Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-11-11
From Santa Fe.

Df. CRAIG, OF he0luCKy, WHO mas Uecu
residing in New Mexico and California for
fifteen years past, reached st. Louis on
the evening of the 18th instant, having |
LETT Mazatlan on the LIST of June, Chhua-
hua on the 18th of July, and Santa Fe on |
the 9Th of September. Dr. Craig b,ought
in mail, and dispatches from Gen. kear
ney to the Government, which he mailed
| at lndepe ndence,
| The ST Louis Republican contains the
following interesting intelligence, brought
| by DIR. Craig
Gen. Kearnev, with about 1000 men,
left Santa Fe on the 3D., for the Rio AbaIo,
or the settlements below on the Rio
Grande 1t was Unders God that he would
descend to Socorro, where he was TO erect
fertilization. On his route he Intended
10 visit Albuquerque, seventy-fye miles
below Santa te, the residence of eX-GoV-
ernor Armjo. The position of the ex-
Governor was not known. By seine it
was thought that he had gone south; others
believed he was still inthe vicinity. Gen.
Kearney expected TO be absent on this
expedition from fifteen to twenty DAYS.
About three hundred men, with all the
horses and cattle, not on duty, had been
ordered to the Calestelo creek, fifteen or
twenty miles from Santa Fe. Gen. Kear
new erecting forton an eminence TO The
northeast of Santa Fe, by throwing up
strong embankment, and covering the ex-
terror with sun-dried bricks. A good dry
road had been constructed up the emf
nence 10 the fort. Its position is such as
to command the town and surrounding
: country The work was progressing rapid
ly. The General was rapidly winning
the good opinion of the Mezlcans by his
e mild and conciliating course. All dread
u of the army was fast leaving the minds oil
l. the people, and many of them seem pleas
r. ed with The change of government, espe.
J. cIaiIy as Gen. K. had promised them pro-
l., lection from the Indians.
RI Upon the arrival of Col. Prices regl
q ment and the battalion OF Mormons, Gen
Kearney would sci out for California. /
r. was understood lhaS the expedition wouIC
s. be divided into three parties, and woul(
g. pursue different routes, until they arrives
IS near the Pacific coast. One party wa
to take the northern route by Ablque t.
n the Green river, branch OF The Colorado
ry Another division would 60 by way OF 30
ne zorro, and descend the Rio ella The
xe third would depart from the Passo De
err Norte, and thence across towards tn
Je mouth of the Rio ella. This, however
-, was MOI certainly known, as the General
h. plans had not fully transpred. Montere
,e is to be the termination of the expedition
ot- a distance by the nearest route, of abol
twelve hundred miles A very large pc
ton of the country over which either e.
- petition must travel, is represented as ba
ms rem and destitute of game and OF subsl
tence for horses.
~ DR.. Craig met The advance of col. Price
regiment leaving the Cimarone river
,u- Col. P. had been sick, but was much be
all ter. He was two days march in the re;
ers of the advance of the regiment, and fro
it'll ten to fifteen days march from Santa +
in The advance of the Mormon battalIio
len were met at Cimarone Springs, and II
to remainder were met at Sand Creek. The
his were some five days in the rear of &c
on, Prices regiment. Dr. G. met col. Thorn
led son, with party of thirteen men and ihr
ing wagons, at Rock creek, pushing on BY fol
ess ed marches, to take command OF the M
Gus mon battalion.
no Along the whole route the grass W
ISL abundant, but water very scarce. II
Ian Arkansas river was perfectly dry for
CIV, whole distance that the party travel
res, along it-an evidence of drought viii
sun: has not heen known for many years.
ard DIR. Craig's camp was attacked bS
his sinai party OF Indians on the Arkansas
on supposed to be the same that killed Sw'
With They fired upon the sentinel; he relurt
ant, the fire, and they fled. Their purpose
can is supposed, was to steal the compan
nee stock
Ha- A few OF the traders at Santa Fe
dis opened their goods, and were retailing
the citizens and troops. Those who I