Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-08

r5Tho following IS condenser lIog
5c narrative Of Mr.. FRANLLINCoNBS'
one Of the prisoners; ,oo
The expedition, after aOou, te"
weeks march, through a counr1 III, ~
tested by Indians, arrived at c t,o Gao n,
Dnro. where being straitened ior l?Iu'
and DG'T having previously their guides do
i !" aGronc &c it was determined TO , Dc
~ about third olIhe armed 'oIce
space I ,,,.o aV Of ,be commissioners to pro-
anu n,ro I provisions andprePa,re the way ior
cure P ,,,nce of the expedition into the
ls i", Of Santa Fe. The impress
prof. =, the lime was that the oxpedl-
s ,.n h had reached within 90 miles oil
S S,n,, Ta, in consequence ofwhlch be-
E,T tbe advanced division took with
' IN, onIy, three days ratons. Col.
Cooke and DR.. Brenham were the
officers commanding the advance, and
Cant Sutton commanded the armed
escort. The remainder OF The forces
were left at Polo Duro under The com
m,nd Of Gen. Nc Leod, surrounded
NV vast number ofIndians, who were
continually hlrassing them, and who
hal actually Killed five Of them the
J,y upon which the division set out up
ON is march,
The advanced force soon learned
that the expedition hal made fearful
mistake in supposing the Palo Duro
10 be within ninety miles OFFS nta Fe.
The distance was nearly 800 miles,
and as a consequence, the rltions
provided for the troops were exhaus-
ted before they accomplished a third
or the road to Santa FG. The divis-
ion then resorted to every eXpedient
TO escape starvation. They first sub.
sisted upon such Of the horses as hat
broken down, and will berries which
we're occa finally met with in the prai
ries. When those resOu rces laileC
they were compelled to live upor
snakes, horned frogs AMI other rep
tiles which abound in the prairics, anC
which constituted the principa! anC
for a time their only fool. After
marchng in this way for two week.
or thereabouts the division arrived a
GaIIinas. From this place, Van Ness
Lewis, Howard, and Fitzgerald, &C
companed by Mr. Kendall, we're sen
ON TO Santa FG, to hold an interview
with the Governor, explain the pacili
objects Of the expedition, obtain store
for the troops, end permit to brin
the merchandise taken out by the ira
dcrs within the province.
Two or three hours after these gel
tlemen left the camp at Gallinas
note was received from Capt. Levi
TO the effect thai the country was
arms, but that they would proceed
10 Santa Fe. They were, howeve
seized shortly afterwards (as Capt;
Lewis stated, )bound and aiken out
he shot; but that their lives were spar
through the intercCssion Of MeXic
officer, who took them to meet Cow
nor Armijo. In the mean while Il
Governor had despatched force
several hundred men to Intercept {
Texans. The commander Of tho
troops had endeavored to get
Texans to lay down their arms, by
surfing them Of the friendly disposit
oTthe Governor and tho in abitants
This the Texans would not do
The Mexican officer then undertC
10 take care Of the few remaining i
SEES ofthe Texans, and supply the n
with food, in order to allay appreh
sions of any hostile purpose.
next step was 10 cross the Call
with ms men, with the avowed oh
of camping the two forces togethe
further proof Of friendship. Thi:
did, but as he drew near the Te
camp, the disposition Of his lines
little doubt Of his belligerelt INTENT
The Texans were Immediately
nnder arms. About this time
another party crossed the river,
forming a junction with the first,
ishcd every lingering doubt Of the
iccts Of the Mexic1ns, and an eng
ment was on the eve Of taking p
when Capt. Lewis and the mel
and confidential secretary oithe
crnor made their appearance.
When Lewis aud the Cover
nephew came up, parley was
between them and the Texan.
troops upon both sides malnta
their battle array. Capt. Levi;
resented the Governor as will
receive the Texans on condition
they would lay down their arm
conformity with a law OF Mexico,
made it necessity for an armed
entering the province to give VI
weapons before reaching san NJ
lie represented himself, and the
ew and secretary of the Govern
empowered to stipulate for the S
Of the Implements Of war. and 10
tate for the safe conduct OF the
20 the frontier after they had col
with this stipulation. The Go
had empowered them TO bind I
fhor,t;,s IN label tho 1ronprfV q