The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-11-19


b. lhe arrival q For LeaEenuorth, CO
ne sob Oriuber. Of Lienl. Co. Res. 81
he Missonn E0lHnaeers. We learn thai
Gen. kr2ney leil foI California q he
aash oT SsPlsmbsr. taking with bin COM
plnies d. G. q, X, and /. LEI unilsd
Slslss drsgoOns-in III about 800 men,
mounted on mules. The route Oi his
small command Ess considered b. many
Of lhe oldest and most experienced noun.
lsineers and traders ss one Of giesl hard.
slips and suffering. Il not absolutely IN.
praelieable--beins down The Rio Grsnds
10 Soeorc. ian Old Spanish town formerly
Of much importance from he large garri.
son stationed here. about 200 milrs soulk
81 Santa fe; thence west 10 The - CHA
pronounced Heela thence down ths
ella 10 within $50 Or 200 miles Of lhs
head Of The GULF % California. into which
the 6Ils emplies itself; thence northwest
TO Monterey. on the Pacific. This ron,s
il called and Known as The Copper Mire
route.
This command Is accompanied by lie
following officers Gen. keaTney, com
manding; Capt. Johnson. lsl dragons,
aid-de-camp; Capt. Turner. LIT dragons.
AJinlant General Of the .army Of he
Wesi;' Major Thomas Swords, QuarIsr-
master U. :. Army; Assistant SergeOas
John :. Griffin aid X. Simpson. Of ne
Medical Staff Of lhe army; Major Sum
ner, commanding Dragons Captains
Cook. Moore. Bnrgwin. aud Grier. lst
u. s. dragons. and .ieulenanls Love.
Hammond. Noble. Davidson, sRd Nell.
vaine. Of the same regiment. The scisn'
iic part of the expedition is under tie
command Of that meriIOrious Ofiirer, Fist
Lieut.. W. II. Emroy, of The corps Of To.
biographical Engineers. so well and ia.
vOrably known lor his laboriOus and ar-
curale surveys on the Northeastern BOun-
dairy. and consists Of First Lieut.. Warn.
err. Of the Engineer Corps; Mr.. liesleE.
OF the District Of Columbia, and Nh
Stanley. employed al Santa Fe as the az
list Of the expedition. The command is
also accompanied BY Mr.. Fitzpatrick, Dir.
Rnbidoux. aud guide from Taos, Who
takes with him for his own riding i've
mules, so difficult is the route in his esli-
nation and exper ence.
The General started with wagons and
with one wagon load Of pack saddles for
mules, intending to pack when the wag-
ons break down.
The Colonel reports that every thing
was tranquil al Santa Fe when lie left.
September 27lh.) although 4 very cur
rent Iumor existed lha, the Armijo family
would endeavor to inciie the population
10 open resistance as soon as General
Kearney and The regular troops Of The
United States had left tina, part Of The
country. This report was not believed,
however. o., IL true, would have caused
no uneasiness.
General Kesrney, by printed proelama-
lion, dated September %, 1896, announ-
President OF the United States, he ap-
points the following named persons the
executive and administrative officers Of
the laws and government Of the Terrific.
ry Of New Mexico: Governor. CHARLES
Bent; Secretary of the Territory, Don
Aduciano Vigil; Marshal, Richard Dali
lam; United Ststes District Attorney,
Francis p. Blair; Treasurer, Charles
Blummer; Auditor Public Accounts, Eu-
gene LeilensdorIer; and Joab Houghlon,
Antonio Jose Olero, and Charles Bau-
bien. Judges Of the Supreme Court
These appointments are regarded as the
best that could be made out Of the mate
rial present at Santa Fe. The appoint
menl of Gov. Bent appears 10 give gene
raj satisfaction.
Col. Ruff reports Col. Price, of The
I'd regiment Of Missouri volunteers. al
the old Pecos village, one days march
Thirty miles from Santa Fe, on The morn.
ing OF the 2Slh September.
The troops left in Santa Fe and vicin-
lily are MAJOR NJ Lewis Clark's ballal-
ion Of horse artillery and a part Of Col.
Prices regiment, together with Capt. An
gney's and Captain Murphy's companies
Of infantry.
Col. Dnniphan's regiment had obtain.
el permission of Gen. Kearney to march
to Chihuahua. and effect there junction
with Gen. Wool, Of the United States
army. Indeed, such a movement was
necessary, as, owing 10 some mismanage.
nent. provisions were very scarce, the ar
my being obliged to subsist from Bent's
Fort (some time III July up to the last of
September. without sugar or coffee. and
on half ration of -four (ground wheat.)
1t was the universal belief at Santa Fe
that Gen Wool would meet with no re,
sistalce at chihuahua. Constant COM
municalion was had between the traders
at chihuahua and the traders at Santa
Re.
1890
LATER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.