New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-24
From TIE St Louis Republican. MOI
sriu Lnfer from santa Fe.

We had 1hs pleasure, last evening, 0; meet1aS
VIII Ma; Fitzpatrick L : i'dian aen' iof zee osesoa
Tlo-v Z. Just fro- Santa re, having LETT TIA,
toTn CT :as 18Th October
Intended hat MAJ Fitzpatrick should sccor1a-
= Gsu EsarneT ~ rs expedition 70 Cs!iioralA At q
iie his superior knowledge OF rs, country making II
very desirstis mat re should accompany sle He. a.
lie accordingly did so bU; Wien about 10 niles nom
santa re- down he Rio Granis the command Tss mex
81 Al express frur. Col Fremont With information 4S
20 The situation OF affairs II Pler California os ps.'y
consisted Of sixteen zen They le1t Pceoo &c los Az
cis MIR Sty mules each carrying about one oashel o;
dried corn and when they me, Gen henFuey sUcH YVES
the expedition VIII which tasy kat travelled And ne
s--e:s .: the route that Only eighteen cles survived
T[ .r, ,a,rry-ore DAYS On the .cute From the ex-
press Gen hssney learned that Upper Caiio.H;S Vas
co.,pstay n possession OF TIE American forces INC
Mex;cans having been driven out OF territory t1s cei
Fremont was acting pTo-ls;ona- Governor o. laA &c
ra-rrnent and the whole country WIS quiet
On me reception Of this news Gen. hesrnsy dete,
mined 70 dispense viii the services o; fo5Ho1 O. rs
force taxing only many men ~ we're deefsd nsees
saw Tor ar escor. He therefore selected one
mon for this PURPOSE and ordered Tie remainder PACK
70 Santa Fs Ee was accompanied BY Csits |oCnsOa;
Turner and Moore, Lieuts. Hammond and Love; ana
Lieut. Emory, OF tire Typographical Engineers VIA
rs command ne recommended his expedition taxing
VII. I'm three Of he persons who had formed part OF
TIE express company guides and ihus relieving Ma}os
Ftzpsick OF tris duty he returned WITH tne remain
a- az he corosnv TO Santa rs. and started thence on
me II; ut for this city He will proceed immediately
for Washington having in his charge dispatches from
Ca stockton commander OF the American eet II he
Pacific 70! government
We Learn farther. TIA; the permission given 10 Capt
Hudson OF the Laclede Rangers TO orgsnze company
OF mounted volunteers. with the Mornons on taeF
expedition 10 California courterElanced he Nor
mons were therefore, without mounted escort
Il wss expected that Col Price with about $50 men OF
ms regiment would proceed California bu this Was
not positively determined
There was nothing new At Santa Fs Much sppre-
heusiou felt the supply OF forage FOR the horses
and cattle il feared that many OF them would
De lost during the winter. In returning home many
wagons. containing provisions. &C. were met broken
down and the teams had given out Maj. : met Col
Thompson 500 miles from Santa re ne mad recovered
his horses which had been stolen from hir-as here
tofore nodccG-snd proceeding on his route. MAJ
Z frequently dver.ed from the road as 10 md grass
for bis animals and foE this nothing Of Dr.
Penn who left Santa Fe some days before him.
The change IN Gen. hearneys disposition OF ms
forces VIII leave large number OF men unemployed at
santa re. The regiment under the command OF Col
Douipasn had not marched for ChahuahUa- but that
;heir destination Even then considerable Mill
tary would be left 4; santa Feprobaby not less
than 1900 men-and unless the surrounding Indians
should afford them something 70 do their career promi
scs 70 DC very quiet and un!nterestng one.