New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-09
Very Late from santa Fe.
From tie s., Louis Republican Of sept ?

From tie 3 Louis Republican OF sept ?
= letter from Mr. y. Coibun, our correspondents
AZ santa T. announces MS Arrival az independence IN
this STATE Thursday last in t~enty-four and hall
days from Sents re Ih journey ecpses in speed any
other ever performed between the two points, and
shows that very ! viii be stripped OF even the
character of novelty. From the letter OF Nh Co!hur1
gather manr facts of interest - readers which
are here arranged.
Mr.. Coourn left Santa Fs on the ID 0; august Ihero
were then only 40 Mexican soldiers Stationed N Sa.a
Fe nut the authorities stated that they had 100 men
ready 10 march a; a moments warning 70 meet zen
Kearney and 200 expected from the iower coun
try How far this expectation may be realized may De
Judged of from the tina; Mr ksnnedr vino had just
srrved from sonora reported that they had there only
80 soldiers 200 at Chihuahua, and 10 at Z! Passo
When ,ir C. left Santa Re- nothing mad been heard Of
Gen Kearneys movement- Tor fifteen days previous II
,hcn known that Gen " 90! 'as moving against
chihuahua About 200 miles his route home, ne met
with egh; Mexican Dragons who had been watching
the q; the american forces under General
Kearney. They said thay had not the troops a.
though they had been in sight Of Ben;'s For and 10
the $imarone Mr.. Co!burn reached the crossings OF
the Arkansas in ten days being the quickest mp
made 10 that point in wagons He found grass and water
he there met Captain Worcester OF The United states
hr:illery T. Caldwell and Charles Bent only days
from independence, and sent hy tirm Gen. kearney
all the news OF which he IN possession From this
party he heard Of the murder the evening before OF
Mr.. ". T.. swan. OF Northampton, Mas He was re-
turning il is stated from Fort Bent in company with
Hajor q. Clark and was shot from his horse. when
within sevonty-five Yards OF their camp by Indians
On the l-,h, he met alr. Turlys company OF three
wagons, for Taos and also forty three Government wa
gons and 81 They were lying by for repairs
They had lost fifteen yoke OF many OF the men
sick. and they had only rounds of am;nun
ton. No guard could be placed night and ,hey had
nothing with which protect themselves when hunting
their oxen. The Indians were attacking some Of the
companies almost every night. This detachment of wa
CONS then sixteen days behind the Army, which
Mr. C. learned was 7ubsstny on half ration OF bread
md meat IVl pl' ,'ur IL ieg
He expresses the opinion that one hundred Mexican
soldiers could capture NIL the supplies OF Government
from the Cotton Wood TO Ben;s Fort, il they only
knew their exposed situation. IL was also stated that
the Dragons had only fifteen rounds Of ammunition
with them Mr. G. says that the Indiana were IN santa
re Offering their services Gen Armjo condition
that he should let them have the spols which ;hcy ght
take from Tie Americans but that he has refused to nc
cept the proposition.
Ii be had accedcd il the army might possibly have
been defeated, their supplies cut Oh, which would
have caused great Distress Major Clark and himself
gaze the men all The powder which they could spare and
LEFT them
On the 18th he met twenty-five Government wagons,
in charge OF Mr. Campbell aud Mr. Coons OF st Louis
He learned from them that their camp hud been attack
cd the night previous. and that they had killed
Indian aud wounded another That night his camp was
attacked az Coon Creek and attempt made TO run OF
his stock
On the 10Th he sixty wagons, loaded with ner-
chandsc pawncc Fork. belonging 70 ArnlJo MagOin
and others. Al this point he overlook ten wagons on
their return from Bcnts Fort.
On the 18th nj Cow Creek met Messrs. Barnes and
Alcr with thirty lone Govcrnm, nj wagons and forty
three men His camp again attacked. and nm at
tempt made drive off the Dumals-thc guard fired on
the indians but they cOntrived TO steal three OF Major
Clark's mules, which caused some delay. About o.
clock in the morning they heard firing OF musketry,
which they a'tcrward learned was from Nr. Horner's
company CT eighteen wagons al Owl Creek.
Their camp hud been attacked By Indians, and they
were. almost without poyvlcr Major Clark gaze them
al, ne could spare ~ Little Arkansas river c met Tor
tysix wagons belonging hguc and Paris The latter
in CHARGE of Messrs. Stman, Waldo and holland. Two
Of their wagons Ind been struck by lightning ana one
runu slightly injured.
On the 9th met Doyle and Gorvcy's s,. wagons with
goods for the Indian trade and twenty-five wagons v,th
stores FOR the L. : Army
On the 22d met McCaullcy and Sandfords wagons
with merchandise and also two companies OF Prices
Regiment, OF them under Capt Glddin2s. at Cotton
Wood with six baggage wagons.
On III. gid met two companies of same regiment AZ
Council Grove. under command OF Caps McMllcn and
HORNE and also forty wagons loaded with mer
chandisc. belonging X. Grntrr. Same day met
command of twelve and tour howtzcrs.
On the cath met Major Sp0ldng Assistant Poymaster
with twelve wagons and two pieces 0: artillery twenty
four Founders. Met also three companies OF fTcts
regiment under command OF Capts. Henley Robinson
and Holloway. with train Of nineteen wagons and
the five companies composing the battalion OF Mormon
Infantry, Hnd some Cmicrants 10 California.
On the '5tl met seven wagons belonging to Ihorp ana
Lee with merchandise for the mountains md Taos, al
Swt2cr'. Creek. Same day met Lieut. Col Mi;che il
and Maj Walker, Paymastcr, and the remaining com
PAM
Rock Creek.
On the Goth met Amjo with thirteen wagons loaded
with merchandise ut Hickory Point Lieut. ONlcy was
at the pucc his having been delayed by
fall from his horse Met also thirty wagons for l.
: Army III charge OF Thompson.
On tho 21th, before arriving Al Independence met
four wagons belonging Miller and Reed and Mr., n
Armio, who had been detained by sickness and was
then on his route to Santa re.
Mr. Colburn represents trade being extremely dull
at Santa Fc. There heavy storm of snow III the
mountains on the 18th OF June. and the 10Th OF July
he saw large banks OF On the 9th OF June, there
was tremendous hail storm the -. Charles some
OF the stones measured nine inches, and he saw one
house which had holes cut through the rootby II.
The corn crop very poor. MIR. C. expresses the
opinion that the horses ot the mounted men must suffer
severely during the winter there but littlc sur
plus grain the country probably not exceeding eight
thousand bushels OF wheat, and no corn.
The Navajo Indians committing depredstons on
the MeNicuns They killed enc man md wounded an
other on the "a ult within twelve miles OF Santa Fee
and were almost daily running OF their stock
Mr. Avares, American Consul nj Santa Fe was in fee
BILE health Mr. { records the death, in March last al
Santana of Dr. Henry Ma-urc but tbs must be mis-
take rs that gentleman did not leave here until after
that period II has reference. doubtless To brother,
who has been III Mexico for several years.