The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-27

News from santa Fe.


ISpEPENpENcE, August Is, Is46.We in possession
to-day of further from the prairss Our
unprecedented trip of eighty days He, in company
with Weick Blumner and others left here with their
goods in May and arrived in Santa Fe making journey
OF forty days After completing their arrangements.
small company, consisting OF Rallson and Hill, of
place, and Mr. Hutchinson and John Mcknight from
chihuahua started in, AMI now here in thirtyseven
days from Santa Fe Previously to Mr.. Rallstons de-
parture there good deal OF excitement created by
the numerous reports circulation respecting troops
Expresses had out in every direction by the
Governor and private citizens to ascertain their truth,
but many them after being out two or three dayu re.
turned having learned nothing satisfactory The whole
country is in state Of alarm Farmers adjoining Santa
their possessions and putting themselves in position
that they can be out Of harms way moments
ing proyender OF every description is exceedingly
scarce; there not having been rain for nearly three
months) the vegetation is nearly exhausted Our in
formant thinks the troops will have some difficulty in
even for month Provisions of cessity also be
very hard to get and unless other OF secur-
ing them be found out than such anticipated pre-
vous TO their departure they will be very bad way
this winter II was pretty certainly known before they
part OF the Mexicans, unless very small force
sent along at first for the assertion ofthe Governor
made and word sent to Gen Kearney by nformants
to that effect; and he further says that respectable
force comes upon him. he shall abandon tho
country and remove south Of the Rio del Norte The
common people, and especially the Puebla Indians,
averse TO fighting the Americsns for order for voun
teers from the Governor with response fom them
at all, and he has not than three hundred
soldiers in Santa Fe, missrahly clad and poorly fed
Neither were any soldiers to be had below for Cbhua-
hua had not and could not furnish any and Mr. Mcknight
says there is probability of any being COTTON there
Some Of the traders had arrived SANTA Fe. but
business being DONE they had gone below speyers had
bought out all the Governors wagons and goods and
other small lots Of goods from traders, and gone
VIM Mcknight; Webb, and Doane, had also gone. Gen
kearney and all the troops ana traders had passed
the Arkansas to Bents Fort The company of Armijos,
going out from here, were met at different points, pro-
crossing slowly. William Magolin at near Arkansas
Samuel Magonin little this way, and Gentry
and others at Council Grove and some others still this
side. Almost every day provision wagons were seen
upon the road, vending their way along; carcases of
horses and buffalo strewe ed along intervals
The great scarcity of water frequently spoken Of
proves to be fabrication On this side OF the Arkansas
there is grass and water in sufficient abundance for all
that have may go out Col Prices regiment met,
Just getting fairly into the plains, about two three
days ride from the fort This is all the news | can
gather for you now-there will be an express to the
Garrison to-day tomorrow; he ought to have been
there before, but his animals broke down: Through
him probably, you will hear particularly.