The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-02


Inc 81 Louis Republican has number of letters from
santa fe and also intelligence from traders who had
rved az fort Leayenworth The following letters from
Fort Leavenworih contain some interesting intelligence
from Santa Fe:
i Fort LEAvENwoRTH, Feb. o.
"Messrs. Editors: An express arrived here this
ing rom Santa re- which place left on the 10th De-
cember send you all the can gather from IT, in
the hurry OF the moment, as the mail closes TO-DAY By
letter from the quaremaser at Santa Fe, learn that
Col DonPhan had succeeded in making treaty with the
NavJo Indians, but that they had afterwards killed two
OF his men, Col Doniphas had started again for Chhua-
hua, with his regiment, and waiting Us miles below
Santa Re for company of artillery to Join him. They
will leave Santa Fe on foot having horses left fit for
service lie will probably order the dragons under
Capt Burgwin 10 accompany him.
Hls whole force will not number 900 men. There had
been no news at Santa Fe of Gen Wools movements
Lieut. Col Mitchell had left Santa Fe with 100 picked
men, y open communication with Chihuahua. His
news from Gen. kearny. George Bent and F. p Blair
have gone TO the Hea country to trade with the Apaches
ST. Vrain and Folger were at Santa Fe Col Prices reg
ment at Santa Fe except one company, who came
to Bents Fort to winter Provisions were plenty at
Santa re- but most OF the horses and will starve for
want of forage.
9th January-all we'll he had got far without
ing any Indians The express was robbed Of all their
mules IN the night BY the Pswnees, about where met
way, on foot They saw Subette's trail in the snow at
Pawnee Fork the next morning after they were robbed
and think that the Indians also got his mules that night
They passed company of SO Transfers at Chouteau
island, about 100 miles below the fort, their way in
They were all aoo and almost out of provisionssome
OF them with Their hands and feet badly frozen Capt
Clary will send out assistance TO them Tomorrow but
think that onehaf of them will perish before they get
relief. Capt Cary also sent, few days ago, to the
Kansas village, to bring in two men, who found
! the prairie half starved and frozen.
1.-TWO more were found this side of Council Grove
dead, lying at the foot of reehe bark of which they
had eaten all around the trunk-no doubt starved to
death.
Capt Murphy found two bode, on his way out, at
Diamond Spring, and buried them The two men found
with I'd. b. on his caneen.
81 learn from the who brought the express, that
Capt WeghtmaI's company and Capt. Hudson's were to
Santa Fe, to garrison the fort lately built there"
letter from Santa Fe, dated Dec s, to the st. Louis
Republican, contains detailed account of operations
there since the last dates, from which we make the fol-
lowing extracts:
"a few days ago, lieutenant Of the Mormon oopsar ar
rived here, bringing the that Captain Cook was
within seventy miles Of Ell Passo the Rio Grande,
priey OF taking Ell Passo He had called council Of
his officers the day before the lieutenant left and was
the, belief of the latter that the captain would in all
probability take that place. having to repair number of
his brokendown teams to purchase fresh mules and to
repair his wagons which he could not safely do without
first driving what Mexican force may be in Ell Passo,
"The population of the district is generally estimated
between six and eleven thousand; Colonel Romano is
still supposed to be there with his troops and the inhab
ans Of FL Passo and the neghborng ranches are said
to be far energetic and drawer people than the New
Mexcans generally, and Captain Cook may find it a
rous job to take the place But the captain is excel
lent soldier, and an officer who has it in his power OF
ercisng great influence over his interiors and filling the
hearts OF his men with unlimited confidence in their
leader
4" The Momons are, withal, hardy and brave set OF
adventurers, and when marching through this place.
showed body OF troops evidently better disciplined and
OF more martial bearing than any Of our Missouri vol
unteers OF the Two regiments. think, therefore, that
take.
prisoner by Captain Bugwin of the United States dra-
goons, at Albuquerque, with two other Mexcans On
Ambrose brother to the general of that name) ford
reasonable correspondence with General Armio and
letters found his person. and in the rifle barrel OF
one OF the Mexicans, informing General A. that all in
this province were ripe for revolt and needed but the
ssance of military display from below in order to
break out on the shortest notice. What will be done
with the traitors know not.
''The number of troops which have to Sante Fe
since the 18th day OF August last is $780, and the deaths
which have occurred among them since that time amount
to 100"
From the Baltimore American.
Late from Santa Fe.
We find in the St Louis papers received last night let
tiers from Santa Fe the latest OF which is dated Decem
United States army in New Mexico, which we subjon
One of the letters written the 5h December states
that Captain Cook was within 10 miles of Ell Passo, with
By advices from Mexico, which we published Satur-
day, il is known that he had succeeded in his object
The same letter says:
''Col Donphan, learn, has at length succeeded in
making treaty with the Navajos, and will proceed
on his march to Chihuahua. How long the peace thus
concluded will last is unknown.
son the 18th ult, an order published by Col.
Price, ordering Lieut. Col Mitchell to select one hundred
from the army with special regard to their physical
and intellectual capacity to proceed towards Chihuahua
and open communication with Gen. Wool. The com.
mand left Santa Fe on the 18th December.
Extract from a letter dated 4
"SANrA FE, December H.
Maj Clark has received an order from COL Doniphan
(who is encamped south of 80 miles, with the ira
ders to Join him forthwith with 1875 of our battalion
and to proceed to Chihuahua Nothing has been heard
of Gen Wool up to the present time. When we get to
Doniphan, our force will be $50"
From the St. Louis (Mo) New Era, Feb. 49,
From SANTA FE.-From the correspondent of the Re-
publican it appears that at last dates Colonel Donphan
had succeeded in making treaty with the Navjo In
dams, but they had afterwards killed two of his men,
Colonel Donphan had started again for Chihuahua with
his regiment and waiting ITS miles below Santa Fe.
for company OF artillery to join them They will leave
Santa Fe foot having no horses left fit for service
Captain Weightmans company and Captain Hudsons
were to join Colonel Donphan. His whole force will
not number l 900 Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell had
left Santa Fe with 100 picked men, open communca
ton with Chihuahua. No news from General Kearny
George Bent and P Blair have gone to the Hea coun-
try to trade with the Apaches st. Vrain and Foger
were at Santa Fe. Colonel Prices regiment were at
Fort to winter. Provisions plenty at Santa Fe;
but most of the horses and oxen will starve for want of
forage
The traders good spirits If they could get in
the lower towns respects the sale of goods Speyers
Doane and others were permitted to go along unmolest