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ALVARADO'S RULE – POLITICAL EVENTS.

Guerra appointed port-captains, as was claimed, illegally.^[1] Vallejo's refusal to show his commission was mainly to snub the comisario doubtless; possibly he also wished to conceal the fact that his title in that document was comandante militar, and not general. Meanwhile routine military correspondence was unimportant, except promises from Mexico of supplies, some of which arrived before the end of the year.^[2]

Alvarado now regarded Vallejo as an enemy, and would not even call on him when he came to Monterey.^[3] On April 1st he convoked an extra session of the junta, and declared to that body that 'certain men' were plotting against the lawful authorities, and promoting insurrection. He implied clearly that Vallejo was in league with these men; indeed, Vallejo, Pico, and J. A. Carrillo were the only ones named, and it was against the first that his charges were most bitter. He accused the comandante of circulating predictions of impending disaster; of massing his troops at Sonoma, whence they could operate against the government; of refusing aid, both against the Indians at San José and to put down revolt in the south; of refusing recruits and leaving the south defenceless; of sending

↑ Correspondence between Vallejo and Ábrego on financial topics, including some rather sharp sayings on both sides, with Ábrego's complaints to the director de rentas. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., MS., iii. 140-1, 150-1, 166-7; Id., Ben. Mil., lxxxviii. 31-4; Id., Ben. Com. and Treas., iv. 15-16, 48-9; Vallejo, Doc., MS., ix. 6, 14, 31, 144, 176, 202, 213. Alvarado, Hist. Cal., MS., iv. 193-200, declares that he never authorized any unfair division of the money.
↑ Jan. 1st, 'fuero' of the defensores not under arms ceases. Dept. St. Pap., Mont., MS., iv, 20. April 9th, military stores sent from Sonoma to Monterey. Vallejo, Doc., MS., ix. 101, 104; xiv. 255. April 7th, recruiting, 15 men to be raised. Dept. Rec., MS., xi. 11. Apr. 12th, com. of Sta B. complains. No pay, while the sub-prefect is paid regularly. Vallejo, Doc., Hist. Cal., MS., ix. 112. July 12th, V. sympathizes and hopes for relief from Mexico, not from the departmental authorities. Id., ix. 175. Aug. 20th, a comandancia militar authorized on the northern frontier. Id., x. 223. Aug. 21st-22d, relief promised from Mexico. Letters from Castillero and Virmond. Id., ix. 226, 229. The relief included 500 muskets. Nov. 26th, Catalina has brought part of the stores. Id., ix. 327. 50 sabres detained at Mazatlan. Savage, Doc., MS., iv. 324-5. Other routine commun. in Id., iv. 321, 326, 328, including the order for a mil. command. at Sonoma.
↑ Jan. 22d, A. to V. Says he is glad to get advice from intelligent men, though he will not bind himself to follow it; he does not care for the opinion of fools and men who act for their own interests. Vallejo, Doc., MS., ix. 25. March 16th, V. chides him for not calling, and thus making a public display of the dissensions between them. Id., ix. 72.

[1] Correspondence between Vallejo and Ábrego on financial topics, including some rather sharp sayings on both sides, with Ábrego's complaints to the director de rentas. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., MS., iii. 140-1, 150-1, 166-7; Id., Ben. Mil., lxxxviii. 31-4; Id., Ben. Com. and Treas., iv. 15-16, 48-9; Vallejo, Doc., MS., ix. 6, 14, 31, 144, 176, 202, 213. Alvarado, Hist. Cal., MS., iv. 193-200, declares that he never authorized any unfair division of the money.

[2] Jan. 1st, 'fuero' of the defensores not under arms ceases. Dept. St. Pap., Mont., MS., iv, 20. April 9th, military stores sent from Sonoma to Monterey. Vallejo, Doc., MS., ix. 101, 104; xiv. 255. April 7th, recruiting, 15 men to be raised. Dept. Rec., MS., xi. 11. Apr. 12th, com. of Sta B. complains. No pay, while the sub-prefect is paid regularly. Vallejo, Doc., Hist. Cal., MS., ix. 112. July 12th, V. sympathizes and hopes for relief from Mexico, not from the departmental authorities. Id., ix. 175. Aug. 20th, a comandancia militar authorized on the northern frontier. Id., x. 223. Aug. 21st-22d, relief promised from Mexico. Letters from Castillero and Virmond. Id., ix. 226, 229. The relief included 500 muskets. Nov. 26th, Catalina has brought part of the stores. Id., ix. 327. 50 sabres detained at Mazatlan. Savage, Doc., MS., iv. 324-5. Other routine commun. in Id., iv. 321, 326, 328, including the order for a mil. command. at Sonoma.

[3] Jan. 22d, A. to V. Says he is glad to get advice from intelligent men, though he will not bind himself to follow it; he does not care for the opinion of fools and men who act for their own interests. Vallejo, Doc., MS., ix. 25. March 16th, V. chides him for not calling, and thus making a public display of the dissensions between them. Id., ix. 72.

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