Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

We copy from the Tropic the following account of
second Santa Fe expedition which is taken from the
Galveston Civilian extra
The time has at length arrived when facts rela.
| tive to the expedition now out for Santa Fe, maj
be published without endangering its success or
running the risk of bringing upon it the calam-
ties which befel the party under Co.'s. Mcleod
and Cooke. The lessons of experience are net
always lost, and in this instance we think have
been we'll improved. Col. Snivey received a
commission early this spring, to raise body of
three hundred volunteers in the front ier count es
OF the north east, for a descent upon Santa Fe
and the capture of the tyrant Armjo and the trail
tor Lewis, and to inlct suitable punishment for
the barbarous trea tment visited upon the trading
xpedition under MLeod and Cooke.
The authority to start the expedition was hail.
cd with pleasure wherever it was made known,
and the only difficulty in the way was, not to raise
the requisite number Of men, but to keep from
raising too many. Twenty five men only, for in
stance, were required in Robinson county the
niatter was whispered about among those who
were thought likely to favor the scheme, and
when The day of rendezvous came, forty five were
upon the ground, all good men and true, armed
and equipped, and ready to march at the word
1t was found necessary to move Immediately TO
avoid further applications and publicity. TINS
company went under Capt. Chandler, an old from
| the other counties, where men were uuthoriz d to
be raised, they turned out in large proper
ton. Five hundred are known certainly 10 be in
the field, and it is thought that the force is nearer
eight. The great difficulty was to keep the num-
Der down. The place of general rendezvous was
Coffee's station-the time, the 18th Of April.
| The mon were to elect their own commander
at tho place of general meeting, and march i'm
medately.
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Red River, only crossing when the road rem
dered it necessary, and military operations wore
to be exclusively confined to the territory of Tex
as and Of Mexico. The St. Louis road will be
entered $50 miles from Santa Fe, within the ter
rtory Of tn at department.
From the information from Santa F., strong
hopes were entertained Of the capture of both Ar
mi]o and Lewis on the road.
Spies were out, with proper Instructions at ev
cry point, and the prompness, efficiency, anu Sc
crecy observed in the whole matter up to the time
of starting, promise the most favorable results
The men were all fitted out at their own expense
all we'll mounted-well armed, and all good SOL
ders. None were received but citizens Of good
| char racter and standing, and they mostly men
Of property and respectabty at home. They
are all such have respect for themselves and
for the laws Of their country and of civilized ma
tions, and no apprehension need be felt by the
friends of American traders to Santa Fe, that
such will be in any manner lnolested.
They are believed to have information of all
the Mexican parties, which were to have left either
Santa Fe or St. Louis, and will probability inter-
cept them on the road. Their object does not,
however, end here. The city of Santa Fe will
be entered, and if it is deemed prudent, and the
people of the country are able to distinguish their
friends and benefactors from the tyrants and
bIood-suckers who now oppress them, a descent
will be made upon chihuahua and the whole Of
Northern Mexico may be revolutionised. On this
however, the men are determined, that they will
not return without Armajo and Lewis, dead or
| alive.