The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-12-18
From santa Fe and califnrnia.

Captain FitzpatriC arrived on the 18th inst.
from Gen. Kearney's camp. He brought in
tellrgence that when Gen. Kearney had ar
rived about rs miles South Of Santa Fe,
on the Rio GTande. near the place where he
would turn Westward for Monterey, he met
company of sixteen persons, who had been
sent by Commodore Stockton, with dispatch.
es for the Government and Gen. Keafnev.
It is not stated at what time this company
left California, but intelligence was brought
by it that The American Flag was waving o.
yer every town in both Upper and Lower
California, and that Lieut. Col. Fremont,
(who information has also been received,
has been appointed Provisional Governor of
the whole territOry,) had driven Castro aud
the whole Mexican Army under his COM
mand across The Colorado, near the head of
the Gulf OF California. Commodore Stockton
had f 9e vessels OF wal blnckading the coast,
which was completely under bis command,
and sigoFonsly bloctaded. One of Ike A.
meFicans whom the Mexicans had captured
:, land asged 10 death was NJ oWie of SiIsou-
: is.
In relation 70 the route which has been se~
lecied by Gen. Kearney, Captain Filzpatric
informs the st. Louis Union that il is ex~
uemely difficult. "The distance TO the near
s est California settlement" saws the Union,
3 sis $50 miles. There is great SCARCITY of
. water and forage on the road. The compa-
!. ny that brought in the dispatches was on
the road lhirty>one days. 1t took with it
fifty mules, in good condition Tor the trip but
:, all save eighteen were lost from the scarcity
! of water and grass. In consequence of this
information Gen. Kearney ordered back to
5, Santa Fe all of the dragons except one
= hundred, and availing himself of the service.
n of the Company that had just traversed tue
= route be gave to Captain Fiizpatric the gov.
= eminent dispatches with directions to pro
y coed TO Washington without delay. Capis
Turner, Johnson ard Moore, Lieuts Ham,
= mend and Love. Capt. Emory, Of the Tono
Oel graphical corps, Major Swords, Quariermas
- fer, aud DIR Griffin, Surgeon, accompany Ger
Kearney to California"
"' Captain FlzpatHc remained but a day il
uo Santa Fe. He left the troops there in goo
= health, but there had been lax discielin,
=. and some symptoms of insubordinalion anon
AZ AZ them after Gen. Kearney's departure. H
~ says there " II be au ample supply of prov
sions at Santa Fe, as he continually met pr'
~ vision trains on the road. All the yolul
.' teers, except the detachment under Ma
- Oltpll laoS, ana tudt uuQ6E GOls SaChSOl
~" which were stationed at Santa Fe. Lien
n"' Col. Jackson had met the NaVagoe and A
su 1e ache Indians. whose incursions have been
WI source of great annoyance TO the Mexican
pms but they refused to make treaty. He sc
- back 20 Santa Fe for sufficient reinforc
pol menis TO enable him 10 make a VigOro
. ne campaign against those hostile tribes.
NE news had been received from Chihuahu
ores Col. Doniphan was TO proceed to that pla
10 Join Gen. Wool Col. Price uas 10 lea
QUE Santa Fe on the 9Th Of October, for Ca
aonl fornia. lie would take with him only l
l.e men and select different route from Il
y taken BY Geo. Keamey. Capt. Hudson b
= been ordered TO disband the California RI
gers. and resume the command Of his foru
anu company. The MOFmons were to leave S;
con ia Fe on the 9Th, under command of {
ss .lf Cooke, and would follow Gen. K. by
.plln Southern route. There were more troop:
50: Safa Fe than were needed, and some al
s 80 cnlty was experienced in disposing Of d
- for the winter.
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