American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-09

| LATE AND INTERESTING FROM SANTA FE.
Messrs Charles Bent, st. Vrain and Folzer,
traders to New Mexico about whose safety
considerable apprehension was felt, have ar
rived at st. Louis, having left Santa Fe ON the
9th of May. The Republican has obtained
the following information from them
When Mr.. Bent was at Santa Fe, nothing
was then Known of the warlke movements on
the part of Mexico and the United States
nothing of the battles on the Rio Grande-
and OF course, no hostile demonstrations were
making in New Mexico, against our traders or
Citizens In conversation with ArmijO, the
commandant of New Mexico, he did learn
that Gen. Urea was on his route to Santa Fe,
with force of from three to five thousand
men, gathered in Sonora Zaccatecas and Du-
range. The object of this expedition was not
stated, if known by Gov, Armijo; but there
can be little doubt that the presence of Gov
Urea there, at such time, was the result of
his orders from the Mexican government, and
with an intention TO resist any invasion from
this quarter. There were only $50 troops in
Santa Pc at the time of Mr.. Bent's departure.
MIR. Bent did not see the advance party of
the traders, composed of one of the Armijo's,
SpYers, Colbun, and Others but he learned
from company of about 100 Mexicans, who
were out hunting buffalo, that they were met
by them at Sand near the Simarone, and sixty
miles from the Arkansas. They were pushing
on with great rapidty, travelling at the rate
OF thirty to forty miles per day. Captain
Moore's command Outrageous were met on
the nth, between the Pawnee Fork and the
Caches of the Arkansas. He was six or eight
days travel behind SpeyeI's party, and it was
supposed that he could not overtake them.
Mr.. Howard, the gentleman despatched by
Government on special mission to New Mex
leo, was met on the 10th, at the crossing of the
Arkansas, with his packmules broken down.
He had, however, despatched two men as an
express to Santa Fe, on fresh mules, and they
were expected to reach there in nine days.
From thence they were to return to the foot of
the Taos mountains, where Mr., Howard was
to await their coming.
Mr.. Bent met MIR. Harmony at Walnut creek
-Branham and others at the Little Arkansas
Glasgow and others at Cotton Wood Fork
Owens and Letensdorfer between Cotton
Wood and Council Grove. He saw, on the
route, one hundred and thirty wagons, belong
ing to the traders. He also met two long
trains of provision wagons-the first within 25
miles of Council Grove, and the other at Ora
COON creek They were ordered to stop at
Fort Bent, where it is understood the whole
expedition will rendezvous. The party arriv-
ed at Westport on the 9th, thirty days from
Santa Fe. Mr.. F. P. Blair and George Bent
were left at Taos.
The trade in New Mexico was dull, nor was
il likely to be better during the present year.-
The company of which Mr.. Bent is the head,
has been engaged in prosperous years bust
mes.
Archuleta, the former commander of New
Mexico, died on the 2Sd of May, at Santa Fe.
Mr.. Bent estimates the population of New
Mexico, at between thirty and forty thousand;
ofwhom $4,000 reside east and north of the
Rio del Norte.