Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-11-02

grow a mighty people, great at homo,
whose ships shall descend TO the half torpid
millions of the Oriental world and stir into
activity the material of commerce which
stagnates in those sleepy regions. If any
sadness clouds their prospects, II is vexa-
ton at the frigid and unrelenting neglect
by the National Government, of patriotic
settlement so remote, isolated and exposed
and vet so slender in the number Of its
defenders. These settlers are Americans tn
heart and blood, with both arms open to
receive such of their fellow citizens as
may initiate their brilliant example and
Join them upon the shores of the Pacific.
Mr.. Gilpn passed the trading fort of
Bridger 81 Vasquez on the 10th of August.
This fort is one hundred miles west Of
Green river and, exactly half way from
| Independence TO the Willamette. The
! American trappers scattered amongst the
mountains had there collected TO meet the
emigrants, Of last spring an advancedparty
of thirty of whom with their wagons and
cattle passed on the nth, t,oo days later
than the emigration of the preceding year.
Two larger companies behind, under Gen.
Gillian and Col Ford passed subsequently
and all in good time TO reach the settle
ments before the setting in of the winter.
SANDWICH IsLANDs.-By three vessels
which arrived in the Columbia in May last
from Honolobu, accounts were received Of
great rejoicing in the islands, consequent
on the acknowledgment of their independ-
ence by the United States and the Euro
pean powers Mr.. Record, young law
yer from New York city who accompanied
|, the Oregon emigration of 1S43 and passed
onward to the islauds, had been appointed
Attorney General of the Sandwich Islands
by King Tammeamah. The other conf
dental officers of the King are also Amer
leans, as well as the most eAterprising
planters and merchants of that fiourishing
little Kingdom.
New MERco.-War had broken out
between the New Mexicans and the tribes
of Eutaw Indians who live around Taos.
Early in September six of the Eutaw chiefs
accompanied by one hundred warriors Wis
tied Santa Fe to obtain from Governor
Martinez restitution for depredations COM
mitted last Spring on their people by
trapping party of Spaniards under Porte
lance in the neighborhood of the Salt
; Mountain. The six chiefs being in au-
dience with the Governor in his palace, ex-
pressed themselves dissatisfied with the
presents offered to them and the leader
attempted to pull the Governor from his
seat by the har-whereupon Martinez
Selling his sabre killed two of them and the
other four were despatched by the guard
who rushed in. The hundred warriors in
retreating to their village, massacred twelve
Mexicans and brisk war between the
two nations was anticipated. .-
Col. Owens, of Independence. arrived
at Santa Fe in advance Of his wagons, on
the 10th of September and was received
: with great eclat by the citizens. The
} wagons of Messrs. Bent and Slavery were
at Walnut Creek on the Sd of October.
DR.. Connolly with his wagons bound to
Chihuahua at Ash Creek on the 9th, and
Mr.. Speyers at the Usage Camp, on the
Arkansas, 35 miles in his rear. All these
expeditions were travelling vigorously ahead
! and had met with no serious obstacle or
delay.
E OPIt is astonishing that the speakers
of the loco foco party have not some little