Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-10-28

new with 2,OUO men to pass through the
narrow defiIe and march right to the CAPT.
tal'of the State. At about O'Clock, P.
M. on the 18th of August, 1916, after a
tiresome march of go miles in less than
fifty days, Gen. Keafney, with his whole {
command, entered into Santa Fe, the capl- {
tai of this province, and took peaceable
and undisputed possession of the country,
without the loss of single many in the
name of the Government of the United
States, and planted the American flag
in the public square, where the stars and
stripes, and the eagle streamed above the
Palicio or royal residence of Ex-Govern-
or Armiio. S. w, Kearney is now de
facto Governor General of the Depart
ment of New Mexico. He has ordered a |
fac staff to be erected in the square 100
feet high, upon which is to float the flag OF
his country. On the morning of the 18th
Gen, Kearney assembled the citizens OF
the town, and delivered to them that
change of government has taken place IN
New Mexico; that they were now Amerl-
can citizens, and owed no farther allegi-
ance 10 the Mexican Government. That
Armiio was no longer their Goveror; that
his power was departed; that he (Kear-
new was their Governor; that they were
to look to him for protection hencefor-
, ward: that he would continue in office, for
the present, the same men by whom they
had heed governed, except ArmYo. Here
6 shonts and huZzas were raised hv the
Standards for Governor Kearney. he ad-
I ministered to the Governor Gd interim, the
e Secretary of State, the Alcalde, the Pre-
e feet and other officers the oath of allegiance
J. to the United States Government.
e We are now CHARTERED in Santa Fe.--
h Where we will move nextl am unable to
e saw. think it is the Generals intention
e to build some forts here TO defend the place
r, before he proceeds farther. think he
l. will wait here the arrival of Colonel Price:
OIL regiment of volunteers. Perhahps ther
of he NAV march for Chihuahua.
re- AUGUST 25th.-IIere | wish TO make
- some remarks which, for want OF room,
/: omitted in the above communication
h Gen. Kearney has come in possession 0
r six nieces of the enemy's cannon, and
70 mart of the ammunition brought out D.
rs Speyers and young ArmiIo, from lndepen
ed donee. Tbez are worthless, exeeptInI
m lone piece which was taken from the Tex
mt ans which is a very fine cannon, and viii
CT. perhaps, be added to Major Clark's tw
he batteries. They had slugs of copper II
ed stead of grape shot.
en- The population of Santa Fe is estlm
at ted at 1000 to 5000. The town occ'
,lv MES an area of several miles in extent
of The houses are built of unburnt brick
of called adobies in Spanish. In the Gil
nv there are six catholic churches ana
rits school. The street are crooked and Ma
= row. The public square is about nine
ere wards from north to south, and one hunor
TO from east to west. There are many stor
the and shops fronting this square AT PI
no sent the square presents very much the
pearance of the Old Market Place IN
San Louis. The Governors residence or p
cos ace is situated on the north side OF
and SQUARE. The architecture IS OF the rue
nts, order. H.
and The Mexicans here are generally DIN
,ce' utive in size, and of swarthy comPleX 81
s. They are ignorant and treacherous.
we ladies are neither fair nor handsome,
this their eyes are very dark and penetrdt'
lard, and they seem to possess more lntelIgei
son than the men.
,per. The destination of this army, when
v left Fort Leavenworth, was positively
ar, is unquali6edIy California; but Gen. N
ison- ney having since received discretion
nelly ORDERS" Col. Doniphan has so far
IS ia his influence with the General, that
ty. of now highly probable the volunteer
ment, if not the whole, will march TO
e ap. capitol of Chihuahua, to cooperate
New Gen. Wool in the reduction OF that pl
ence. Should this be the case, we have the
about pect of gaining laurels on the field an(
well wasting our energy in toilsome NAL
rmed, over the deserts oil Calilofnia'
f-ono THANKING THE MosT HIGH BY
T. hao 1ur1oN.-Some of the Northern P'
y the find a cause for being facetlous IN IN
meet lowing resolutlon' @uoP western q