Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-10-17

From ne Correspondence Of he 81. Louh Uaion'
NEWS FROM SANTA FE.
SANTA FE, Aug. 22d. 1916.

NEWS FROM SANTA FE.
SANTA Fl. Aug. god. 1916.
Gentlemen We arrived here on the 18th ms.
and marched into the city, and took possession WITH
gu, resistance: we marched out again the same
evening and encamped near the city until the next
day. when the command under Gen. kEARNEY
quartered in town, The two infantry companies
are also here. Col DoSiPHAN's command is en-.
ramped about one mile out; we are all DONG well
we have had three or fonr days rest and we are
beginning TO wan, something 10 do. On Monday
next we will commence thn erection OF lori al
This place a beauiIpl selection has eesn mase
and hive no Doubt one viii he constructed that.
will asionsh the natives. confess DO not see the
importance Of hi. fertilization, in my opinion
the whole country. from the Crossing OF the Ar
kansas TO this place. is not worth what 1t has cost
the Government 10 march the troops here no
man VINO has not visited this region can forrn any
idea OF the character of the country. Never
has 4 nation been so completely humbugged about
any thing a. the L. 5. have been about this pro-
vince. | am candidly Of the opinion That Gen.
kEARNEY would do his country much service by
! Abandoning the expedition and returning 10 the
U. s. am fully persuaded that il the President
and Congress knew as much about the state OF
things here we do, that no effort would have
been made 10 acquire it, ! have discovered that
every man we have met or seen since we lett the
States has exaggerated the accounts of this coun
try. 1t appears that there is something IN the
atmosphere that creates a propensity 10 lie,
would therefore advise YOU TO pay no attention 10
what you,may learn from those who have VISIT,
ed this city or the mountains. Before we reached
here there were tvo places where we expected a
fight. there were gaps III the mountains. where
five hundred well disciplined troops could have
successfully resisted five thousand yet n" effort
wa. made to stop US; at one Of these places we
we're all arranged in regular order Of battle; my
company being next 10 the one IN advance, every
man seemed anxious for brush our object was,
if there should be enemy. 10 char rye through !;
the burle sounded and The way we dashed through
over rocks and ravnes, was quite terrific; but
when we got 10 the poIn, not gun was hired nor
Mexican seen.
The last place where expected tho enemy
we discovered that some preparation had been
made for defence, but in consequence OF the dis
satisfaction amongst the troopsof Armjo,the whole
had boon abandoned. Armijo left the city about
thirty-six hours before our arrival and has been
moving iowa rds tho south with all dispatch ever
since; he sent Gen. K. letter stating that no
W oud return on the 2lst.; this was only used as
n means TO prevent pursuit. We have found Sc
yeral pieces of cannon among them the one taken
from the Texans. All the public property of
any value was removed before we arrived; the
citizens here are becoming very well pleased with
rs and seen, disposed TO submit cheerfuly TO our
Government, at the several towns through which
We passed. AtSt. Jose, Vogos. and St. Miguel.
Gen. X. called the people together and caused
them to promise allegiance 10 the U. s.; he made
speecbes to them and administered oaths to the
different Alcaldes.
Gen. kEARNEY has hung our flag in front OF
The palace where it proudly floats, but not very
high he was not able TO get very long pole for
it, bu, he has had twenty men at work for several
ays making one, and will next week have one
tina, will be highly creditabe 10 us. The Generals
Quarters q re those formerly occupied by The Gov.
ernor in the palace. Capt. TURNER took me
through this establishment and showed me all the
internal ARA ngemen,s it is very spacious and well
arranged. but there is very little taste displayed
IN its constructions. The whole establishment is
about two hundred feet front by about sixty deep;
it is one story high. covered with dir! and white.
washed; there is ia front very fne plaza, and
have no doubt if you could see an engraving
of i, that you would consider it rather on the mag
pifcen, order. Ali the houses here are built OF
DIRT. tina, is the mud into mortar and pressed IN
boxes about two feet square and dried IN the sun,
they ire then laid like bricks, the walls are very
thick, the rooms large and pleasant; a, short
distance the city looks like pills of mud thrown
M in SQUARES: our men call it "Mud Town"
have not been much among the inhabitants, e1-
cep, on the streets, and if am permitted TO Judge
from the specimen have seen, | should say that
the women. especially, ara inferior u any race
have ever seen. except the African.
The Laclede Rangers are doing well, Maj. Sun
nEks. under whose immediate command we are,
speaks in high term, of US. There are several
who are very anxious to be discharged. they have
found out tina, ,car, trip 10 Santa Re as sol.
der is no pleasure trip; however. on the whole
think they have lone rema rkaby well.
Mr.. McLANE has resumed his station as Presl
den, Of the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad Com
pany. He getsa salary Of $4,000 year. A
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Pa
trio, saws he will be offered the Stale Department
Corhidins Grand Juror.-At New York OF
Tuesday morning last, a cowhiding affair camt
,tF ,;,bin a few wards of the Halls of Justice