Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-11-26
LATER FROM SANTA FE.

Train attacked by the Pawnees-Scdrcityo of
Forage-Snotc StormS-Great Suffering
anticipated among the Emigrants.
By dispatches from Cincinnati of Nov
10th, to the Philadelphia papers, we learn
that further advice& from Santa Fe have been
received to the 18th October, brought by Nc
Coons, of St. Louis, to that city.
Upon reaching the crossing of the Arkan-
sas, river, he fell in with NJ Wethered, of
Baltimore, and a party under command Of
Capt Turner, in charge of mail Mr. Weth-
cred left Santa Fe on the 9Th of October AS
nineteen men belonging TO MIR. Wethered's
party were about crossing the Arkansas riv-
er at night, they were suddenly attacked by a
party of Pawnee Indians, who were evident
" bent on plumber. A pretty warm engage
hent ensued, but the Indians soon broke, and
fled before the we'll directed fire of the rifles
from Mr. WIS men, leaving one of their tribe
dead on the ground. BY the marks OF blood
on the ground, it seems certain that they had
been most severely dealt with, as several more
of them must have been killed or badly woun-
ded. The Indians did not succeed in driving
off any of the live stock. None OF Mr. WIS
men were harmed by the attack
On the next night about 25 miles from the
place where they had been attack ed, Mr.. w S
party again encountered the Indians. They
seemed determined to have revenge for their
late defeats, and made vigorous and lnfuria-
ted attack on the party, firing shower of
balls and arrows into their camp, by which
one man was slightly wounded in the arm,
and another struck by an arrow in the leg
Mr.. WIS party soon rallied, and poured a
we'll directed fire intO the In ians, which scat
tered them in all directions, and they were not
molestel by them again that night.
The Indians, on this occasion. did not show
any disposition TO drive off the stock, but
seemed to be actuated altogether, in making
the attack, out of revenge for the loss of some
OF their tribe in the first attack
At Walnut Creek they met Col. Gilpin and
his command, progressing quite rapidly, in or
der TO get over the plains, where forage was
still very scarce, as all the grass of the prar-
les had been burned in every direction.
On the Cinevene heavy snow storms were
experienced, and great apprehensions are fell
for the safety of emgrants, from their neces
sary exposure. Should they encounter the
severity of winter before reaching place oil
comparative shelter much misery and death
will ensue, not only for want of shelter, bat
from the giving out OF their supplies of food
On the 10Th October, another mail train wa.
10 4ezV6 SANTA re, duu IL WOULD De OnQer Inc
charge and escort OF Captain Korponav, OF St
Louis, (the well KIN own teacher of the Polka
Capt. Hook, of the Illinois Volunteers, anC
regiment, who have all been ordered home t.
recruit for their respective commands.
There existed at the time Of the departure o
these gentlemen from Santa Fe, numerous re
ports in relation to hostile assemblies in Chi
huAhHa and FL Passo, of character simila
10 those brought by the last arrival. Their
had been, however, no positive information
communicated 10 Col. EastOn, at Santa Fe
o The MeXlcans and Indians in the vicinit
OF Santa Fe commit frequent murders and dep
relations on the helpless inhabitants but OH
, garrison is always fully prepared to meet AM
Tepel any attack.
An expedition was preparing at Santa F
toE the United States, which would come HON
by the Southern route.
Engldnd-The London Times, of Octob,
20, makes the following extraordinary adm
sions -
Sorry are we to say it-but the truth mu
De Fpoken-the country poor. To say TIL
it wants money or credit will not convey
very Overwhelming idea of the hepIessness
some of our readers. So we will repeat III;
England is actually poor, in the grossest an
p most tangible sense. The country has, ii
'ojust now, been miserably destitute of foo
That deficiency is hardly supplied, and in SUI
plying it so far we have both TO part with o.
gold and put ourselves in debt to the worl
Thls is being poor in very plain sense"
Charleston Mercury.
HwLLed Wheat.-Mr. Samuel Bentz,
Boonsborough, Maryland, has invented m
chine which separates the bran from the whes
leaving the grain entire, and, it is said, impro
ed in value. We have specimen of whe
hnllah hV fhiz machine and II 10 ,,nrfon4