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Jose Maria Flores had fled, leaving tho command to Don Andres l'ico, who made propositions of surrendering his forces to Colonel Fremont, which the latter, being tory burch reva ignorant of the occurrences of the few days previous, agreed to accept. The articles of capitulation were signed on the 13th of January. The terms did not treat the Californians either as rebels or citizens of tho United States, and did not exact oaths of allegiance until a definitive treaty of peace should be made between Mexico and the United States. Present obedience to the American authorities was required, and tho occurrences of the past were forgotten. Commodore Stockton approved of this agreement, though he was sorry to have lost the opportunity of punishing tho officers for breaking their parole. Tho territory again became quiet.Colonel Fremont joined the forces of Kearny and Stockton at L03 Angeles on tho 15th. Here the misunderstanding anxie between General Kearny and Commodore Stockton, as to their relative prerogatives, which, in the end, lost to tho country the valuable services of one of the most talented and enterprising of her military officers. Commodore Stockton had been deeply impressed with the bravery, activity, and zeal displayed by Colonel Fremont in the conquest of the country. Without men or money, he bad succeeded, by his untiring personal efforts, in raining from the widely scattered little settlements a foreo of 450 Tory Burch Flats Sale men, well mounted, and supplied with every equipment of war. They formed one of the most curious collections of men ever found in one army. They were representatives from almost every nation of the civilized world, and Indians from many different tribes of North America, all speaking different tongues; yet he had succeeded in disciplining them into a very efficient corps, and had led them with constant success wherever they were needed, although he hud always a force of Californians hovering around his Banks Tory Burch shoes sale watching to tako advantago of the first false move, or the least decline of vigilance.In return for his services, before leaving the coast, Commodore Stockton appointed him governor of California.N January, 1847, Commodore Shu-brick arrived at Monterey, and assumed the command of tho naval forces on that station. Lieutenant-Colonel Cooke joined General Kearny at San Diego with tho Mormon battalion, in Gue order, good health, and high spirits. They wcro posted at tho mission of San Luis Key, to prevent any reinforcements of troop* entering California from the department of Sonora. General Kearny sailed to Monterey. Captain Tompkins arrived early in February, with his company of United States artillery, and was stationed at Monterey, and on the 0th of March, Colonel Stephenson arrived, with 250 of the New York California volunteers at San Francisco. The remainder of his regiment arrived soon after. He was soon afterwards ordered to occupy Monterey with four companies, tory burch flip flops and Lieutenant-Colonel Burton, with three companies, took post at Santa Barbara. Tho emigrants who had formed tho California battalion were discharged, and began to establish themselves. New settlements wcro made in tory burch boots all directions.