The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-23
... from the s.. Louis Republican
STILL LATER FROM SANTA FE.

We had the pleasure, last evening, Of meeting
with Major Fitzpatrick, United States Indian
agent for the Oregon Territory. He wRs Just from
Santa Fe, having left that town on the i4th Dc
tober.
Il was intended that Mai. Fitzpatrick should ac-
ompany Gen. hearny on his EXPEDITION 10 Cali
(orna, as a guide, his superior knowledge Of that
country making II very desirable that he should ac-
company the general He accordingly did so; but,
when about LIS miles from Santa Fe, down the Rio
Grande, the command was met by an express from
Col Fremont, with information as 10 the situation Of
affairs in Upper California This party consisted Of
SIX cen men. They left Pueblo de los Angeles with
fifty mules, each carrying about one bushe Of dried
corn. and when they met Gen. hearny, such WINS
the expedition with which they had travelled, and
the dangers Of the route, that only eighteen mules
survived, They were tnirty-one days on the route.
From the express, Gen. kearny learned that Upper
California was completely IN possession OF the
American forces, the Mexcans having been driven
out of the territory; that Col Fremont acting as
provisional governor of that department, and the
whole country was quiet
On the reception Of this ne W., Gen. Kearny de-
termined TO dispense with the services OF portion
OF bis force, taking only so many men as were
deemed Necessary for an escort. He therefore So
Iected one hundred men for this purpose, and or
dered the remainder baekto Santa Fee i Ii was
companied by Capts. Johnson, Turner, al Moore;
LieGts. Hammond and Love, and Lieu Emory, OF
the Typographical Engineers. Wrl' tbs command
here commenced his expedition, 2 eng 18th him
three of the persons who had form. pact Of the
express company, as guides, as hrs relieving Maj.
Fitzpatrick Of this duty. He returned with the re-
maindcr of the company 10 Santa Fe, and started
thence on the l4th ult for this c. !. He will pro-
Gee immediately for Washne, ~, having IN his
charge dispatches from Commodore Stockton,
commander Of the American fleet in the Pacific, for
government.
We learn, further, that the permission given to
Capt Hudson, Of the Laclede Rangers, to srganIze
a company Of mosnted volunteers, to go with the
Mormons on their expedition TO California, was
countermanded. The MorInons were, therefore, TO
90 withoat mounted escort. Ii was expected that
Col. Price, with about $50 men Of his regiment,
would proceed to California; but this was not posi-.
lively determined.
There was nothing new at Santa Fe. Much APP
prehension was felt to the supply of forage for
the horses and CATTLE and il wus feared that many OF
them would be lost during The winter In returning
home, many wagons, containing provisions, &c,
| were met broken down, and the teams had given
out Maj. +. met COL Thompson 300 miles from
Santa Fe. He had recovered his horses which had
| been stolen from him, as heretofore noticed, and
was proceeding on his route. Maj +. frequently
diverged from the road, so to find grass for his
| animals, and for this reason saw nothing OF DIR.
Penn, who left Santa Re some days before him.
Mai. F. brings information Of the death Of young
man named Cowie, whose father resides IN this city
| He went out with Lieut.. Fremont, but at the Tune
belonged to the California volunteers. He was cap
ured by the Mexicans, and most inhumanly tor
tured to death. He also munitions the death OF Ba-
ziIe Lajcunesse, who has friends in this county
He and two other persons were killed by the kla-
met Indians, on the route from Oregon to Caifor-
MIA. s.. s@ y"b.+ E"s.lv. ta&E## h ID II
The change in Gen. Kearny's disposition Of his
forces will leave a large number Of men unemployed
at Santa Fe. The regiment under the command Of
Col. Donpha had moi marched for Chihuahua; but
that was their destination. Even then, very con-
ia fpTce bp lah n
probably not less than fifteen hundred men--and,
unles, the surrounding Indians should afford them
something to do their career promises to be very
quiet and unnerestng one. ...a-s. .a