Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-10-18


We venture upon the liberty of publishing the
following extracts from private letter jus, receiv.
ed from josiah Gregg, ESQ, The author of Com.
mcgce Of the PrnrIps," &c who announces his in.
tcnon of leaving for Texas at or about the dlte
of his letter. We presume our readers would os-
TEEN i, privilege to hear from him frequently
during his stay in that country. and unless our
head 10 stayed they shall participate in the favors
whrh We hoPo from tho tenor Of this cOInmunica-
lion are in store for our private eye. We per-
cci,e. by the bye. that Mr.. Gregg's book has pns-
sed 10 second edition. We are pIeased to per.
cove such an evidence of its popularity, and Il
confirmation it affords Of the opinion we have for
merry expressed ct It's merits
lSDErENpsNcE, Missouri, Aug. q, 1915.
You inquire for nv
''whcrcahouls and whatabouts.' Though here
sircc tor,, in the month. it is only on VISIT and
cXuuct TO leave 10 morrow for the" "sunnv soull'
agnu. travel !uo south. on horseh OK over Ii"
high prarirs of western Missouri. GI.--a trip
nu,l .acnn& m GrtIgn'- om"u",s - a ,fur on the
Grrot D'li.s n, i-.n .'t",,,'s sn!,.,',i b,
~5.o. 81; -, nn'St ih;rug TT ana lmiiUrn.id CHrro
KEGS OF the Hnt-R party. 10 accompany them
,ntO the pratrios Of northwestern TrXaS, towards
The Rio del North. for the plrpnse Of exploring Il
new home. which it is said. tho President has pro-
posed 10 have purchased for them. that tIey may
seperatc themselves from the greatly predominant
Ross party, and thus put an end 10 tho present
bloody fculs Of the Cherokee Nation. But twill
be too i,ic in the 10 be as pleasant as it other
wisa would, aud presume shall no! 20: should |
change my mind, will inform you from Van
Buren. iiave more thought of iukInga tour this
fall into Texas as far west as San Antonio de BeX-
ar, and possibly to Rio del Norte, should the head
quarters of the army bo III that region. Should |
do this, YOU may expect to here from me.
We nave lately had an arrival from Oregon and
ss,a!! party ofa dozen or 50 men
from each region, whocame in together. NoPar'
ficular news; all quiet in both countries. Those
from Oregon (at least the one saw speak in the
highest terms Of the prospects Of tho colony: the
richest soil, purcsl climate, most exuberant crops.
with lcng series Of other superaivos. But the
represent their heretofore far famed
howery region in much more gloomy coIors. The
next arrival however, will doubtless reverse the
picture" for California has almost uniformly soo!
highest in the favor of Iorisls.
Though such fearful looking storn.clol
hnngs over the Mexican horizon. the SIHia Fl
Trade still continues to live and do finely Besides
a number Of small caravans which crossed the
praIrlcs last spring. amounngin all 10 cousdcrl
bio more than hundred wagons, bat q few days
ago the party Of Wethercd & Co. set out with,
believe, about twonty more. And yesterday
party of drdntcouricrs reached this place from the
company Of Spcyers and others, about twenty days
from Santa Fe, and forty from Chihunhua This
return caravan Is said 10 consist of only half do
zen wagons. with some twenty men They bring
no important news. All was quiet in the north;
vet few weeks before mob (reroimion, rs all
he civil disturbances are styled n Mexlco) aud
the deputy governor, (go5eraador IN.
eriRo) Senor ZuOaga, left in exercise Of the CUB.
3rna,orinl functions by Scnor Trlas, who in
he CITY Of Mexico at the time. These functions.
les, and particularly the former, had become un.
popular with the peoples and, from my personal
inow ledge, | should think very justly so. The
,arly state that no account of the action OF the
Icxnn Congress mTon the Annexation qaaa;iaH.
I'd reached chihuahua or Santa re before III If
departure. Snmo represent that the pcope nf the
,orth-ryen rs far south rs Durango, are. in gen.
,e!, rsry i;tHs udrerse 10 AnqerMton- see8stmg.
a tie fra Place, ioOk upon itasG maig' Of fcurSe.
,vd ,chich they had not hOugh OF OppoSi"g-nnd
N tie sfcoHd. as ikeiy 10 AFFORD ihtm pTo'cciiDn
,gainst the ComuHcheS on account o! line OF furts.
, hich il was supposed our government wo d es-
abiish along tho Texan frontier. AS it 10" is,
he,n prairie CosSacks have, for many years, been