Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-24

Col. kearny Of the Isl Regiment of
Dragons returned 10 this city on the 3Oth
inst, accompanied by come officers Of his
Staff, and some citizens who were with
him during his late expedition to the Rocky
Mountains.
As we have before stated, Col. Kerny
LEFT Fort Leavenworth on the 18th May,
with FIVE companies of bis Regiment. We
now learn, that they marched to the Platte
up that river-(passing Fort Laramie,
which is the Traders Post at the mouth Of
Laramie)-up the Sweet water, and
marching through the "South Pass of the
Mountains, they went 10 The waters of
Green river or the Colorado of the West,
which flows 10 the Pacific ocean, and
which they reached on the Both June.
From The "South Pass" The Dragons
returned TO For Laramie, on the same
route they had passed oul. From there
they marched towards the south. keeping
near The base OF the Rocky Mountains. and
struck The Arkansas about 100 miles from
Taos aud l60 from Santa Fe. They then
marched down the Arkansas-passed
Bent's Fort, another post Of the traders,
and reached Fort Leavenwor,h on the
24lh August, having marched upwards OF
2l00 miles in less than 100 days, driving
cattle with them, which they ale, when
they could not ge. game. their hurses de-
pending entirely upon the grass afforded
by the praises.
From Fon Leavenworth TO the "South
Pass" the Dragons followed The Oregon
train, passing all the emigrauts. who were
getting on very well, and who are stated
10 be very numerous this year. From the
point where the Dragons struck the Ar
kansas, they marched on the Santa Fe
road, meeting several parties Of traders
with many wagons and heavily loaded.
on their way out.
We also learn that councils were held
with The Sioux, Chayennes aud other ln-
dians, who were told by Col. K. tina, be
had now opened that road for the white
men, and that their Great Father would
mol consent that any Indian or Indians
should molest the whites, or their properly
upon it--that the emigrauls TO Oregon and
the Santa Fe traders must moi be distur-
bed, as they were passing peuceabIy aud
quietly through The country. He told the
Indians, however, that if they found any
white men bringing any whlske. or liquor
into ther count y, that they should spill it
on the ground, which, il is thought they
will do
This march Of the 1st Regiment Of
Dragons may prove to Sir X. Peel, and
10 Senor Cueyes, that our Yankee IroOps
eau march 10 Oregon OF to Santa Fe,-aud
will tell the Administrator, that II IL is de-
termined 10 take military possession Of
either, or Of both, that all we want is a
regiment or two Of regular troops a, anu.
cleus for our volunteers to form upon, and
that, in week after the call for volun-
teers are sounded, we will have more men
ufering their services than will be ,eces-
sary or iacceped-meu willing and pre-
pared to encounter ary difficulty or dam
ger that may be presented 10 hem. This
expedition has given TO Col. K. knowl
edge of The country aud the mode of trav
ellIng and subsisllng of troops, which,
combined with his acknowledged military
talents, will render his services doubly
valuable 10 the government, in the event
Of any movement towards New Mexico
or California being determined upon.