Washington telegraph., 1846-12-09
LIEUT.. EMORY's Journal.

that this officer, upon his return, must give
10 the public a history Of the expedition.
Picagaae.
SfpieRIer This Was great day.
The General received some days since an
invitation from tho puehlo's io visit their
town ofSanla fe. ffan heightin height
as We advanced we could seb hoysemeu d.s.
appearing at nll speed. As We arrived
abreast the iownthe General was told by
guide, posted there lbi the purpose, that
tbs was The fgal iur Santa Domingo.
lie sent the chief part ul his command
and wagon lfain along the highway and
with bis slaf aud Capt. Bargwin's sqna.
dan Of daaoans, Weulsd hIs way along
ihe middle path, neafIy due wesl 10 the
taan. We had no. proceeded Tar belnrr
us met Ten Or ifecn saehrmy looking oil
1Hmans. ,Fell mounted, lwo Of them carry.
ing ro'd.laaied cane. viii iassals, he en-.
l.ams ofofIiea n NrW Mekieu thai N Jan.
d. ~, efenan aicslae. af aiheT magistrate
dac TaH.
Sa.utalions .hno sh. aa logged alang
anl .n the course At eaasafsaiion, The al.
eall.. a efafe and majestic looking old
la8an. nj casually, Nc shall suon meet
sunir luliaus mounted. They are Young
men o! nv town. friends, come 10 receive
taB, aud wish You IA caution yanf men
nj To- lire alon them when they fide 10.
wards lhem.
Sure enough. when within iew miles Of
H. luWn, ~ aaw a cloud Il dusl rapidly
H#rancInF. aad soon terrible yel.i the
- fania sar.Uhpup over again.
The afs' thing lhsi caught my eye lbfo'
iAr column uf dust, was aeics paif ui Bul.
sio hem., 5srdappal with long SHAGGY
hs As they approached, lhe rnrlj lafm
ei naked lni.an revealed itei braoalh
the horns, Wlib slic.I ana lance, flashing AZ
lull sprrlun shiio horse, which, like his
own naked body, was painted all The col.
or, ol ilr rainbow, aud ihcn one hy one,
lis fulloycrs came on, painted to iho c!os,
their hcIls aud lipig horse, cn 'crci with
all the hIdeou, looking ihln1' that The bris
creation could aii1id, N The way OF horns,
scu,s feathers, aud claws.
A. they passed Us, one rank on each
side. they bred yolicy uudur oIr horses
belie. lium he right and from the left My
horse, a fresh one. bad never before smcA
gunpovder, and long will my friend, Dr.
Dccamp. recollccl that fact, TOT he jumped
against him. and the end OF my pistol struck
his knee, right on what the children call
the singing bone. A pure American
God d-n," came, perhaps, for the lifst
tune from the dgg,0T', lips. ulIccd some
apology, bat /, was lost in the noise that
was made to the right and to the .eii Of the
passing .hd.ans.
Our vellLminrd dragons sat mOiiun.
less On lcir horses, WIN went along with
cut tpdeking an ear or showing any signs OF
excitement.
Anl,sl in the rear, lhc Indians ciIelcd
around. roppcd into a walk ~ oar HAMS
mniii ihn horses recovered breath, when
oTihr, rent al iIll speed, passing 10 our
front, o. when there the opposite ranks
m, anl zach man selected hls adversary,
aud ksu running fight with masked
iancos i bows aud arrows. Sometimes
fellow would y,oop almost to the earth to
slDauuasr bis horses belly at iuII speed
ID To shield himself from an impending
blew So they continued to pass anu re-
pafs all the way to the steep ellis which
ouf ok the town. Here they iled on each
side Il tho road, which a, this place de-
seen g through deep coaon, ani halted
antl %. nks of ;hc cIih. Ihei, muli1nIrss
dgm. projected againslthe clear blue s.'y
above, formed studies fora artist. In tho
canon we were Joined by the priest, hear
ty looking old white man, which, with the
IDEA OF the locality, occasioncd several oI
u, to say, "Wcll, this is real y a caaonirdI
meeting" We were 6Isi taken 10 the
pndre's. ofcoursc--ior here, as everywhere
in New Mexico, pddres are the most intel
lipen, and the best 10 do in the world and
when the good people wish to put the best
foot foremost. the pdircs wines, beds and
meats have TO suffer. The entrance 10 the
Mortal, was lined with lh1 women Of the
place, all dressed alike, aud ranged in sin
gle files. They looked rather fat and un'
interesting.
We we're shown into his reverence y.
parlor tapesiricd with curtains stamped
with the liIencsscs Of all the Presidents o.
tho United States up to this time.
The cushions were of spotless damask
and the couch of the luxuiiant Old sain
covered with white Nayahoo blanket
worked in richly colored flowers.
The air was rcdolcnt with the perfume
ofErapes and melons, and every crack o
door and window was glIstening with the
bright eyes oftho women Of the cassila.-
The old priest was busily talking to The