New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-11
santa Fe Exnedition.


Much Uterestls f-l' II the fate o! Col kEARSEY ;
overland expedition to Santa Fe The Editor o.;
the Chicago journal who has h;mseE trarele,. over
al that barren and desert region thus deals in pre-
dctons Of the hardships il not fatal consequences
which await the expedition;
Wei! grounded fears are entertained that Gen.
Kearneys command the Northern provinces OF Next
viii suffer supplies before It returns and We os'e
our belief sonewha, upon persona! knowledge OF the
country into which this force Il 20 penetrate
- vet the Government have provided as lar az we can
learn ratons scarcely beyond the necessities OF troops
on ,eir march though additional supplies vii! 90 out
ryifh Tho rsinforccuent 900 and upward strong
mastering at Fort Leavenworth. Yet no adequate pro-
vision has been made sustain ms force. Soon II
will be too late 90 the plains with supplies, until
Spring and in the mean time this detachment OF the IN
vHding army after eHiausting the PROVIDED ratons, VIII
put 70 trups 10 make decent I've O: Il n their
new home among the mountains
We presume calculations made that the country
would furnish supplies. from the fact that Payrnaster
with his pockets cranIned with warrants accom-
panies the Commi,sary Of Subsistence department.
When the force reaches Santa Fe which is 10 be is
headquarters II i bleak sterile and mountainous
subsi.t themselves. For the part the living Of
the M-xicans in and about Re consists OF goats
milk and pounded Hundreds Of them never
taste from years end 10 the other. There
cattle IN the couDtry-no hogs the only
meat tina: Is used NJ all being mutton Oh this there i
toerabe supply inc Mexcans do not akc II into their
and nothing more natural As for game the extent 70
be found within Sabbathdays journey OF the city
of the Holy Faith might be summed up IN a dozen
long.carcd rabbits, -o-perhaps blackailed deer
aud with chances two to against tho hunter bear
might occasionally be killed
The route OF the division thence Westward bound 10
California is country ut once rugged bleak and
destitute of food either TOR beast for IL
that the trading companies perform the journey with
pack mules but under crnbarrasments that army
would find i difficult 10 sUrnOunt They forced 10
ncy before leaving SANTA Fe and the enduring
OF their animals with what little browse they
pick mp along the passes for their existence The paths
are narrow broken steep and windinc-so much 50
that baggage trims must be dispensed with, and old
trspper- will tell young artillery officers that transport
their heavy pieces will be least undertaking that
promises any thing but an expeditions journey 10 The
Pacific
Then where are the ratons to come from which arc
to supply the large force that the Government have
dcred our Southwestern border into the enemys
country that country furnishing sufficient food or
it 10 subsst on, after conquest s made
Our Government should have taken this into conside
ration before sending il forward and have provided
against the suffering that fear will OF necessity fol
low the expedition in consequence OF scany supply
of provisions for lis subsistence.
When the unfortunate Texas expedition expect
ed at Santa re in the Fall OF l6i the only fear
tanned by It's friends there that there was not
enough food in and about the place 70 kepme force are
until Spring, II they took possession oil H. and II must
be remembered that this force consisted OF only 40
men, while Gen. Kcarney has as many thousands as
that had hundreds.
We repeat that unless the Government sends forward
"A sufficient -upply of food 10 sustain the force unul
about the ndd1 Of July the troops will suffer sadly
for provisions As the horses OF the command they
will go the way OF all the living And our word
TOR IT, the officers well Will regard themselves
extremely fortunate II they return mounted On jack
asses rather than ucghrC siceds tead Of being under
the necessity footing il for thousand miles
to reach sweet home when the war Is over.