The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-25
Vol. KIN. No. 323-WhoIs No. Ag2
The War. &c.

brENA VISTA, Oct. IL This IL probably the last
letter shall address you from this point In one week
from day expect to be the high to Monterrey
homeward bound The review Of the squadron Of LIST
the Light Artillery Batteries ssveraly commanded by
Capts. Sherman and Dsas the Virginia Regiment Of
Volunteers, commanded by Lieut.. Col Randolph and
the ID regiment Mississippi Rifles commanded by Mai
Price, took place yesterday afternoon at O'Clock The
troops were all under command of Col Hsmtramck, of
the Virginia regiment acting commander Of the lnfan.
try Brigade, aud were reviewed by Brig Gen. Wool,
who accompanied by all his staff The troops really
how great improvement had taken place in the Vir-
rinia regiment The Mssissippans, too, made much
have indicated, and be made by their colonel,
II he exerts himself subordinate well drilled and efl-
Paine which is enosmped saltillo will be reviewed
tomorrow afternoon ut O'Clock and Maj Washingtons
command in ssltillo, consisting Of Maj Wsbster's
Howize Battery, Capt Prentss' heavy battery, and
two companies of infantry doing garrison duty, will be
reviewed hour later The Texas battalion, Maj
Lane commanding, and Capt Meeriss company Of Ar
kansas Volunteers will be reviewed and inspected the
next day at Encsntada and the stores, Ordnance De-
pertinent, SC, the day after that
second trial for colonel Of the Mississippi Regiment
on the 10th terminated in the election Of Capt Chas
Clark to MI that office. The two ballots fol-
lows First ballot. whole number of votes 499 Capt
Clark received 1885, Lieut. John A. Wilcox. adjutant,
l56; Capt Buckley, lo2; Lieut. Annyx. sc Second
247 Wilcox, 227; scattering So that Col Clark was
elected by majority of twelve votes The election
for the election Of lieutenant colonel which will
probably result in the elscti Of Lieut. Wilcox.
The ntenCe OF the Military Commission, the
Of the three Mexcans charged with the murder of
Raynes and Patterson, mechanics in the Quartermas
ter's Department. has this morning been promulgated
The court convicted one principal and the two others
accessories and sentenced the former be hung and
the other to receive Ave hundred ashes each The
approved and will be carried into execu-
ton this afternoon at 4 O'Clock The galows is now
erected in front Of the Provost Guard in sight of the
doomed man
An American teamster was murdered in town the
other night but clue to the perpetrators has yet
been obtained The murderer Of the private in Capt
t11aA kl~D .I~
mas Pass, has never yet been arrested
Three Texans, one sergeant and two privates, have
with breaking house and stealing $500 tberefrom
The keptn IRONS the proof of his guilt being
very plain.
AFFAIRS IN SANTA TE.
From the st Louis Republican,
1t. Col. Easton on the 9Th September shortly after
taking command Of this military department, ISSUED
orders TO the following effect
ana III gambling prohibited from and after the 9th day
All persons whomsoever are prohibited from selling
Intoxicating liquors to any volunteer enlisted soldier
officer of the companies to which they respectively b.
long.
win be permitted without first obtaining the written
permission Of the commandant Of the post.
Capt Jones' Sd regiment Missouri Volunteers, ap-
pointed military marshal Of Santa Fe to carry into
cuon the above ORDERS and for the preservation Of
good order, discipline and the well being Of the city
generally He will be obeyed and respected as SUCH and
will receive from headquarters special orders In detail
aud all officers and soldiers epjoned and directed to
aid aud assist him in the prompt execution Of his duties
By order, ALTON r. EASTON,
Lieutenant Col Coming.
