Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-10-27
FROM SANTA FE.

FROM SANTA FL
DR.. Craig, of kentucky. who has tcon residing
in New Mexico and California for fifteen years
past, reached this city on Sunday evening last.
lie left Naz,ilnn on the Is; Of Jnno, ChpuahG1
on the 9Th Of July, nnI S,n,, tc On tho Oh Of
September. Dr.. c. brought in mil mi des-
patches from Gen. kearney 10 the Government,
which he m1ilrd n, Independence.
Gen. kearney. with ahon, 10 0 men, Ief!
Santa Fee on the 81. for RIO Abaio, or tho settle
ments below on tho Rio Grande. |, was under
stood that he would descend 10 S,crorro, where
he was TO erect = fertilization. On his roalo h
intended TO visl, Albuquerque. - miles below
Santa Fe. the residence Of governor ArnliIo.
Tho position Of tho cx- governor WIS no. known.
Bv some i. was though. no had gone south; Others
believed no still in the vicinity. Gen. kcar-
ney expected to bo absen. on this expedition
from % to 30 days.
The report to which wo alluded Yesterday.
that Armijo had been murdered. is con,rndicted
by DR.. c. rs we supposed i, would be by direct
information from tina. quarter.
About 300 men, with all tho horse. md cat
tlo not duty. were Mt pasture On the Caiestrol.
10 creek, IS or 20 miles from Santa Fe. Gen.
Kenrney was erecting fort on m crnincnce
TO tho northeast Of Santa Fc, by throwing up
strong cmbnnkmont. and covering tho exterior
with sun. dried bricks. good road lad been
constructed up tho ominonce to thr fort. It's po-
sition IS such rs TO commrnl tho town md sur
rounding country. The General vas winning
the good opinion of tho Mcxicans by hs mid
and concilialorv course.
Upon tho n rrivnl { Col. Prico's rcrimcnt md
the battalion Of Mormons. Con. kcarney would
Get ont for California. IL was understood That
the expedition would be di vided into three par
tics and would pursue different routes until tlnv
arrive near the Pacific coast One party was 10
take the northern route by Abqnc 10 Green riv-
or, n branch Of tho Colorado; another division
would 90 bv way Of tho Socorro and descend tho
Rio Glla. Tho third would depart from tho
Passo del Nor,e md thence across towards the
mouth Of the Rio ella. This however, was no;
certainlv known, as tho Generals plans had no:
fully transpIred. Monterey is to be the termi-
nation Of tho expedition. distance, by tho
nearest route. of about 1909 mics. very
iargo portion Of country over which either expo
d,ion must travel, il represented as barron and
destitute Of game and subsistence for horses
Dr.. Craig met tho advance of Cot. Prices
regimen, leaving tho Cimarone river. Colonel
p had bcen sick, but was much better. He was
two DAVIS march in the roar If the advance of
tho regiment, and from 10 to l. days march to
Santa Fc The advance Of the Mormon bat
talIion were mot at Cimarone springs. and tho
remainder were met at Sand Creek. They were
aomo five DAYS in tho rear Of Col. Prices regl-
ment. Dr. G.. mot Colonel Thompson with
partv Of l3 mon and 3 wagons. ut Rock creek.
pushing on by forced marches to lake command
Of the Mormon battalion.
Along tho whole route grass was abundant
but wnter worry scarce. The Arkansas river was
perfectly dry, for the whole distance that the par
" travelled along it--.an evidence of drouh
which has not been known for many years.
Dr.. Craig's cnmp was att csod bv snali PR
~ Of Indlnns on tho Arkansas. supposed 10 be
tho sam, thu, killed Swan. Tiny fired nppn
the sentinel; no returned the fro and they fed.
Their purpose was to steal the stock.
few Of the traders ut Santa Ee hid opened
their goods and were retailing 10 The cltzaas
and troops. Those who tool out stock for Car
bu,hua wore still at Santa F.. Con. keoruev
woud no, pafmit them leave untd cortaIn In-
tellipcnce had been received from General " ot!,
and tho operations of the army IN ,Aat q ''r:ar.
[St. Louis Republican, OF. ID.