Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-30
Fronit thss %. Picayune,, 18th inst.

From iiss o. Picayune, 18th inst.
SYNOPSIS oFTHE WESTERN EXPEDITION.
lS46-1s47.
: The Grst and maln branch ofthe Wes-
ternexpeditIons commanded by COL, now
Brig. Ten. 81 IN. Kearney, commenced
iismarch, ,byad dstachmenls on the 22i Of
June, 1916. This expedition was fitted
out at F orr yenHorth aud consisted
entirely 3 so,asss5s 5sR as iIats iIis &
Dragons .1Tfhe whole commit num-
bered $500 effective, well.armod men,
cavalry, except two companies of infan-
try, employed as hankers TO the. artillery
in difficult. passes, and 500 Mormons des-
tined for California.-G Gen. Kearney with
battalion ofanillery and near 2OO0 men,
including Col. Doniphan's regiment, tri-
umphanlIy and without opposition, entered
the city Of Santa Fe, the capital Of New
Mexico, and took formal possession in the
name ofhis Government on the 18th Of
August 1916. Having framed code of
Laws for the better government Of the
people, (which he accomplished by the
aid Of Col. Doniphan and Willard P. Hall,
a private, and:now member elect TO Con.
gross from Missouri,) Gen. Kearney took
his departure from Santa Fe 10 California
OH the 25th OF September, with 300 dra-
gouns and TWO mountain howi,zers, pas.
sing directly through the mountains. Two
hundred dragons were afterwards sent
back to Santa Fe under Captain Burg
win.
Previous 10 Gen. Kearney's departure
from Santa Fe,. ordered Col. Doniphan TO
make a campaign against the Navajoe
Indians, which was accomplished in The
dead of winter, without supplies, trans
porta,ion or tents, and under circumstan-
ces and embarrassment which would have
tried the nerve of a Hannibal or Bona
parte. The district of country inhabited
by,his tribe lies in the Rocky Mountains
and partly on the Pacific slope, and was
Invaded by several detachments Of our
troops, headed respectively by Major
Gilphin, Capt. Reid, Lieut. Col. Jackson,
Col. Doniphan in person. A treaty was
formed with, their Grand Sachen.
On the 17th December, Col Doniphan,
with his regimentsand Lieut.. Col. Mitch
ellis escort, commenced his march from
Valverde againsl,tbe State of Chihuahua,
Col, Price being left in command at Santa
Fe. December 25th his advance, 450
men, met aud defeated the Mexicans, 1900
strong, alBrazito, near Ell Paso, without
The loss of single eman, having only eight
wounded. The loss Of the, enemy was
ffty.threekilled on The field, eighteen some
distance of, seyenty-one in all, and g
great number wounded. One piece ol
cannon was taken and'lbecity Of Ell Paso
submitted without further struggle and
was occupiedsby American troops on The
9th.
Col. Doniphan, having been reinforced
by Capt. Weightman's battery Of cannon
fsix pieces. commenced his march upon
The city of chihuahua; ON the 8th of Febru-
ary, and on the 2Sth of:the same month
foughtlho batlle.of Sacramento, where,
With 924 men,, he drove Gems. Hereda
and Garcia Go1de from strongly fortified
position, defended by twenty. y.eight re.
doubts and intrenchtnents, ten pieces o.
cannon, six, cul lyerihes and q, ,420 Mexican
soldiers, killing 300 Of the enemy ION. The
field, wouhding moi less than 400, and
capturing all 8his. artillery, baggage, am
munition, wagons, .foNsy or fifsy prisoner.
and vast number @of sheep, cattlea anc
beast fburden. 0rIlhe 1st day Of Marcf
|betook formal possession Of The capital ii
the na,nesof his oyi!rnments and planned
1.-THE AmsficaI flag son Eits walls