Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1847-12-30
Late News from Santa Fe.

ST. LOUS, Dec -, lO41'
Mr. Reid has arrived from Santa Fe, bringing 10
DAYS later adyces BY this arrival we have also ID
ter intelligence from Chihuahua.
Col Newly of the Illinois volunteers, with MAJOR
iodine payniaster had gone to Taos.
The Santa Fe Republican Gays that the troops
WIN had gone southwark had been guilty of many
acts of violence upon the people oil the lower poro"
of the territory.
The Apache Indians had charged into the Rio Tor
enclosure and drove off two hundred head OF cat
tie killing three men in tue employment OF MT
Thorp aud destroying all the wagons.
Various rumors of mutiny had existed. captain
Gray's company queed it with two companies Oh
Cant. Smithson had resigned on account of State
charges preferred against HIM
Major REYNOLDS with Missouri volunteers, SIX
companies Missouri mounted regiments, the %;
Ionis battalion, five companies Illinois reghheht
connanies of the regular dragons and the Santa
Fee battalion had left for the South, and VIII whter
nj Ell Paso There were only l500lmen LETT at Santa
Fe Gil,
Major Spauldng, paymaster, who had been South,
renorted that 1900 Mexican troops were busy at
chihuahua in erecting fortfcatons and mounting
cannon on the castle and other defensive works
FRoN THE RIO GRANpE. The following is an ex-
tract from a letter written by Maj Lane TO friend
in Saltillo describing the engagement he had WIN
the Indians The Letter is dated
ENcANTADA, Nov y, lS47.
Dear Nelson-We had fight yesterday with l5O
Cananches. The red devils got wind OF our approac
and were formed in battle order and bold array 10
receive us | ordered a charge, and we dashed INTO
chem in gallant style They received MS IN good or
der but were soon put to flight, and we kept up .
running fight with them for two miles or more XIII
ing thirty aud wounding many others. We pressed
upon their mountain ponies close that they hnalll
dismounted and took TO the mountains on loot, ant
the pursuit was given up. Our poor friend, W. IL
Bell was killed in the charge, aud McMurty ana
others wounded. . , -
The men fought well, g. can whip the Camanche
nm anv ground. | start for Parras Tomorrow, WI
INV whole command again in pursuit OF the indian
who we understand in large force in that nelgl
borhood-some say 900 strong. They have bee
devastating the settlements, killing the Mexican non
Sree ond carving off the women This, you know
,s unchristan-like. and go 10 show our gallanti
in defence of lie fair. Mount and come with us, Il
we are certain to have brush
CrsoISEAfI, Dec. 22.-FHrther Effects Of the Gre
Eresket-At Maysville some large pork houses we
ashed away by the flood and heavy losses OF pork we
sustained Passengers who came down the river Ia
rirht state that a large brick house belonging TO
Fonrerites in Cermont county, on the bank oil the
hio river fell down Thursday and crushed seVenle
persons TO death and severely wounded several others
GREAT RoBBERY.-P philadelphia, Dec. 23--Dr w
F. Darlngton President of the Westminster Bank, W
robbed of his valise containing $5 900 on his bank
Chester county He seated himself in the car for we
chester and placed the vaise at his feet A mono
afterwards it had disappeared, before the cars were
motion The notes were of s. 10 $1,000 each,