Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-03

M sNtsa from ihe Office of thc Liberty. Mo.
Tribune, dated on Tucsliy last, contains n
'>sng interesting letter luom r. Hughes. It's
correspondent at Santa Fe Il is dated ON
The 18th nlt.. ond gives "a tally account OF Gen.
kn,aracy's expedition to San Tenic. Il con.
'aI's bout 100 inhabitants; bat OF ihis time
about 300 per~ons, from Az the neiglborine
Villages, were nss inhlei TO reicbfaie giie an.
Oiyeissry al the "lloly Vision On al, AMY
gi'o Gen. -kcancy oiii his iro,t,s. thry pro-
.-'ded Ia pilAs dakaIlg eShibition OF their
eetdnonies. SOFAS 10 impress them with an j.
, dea al thc pompous character ul thc church
the General au9 bis staff TOOK their quarters
~ town, the Nultsntrcrs cu0ampcd ian the SUI
bdrbs About Z O'Clock a. aieht the town
was brilliantly illuminated by IN. pine facn,s
tEn bldlcd from alt tie walls uf the city. fr,m
I The tops ol ihc churches aud private homses.
For iOnr hours, there WAS discharge az fire
arms. ilirnwingOi say rockets anl hge bulls
Inc clements weIe rcd with long STREAMS at
fw Tor 300 feet high. The rockets would
sometimes eApl3s ia the air. and again isll
Among The crowd AMI explode, producing
great confusion. While this was Going on.
IA another port of ,he square there Wrrc some
i190 persons, mostly women. sittilg on the
ground. listening to comedy. or so.ne Kind
OF theatrical exhibition. EVdry thur said
w-ls OF coursc ian the Spanish langaarc.
Next day The Celebration was rrlIcwc,l-I
The church was crowded To overlouine,
though ample enough to contain two thois-
aud persons. Sio priests oiIiciaied at the al.
tar, which was lighted up with tNentS four
candles, Gen. heau1ry aud staff oili,s.rs. aud
sinie oi thc oilNers ui tlte volunteer regiment
wcrc pEcsent. Daring The whole time, sing.
lns, Instrumental muslC and ihc firing nl mus-
kerry were strangely comniu l6d Tonsnls
evening, horse fielas' dancilg au& ganb.in.
orculnrj ,lir attention oi thc lIroug
Col Douiphan RIM ini,J in command at ,hc
u1opa ~ Sium Fe.atte1 led TO ihr idmini,ira-
tioHoi ths laws rs Governor at the territory.
suq-rntcndci thp erection OF For Marcy. on
thr hul overlooking h town. an completed. !
with the gid at Willard i. Hall. the Organic
Law aud Constitution Tor the government of
the Territory. A small printing press was
found at Santa Fe, which vas used for prin.
ting public laws, &c, but Il Is said that Gen
heaTncy will b. under the necessity al sen-
ding manuscript copy of the constitution
aud laws OF the territory 20 the States for
publication. This was To bc done by the next
express, which WAS Ia leave In about fifteen.
days.
Six dragoonsana one volunteer bal deserted
nom Tie atmy. bui IL WAS not known wbilhcr
they bad iloi. The health OF The army had
greatly improved. Dr.. Vaughan, who hnd
bcil le't B,1hs Fort, with twenty one sick
men arrived Santa Fc, CA the lou. ia com
Pany with Lt. 1nglcs OF ths Isl Dragons. Sia
col lie men had dicd-lourat the Fort, &gwo
On the route.
Second 1t. james. S. oldham, vi the com
lnny from Jackson, haa bceu tried b, court
marital, and selitenccd.lo be dismissed from
the service, '-NiihH disability to serve 10 th,
"rnlrs 81 the L. States fDr the period of
twelve months
!. Cob. D1uiphin expected to b. ordered ,o
ssai,tidhua. Gen.S Armiio was t., Chihn,hns
h"thins had been heard from Col. Price anI
las resllHrns 81! volunteers.