Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-11-13
LATEST FROM NEW MEXICO.

LATEST FROM NEW MEXICO.
Mr.. McShane, Of ST. Louis, reached town
yesterday afternoon, from Santa Fe. having &C.
companied the return wagons Of Messrs. Coons
Murphy and Mcknight. the well known traders.
Mr.. McShane left Santa Fe on the 7th Sep
TENDER. He informs US that there was no com.
munication whatever with chihuahua, and that
rumors continued to prevail Of murders and out.
rage on the part OF the rabble. 1t was said that
the Americans had been driven of and that their
property had been seized. This was all mere
rumor, however.
Mr.. McShane, after leaving Santa Fe, was
overtaken by letter dated 9th September-two
days later-in which was mentioned, that Col.
Eason had issued an order forbidding the sale
Of sprituous liquors to the troops also proh
biting fandangoes and the game OF monte. The
calaboose had been full OF soldiers, under arrest
for dsorderly conduct but every thing was in
better train for the future. The Mexcans ev.
inced no disposition to give trouble, satisfied
from the arrival Of troops, that their attempts
would be promptly punished.
There were in the town OF Santa Fet Sept. 7lb,
Lieut.. Col. Easton,s battalion of infantry; the
independent company Of artillery, under Capt.
Hassendenbe; also six companies OF the Sd
regiment Missouri mounted volunteers, as fol
lows: Capt. McNar, Korponay. Jones. Boaks,
Clarkson. and Smiihson.
Mai. Walkers Santa Fee battalion had gone
among the Navaoes. Lieut.. Loves company
Of dragons had left for Albuquerque.
Cspts. McNair and Korponay had lost no men
on their march, and had but few sick. Capt.
Boaks had lost on tho way three men and his
second second Lieut.; Mr.. Mes. had not learned
names; Capt. Smilhson had lost eleven men from
sickness and fatigue. The command of the
mounted troops had been assigned TO Capt. Nc.
Nair. 1t was .hot' on the arrival Of Col. Rails,
force would be sent down the Rio Grade to.
wards chihuahua.
| Mr.. McShane met, on the way, the Gentry
county company, six miles this side OF Santa Fe.
On the 9th September met three companies Of
the Illinois regiment, Capls Cunningham, Mo.
ses, and Turner the whole commanded by Capt.
Newly, and 1t. Colonel Boyakin. Same day
met at San Miguel, Capt. Latin and company,
Of Rails county, and at Tuckaote, Capt. Houck
and company, of St. Clair county, Ill. On the
1llh, met at Vegus, the Chicago company. and
one other, both under command OF Capt Reed.
Same day, met four other Illinois companies
On the Goth, met Col. Rails and escort OF TWEEN
ty men, six miles beyond McNee's creek. On
the 22d, met Major Reynolds and two German
| companies, lIOuu 81. LOUIS.
On the route, met the following traders: Mr.
Goldstein, Of Independence, bound for Chihua
hua; Messrs. holland, Oldham and White, also
Of Independence; Messrs Bullard and Mccarthy
Mr.. Aubray Of ST. l. outs, and Brown and Root
Flournoy and Boggs. Of independence.
of Grundy county; on the 2Oh, Capt. Jones
/ and of dallas . OIet
met remainder Of battalion under Col. Glpin
for Mans Fort.
Mr.. McShane states that the grass from tn,
bend of Arkansas TO near Council Grove, ha
been entirely destroyed by fire; and that thu
cattle Of the return trains must suffer terribly
He himself was obliged to leave his wagons be
hind. Mr.. Coons, Of this city, was to start from
Santa Fs about the middle OF November
THE WINGS OF MISSOURI.
We are glad 10 see, by circular Of the state
central committee OF Missouri, that the wings o
that state, Notwithstanding the large and fxeC
majority against which they have so long and SC
firmly but unsuccess(ully struggled, do not intent
TO give up the ship. Accordingly, genera
convention OF the party has been called, 9TH,
machinery" Of which the wings OF Missouri
very properly deem indispensable to such
result) $50 take counsel together touching th'
great interests Of the country, and the best means
whereby to secure thorough organization OF the
party, and triumph OF its principles at the polls.
1t is proposed that the convention shall meet a
the city of Boonville, on the first Monday o
April, 1913, then and there to nominate can
ddates for governor, lieut.: governor and pres
idenal electors. We yet hope to see Missouri
redeemed. 1t is apparent that Bentonsm ha
lost ground rapidly in that state within few year,
past; and with the wane of that influence, as ex
traordinary in its potency as in its duration, W,
may confidently anticipate the decline OF locofoisn
ITSELF The temple will not long survive ths
overthrow OF the priest, whose mummeries hav
so strangely besued and deluded his wor
shippers. -Richmond Wing.
THE Truth IN A NuTsmELL.-TheL Lou
isville Journal says:
A couple OF years ago, Mr.. Polk sent Mr.
SJell as minister 10 Mexico. Mexico, in
censed at the annexation OF Texas, refused Il
receive minister from the United States, blu
said that she was willing to receive commission
er with power to treat upon the subject OF thu
difficulties between the two countries. "No,
said Mr.. Polk, 81 will not send you commits
soner-you must either take minister or moth
ing "Nothing lei il be-" quolh Mexico.
Well, out OF this and other difficulties grew
tho war. The United States forces defeated
those OF Mexico in long series OF bloody bat
ties. and then Mr.. Polk, backing out very uncer
moniously from his previous position TOWARD
Mexico, sent Mr.. Tria to her not as a minister
bm as commissioner, With po,Der only to trea
upon the subject of the difficulties bet'ossn the to'