The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-06-01
FROM SANTA FE AND CALIFOR-
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whom we have gathered the following in
formation:
Lieut.k .kWm. G.. Peck, of the Topo-
graphical Corps, left Santa Fe i'll Compa-
nv with Messrs. Woods aud Sanford,
and their party. At the time he left San
ia Fe, Col. Price was still there, and all
was quiet, but it was believed TO be that
sullen and stubborn quiet which superior
force alone compels. Although the in
surrection, which we have heretofore no.
ticed, had been put down. il was the gen.
eral 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.
or the state of affairs at SANTA FE, our
correspondent says:
"All is apparently quiet here, but every
observing man knows that we are walk
ing daily over volcano, which is ready
10 burst upon us if an opportunity offers.
AS | said in former letter, in peace or
war, this country cannot be retained but
bv military force. We learn that Col.
Doniphan intends to return to Missouri
through Texas, If he does so before our
troops arrive to relieve him, Chihuahua
will fall again into the hands of the Mex
icans."
After Lieut. Peck was out some days
from Santa Fe, he was joined by Mr., NJ
Knight, from chihuahua Lieutenant
Theodore Talbot, who went out with
Col. Fremont; Lieut.. E. Beal. of the u
nited States Navy G.. Joplin, United
States Army Christopher Carson, Rob
ert E.. Russell. and others, from California.
From those gentlemen we learn that the
Court at Toas has condemned number
Of the insurgents 70 be hung, and that e.
ieuen had been sGecuied and large
numter ,chipped. Six were hung on
the day that Lieut.. Talbot passed through
Toas.
These executions excited the MeXi-
cans very much, and when Mr.. VI knight
passed through Vagas they were endeay-
oring to raise Volunteers for another in
surrection. The Alcalde and other inilu-
ential men were opposing the effort, but
with what success remains to be seen.
Lieut.. Talbot, Beal, and the other gen.
tlemen from California, left San Diego on
the 25th of February last. AT the time
of their departure Lieut.. Col. Fremont
was at Ciudad de Angeles, acting as Gov
ernor of the Territory, under all appoint
ment from Commodore Stockton. The
Commodore had returned on board his
ship, and had left that part of the coast
Col. VIM. IL. Russell, of this State, was
acting as secretary of the Territory.
Gen. Kearney was joined about the 9th
of January. at San Diego, by Lieut.. Col.
Cooke, with the battalion Of Mormons
under his command. Great praise is be-
slowed on Colonel Cooke for the condi-
ton in which he brought his command
in. 1t is said that all his men were in
fine health, with their arms as bright as
when they set out on the march-in lex
ceIent discipline, and without any serious
loss.
Soon after being joined by Col. Cooke
General Kearney, with the Mormens and
dragons, proceeded TO Monterey, where
he was when our informant left. There
he had been Joined by the United STATES
artillery from New York. We cannot
learn from our informant that Colonel
Stevenson's command had arrived. Com
modore Shubrick had joined Gen. kear-
uey at Monterey but we are unable to
learn what their operations would be-
The question Of the right to act as Gov
ernor of the Territory was still in dispute
between General Kearney and: Commo-
dore Stockton. 1t was understood that
General Kearney intended setting out on
his return about the lst Of July, but the
state of affairs, 1t was supposed, might
delay his departure.
Some of the gentlemen named, we uE-
derstand, are bearers of dispatches to
: Washington.
Our Correspondent in CALIFORNIA
writes from the city of the Angeles on the
10Th of Januacy, as follows:
81 am Secretary of State, and am now
: writing to you in the Government house
'of California, in room of which have
1 my Office.
ave found Gen. Kearney here with
: instructions from the Secretary of Wai
'to conquer the country, and institute
'sivil government but Com. Stockton
' who was also here, maintained that the
I conquest had been made by him and Col
Fremont and, as an incident to If, the
right of forming a civil government be-
'longed to him and that Gen. kearny'
. 'ordcrs were absolute, because the busl
: mess for which he had come had beer
y anticipated by others.
"The Commodore therefore appointed
Col. Fremont as Governor, and mysel
} .as Secretary of State. and ordered tn
e .convocation of Legislative assembly
d which is to meet on the lst day Q
I, March,"