The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-15


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vsding army with which to march upon q forth
Ned city Of 90 600 souls including Its environs 1882
Distribution Of forces the line of the Rio Grnnde
after the departure Of the now under MARCHING or
ders for Vera Cruz -
Brssos Island comp LIST artillery, men, III
FONT rona Isabel Isabel do 4th do 100
slatamoros, IS Of 10th inf | mounted vol sill
Csmsrgo' ~o' IL o do Of Sd drsgs OF 4th
Csrralvo, 4oomPanies 10th infantry, aos
Camp near Monterey Sd arty I'd drag mt 70, SIs
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ORDER No. o.
HEApQUARTERs ARMY or OccuPArton
Camp near Monterey, Aug. 10, 47.
Five companies Of the 10th Infantry under the
ne will proceed to Matanoros and relieve the Ohio
regiment OF volunteers in garrison there The OHIO
regiment will then proceed to BRACES Island and be held
ready to embark for Vera Cruz. The remaining compa
MES OF the Oth under Lieutenant Colonel with Capt
bunts company Of artillery and Capt Reeds corupany
OF Texas cavalry will form the garrison Of Camsreo and
Its dependencies relieving the other troops on that
duty. Jsls ..
1.-the Indiana regiment OF volunteers will proceed
embark for Vera Cruz. Brigsdier General Lane will
take command or those regiments at the Brazos and
conduct them to their destination.
IH--Slx companies OF tho 10th regiment, under the
Colonel will take up the line OF march for Eonterey
when they will relieve the present garrison composed Of
six companies Of the Massachusetts regiment The
manning four companies under the Lieutenant Colonel
Will In HE manner relieve the battalion OF the Masss
chusetts regiment at Cernyo The troops thus re-
will prococd to the Brazos and DO there
under the command Of Col. Wright.
lV.-The 18th regiment viii proceed TO the Brazos a.
soon o. practicable after the companies Of the Massa
down the river
v.Brig Gen Cushing will take up the line of march,
not later than the 23d with Capt Davss light bat
terry company b, 4th artillery He will proceed to the
regiment and Massachusetts regiment and thence con-
duct bis entire command Zone battery and two reg-
Vi.-Brig Gen. Hopping will remain In command Of
the district Of the Upper Rio Grande and will establish
his headquarters where he may select Should 1t be
found necessary to retain the general hospital at ier
sufficient guard will be furnihed for its protection and
also sufficient force of medical officers attendants
must DO detailed from the regiments which leave their
SICK Greatcare Will be taken to furnish descriptive
rolls Of all attendants and patients thus detached Col
Belknap Is specially charged with the rigid enforcement
YlI-Coi Hays, with his command Of Texas horse,
Will march FOR the Brazo and there embark for Vera
Cruz in conformity with the instructions issued to him
by the War Department.
Vlll.-The above movements will be executed with the
least possible delay The ouartermasters and other
Sah Departments will furnish the necessary ransporta
ton and other facilities for this purpose
By order Maj; Gen. Taylor:
W. W. $. BLISS, Asst. Adj't Gen.
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE rARTHEsr WEST.
From the st. Louis Republican, Sept. IL
Mr. Aubry arrived In this city yesterday evening from
Santa Fe He able to add but very little to the stock
Of information furnished by correspondent at Inde-
pendence, and published yesterday The mon engaged
in the murder OF Lieut. Brown ana others we're on trial
when he left before military court-and there was
doubt OF their speedy conviction aud execution At
time It determined that they should be tried before
the civil tribunal Of the district but that likely
produce delay was Abandoned and the court martial
resorted to.
Mr. Aubry corroborates the statement Of letter in
another part Of this paper that it the intention Of
Col Price to return II the United States the
OF August II reuforcements did arrive by that time
K. coTn
Love- with his company Of dragons, met o little
hundred mites from Santa Fe and his arrival may
1t Is probable that Col Eastons battalion Of infantry
who were In advance Of tho other volunteer troops,
would reach Santa Fe by the time fixed by Colonel
for the abandonment THAT post.
Mr. Aubry arrived at Independence In advance Of the
him. There was however, large mail In the wagons
behind which will be received in few days.
The company were not molested, at any time, by the
The only received by the Western mail yester-
day. in addition to what published in the morning is
contained in the wing letter from Santa Fe the
editor Of the Independence ErpoHior.
The picture which this writer presents Of the condition
Of things at ssnta Fe not very natterng to State
pride or the military discipline ut that But have
sort Of doubt 1t true to the letter We have been
assured persons who passed the winter at San
to Fe that all military regard for proprety
was lost, by the regiment under the immediate
mand Of Col. Price. =
1t was a common occurrence, not restricted by any
order of the colonel to officers Of his regiment deal
ing monte at the gambling bells Of Santa Fe and the
privstes Of their companies betting their money the
the fault Of the subordnates Col Price, who ought
to have prohi bited by the rigorous examples
which the picture drawn by the writer Of
letter from Santa Fe Colonel Price instead Of being
honorsd with tn. commission Of brig.disr general
acts by which such deep disgrace has been brought
the country.
have not written to you, think since left Pawnee
Fork but really have passed through many trying
scenes between that place aud Fee that hardly
Gar w at WrOt vOu
there, had not had any difficulty with tho Indians
but ut Coon creek came en- the tug of with the Ar
pose Of robbing wagon trains We awoke morning,
and found ourselves surrounded BY near 700 well mount
ed warriors with more than 400 Of those formidable
weapons Of the indian warrior called lanoe and
only thirty fighting men strong
am confsent in saying thatw owe our lives to
Capt Thomas O. Clarkson, OF jackson county Missouri
whose knowledge Of the Indian character caused him to
turn the first three scoundres that to into the
corral formed by wagons and dissrm them Orders
then given to shoot the rst that attempted
escape ana few minutes brought rifles in requisi-
ton ana Of them was sent bowling to eternity On
the next day wounded several others, and fought
them every day for about seventy miles assure you
there was but little sleeping done In our camp from Paw
Indians left u.s. and felt happy In the security by
which We wsrc apparently surrounded but In the midst
Of the most profound tranquility on tho plains, We may
be In the most imminent danger.
In the Tornado between Arkansas and the Cimercne
rivers We met large lot Of renegade Taos
and the Moro towns These villains were the murder
Of friend Waldo, Of Gov. Bent Prewe, Culver
and many other good citizens Of the states. One word
from captain would have brought forth voey from
guns that would have sent them into eternity but
he, wstchful and prudent, knew that too
weak In numbers to act otherwise than tho defsn-
sve for had already ascertaIed that they numbered
two hundred and seventyso contepted ourselves by
accusing them Of being the murderers which they wers
and forbsdc them coming in sight Of penalty
Of death; they left us, and them more.
We arrived at Santa Fe the 25th of June, after
trip OF hyeight days from Independence losing fty
one head Of oxen stolen by the Indians Coon Creek
and some twenty lost for want Of grass between
Las Vegas and this place And 10 when we have ar
rived at the goal of our destination and domciled in
mud house in the great city Of Santa and look around
ut and manners the miserable state Of
society that exists upon the wide GLOBE Lewdness in
both sexes exhibits itself in the glazing and shame
less forms and walks abroad at day the human
family had dwiDded down to nothing more than brute
intellect and to less than savage refinement
True there are many the officers and priyates OF
Col Encouragement who gentlemen, and hold them
selves aoo from the vices aud dissipation that are 30