Samuel A. Holmes, ACT. Adj. Post
Col Newby, OF the Illinois Regiment, who relieved
Lieut. COL Easton Of the command the l4th mmedi-
ate issued an order approving of the course OF Lieut.
sity Of this oourse for their well being Hs appointed
Lieut. Keith OF company D, lst Illinois regiment assis
Within the last few days. intelligence has been re.
ceved from different In Taos that the Mexican
population at that place Is turbulent and disordsry
aud daily becoming worse DO that In consequence
rebellion momsntsriy expected, sndangsring the lives
and property Of the American ctisens there In view
Of these facts the commanding officer here has ordered
four companies Of the Sd Missouri mounted regiment to
repair forthwith to that place The companies ordered
there are tho,s So%%sndsa ~ CaPt' L0'nd Smith
Capt Clarkson, of the same regiment, has been Or
dered to Los Vegas immediately.
uuteer whoare here have been ordered to FL Paso Del
Norte. These companies are commanded by Captaids
Sssn nppouasS ana !SIS %hs es.
petition be provided with subsistence for six months
man named w. H Bolt was shot dead at landau
60, few nights ago, with pistol The ball entered ut
the right shoulder, and passed out at tho back man
named Christian Msltz has been arrested tho charge
OF being tho murderer He is in custody to await his
trial They both volunteers belonging the santa
: The Infantry battalion are certainly tho best diso
pned troops here. say this without any disparage-
the other volunteer corps who are well enough
Bot the battalion drills like a body Of regulars
n y,
Louis papers, from June IA to July 10.
Agsneral Court Martial, consisting Of the following
msabsrs assembled at the palace this morning, at 10
o'clock for the trial Of such prisoners be brought
before it,
l. Lieut.. Col Alton r. Eason, President bait infant
Q. Capt. w L. F. McNair, Sd reg. Mo- MDt'd vol.
3. Capt. A. c. Cunningham, bait. inf
4. Capt. j. NJ. Cunningham, 9Th reg. Ill. vol.
b. Capt J. Cia kson, Sd reg. Mo. mounted VOL
.. Capt; E. H. Shepard, bait. inf
7. LIST Lieut.. Abram Allen,
lstI Ion M,ullo o. NJ. a,I
Q LIST Lieut. Ishasr N. Hayne 9th reg H. vol
10. lst Lieut.. II. Schraeder.
llls Capt George w. Hook, 5th reg. Ill. VOL
H. LIST Lieut. frederick Baily, bait inf Mo vol
ID Capt 9 d korponsy, Sd reg. Mo- mnt'd vol.
;, nsss 90 ss TSs nov Sept h
raj Hospital and new cases yield readily to good treat
ment
From tho Santa Fe Republican,
VIM Stephenson, member of Captain Hooks m
pany detached service to drive beef cattle
Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe, and without anything
unus us reached the neighborhood Of Manns Fort on
the Arkansas. He was here on Tuesday morning sent
with two or three Others to hunt cattle which
supposed to be lost and not finding any, they pu
sued buffalo some distance, and became separated It
n damp, drzzling and cloudy morning, and when he
undertook to return misook his road and lost He
had but one load In his gun and part Of cartridge and
night overlook him travelling at rapid gait He con-
tinaed thus travelling day and night until Saturday
rapin aud killed and eat It, Before he found the terra
pin he saw place which must have been Bents Fort,
but Indians we're all around it, and he afraid aud
treated He thought he the river aud that he was
above the crossing and undertook to strike H. but
upon an Indian camp, and had to change his course
again, seeing several Indians lie took to the high
grounds to avoid them, and upon several others
ABBOTT down he tried to strike between the Indians
aud the camp, and reach the bottom, and through
the night avoid them but just he CROSSED the creek
three Indians out and he considered himself lost
and concluded to give himself up. The bottom was
about forty yards wide and he had about half
way 1t towards the camp, when fifteen twenty
down from where he had seen the three, and In
kneeng posture, presented their guns IL to shoot
when he dismounted laid his hands his breast and
mis- gun the ground, and commenced talking to them
in hopes some one might understand English As they
did not speak shoot he picked his gun and sdvan
oed towards the three when they hed and he then ap
preached the othsrswho also fed Nightsoon on,
and Leading his horse tho clouds thick and men all
around him. he travelled until nearly daylight and then
halted The next day two Indians came within forty
steps of him and then Of, and he their camp
aud ut dark he Ave others who fled he changing his
course to avoid them. The next morning he about
sixty head Of horses In charge of several Indians going
30 their camp and tho day he struck the head OF
Pawnee Fork and continued down it to the road find
ing Indians and Indian camps all along It, The day after
finding the terrapn, he kileda buffalo Sunday and