Democratic banner., 1847-08-16
From the Mo. Republican.
ARRIVAL FROM SANTA FEE,

Surprise Of some IF Col. EastOn's men
Their dsfeat-another conspiracy dise0c-
ered-dcftat @Lieut. Brown-Skirniish
between Maj. EdmonsOn and The Meri-
c~ans-defeat @Me latter. :
Another party Of volunteers has returned
to Fort L~eavenworth from Santa Fee. They
arrived on the 7th inst, and left Santa Fe on
the 9Th of last month. From Mr.. Isaac
|McCarty, of the firm ofBullard Hook s Co.,
traders to New Mexico and chihuahua the
following interesting information is derited
When Mr.. McCarty arrived at Bagos,
'seventy-fve miles this side, he learned that
information had been received there, on the
9Th, that Lieut.. Brown, attached to Capt.
'Horine'S company of volunteers, with sew
.eral Of his men, had been killed at Il small
place about fifteen miles from Bagos. On
receiving this intelligence, Mai. Edmonson,
with a party of lis men, pursued the Mexi-
cans, overlook them, fought with and killed
five or six of them, and captured between
thirty and forty, whom he threatened to
hang. BY this energetic condnct, lie Undue
ed a confession from some of them. that
there was another conspiracy Oh foot to
bring about a massacre and revolution at
Taos and Bago3. a letter was found upon
one of the prisoners, purportirg, though not
to come from tie ringlcadcr of tic
.formec conspiracy, in which he desired TO
be informed OF the precise time when Fish
Icr's company of artillery would leave Santa
IFe, as that was necessary 10 the maturity
'of lis plans. lie declared in his letter, his
determination never to rest while there was
an American alive in New Mexico. Of tie
disposition Of the prisoners, we have no fur
Their information.
MIR. McCarty met the first train of Gov
crnment wagons about one hundred miles
from Santa Fe. Lieut.. Love who has charge
Of the Government money, amounting TO
more than 100000, was met at the upper
ISemirone Springs, and Col. Easton's bat
TALON of infantry on the Arkansas. A few
days previous to his meeting Col. Easson's
command, while some of the men we're EN-
ployed in getting wood ON the opposite side
of the river, they were completely surprised
by a party of Camanche Indians, by wi OH,
eight of the number we're killed and three
wounded. One of the wounded was scalp
ed alive, and was found in this situation by
those who were sent to relieve them. He
stated, that he was scalped by white nnn;
that lie begged for his life, telling him thas
he had a family depending upon HIM Tor SUP
port; but that the only reply received Eio"'
his assailant was, that he did not care a
d-n. We regret our net being able E"
state the names Of the persons killed and
wounded, or the company to which they
belonged. 1t may be two CT three days
before we have this information.
Lieut.. Simpson, of Maj. Clark's Artillery
Battalion, was left at council Glo,c, Cn liz
way home.
Since the above was written, We have
learned that J. McClenahan and {. Quisen-
berry were AMONG the number Of persons
killed at the time OF the attack upon Ii Ii.
Brown. One account states tie Whole
number killed at fourteen.
John Avery. Martin Wash, and--Doug-
lass, Of Capt. Dents company, were landed
from the 7'amerMHc, at St, Charles, yes
terday.