Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-02-11
The Santa Fe Excitement Deep Fecltng IN
Kentucky.

The true story Of the murder of several A
| merican citizens, captured in the Santa Fe ex-
petition. has created great excitement in por-
lions Of Kentucky, since the arrival at ST.
| Louis of Senior Alvarez, the American consul
at Santa Fe. He has come out now, with a
statement over his own signature, in which he
states officially that he left in haste, after the
capture of the Texian expedition, in conse-
quence of ill-usage to which he, with the a.
merican residents generally, was subjected.
| The consul states that the whole number
made prisoners was 3oi, and they were captu-
red in three several parties. one under COM
mand Of Rowland, another of Cook, and the
| third Of Loud or Nc Leod. Rowland and two
| others went in advance as spies, were taken,
made their escape, were retaken and shot
! second party Of seven was sent on, among
whom was Kendall Of the Picayune; these
were also taken and drawn up to be shot but
were spared at the iniercesson Of some Of
their captors. Soon after the whole exped-
ton was captured.
He likewise declares, that their treatment
at Santa Fe was cruel in the extreme; they
were stripped, hand-cuifed, and marched "a
way 10 Mexico, distance OF 5000 miles, the
| leader Of their escort having orders TO kill all
such as should give ont. The resident Amer
leans exerted themselves to procure the release
| and meliorae the condition of the prisoners S,
but without success: and themselves had fall
Gu into difficulty, being ordered not to leave
the town, and subjected to injury and insult.
Some were in custody. Senior Alvarez was
assaulted in his own honse, wounded e. threat
ened with death. He escaped. with twelve
others, on the 26th of of October, and made
the best of his way to independence, suffering
much on the journey from cold. One man was
frozen to death, and three others were left, un-
able to proceed, at Cottonwood fork. Five
others separated from the party about 800
miles from Independence, and were supposed
to have persisted.
AT the last accounts from Kentucky, there
was much excitement in consequence of these
ou,rages, many breathing nothing but the spir-
it of war against Mexico and the Mexicans.
II should be added, that resolution has
passed the Kentucky Legislature, calling upon
the President Of the United States to inquire
into the treacherous conduct Of the Mexicans
towards the Santa Fe Traders, and to demand
tue Liberation of all the American citizens con-
nected with that expeditian. x
Gov. FA1RFlELp.-of Maine, delivered his
Message to the Legislature on the 7th instant.
The Augusta Age gives the entire paper, and,
also. an abstract Of it. We extract from the
| latter:-
"The Governor meets the questions of our
| finances with plain statement Of our actual
condition, and a frank and manly recommends.
ton Of measures TO be adopted. He deals with
the people in no demagogue spirit Of deluslor
and Aattery, but with a true and just respect
for their intelligence. The State is in debt, te
an extent far beyond what is either safe OF ex'
pedient, and can only be ex.ficated by the JOIN
power of economy and taxation. The Governor
urges both, with fearless reliance, that al
enlighted constituency will cheerfully bear al
proper burdens, arising in the frugal admins
/ tration Of the Government.
Upon the question Of the N. 3. Boundary
the Governor embodies the confirmed oplnloi
of the State, when he says that there is no rea