Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-10-14

and he Stold their. friends to bring lheu
back, and TO say to them that they would
be more safe under his administration
than They had ever been. He stated thai
in taking possession Of New Mexico, he
claimed:lhe whole of it for The U. States
withoutreference to the Rio Grande. He
absolyed Them from their allegiance 10
Mexicoaan Governor Armijo, and pro,
claimed himself Governor OF New Mexico,
and claimed them as citizens Of the Uni.
ted Slaies.
The acting Governor aud Alcades then
took the oath Of allegiance 10 the U States,
and lhejpeoplc, with a simultaneous shout,
exclaimed. "Viue la General"
I,uonld (says the St. Louis Republi-
can. )sesm Thar Gen. Armijo, the Cover.
| nor of:Ncw Mexico. had actually 1000
men aIhis command, but very badly arm
ed, aodthal on the 10th August they left
for theNplace appointed ns the battle
5round.f When he gol there, however,
council of his officers was called, and
! much htoihis satisfaction" they refused TO
fight. Hsssecond in command, Col. Ar
chuetti. iwas exceedingly valarous up to
q late date, bur very suddenly changed his
entire views Of the necessity OF the quar-
rel. Very. soon after This determination,
Governor Armijo turned bis head towards
Chihuahua, followed by afew Dragons.
Itswas supposed thai General kearney
would dominate Merican for Governor
of the Department. and appoint an Amer
ican Secretary. All thnse in Office who
are thought to be trustworthy. would, in
allprobsbility be continued in their places.
Genakearney, it was supposed, would
have af6rce of2, 900 men in SAINT Fe. and
march in short time to California, with
like number. -
TheEtraders who were overtaken by
Gen. Ksaney's forco were close at hand.
but its@as believed that they would not be
abIesIoSmake sales Of their goods in Mexi-
CO. They would be compelled 10 make
their way slowly down The Del Norle,
awaiting The result of Gen. Wool's move
ments against California.
. LieulsC iISribben Of The Artillery, has
been pointed Judge Advocate, and was
.aosing ttasses acily in Il GoaEl Msrlial
which had beeh'sorne days in session.
A correspondent Of the Republican,,
wriring from Santa Fe Aug. 9Th, says {:
On Tomorrow body OF troops will
march towards Albuquerke, to take pos.
session Of that district. Ii is supposed
that detachment of the army will also
soon be sent TO California. The artillery
under Major Clarke, is erecting fortifica-
lions in front of the town. Thelwo com.
panes under the commend of Capts. Fis.
cher and Weighlman, it is generally sup.
posed. will be stationed here, supported
by some other forces; Maj. Clarke COM
lnands the garrison. These are The curI ent
reports, generally credited, although Gen.
Kearney can hardly know for certain, now
the appearance of things may change, and
what Steps may become necessary 10 cn-
sure permanent tranquility in the prov
luce.
In conclusion, let ME say, hat we have
no, lost any men in the artillery. nor have
we any sick, al The present time--that we
arc al as contenred as we can possibly
he, ard bnrning with impalience 10 hear
from our friends in st. Louis, and our
brother soldiers in the souIh."
Civilization in Sautu Fe.-A gentleman
attached to Gen. Kearnry's expedition,
saws in letter from Santa Fe to Il brolber
in ST. Louis, "rhis is the most miserable
country have ever seen. The novels the
peuple live in are built of mud, one story
high, and have no flooring. They sleep
on the ground aud have neither beds, ta-
b!es or chairs. In fact they burrow in the
ground like Prairie dogs. We entered the
city on the 18th ofAugust, aud took pos.
session without firing gum"
Santa Fe.-This having become place
of interest in the public eye, since General
Kearney's expedition to it, we extract
from Mr. Gregg's Commerce Of the prai
ries," description of the town and it:
neiehborhood. Mr.. Gregg made several
trading expeditions from Missouri 10 San
ia Fe,. and became well acquainted with
that place, as with The intermediate coun,
try.
Santa Fe the capital of New Mexico
is the only Town oil any importance IN The
province. We sometimes 6nd it writer
Santa Fe de San Francisco, Holy Faitf
of 81 Francis,) the latter being the patror
or tulear saiat. Like most Of The lowu,
in this section Of country, it occupies the
site OF an aucient pueblo or Indian village
whose race has been extinct for grea
many years. its situation is twelve o
fifteen miles east OF the Rio del Norle, a
the western base OF snow clad mountain
upon beaulifulstream ofsmallInii pow
. er size, whichripples downsn icy cascades
and joius the river some twenty miles t.
the soulhwestward. The population o
The city itself but little exceeds three thou
sand YET, including several surrounding
villages which are embraced in its corpor
ate Jurisdiction, ii amounts to nearly ST!