New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-03-22

introduced to her living Poets: " Washington Ais.
ton. James X. Paulding, John Pierpcn,, r. H.
Dana, Il. II. Wide, William c. Bryant. Spraeue
&c..=Sc., the stream widening vet deepening
down to our own time. The number admitted 10
rank a Poets in this work i some sixty ors sew
cnty; after whicli#Sonle ftty pages devoted 10
single selections from the poetic e,;u.ionS= Of
Edward Evcret,. J @. Adan,s. and seventy
or eighty others, who have written good verse,
without aspiring TO the character OF Poets.
We have watched this work with interest from
its commencement, and we are confident that the
public will sustain our judgement in according it
the rank OF by far the bes,-but for Mr. Cheevcr :
tasteful. though somewhat outof date work. we
should say the oaly-collccton OF American Poet
~. It's enriched with Il beautiful vignette and
Portraits Of Bryant. Dana, Sprague, Hallcck, &c.
and Is beautifully got up and printed
The SANTA FE ExPEDlrlo.-We alluded
yesterday to the letter of Thomas F,lconcr, a
British subject captured By the Mcxicans withthe
Santa - Expedition, but released on demand Of
the British Minister, published in the New Orleans
papers After abiding 10 thenanner OF their cap
,urc and the violation by the Mcxica1s Of their
agreement. the letter speaks of the atrocities prac-
tised III their march as tollows:-
The party with whom Mr.. Kendall travelled, "a
prisoner. left San Maguel upon October 18TH
He had been detained at San Maguel for nearly a
month previously. On the evening of the ed he
reached Valera. he next morning man-ot the
name of Ernest, died from exhaustion. He had
suffered much from the long marches OF the pre-
vious DAYS. His cars were cut oil to be presented
81 captain hi, superior officer as cvi-
dencc that the man had not escaped. and this
barbarous proceeding occurred in every in
stance. on the road either OF natural death, or of
murder.
About I. mile from Valencia, a Texan volunteer
of the name of McAlstcr was shot 1t is said
tina, his sister married son OF the late Chief Ju,
ticc Marshal. He was lame and unable from ia
tiguc and exhaustion to walk at the same pace as
most OF the other men. Capt. Dcmilsio Sulazar
who had the charge of the party, called Mr. g.
Van Ness to him and directed him to 90 10 the
rear and to inform all who were behind, that if
lhcy did no; A1rncdiatclv ovcrtalle the other pr-
soners, he would order them to be shot, and tina, a
sergeant and four men had been ordered 10 the
rear, for this purpose When Mr.. G. Van Ness
in the act of complying, and had not repeated
the whole order, the sergeant and his men came
up. The sergeant asked McAister - why he did
not go faatcr? He replied ~ ilat nc was not able,
for his feet very sore. He was amos. in
stantly shot through the head. His ears we're cut
of, his blanket aud his pantaloons taken from him.
and his body left on the road
Upon the Both Of October reached Hay Girls
tcval. y. night there was Storm
None of us had more than ono blanket and in the
morning there were more than two inches of SNOW
upon US. Here commenced what is called the
march of the Grand Jornada. 1t is so called, from
there being no water the whole distance and the
difficulty with which it is performed We moved
of u, noon Of the 3lst, and our march continued
the whole night. There was a halt 70, about an
hour and n hafn the morning. when the march
again commenced and was continued throughout
the day and with the exception of about three
hours, throughout the whole night, and until about
10 O'Clock the next morning. During the whole
time no provisions wc1 given to the men.
II was about clock OF the last night, that Col
phin a; merchant. was shot. He had long been
sick and had been carried the SICK wagon, as it
was called nearly the whole distance from the
River Qu;ntufuc San Miguel, that is from Sept.
/ l3 to 0ct.l2 He continued sick and intrm I'M
I'll the time of his death, He obtained permits SION
of one of the Mexican soldiers TO ride, and was in
the act ottaking OFF his shirt TO pay for this favor
when some soldiers came up.ZOne of them fred
and wounded him. He some yards, crying out
10 have his life spared. when another soldier shot
HIM dead
Griffith was killed the same night with Golphin.
! H. had been permitted TO ride III a wagon during
tie dav upon account OF sickness His brains
were knocked out b. soldier. but do not know
what occurred previous TO his being Killed
Gates was another Sci, soldier He caught
cold soon after leaving San Miguel which was fol-
lowed bya verv severe inflammation OF the lungs.
4 few minutes before his death, soldier present
cd at him. inusket. and snapped i. in lis face.
| laughing n, the painful effect it Produced His
/ body wa< thrown into the bushes There was ano-
Their manoi the name OF Gates viii. US a Cornish
man, who Is alive.
These were the horrible scenes thu; wercacconl-
panied with q loss OF l:tc but thsrc were ether
scenes corrected with this march OF l5ngcr ,il-
ration and OF the most painful! kind. For many
davs no food was distributed. and on some DAYS
anly two heads otcorn were delivered 10 each max
Such articles of dress a. the men could with de-
ccncv spare, they exchanged upon the road for
Subsistence. he cold was . great tia, the loss
OF what they parted with added TO their Suierng>.
Genera. Amigo the Governor 'of New Mexico,
had a: the Rio G.ena. caused be stripped
OF their coats and waistcoa:s. and ;her second
blankets 20 be taken tron! them. hey had not,
therefore, sufficient clothing 70 protect them from
the severity o: the weather. Their shoes were
worn outztheir fee, were bliStercc; they were ex-
i.auSted b. fatigue; many were a:.o>t naked those
NOT broken down under the apprehension OF
being killed: and IN tn, lame. miserable and saf-
fern. condition they reached Santiago.
Myself and some te.v Others were not deprived
OF our coats we had good shoes and sc had BET
Ter fortune than many in having saved tue means
which prevented the necessit. Of parting with orr
cIofiiDg tours. verv-tr.v