American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-14
INTERESTING NEWS.


IMPORTANT FROM SANTA FE-DEPARTUR
OF GEN. KEARNEY FOR CALIFORNIA-OB
GANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT IN NEV
MEXICO, &c.
BY the arrival at Fort Leavenworth, of 1t
Col, Ruff, we learn that Gen. Kearney left 70
California on the 25th of September, takin!
with him companies B, B, G, X, and | LIST U
S. Dragoons-in all about 400 men, mountet
on mules. The st. Louis Republican says:
The route of this small command was con
sdered by many of the Oldest and most expe
renced mountainous and traders, as one o
great hardships and suffering, if not absoutely
actiCabe-being down the Rio Grande Il
Socoro, IAN cid Spanish town, formerly o
much importance from the large garrison sta
toned there,) about 200 miles south of SAINTS
Fe; thence west to the "Gila," pronounced
Heela;) thence down the Gila to within $50 Of
200 miles of the head of the Gulf of California
into which the Ga empties ITSELF thence
northwest OF Monterey, on the Pacific. Thi:
route is called and known as the Copper Mine
route.
This command ir accompanied by the fol-
lowing officers: Gen. Kearney, commanding;
Capt. Johnston, LIST Dragons, aid-de-campj
Capt. Turner, LIST Dragons, Adiutant Gene
raj of the "Army of the West" Major Thos,
Swords, Quarter Master U. S. A.; Assistant
Surgeons John S. Griffin and r. Simpson, of
the medical staff of the army; Major Sumner,
commanding Dragons; Capts. Cook, Moore,
Burgwin and Grier LIST U. S. Dragoons and
Lieuts Love, Hammond, Noble, Davidson and
M'lvaine, of the same Regiment. The scen-
| t6c part of the expedition is under the COM
ma nd IF chat IF Let I
II. Emory, of the corps of Typographical En-
gineers, so well and favorably known for his
laborious and accurate surveys on the North
Eastern Boundary; and consists of LIST Lieut.
Warner, of the Engineer Corps; Mr.. Bester, of
the District of Columbia, and Mr.. Stanley,
employed at Santa Fe as the artist of the ex-
petition. The command Is also accompanied
by Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.. Robidlux, and a
guide from Taos, who takes with him for his
own riding .fUe mules, so difficult is the route
in his estimation and experience.
The General started with wagons, and with
one wagon load of pack saddles for mules, in
tending to pack when the wagons break down.
Permission had been granted ION his appli-
caton) to Capt. Thos. B. Hudson, of the st.
Louis Volunteers, to organize company of
volunteers from the different companies of vol
SAiSSS'S 'tNA~ PANSC'itj " SO WIN thO NAOliiOll
battalion, as mounted company, to California.
Capt Hudson had beat up for volunteers, and
succeeded in raising his company in one day,
more than double the requisite or proper num-
Der having presented themselves as volunteers.
The Colonel reports that everything was
tranquil at Santa Fe when he left (September
27th,) though very current rumor existed
| that the Armjo family would endeavor to in
/ cite the population to open resistance as soon
as Gen. kearney and the regular troops of the
United States had left that part Of the country.
This report was not believed, however, or, if
true, would have caused no uneasincss.
Gen. Keaney, by printed proclamation, da-
ted Sept. %, 1916, announces that being duiy
authorized by the President of the U. States, he
appoints the following named persons the exec
utiYe and administrative officers of the laws
and government of the Territory Of New Mex
ico:-
! Governor-ChaTles Bent
Secretary of the Tcrrtory-Don Aduciano
Vigil.
Marshal-Richard Dalam.
/ U. S. District Auorney-Francis P. Blair.
/ Treasuror-Charles Blummer.
/ Auditor Public Acknowledgements Lehens-
dorier
/ And Joab Houghton, Antonio Jose Otero,
and Charles Baubicn, Judges of the Supreme
! Court. These appointments were regarded as
the best that could be made out of the material
present in Santa Fe. The appointment Of
Gov. Bent appears to give general satisfaction.
Col. Doniphan's regiment had obtained per-
mission of Gen. Kqarney to march to Chlhua-
hua and effect there a junction with Gen.
Wool, U, S. Army. Indeed such movement
was necessary, as, owing to some mIsmanage-
ment, provisions were very scarce, the army
being obliged to subsist from Bent's Fort (some
time in july up TO the last Of September, with.
out sugar or coffee, and on halt ration Of -four
(ground wheat.)
1t was the universal belief at Santa Fe, that
Gen. Wool would meet with no resistance al
Chihuahua. Constant communication as had
between the traders at chihuahua and the ira
ders at Santa Fe, and the trains of Connolly &
Glasgow, Owens & Aull, Doane & Co., Hof:
mans s. Magofins, left for Chihuahua about
the Goth of September, expecting to find Gen
Wool in possession of the city. In thus they
will be very much mistaken, however, as he
had not then left San Antonio.