Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-05-27
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gathered the following snio,u,. ssoah we have
"Lieut VIM c. Peek. a IN. n
cal corps left Santa r. = sepus'sPni-
Messn. Wool and SANFORD s,J 10y WIN
Al the time he ieii Santa Fe. o. D. Fasv
siili there, and all was quiet. ha, !, .ee was
I'd 10 be that sullen and stubborn 49,, .s hs,
superior iorce a'one eompes- Although ,hs
instruction, which we have hetr,sfS,,. 49,
ed. had been put down. II was he rrp,r.I
opinicu that they only needed ths "a ~
competent leader to rise again. The cisa go,'
eminent was gong on trying the msureea...
Judge Beaubien presiding.
"After Lieut. Peck was out some day, from
santa Fe. he was joined BY Mr.. Mcknixhi.
from Chihuahua; Lieut. Theodore TalSo,.
who wen, out with Col Fremont; Lieut.. z.
Beal. Of the United States Navy, c. TopIin.
m'eo states Army Christopher Carson,
nooeN L. husseA and others, from California.
from ,nsse gentlemen we learn. that the
Court Of Taos had condemned a numb, az
the insurgents 10 be chung, and,hat eleven had
been executed, and large number ,xh,nnsd
Six were hung on the day that Lieut. 1aIho,
passed through Taos.
Observation-Disclosures the Mexicans Va
Try much. and when MIR. McKnieh, psxsss
through Vagas they were sndeavorlnr 10 rais.
volunteers for another instruction. The All.
calds asd other influential men were oppos,rr
the effort, but with wha, success remains 10 be
seen.
"When Lieut. Peek and hu party wer.
about nine miles this eide of the Cache On The
Arkansas they were attacked BY about ninety
Camanche Indians, WAC succeeded in steal.
ing ten of their hotses and mules. The parry
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days, hoping 10 be joined BY other parties
coming in. On the second day. the Canaan
ches again attacked them, and succeeded in
carrying off all their horses and mules--thir-
" nine IN number. In the sscold attack, they
had tight OF some duration, in which one
man, named Williams was severely, but not
MORALLY wounded, by spear or lance. in the
body. Several others had their clothing cut
BY the balls fred BY the lrdlans A muskes
ball struck the pistol Of Lieut. Peck. on the
lock. and took Che impression OF the manufse-
turer's name, as plain a. il could have been
made upon il. They believe they had killed
one OF the Indians. and probably wounded
more. but they were oil carried of They
killed some ofthe Indians horses Tina, night
they were joined BY the genileman above men
toned and supplied with fresh animals.
Pawnee indrsns made an attack upon their
camp, and attempted TO excite a stampede
among the horses, but did not succeed They,
however. stole two horses. They shot good
many arrows into the camp. but without ef-
feet. They appeared to have bu, one gun
among them. These gentlemen report that il
is the intention Of the Indians TO attack every
party which they think they are strong enough
to contend with. and are very hostile 10 U.s.
This being the case, II behooves the general
government Immediately to send out force
and whip them into better behaviour.
Lieut.. Talbot, Beal. and the other gentle
men from California, Jeff san Diego on the
25th of February last. At the time OF their
departure, Lieut.. Col Fren,on, was al Ciudad
de Angetos, acting as Governor ofihe Tern
tory under an appointment fiom Commodore
Stockton. The Commodore had returned on
board his ship, and had left that par; OF the
coast. Col VIM n. Russell. OF Galloway
county, in this State, was actlng as Secretary
of the Territory.
"Gen. Kearney was joined about the 9th OF
January, at San Diego, by Lieut.. Col. Coske,
with the battalion Of Mormons under his com
mand. Great praise is bestowed on Col.
Cooke, for the condition in which he brought
his command in. |, is said that all his men
were in fine health, with their arms as bright
as when they set out on the march--in excel
lent discipline. and without any serious loss.
"Soon after being joined BY Col Cooke.
Gen. kearney, with the Mormons and dra-
goons, proceeded to Monterey, where he was
when our informant left. There he had been
Joined by the two artillery companies from
Baltimore. We cannot learn from our nfor-
mants that any portion OF Col Stevenson's
command, from New York, bad arrived
Com. Shubrick had joined Gen. keaFny AT
Monterey but we are unable to learn what
their operations would be. The question Of
the right to act as Governor Of the territory.
was still in dispute between Gen. kearny and
Com. Stockton. I, was understood. that Gen.
kearny intended setting out on his return
about the LIST sfJuly, but the state Of siiaiTs, 10
was supposed, nigh, delay his departure.
"Some Of the gentlemen named. we IN
dersiand, are bearers OF dispatches 20 Wash
ington." a.
| A correspondent Of the ST Louis Republi'
can, writing from Santa Re under date oil me
7,h Of April, says
"All is apparently quiet here, bu, every 90.
serving man knows that we are walking daliy
over q volcano which is ready TO burst upon
us il an opportunity offers. As J SAID va q
former letter, in peace or war. this country
cannot be retained but by military force. We
hear that Col. Doniphan intends to return 10
Missouri, through Texas. ifhe does 50 before
other troops arrive to relieve him, Chihuahua
will fall again into the hands Of the Mexieans.
For my part, | cannot think he VIII do so I'M
wise thing" j.
A letter IN the Republican, dated City OF
Angels, Mexico. January 29,speaking OF the
arrival Of Col FREMoSr's force at that place,
says
81 cannot, IN a short letter, give you the de-
tails Of our march from Monterey 10 this city
Of Angels, but j, was repleie with incidents,
and throughout furnishes me continued evi-
dence OF the gallantry, skilful mancuserlng
and noble bearing Of our youthful commander,
Col Fremont. He is scholar, an othcer
and gentleman.
owe found Gen. Kearny here with ins'ruc-
tons from the Secretary of War TO conquer
the country, and institute civil government;
but Com. Stockton, who was also here, MAN
tanned that the conquest, had been made BY HIM
and Col. Fremont, and as an incident TO II,
the right of forming civil government belong
ed 10 him; and that Gen. kearny's orders
were now obsolete, because the business ior
which he had come. had been anticipated by
others"
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