Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27
FROM SANTA PE

The latest accounts from Santa Fe ITO the nth Octobe
furnish the annexed list of deaths, from Sickness the first
regiment of Illinois volunteers:
Elias Alen Thomas Angel Felix Ammons, James Baker,
Vim. +. Black, David 5. Blackman, b. +. Brown, A. j..
Campbell, James Carr, VIM. A. Carr, John w. Collins
Robert Easley Lewis Hiberner, William NJ. Hobbs, John
Jewett, VIM. Jones, VIM. n Jones, Dam McAry, F. Nc
Daniels John McDickens Thomas Morrow Oliver Norton
Capt T. Niles, ii. c. Norris Jacob Penrod, George PETRA
Isam Pierson ]. Posey, Edgar Poole, Spencer Pratt VIM
H. Prens G.. M. Seely VIM. Turner Harvey TresneI,
James Vincent, Joseph Watkins.
correspondent of the Missouri Republican writes as
follows:
The city of Santa Fe presents totally different appear
from last year. Then gambling roting, and public dis
order characterized the place The soldiers instead Of being
exercised to learn their duty soldiers allowed roam,
unchecked, wherever their fancy vicious popenes might
lead them. Insults daily heaped upon inofensve ci
private dwellings unceremoniousy entered, if the
intruder the lawful occupant In Short the city
perfect Bedam. The daily funeral ain conveying
soldier his last resting place. seemed to produce effect
upon surviving commissioning and debauchey still went
The many hundred graves in the public burial ground
mounfuy attest the truth of what is idle TO at
tribute the disorder and fearful mortality which prevailed last
year TO this that Upon the Colonel commanding
OF course the chief blame will forever rest.
The writer speaks of Col EAsros, the commander
of the troops being much better dcpinarian than
his predecessor On his assuming the command
not allowed, except at certain times and upon certain
conditions dram-shop keepers forbidden TO sell liquor
soldiers provost marshal appointed to enforce obed
these orders and few days every thing seemed
changed and this city quiet and tranquil night and
day, any village in the States.
OF the condition of the troops Fe this letter says
"The ST. Louis battalion is in the best possible condition
well disciplined and well drilled, and oil in good health
'The Illinois infantry is improving very fast in company
drl-the officers attentive to their duty, and doubt
not they will sustain the high reputation gained by the Illinois
volunteers last year.
"The Missouri mounted regiment, am sorry to say, is
not a good condition. Sickness and all the attending
evils Of Of discipline and due subordinaton begin
show themselves. As for their efficiency they the
unpromng Of mustered into the service Three
of the companies arrived here in toeab good condition. but
the remainder although mounted infantry when they left Fort
Leavenworh arrived here mounted To take
good Of their and accouremens and keep their
horses order, rather much to expect Of who
have natural disgust for muske and still greater horror
Of all sorts of labor
Much uncertainty had existed in regard the movement
OF troops, but at last expedition had been agreed upon,
destined for Chihuahua. 1t doubtful however whether
would for the present proceed further than Ell Paso
The talk of instruction at Taos proved to be only
party of Indians from the mountains to make small
raise Of the citizens The country quiet and the Mexi
busy gathering their crops which have been unusually
abundant this