The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-06

FROM the 81 LOUIS Republican, June %
We learn from the officers of the Amaranth, which
boat left the Fort Sunday morning last that the gene
raj health Of the volunteers officers and soldiers con-
tinued good They were kept at drill given number OF
hours each day, and begin to present solderlike ap
pearance The two artillery companies from this place
under Captains weightman and Fischer, were greatly
admired for their uniform nd soderiy and
the excellence Of their equipments II correctly
informed the companies from other parts of the Stats
Will 60 on the expedition without any uniformity Of dress
or equipments This is to be regretted nothing con-
tributes much to ntuse proper spirit into the
II understood at the Fort when the Amaranh left
that three companies of volunteers would take up the
follow in two or three days, and the whole command
would be the route by the last of this early next
ney and he is compelled wait for that essen.
tial. From what we hear, however, we suppose the
whole expedition will be the road by the middle Of
next Several provision trains most Of which arc
drawn by and travel slow have already been sent
forward They will be overtaken before they progress
very far Tho whole expedition will rendezvous at
Bent's Fort.
By Mr. Mckinney, who arrived, last evening, from
Bents fort learn further particulars respecting sf
on the lsth Of May and were thirty..hree days to
Westport The weather was fine, with only one light
They met Messrs Webb. Doan, and others, at Ash
creek twenty days from Independence. Met part of
Armijo's company at Walnut creek-the remainder, and
sas; small party Of Dragons shawness and Delawares
under Col Howard at Cottonwood Fork Met Mr. liar.
mony at Council Grove Capt Moore, with one hundred
ham and Hickman, and Col. Davis, near Rock Creek,
Messrs. Ferguson, Glasgow lark, at One Hundred
and Ten; Messrs. Magofin, Leitensdorfer, Masure,
Owens, McKnsry and others, at and Black Jack;
and Struggling parties, including twenty FIVE provision
wagons the United States bound to Bents FORT
daily met until their arrival at Westport
They saw large herds Of buffalo in the vicinity Of Wal
nut creek. but is apprehended that they will disappear
in consequence Of the great number Of persons the
route.
Near Pawnee Fork, lost one man. Antonio de Garcia,
native Of Matamoras, who slain, II is supposed, by
party of Cumanches whilst in advance Of the wagons.
Charles Bent st. Vrain George Bent, F. p. Blair and
j. Folger were absent, on tour to Santa Fe.
Messrs. Bent. st. Vrain, and others, to have
turned in time to overtake the wagons but has
Deen received from them to this date. Mr. William Bent
n aiew men. had left upon trading expedition to the
d;ssws who were In large numbers at Salt Valley some
uis sne TO the northwest of the fort
a.. o e9cent to his departure IL ascertaned tina,
I.rt r.. consisting Of four hundred Mexicans had
.e,r. ~ on campaign against the same bands of Eu
inns movement may have ieopardiz ed the safety
OF MI. william Bent and his party Il n probabe ina,
that cause. o. Wal" IL o"'pB "
The Eutaws are friendly to the Am.,,..r, .,a ,,u
are at war With the Mexicans '' "'" "o"
a report was in circulation at Trierons.n.. - :.
Fort Leavenworth that Bent's Fort had hsen .eL =.
the Mexcans but we learn from the source fror h;I
we derive the above, that there no truth in th
us believed that it originated from an uueuarded a.
pression OF one Of the men who from IN. fort
After the company met W. bb and Doane thsrc ~.
only three days in which they did not meet parties ~
traders This shows the great increase of The
and travel on that route The amount Of merchandise
taken out this year large and beside the traders
this 10 now becoming a fashionable trip for pleasure
onh TO restore the health of invalids.