do hereby appoint W. M. Eddy a land surveyor in the district of San Joaquin, California. Given at San Francisco, California, this 22d day of June, A. D. 1849. B. RILEY, 'Official: Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Governor of California. H. W. HALLECK, Brevet Captain, and Secretary of State. SAN. FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, June 22, 1849. SIR: Governor Riley directs that you will turn over to Captain Ringgold, United States navy, the anchors and cables purchased with moneys from the "civil funds" for planting buoys in the bay of San Francisco. Captain Ringgold will receipt to you for the same, and when required for the purpose for which they were originally intended, will return them to the harbor-master of this port. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Major E. H. FITZGERALD, H. W. HALLECK, Brevet Captain, and Secretary of State. United States Army, San Francisco, California. To the people of California. The following are designated as places of election of delegates, judges, alcaldes, &c., on the 1st of August next. In the district of San Joaquin: the placer above Hick's rancho, Stockton, Jamestown, Sullivan's camp, Carson's creek, and near the crossings of the Towalamne and Merced rivers; in the district of Sacramento: Sutter's Fort, Mormon island, Culloma mills, Weber's creek, North Fork, Juba and Feather rivers; in the district of San José: San José mission and Martinez landing. It is highly important that all parts of the Territory should be represented in said convention, and all good citizens are earnestly requested to unite in carrying this recommendation into execution. the It may not be improper here to remark, that the instructions from Washington, received by the steamer "Panama," since the issuing of proclamation of the 3d instant, fully confirm the views there set forth; and it is distinctly said in these instructions that "the plan of establishing an independent government in California cannot be sanctioned, no matter from what source it may come." Given at San Francisco, California, this 22d day of June, A. D. 1849. B. RILEY, Official: Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Governor of California. H. W. HALLECK, Brevet Captain, and Secretary of State. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA, Monterey, August 30, 1849 GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit, herewith, copies of civil papers and letters issued by me since my despatch of June 30, and to continue my report on the civil affairs of this country from this date. Accompanied by Captain Halleck, secretary of state for California, and Major Canby, Captain Wescott, and Lieutenant Derby, of my military staff, I left this place on the 5th July for the purpose of inspecting the military |