Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-11-24
From the ST. Louis Revri lie.
LATEST FROM NEW MEXICO.

FROM the ~. LOUIS never NO.
LATEST FROM NEW MEXICO.
Mr.. McShane, Of ST. Louis, reached
town yesterday afternoon, from Santa re,
having accompanied The return wagons
Of Mcssrs. Coons, Murphy and Mcknight,
the well known traders. Mr. McShane
left Santa Fe on the 7lh OF September.
lie inrornls us that there was no commu-
ncation whatever with chihuahua, and
that rumors continued TO prevail of muir
dcrs and outrage Oh the part OF the rab-
bic. 1t was said that the Americans had
been driven off, and that their property
had been seized. This was all mere ri
nor, however.
Mr.. McShane, after leaving Santa Fc,
was ovcrtaken by a letter dated 9th Sep
tember--,wo days latcr-in which was
mentioned, that Col. Eas,ou had issued
an order 70, bidding the sale Of spiri'uous
liquors to the troops; also prohibiting
Eandangoes and the game Of monte. The
caIuboosc had been full Of soldiers, under
arrest for disorderly conduct, but every
thing was in better train for the future.
The Mexicans evnced no disposition to
give treble, satisfied from the arrival Of
troops that, lherat attempts would be prompt
ly punished.
There we're in the town Of Santa Fe,
Sep1. 7th, Lieut. Col. Easton's battalion
Of Infantry; the Independent, company OF
artillery, under Capt. Hassendeubcl; also,
six comranics Of she Sd regiment MiSsou-
ri mounted volunteers; as follows: Capt
McNair, Korpouay, Jones, l3oaks, Clark
son. and Smi,hson.
Mai. Walkers Santa Fe battalion had
gone among the Navaj oes. Lieut.. Loves
company Of dragons had left for AIbu
guerque.
Capls. McNair and Korponnv had lost
no men on lheir march, and had but few
sick. Capt Boaks had los: on the way
three men and his Cd second Lieut.
Mr.. Mes. had no, learned their names
Capt Smithsun had lost eleven men from
sickness and fatigue The command Of
the mounted troops had been ASST gned &c
Capt. McNair. 1t was thought tina; or
the arrival Of Col. Rails, il force wo"lc
be sent down the Rio Grande toward
chihuahua.
Mr.. McShane met, on the way, the
Gentry county company, SIX miles this
side Of Santa Fc. On the OH Septembe
met three companies Of the Illinois regi
ment, Capts. Cunningham, Moses, ant
Turner, the whole commanded by Capt
Newly, and 1t. Col. Boyakin. Same day
met, at San Miguel, Capt. Latin and com
puny, Of Rails county, and, at Tuckaloe
Capt. Houck and company, Of ST. ClaiI
county, III. On The llth, met at Vegus
the Chicago company, and one other, BOZ
under command Of Capt. Reed. Sam'
day, met four other Illinois compan les
On the goth, met COL Rails and escort o
twenty men, six miles beyond McNee'
creek. On the 22d, met Maj. ReynoId
and TWO German companies, from S,
Louis,
On the route, met the following traders
Mr.. GoIdstein, Of indie pendecc, bound 70
Chihuahua; Mcssrs. holland, Oldham ant
White. also of Independence. Met Messrs
Bulla,d and Mccarthy; also, Mr.. Aubray
Of ST. Louis, and Messrs. Brown & Root
OF Quincy. On October 18th, met Messrs
Peacock, Flournoy and Boggs, Of indie
pendence. a4ol 35s ....a 7. +, ~a u.,
i j. On the 18th. met Capt. Griffin ant
company, Of Grundy county; on the 2Otf
Capt. Jones and company, Of Dallas CO.
and on the 2lst, met remainder Of battal
ion under Col. Gilpin, for Mans Fort.
MIR. McShane states that the grass from
the bend Of Arkansas 10 near Council
Grove, has been entirely destroyed by fire
and that the cattle Of the return trains
must suffer terribly. He himself was Q
bliged to leave his wagons behind. Mr.
Coons, Of this city, was to start from San
ia Fe, about the middle Of November,
A u. S. SENATOR IN TROUBLE .-Sena
TOR HANNEGAN, Of Indiana, has been bad
| ~ hurt recently in an affray with a Mr.
Mcdonald Of that State. 1t appears tina
MIR H. headed party Of citizens Of Gov
ington last year, who went up tothe to wi
Of !.t,ica, to regulate tome difficulty in re
gard to The water in the canal, which wa.
shut off from the former place, when Mr.
Med. was thrown into the canal by SOM
ofthe party. Lately meeting NJ r. HANN
EeAN, Mcdonald assaulted him, threw bin
upon the ground and stamped upon hi
face, decorating it badly. Mr.. Fl. threat
ems 10 kill Mcdonald if he can find him
which i. is feared he may do. A foo)isi
affair in the Beginning, It is nov assuming
a serious character, which may result II
tragic terrnination.-Ch Chicago Jour.
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