Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-11-14
INTERESTING SCENE IN THE FAR WEST.

General Kearney and The .army Of the Hest.
The following is an extract from the journal of
Lieut.. EMORY, of the Corps of Typographical En-
gineers, now at Santa Fe:
AUGUST 15Tweve o'clock last night the colonel Gene
raj Kearney) awakod up and informed that hundred
had collected the pass Of the Vegos two miles dis
an and to oppose his march, In the morning orders
given prepare to meet the enemy At the army
moved and just made the road leading through tho
town, Major Swords of the 3d. and Mr. Dupat joined us
from Fort Leavenworh and presented Colonel Keaney with
his commission Bigader General in the army of the Uni
ted States. At o'clock precisely the General was in the
public square, where he by the acalde and people,
many Of whom horseback, or these people live
horseback The General pointed to the top Of Of their
houses, which all Of story high and atrooed and
suggested the acae that if he would that place he
and his staff would follow and from that point where all
cond hear and him. he would say to them what he had
10 say.
This wise prccauon. He thus enabled to speak
all could hear and see and were placed out Of the
reach Of difficulty Of which there might have been dan
GER pressed closely in dense of people,
disposition of of which then knew The Colonel
(now Brgadier General Kcancy) then addressed the multi
tude nearly follows
"Mr Alcalde and people of New Mexico L have conc
amongst you by the orders of my Government posses
sion of your country and extend the laws Of the Uni
ted States We consider it. and have done for time
part OF the territory OF the United States We come amongst
you friends, enemies to you protectors
not conqueros amongst you for your benefit
not your injury.
Henceforth absolve you from all allegiance to the Mexi
Government and from all obedience TO General Armio
He is longer your governor, [grea sensational your
governor.
al shall not expect you c up arms, and follow me to
fight your people, who may be in against but
now tell you that those who peaceaby athome attend
ing to their crops and herds shall be protected by their
property, their persons, and their religions and pepper
onion shall be disturbed taken by my troops whou,
pay, without the Of the owner. But listen he
who is found in arms against me, will hang.
"Frm the Mexican Government you have never received
from the mountains and carry off your sheep and your
whenever they please. My Government will correct all THE
They will keep of the Indians protect you your persons
and property and repeat again. will protect you re-
gion know you all good Catholics and that some OF
your priests have told you all OF stories that we would
poue your women and brand them upon the cheek as you
do your mules upon the hip. II is false My Governmeh,
respects your religion much the Protestant reson anu
allows each to worship his Creator his heart eS nm
Is best Her laws protect the Catholic well as tne ro'es
ant the weak well tho strong the poor as wen as Tue
rich not Catholic myself was not prouen up III
that faith but least onchir Of my army are Launches
And respect good Catholic much as good Protestant
There goes my army You but small part oil IT, There
are many more behind. X 'tance IS useless.
Aicale and you captains OF militia, the laws OF
nv country require that all men who hold office under IT. shall
take the oath o allegiance do wish Tor the present. I'M
iii things get settled disturb younode Of Government u
YOU are prepared to take the oath Of allegiance shall continue
you in Office and support your authority,