The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-08
General KeaIny.

The St. Louis Repubcan, Of the goth ult, states that
private letters have been received from the general
through Lieut. Emory. They describe his march from
Santa Fe to Caforna-the actions which he has been
concerned on his arrival in that distant rcgonhis pros
poets and future plans "The march OF Gen. Kearny
across New Mexico, from the Rio Grande, until he
reached San Diego of the most extraordinary fea-
lures of this campaign portion of his route along
the CHA river; but by far the greater part through
barren waste destitute of wood, water, and game-the
whole distance nearly two thousand miles, in a country
but little known This trip performed by the gen.
eral with a command of less than one hundred dra-
roons, and small detachment from the corps OF topo-
graphical engineers The horses and mules of the ex-
petition became exhausted and broken down, and most
of them died before reaching the coast They had with
them no baggage wagons and the clothing OF the officers
and men consisted almost entirely of what they wore
their persons AS may be supposed, they must have
been in most ragged condition towards the end of their
expedition For eight or nine days before reaching San
Pasoua they had subssted entirely upon the meat of
broken down mules, (which was so tough and hard ;
says one of the writer's that it was next to impossible to
stick the teeth into it, In this condition. and after
hard march during the day, and march of several
miles in the night, through drenchng rain, they
attacked the town oil San faSqua ABOUT an nour De-
fore day with force OF only seventy men, and carried it,
Gen. Kearny returned to San Diego which he reached
on the 23d OF January Nearly the whole of his marches
were made on oot-oficers and being alike desti-
lutte of horses or mules Lieut. Col. Cooke, with his
command of 800 Mormons, within few days march
of San Diego This detachment although they pursued
much more crcuous route, suffered very little in their
march. They had abundance of provisions and other
supplies Major Swords few days after the arrival Of
Gen Kearny, at San Diego, sent to the Sandwich
Islands to procure provisions 1t seems that the Cali
ornians had not only driven off to the mountains their
horses mules and cattle, but had destroyed secreted
nearly all the provisions in the country AS the
troops subject to Gen. Rearnys command arrived he in
tended 10 proceed by land TO Monterey and San Fran
CISCO establish military posts the route, and organ
lie a permanent government Col. Stevenson's regi-
ment from New York. and the artillery from Baltimore
were expected about the first of March 1t was supposed
that Col Mason would arrive about the time. As
soon as the military posts established and tranquli
y and order restored to the country Gen Kearny would
return to the United States He expects to reach home
about the first of September next
The St. Louis "Unon9 pays very high compliment to
General Kearny but enormously states that the arrival
OF Col Mason he was directed to turn to him the
command of the American forces and return to the Uni
ted States" The New York True Sun" says, on the
faith Of letter from Washington, that "orders were