Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-09-19
From The Ne. Republican,


CvUItsI VI results may be looked for.
From The Ne. Republican.
Very late from Santa Ee.-A letter from Mr..
y. ColJum, or Vrespuntent ul Santa Fe. an.
uuuncSs ms arryalaI lnGe.~ nience, in this State,
On iUr~thy last, in tween .!Uur and half days
from Santa Fe. Tins jogrhey ecpses in speed
any other ever performed between the two points.
- aud SHOWS that YeTy soon 1t viii be stripped Oh
even the character. OF novelty. From the letter
, OF Mr.. CoOurn, We gather many facts OF interest
10 our readers, which are here arranged.
Mr.. COburu ef Santa Fe on the 80 of August.
/ There weCe then ouIy 45O Mexican soldiers sta.
uuhei in Santa Fe, bu, the authorities stated that
Il cy had 7COO mea ready 10 march a, moments
warning to NEE, Gen. hearney, and 1000 were
expected from the lower country. lio~ far lhls
cxI ecIu,ion may be realized may be Judged Of
from the fact. that Mr.. Kennedy, who had Just
arrived from Sonora, reported that they had there
only 800 soldiers, 100 i, Chihuahua, ruI 40 q!
I'll Passo.
When Mr.. c. lef! Santa Fe, nothing had been
heard Of Gen. kearney's movements for fifteen
days previous. 1t was not then known that Gen.
Wool was moving agans: Chihuahua. About
200 miles IN his route hOGle, he met With eight
Mexican Dragons VINO had been watching the
movements Of the American forces under General
krlrnev. They sai they had no, seen the troops,
although they had been in sight Of Bent's Fort
and to tie Stmlrone. Mr. Cu burn reached the
crossing Of the Arkansas in ten days, being the
quickest trip ever made to that point in wagons.
tie found grass AMI water scarce. lie there met
Captain Worcester, of the L. States Artillery, T.
Caldwell and Chas. Bent, only ten days from In
dependence. and sen. BY them TO Gen. ke1rney
all the new of which he was in possession. From
this party. he heard of the murder. on the evening
before, of Mr.. W. z. Swan, Of Northampton.
Mass. He was returning, /: Is stated, from Fort
Bent. n company with MAJOR Il Clark. AMI was
sho, from his horse, when within soyvnIy-ive
Yards Of their camp. by Indians.
On the lS.h, he me! Nj. TUaLY's company of
three wagons, for Taos aud also forly.Ihfe Gov
crnment wagons and 81 men. They wcro lying
by for repairs. They had lost fifteen yoke OF
oxen: many Of the men were sick. and they had
only two rounds OF ammuntIOu. No guard could
be placed at night, and they had nothing with
which 10 protect themselves when hunting their,
Oxen. The lndars we're attack ing some Of the
companies amoS! every night. his detachment
of wagons was then sixteen days behind the army,
which, Mr.. &. earned, was subssiIng on hall n
ration OF bread and meat, with nielhor sugar nor
cotHre lie expresses The opinion, that one hun
bred MeXcau soldiers could capture all lle sup.
plies Of Govern nent stores from the Cotton Wood
10 Bent's Fort, II they only know their exposed
situation. It was also stated that lhn Dragons
had orly fifteen rounds Of ammunition with item.
Mr.. Z. says that the Indians were in Santa Fe,
offering their services to Con. ARMuo, on condi.
ton that he should let them have the oils which
they might lake from the Americans, but lha, he
h-,,l IN thp pFDn hp had
acceded K, sta aF'my, an!a Passlole, hare been
defeated. or their supplies cut oil. Which would
nave ctuseI great distress. MJor CLARK and
agmsai give The men all the powder which they
could spare, and lsis them.
lie also met many Gossrnmcn, wagons on
thor route, some OF which had been attacked by
Indians. He met the Mormon battalion and sew
era companies Of Col. Prices reg't with dotach-
menls q. artillery and ordnance. lie represents
the indians as very troublesome and continually
on the aer. to annoy the tcamsters. The country
beyond the Arkansas was very dry and grass
scarce.
Mr.. CoLBURN represents trade as being extreme
ly dull at Santa Fc. Tacrc was heavy stofn! d.
snow in the mountains on tho 18th Of June, and
on the 10th of July he saw large banks Of snow
! On the l4th of June. there was a tremendous hail
storm On the ST. Charles. some Of the stones meas.
ured nine inches. and no saw house which
had holes cut through the roof Of il.
The corn crop was very poor. Mr.. c. express
SEES the opinion. that the horses Of the moun,ed
men mus; suffer severely during the winter, as
there was bat little surplus grain in the country.
probably not exceeding eight thousand bushels Of
wheat, and no corn.
The Navajo Indians were committing dePreda.
| tons on the Mexican. They killed one man and
WOUNDED another, on the % ct:.. within twelve
miles Of Santa Fe, and were almost daily running
off their stock.
Mr. ALvAREs, Arnericap Consul nt Santa Fe,
was IN feeble health. Mr.. C.. records tho death.
in March last, at Santana, of DR.. HENRY MAsuRE
brother Of DR.. P. A. MAsuRE, of this city, who has
been for many years in that country. III