The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-10

The Jefferson Enquirer Of Saturday last publishes let
ter from Lieut. Easn OF the Cole county infantry dated
at Independence where he arrived on the 23d ult He
left Santa Fe the 2lst of June, and was thity-two
days on the route. portion of the company had been
discharged the remainder yet in the service and
would be mustered out at Fort Leayenworh. Lieut.
Easn left the command at the Little Arkansas two hun
dred and ten miles from independence, all making very
good progress.
Captain Angney, who commanded company A, was
left in Santa Fe So, also, Lieut. Irvine, who had
not recovered from his wound He had suffered much
and It was apprehended that he might be cripple Tor
life.
Everything was quiet at Santa Fe. The country was
rife it'll runors of revolution and rebellion but con-
fldence to be placed in them. The people OF Taos
were SAID to be disconnected and restless but Lieut. Col
Wilcox had returned from his expedition 10 the Red river
canon, and would soon quiet all dissenslons
No news had been received OF any troops beng order
ed to Santa Fe and Colonel Price in perfect ignorance
of what the government intended doing in this matter
he was dischaTgng his men, or sending them back as
fast their time expired The other company OF the IN
antry battalion be discharged the 9th OF June
and Captain Dents and Captain Fichers companies in
two three days thereafter. They were to start toI
home the LIST of July and Colonel Prices force IN
Santa Fe would then be very small He intended to call
Wllocks battalion from Taos, and the two companies OF
dragons from Albuquerque, and to concentrate his whole
force at Santa Fe.
Indians They on him in the middle OF the day
when he least expected them and succeeded in taking
one mule and killing another Judge Brown, at the same
me lost seventeen oxen. Mexcans were engaged IN
this party and the second day thereafter number OF
them into the camp who were recognised as beng
from Taos. They made professions OF friendship and
said they were hunting buffalo.
The day before Lieut. Easnn arrived at Pawnee Fork,
government train of wagons attacked, and the In
dams captured twenty oxen, and killed negro man
belonging Moses Payne, of Boone county, within l5C
yards from the camp A white man narrowly escaped
with his life.
The Indians are congregaed in large numbers the
Arkansas, and commit their depredaons with mpunity
1t high time, Lieut. Easn thinks, that the government
taking steps to protect her citizens and herself
from these repeated outrages. Mr. Hayden in charge Of
government train OF wagons, had lost two hundred head
OF oxen.
Lieut. Love was met eight miles this side of the
ing of the Arkansas, going on, on the 10th OF July
The infantry battalion, under Colonel Eastn, and Captain
McNars dragoons met at Pawnee Fork with q
large train of wagons. -Four companies of Colonel
Ralss regiment were met on the Goth, at Cotton Wood
Fork-Captains Smonds' and Smithsons companies, a
few miles beyond Council Grove, the 2lst; Captain
Smonds at the Grove, very SICK though getting bet
ter
The Rails county company was met at Council Grove
and next day met four companies of the Illinois regiment
eleven miles this side of the Grove. Soon after three
other companies of regiment at Willow Spring
Some or eight of the company remained at Santa
Fe. The others were expected to reach Jefferson city
about the present time, after absence OF thirteen
months.