New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-07
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Mai Sumner. of the 2d regiment L 5 Dragons
aud Lieut. Armstrong. arrived IN this City yester
day. from Santa Fc They left there about the 18th
OF October
From our correspondents letter-for which we
are indebted to the kind attention OF Maj Sumner
the country may gather pretty good idea OF the
condition oil affairs in New Mexico. Certainly the
prospect before the Americans now there, Is not
very enviable one. and we feel very wei! assured
that our correspondent would not paint It N more
dismal hues than the subject vii! bear He writes
SANTA FK Oct Is, 1876
Gen. kearncv has gone Tor rather started to
California Whether he will De able reach there by
the route ne mas taken is mater OF doubt and specu-
aton among the knowing ones Of the country lie has
taken no Eiore men than will as cscort-the
conquest having already been made by Lieut. Col Free
mont aided by the Pacific squadron. Conquests IN Cal
iiornia New Mexico are mere matter OF par ade-
resistance being OF the question. The poor devils
neither know care any thing about the Government
OF either the United States or Mexico
The only question with them is W no VIII pay most
for a sheep or wornan's smile 20 The former article
is becoming quite dear provision trains come up
slowly The latter is something OF drug IN the market
In the first place men have no mo
ncy-Governmeu drafts being uncurrcnt and the dis.
bursting officer having HOnS else 10 offer ne second
shall be nnneless They have sent 20 St Louis TO have
100000 specie brought out but it will be toward
Spring before II arrives, II II arrives at all
Col Bentous remarks about the issue OF this Hdr o.
fee eaeacy perfectly correct and they are aoo
hlwSed about Santa Fe AZ ten per cent discount and no
buyers at that In the time, the first OF Novemocr
the time when the volunteers are 20 be paid, accord
iug to LAWS rapidly approaching One hundred dol
lar draitswhich IS the lowest denomnanon-ars ho'
coaceic Kind of funds for soldiers, even they were
par. happened 10 be al the Office OF the Quarter
Master today and found his Sergeant trying 10 ouy SIN
mules Tor the Mormon Battalion, Tor which the Mexican
asked SO each. He finally after consulting with
trader agreed take 500 ercH, IN G0eeHrHen; CHECKS
Whether not they were purchased, am not sole 70
say. mention these things merely % show the short
sighted policy OF this hard money Administration
We look forward with gloomy anticipstons 10 the FL.
iGre There not provisions enough Ia The country
including all that are now here expected 10 last be
yond the first OF February The country cannot furnish
the deficiency, there funds to buy IL Three
thousand AIMED men IN state OF starvation, Is mass
not easily kept IN subordlnauon particularly when
large portion OF them out as armed emlsT ats 10
CALIFORNIA; region which OF them save the Nor
luons) riH ~ Tho serice Of The United Sd;s II they
90 III the spring they viii go on their own hook-nark
this prediction
II is rumored that on the arrival o; the Infantry res
ment they Viii relieve the mounted troops; and II
Col Mitchell will take command OF the lse.-ncudlns
MacT C!grkeS battalion OF Artllery-snd proceed on
south Join Gen Wool penetrate into the country
as separate detachment as this place furnish no
supplies the detachment (Which WI! eonsls; OF ABOUT
fourteen hundred mem Will be compelled 10 forage on
the enemy Il this prOec: : carried out predict the
command VIII give good account OF itself before
spring.
turns out 70 be uniounded Maj. SumneI-~ho has
been promoted 10 the I'd Regiment OF DrsgooDs-a.
rived here this morning on his way 10 -. Louis TO JOIN
his regiment
known As 10 the movements whereabouts OF Gen
Wool. We have thousand and one reports IN circu
la.ion-rone OF which believed-eNcept ,ha, Nj
Macohn trader has been robbed te!o" oy the Indians
Al the traders waiting in state OF anxious suspense
fearing TO advance, and neither able For willing 10 re-
turn.
California.
+ Discharged Al Fer, Leavenwor,h by order. OF the
Government, before i was fully organiLed-Eosross
Since the above was prepared Tor the press, we
have had brief conversation with Lieut. Armstrong In
which we learned ina. the report IN relation 20 the death
OF Gen hesrney had is origin In the death OF GEE Bon
ney OF the Moro village lew miles from Santa e lie
his The similarity n the sound o; the
names led 10 the circusuon OF the report
After Gen. hearney had proceeded some distance on
hs route California ne back 10 Col Donipnan an
order IN which he IS directed 10 make sn expedition
assis, the Navajo Indians with view 10 chssIse them
into pSsceRb!e disposition towards the people Of
NcwMeNico. When this has been done, which may az
lord employment, Tor the winter Col! Doniphan : then
instructed carry the original order and join Gen.
Wool But this order : regarded mp-acccable as 4
would be almost impossible get up basgssera,n 70
trsnsporihe necessary and supplies. The horses
mules. sc. were dying for the want OF forage.
One company OF the Mc-ncns remained behind and
OF the and -1sy were ordered 70 winter az
Pueels-s point some eighty miles distant from serts
Fort
The traders from Missouri lad al LEFT Santa ss n the
direction o; Chihuahua hut i YVES noI expected TIA;
;hey would proceed farther than the Pssso dc! Nort
TEcre hey remain. TO recruit he;r mules and
until news was received OF the spp-oach OF Gen Woo.
20 ChihUahua Nssoa.n Connolly AID others had, how
ever, yenGred beyond these limits and the former was
known 20 have been captured snd robbed q the Indians
We s-e pleased 10 hea- that there was Al abundance
o.: provisions Tor the amy Ser.s Fort although =
WIZ g!ea: dhculuy tbs: they could be transported
from tbs. point 20 Santa Fe TIE baggage wagons and
teams were N broken d1wn Ard wretched condition
When dsy out IRON Santa Re. Lieut. Eio; NET
with The advance CT t-ain Of provision wagons Aa6
tbs supply would % SIMPLY s-cie,. ucri moro could
De obtained from the depot
TIE WELIAND CANAL.-VVe learn from q gen
t.r,sn yyho LETT Port 0alEousis "Wednesday evening
that the -ak in ire Welsnd CAaal had been repaired
and t 9yster let in Tussday. The sand bar which
had formed where ihs canal enters tie lake constituted
the c:.ly remaining obstacle in the way o! vessels leav
IN the canal but dredges were constantly a. work
s and night 50 tia, when our informant left 70 dCab:
ss entertained that al the vessels weather permitting
woud be n the lake By SIS; evening s: he iArhest