The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-05-25
LATEST FROM SANTA FEE
AND CALIFORNIA.

| Yesterday evening, says the st. Louis Republican
several gentlemen arrived on board the John J. Har-
din, direct from Santa Fe and California, from whom
we have gathered the following information, and re.
ceived the annexed letter from the city Of Angels
Lieut. VIM. G. Peck, Of the Typographical corps,
left Santa Fe in company with Mcssrs. Woods and
Sanford, and their party. At the time he left Santa
Fe. COL Price was still there, and all was quiet, but
it believed to be that sulen and stubborn quiet
which superior force alone compels. Although the
instruction, which we have heretofore noticed had
been put down, it was the general opinion that they
only needed the aid Of competent leader to rise
again. The civil government was going on trying
the insurgents, Judge Beaubien presiding.
/ After Lieut.. Peck was out some days from Santa
Fe, he was joined by Mr.. Mcknight, from Chihua.
hua, Lieut.. Theodore Talbot who went out with
Col. Fremont, Lieut.. E. Beal Of the United States
Navy, D. Troplin, U s Army, Christopher Carson,
Robert E Russell, and others, from California. From
these gentlemen we learn, that the court at Taos
had condemned number Of the insurgents to be
hung, and that eleven had been executed, and q
large number whipped. Six were hung on the day
that Lieut.. Talbot passed through Taos
These executions excited the Mexicans very much
and when Mr.. Mcknight passed through Vagas
they were endeavoring to raise volunteers for ano-
ther instruction. The Alcade and other influential
men opposing the effort, but with what success
remained to be seen.
When Lieut.. Peck and his party were about nine
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were attacked BY party Of about ninety Camanche
Indians who succeeded in stealing 10 Of their horses
and mules. The party with Lieut.. Peck fell back
and waited two days, hoping to be joined by other
parties coming in. On the second day, the Canaan
ches again surrounded them. and succeeded in car
rying off all their horses and mues-thirty-nine in
number. In the second attack they had fight Of
some duration, in which one man, named Williams,
was severely but not MORALLY wounded, by spear
or lance in the body Several Others had their cloth
ball struck the pistol Of Lieut. Peck, on the lock,
and took the impression Of the manufacturers name
as plain as it could have been made upon il. They
believe that they killed one Of the Indians, and pro-
baby wounded more, but they were all carried off
They killed some Of the Indians horses. That
night they joined by the gentlemen above mem
toned, and supplied with fresh animals.
At the bend Of the Arkansas, party Of Pawnee
Indians made an attack upon their camp, and at
tempted to excite stampede among the horses, but
did not succeed. They, however, stole two horses
They fred good many arrows into the camp, but
without effect They appeared to have but one gun
among them. These gentlemen report that it is the
intention Of the Indians to attack every party which
they think they are strong enough to contend with,
and are very hostile to US. This being the case, il
behooves the general government Immediately to
send out force and whip them into better beha.
viour.
They met Mr.. McDowel's company going out at
Diamond Springs, and the next day met a small
company at Council Grove.
Lieuts. Talbot, Bea, and the other gentlemen
from California, left San Diego on the 25th Of Feb
ruary last AT the time Of their departure, Lieut..
Col. Fremont was at Ciudad de Angeles, acting as
Governor of the territory, under an appointmen
from Commodore Stockton. The Commodore had
returned on board his ship and had left that part Of
tina coast. Col. VIM. H. RUSSELL Of Galloway CO.,
in this State was acting as Secretary Of the Terri
tory.