Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-30


The It Louis Republican Il the ltdh inst. annpInees
the arrival in thai ciiy pl Mag Fitzpatrick /. 5 Indian
Accent for the Dr.tpn Territory. lie vas lusi from
Santa fe. having left that town the iih October.
1t vas intended that Ala. Fitzpatrick should accom-
iany zen krlrney IN his expedition 10 alt; rna As
guide. his superior know cdee u that country max nu il
very desirable that he should accompany the General He
orlnply did 81; but, when about - miles from Santa
Fc doNn the RIO Granite, the command met by
rNIrss from Col. Fremont with information u the
situation Il alallo IN ppr California This party
sisted o men They leli Pucba de has Angeles
with lilly mts, cac carry about buslII II dried
and when thy met ten keafn, Y. such the tN
petition with which they had travelled and the dangers
pi the nuc. Thai only eighteen mules survived. They
were thrly enc DAYS on the route. From the cNprcss
cen. kean,y learned that Upper California was com
pl, cly po,sio Il the American forces the Nj Means
having been drven tut OF the ienurv; that Col Fremont
vas acting as pfoslsl'n Goserpr Cf that D,pam, n
and tie whole country quiet
On the reception at this iu.Ws Gen kcarncy deter
mined 10 dispense with the services Of IA Ioltiun If his
force taking only somany were deemed II, cesar,
lor lie In riore selected onc hundred men
for this purpose, and ordered the remainder Lack To Santa
Re. lie Was accompanied y Capts ,hnson, Turner
and Moore. li'uts Hammond and Love. and Lieutenant
f.m"rk, t Typographical Engineers. With this com
mand he r. commenced his pditi,u-takinu with Them
thrco Il the persons who had orncd pant i the ,xrr 50
npany, guides and thus relieving Aar Fitzpatrick
Of Tins duty He returned with the remainder Of the com
plny 10 Santa te. and started thence TN, lh uli t
this city. lie viii proceed Immediately Tor Nashinytun
having III his CHARGE dispatches ir,n Com Stockton
mmaler ot the American fleet on the Pacific for ut,
eminent.
We learn. further, that the permission given to Capt
Hudson. oi the lacl,dc Rangers, organlze company
o mounted volunteers. Ia 90 with the MunouS. on then
expedition to talierna, WAS connc rmandod The Nor
W.rr. IIretoc. 90 without Il mounted cs,q -
Il was expected that Col Price. with about 80 men #
his regiment would proceed TO California lut tbs was
not positively determined.
There MAS nothing new at Santa Fc. Much appre-
h son Was rs 10 III" supply of FORAGE Er the horses
and cattle and VAS f. AIRED that many ol them would
h" los DUNG the winter In returning home man,
" .g,ns, containing provisions. were met broken down
aud tie teams had given Mai r. met Col Ihamp-
Hn miles from Sanc Fe he had recovered his hors,
which hid been stolen from hn-l, heretofore noticed
aud WAS preceding his route Mai r. frequently
divrgtd from the road. Ia find rlass fur his an mails
and for tins reason nothing ot DR. Penn, who lief
>ante fe some day before him.
Mag L. brngs information Of the death Of a vmnp
n named CoWie, Whosc father resides IN this CITY
NE went cut with Lieut. Fremont. In, AT the time h
ongcd 10 The Cania volunteers. lie WAS captured by
Me MoNlcaus. and most luhiaanly tortured DEATH
He also mentions the death OF l,azllc Iaelcss who has
friends IN tins country. He and two other persons were
k' d by the klano Indians the route from OREGON
10 { ALT ma
VIII leave a large number ol men ,mpoy,d at Santa
Fr. The regiment under the command Fl Col Donlhan
had mol marched 10 Chihuahua. Tut that was Their dies
lna,lon. Even then avcry considerable military f.,
would he lett AT Santa Fcprohaby not eSs man fifteen
hundred incnand, uni, the sufrol' mo Iu, ans u,
Afford th.m something 10 do .,er career promises Il, Lc ,
! very Guel and us l.,rcstinn one