The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-07
THE TEXAN SANTA FE EXPEDITION.
WESTERN MlssoURIAN OFFICE,


A party of eight Americans arrived in this place
yesterday from Santa Fe in company with Manuel
Alvarez, Esq, United States Consul at Santa Fe,
which place they left on the 26th of October. From
these gentlemen learn the particulars OF the arri-
val of the Texan expedition in the department of
New Mexico, and its results. Information had been
forwarded TO Don Manuel Armego, both from Mexico
city and from General Arsta commanding the
Northern Mexican Army, of the departure of the
Texans from Austin in June. Much anxiety per-
vaded the Mexican population; and such was the
conviction of the Governor (Manue Armego) that
the Texans would carry the country, that be made
his will and secreted his treasure and that of
. the wealthest citizens On the 9th of September
| Mr. Rowland, Texan officer, accompanied by Mr.
Roseberry and Mr. Baker reached Santa Fe and
on the llth, a Cumanche brought information that
the Texian force had reached the eastern settlement
Mr.. Rowland was ordered to remain eight days in
Santa Fe, but finding himself suspected of being a
Texian spy left with his companions on the evening
of the 18th. On the l5th, an Italian, accompanied
by Mexican, "a citizen of Texas, arrived and were
imprisoned. The Italian gave exaggerated accounts
of the force and intentions of the Texans. During
the l4th, 18th and 10th, the Mexican militia passed
through Santa Fe, going out To meet the TeXians-
On the 10TH the Governor ordered all the foreigners
to confne themselves to Santa Fe; and departed
himself for the seat of On the 18TH news ar
rived that Col. Juan Andres Archuletta the head
of the Mexican militia, had met the advance corps
of the Texans; under Col. Cook (S3 men and Off
Il
| Fe. Negotiations were attempted to be held on the
part of the Texans, wherein Navarro represented,
on the part of the TEXANS that their objects
invite the New Mexcans to unite themselves to the
Texan Republic. The answer was that the Tex
ans must surrender fight, and they eventually
rendered, without firing gun, condition that their
lives should be secure.
On the 9TH of October, news arrived of the sur
render OF Col. McCloud and the main body of the
\ Texans 300 in number some so miles in the rear
l.,ft he on If al IN he IF
the Mexicans celebrated their victory at Vegas the
frontier settlement the road TO the United States.
The Texans were stripped OF their arms, property,
and shoes these were thrown into pile in the public
square, and distributed among the militia by the Go
vernon himself, The procamations, &c. found about
j the Texans in the Spanish language, were thrown
into bonfire, and the prisoners and foreigners bound,
driven up and compelled TO witness It, Among the
documents burnt, was the passport of Mr. Kendall,
the editor of the New Orleans Picayune who, with
some twelve traders, were taken with Cooks party.
J These gentlemen had been confined at San Miguel
until the capture Of McLouds party, when they
likewise stripped and turned into the common crowd
/ of prisoners The whole number OF prisoners were
304 who wer Immediately marched of in gang,
barefooted and half naked, 20 the city of Mexico,
distance of 1000 miles at season when the frost
was severe and the weather inctmentl The con
duct of the Mexcans is represented savage and fe
rocous in the extreme towards the defencoless pr
soners and to have extended in many instances Il
the foreigners residing in the country. Mr.. How
: land and his companions who had retrealed from
D Santa Fe, were overtaken by party of Me1cans
neal the river Pecos, where Roseberry was killed
Howland and Baker being brought to the Co
nor here by his order shot without trial Te1ar
spies.
On the 10th Of October, before his departure fion
oante Fe Armego, the Governor, wrote TO the Anne
rcan Consul ordering the foreigners to confine them
selves within the town for twenty days. After hr
departure the nephew of the Governor who Is also
t his confdant and Secretary, accompanied by ser
geant and solder, and followed by mob, attacked
the house of the American Consul burst into it,
wounded him severely in the face. Threats were
| made by the rabble against American citizens, ant
many were arrested and thrown into prison. which
on the return Of the Governor, they were release
After attacking the American Consul, the mob pro
ceedeJ to the jail, where their leader stabbed III,
Mexican from Texas who had been arrested witt
i the Italian on the 18th.
The above is detail Of facts far ascertainet
by the gentlemen recently arrived at this place, wh
were confined TO Santa Fe and remote from III,
! scenes ofthe transactions.
, MIR Alvarez states that a most yindictive feeling
was exhibited against himself and the American citi
zens resident in New Mexico. He applied on the y
of October for his passport to proceed to the United
States which was refused until the 25th it being thu
premedtated design to delay him so late as TO expos
him to perish on his long journey by the depreciation
of the Indians or the incemency of the weather
Mr. Alvarez left Santa Fe with sixteen men and sixty
seven horses and mules. Five of his companion
parted from him at the Arkansas to make their wa
q TO Fort Gibson and Texas; one John Richmier
was frozen to death three were left sick among tn
Kanzas indians being frozen in his feet and ofth
sixty seven head of animals, ory-eight persisted ow
. ing TO the lateness of the season.
OF the causes of the rapid and disastrous termina
ton of the Texan expedition, it appears that som
dssensions had broken out among the Texans on the
Is route Nineteen Of their number had been killed
n the Cumanches, and some forty of their horses d,
stroyed During the parley held previous % the SUI
render of Cooks corps, division appears TO have es
e isted among his menthe larger portion listening
$ the suggestions of Navarro and Lewis for surrer
e der, and but seven siding in opinion with the con
d mander who wished to fight and die rather than
render Ii is said that Navarro reproached the Me,
,r leans with the murder Of Fannings commander upc
in which verbal promise was given that their liv'
K should be saved Col Cook it IS said tore the epa
b,,t HE nd hr,,La his or