The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-12
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SANTA FEE TRADE.
 A late Western Monitor, published at fayette, in Missouri, contains q de- tailed report rendered to the War De partmeat by Major Riley, the officer who commanded, during the last year. the escort, consisting of four companies of infantry, granted by government to the Santa Fee traders. The report. though very full as to the military move ments of the escort, is not as satisfactory as to the nature and the amount of the trade the escort was intended to protect. The escort accompanied the caravan about live hundred miles from Franklin. Missouri, to point on the Arkansas where that river forms the dividing line between the United States and Nfi Mexico. Il had several encounters with the h. diaas the Arabs Of ts!.is ;.,. lost several men, though none of the en- counters were very important. The Indians, as far as appears from this re- port, manifested little or no friendship. but were rather disposed to pIunder the unprotected, and steal, than to come to hard fighting. They were generally well mounted, and could fight or fly, at their option. The caravan and escort arrived on the Arkansas on the i0th of July. The caravan, after earnestly, but ln vain, soliciting small detachment of soldiers, which it offered to maintain at its own expense, (and which it appears to us, ought. to have been granted) pro- ceeded alone. On the first dav af1er leaving the escort, 1t was attacked by a large body of Indians, and one of it's principal traders was killed. No ac- count is given of its progress after this, till its arrival at Santa Fee.
 Major Riley wrote to the Governor of Santa Fee and requested the Governor to furnish the caravan on its return to the United States protection from the h. dians. This was done,.and the letter of the Mexican Governor aeceding to the proposal, we give below. Major Riley remained on the Arkansas til the asri- val, some time in October, of the return caravan and the Mexican guard, under the Mexican Colonel Viscarra. The meeting of the troops and officers of the two republics was friendly and interest ing. Major Riley mentions particularly in his report to the Secretary of War, of having partaken in Col. Viscarra's mafque 'of an e1cellent cup of choco- late.o The property brought by the return caravan is estimated at two hun dred thousand dollars. The amount of property taken out is not stated.
 Major Riley is said to be good off, Ger, and the traders express satisfaction with the manner in which he has per formed his late service. Since his re- turn to Missouri, they have given him a public dinner. His report, however, Is badly written. and possesses the op- posite faults of being prolix and exceed ingly barren of facts. A full account of the trade with Santa Fee, including it's dangers and its hardships, its successes and its failures, drawn by an intelligent officer, would be generally interesting.
 The letter which follows presents a fine specimen of the felicity of Spanish compliments. Keatacksan.
 To Major B. RILEY, of the United States
 Army of North America.
 SANTA FEE, Sept. 15, 1929.
 itesPeettad5ite .9u .-i have if1 Iiiy pos session your two esteemed fayors, dated last June, that you had the goodness to direct to me by my friend Mir. Bent; and giving to your letters the character to which they are justly entitled, ] have served Mir. Bent ia such a manner as myopportunities have afforded. Ihave also procured an interview with the h. spector General, and with Jose Antonia Viscarra, proposing to them the neces- sity of protecting by an auxiliary force, the citizens of the United States, on their way to their country.
 The disposition of the Inspector Ge- neral, on this occasion, has been so ex- cellent, that he did not for moment withhold from placing himself at the head of a protecting force, and !, iIlai- iii tating his generosity, determined that the Secretary of this Government, and actual Deputy of the Territorial Con