The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-08-31
FROM SANTA FE.


We learn from the st. Louis Republi-
can that another party OF volunteers has
returned to Fort Leavenworih from San
ia Fe. They arrived on the 9th instant,
and left Santa Fe on the 5th of last month.
Information had been received at Bagos
seventy miles this side of Santa Fe,
that Lieut.. Brown, attached TO Captain
Horine's company of volunteers, with
privates McClenahan and Quiscnberry,
and Mexican guide, had been killed at a
small place about fifteen miles from Bag
os. They had left camp in pursuit of
persons who had stolen horses from them
and, not returning, on the 9th of July in
formation was received from Mexican
woman that they had been murdered.
Major Edmonton, on receiving this
news, took measures 10 avengc their death.
He marched with some sixty men and a
howiizer against the town where the e.
normities were committed, and discovered
that the inhabitants were flying TO the
mountains. He commanded them to stop,
but as they did not do so, he fred upon
them, killing six, wounding several others,
and taking forty or fifty prisoners. From
some ofthe prisoners il was ascertained
that the bodies OF two Of the Americans
were burnt, but that the body of Lieut..
Brown, who had the emblem OF the cross
on his neck, and was supposed, from this
circumstance, TO be Catholic, was hid
in the mountain, where ii was afterwards
found. All the houses of persons con-
cerned in the murder were burnt TO The
ground by order of the Major. Some
articles of property LOST in the engagement
at the Red river canon were found al
this place, showing that some of the in-
habitants al least were participators i'll that
affair.
An express reached Bagos on the 9th
of July, stating that thirty men of Capt.
Morin's company-a grazing party, be-
longing to Lieut.. Col. Willcck's battalion
had been attacked by about two hun
dred Mexicans on the Seneca, eighteen
miles from Fernando de Toas. The en-
emy rushed upon them, and killed five
men and wounded nine others, and sue
ceeded in capturing all their horses, tents,
and extra clothing. Among the killed
were Lieut.. Larkin and privates Owens,
Wright, Mason, and Wilson. Only six
teen men were left TO protect the camp
and they retreated under the banks of the
Seneca. where they maintained their posi-
tor until Captain Shepherd, of Company
l, arrived with his men. They then
drove of the enemy, with small loss on
the American side, and Capt. Shepherd
took up his quarters about mile from
the scene of action.
The artillery company under captain
Fisher, and the Missouri mounted COM
pancs under Capts. Dent and Woods, all
left Santa Ie about the same time, say the
9th of July, and, from the movements OF
the Mcxicans, another attempt to recover
possession of the country was expected
to take place. Col. Price had ordered
the immediate concentration OF all the
troops at Santa Fe, except the command
OF Major Edmonson, who was to remain
ct Los Vegos, with orders 10 be ready TO
march at a moments warning.
A conflict OF authority has taken place
at Santa Fe. On the fourth of July an
aifray occurred at night between party
of Mexecans and Americans, in which II
is said four Mexicans were killed and one
American wounded. Col. Price is SAID
to have caused the arrest Of several Mexl-
cans; aud tbereupon Judge Houghton, OF
the District Court, interfered in their be-
half. OF the result of this interposition
we have no account. The origin of the
ah'ray may be safely attributed to Trunk
en- frolc, so characteristic of Col. Prices
administration of affairs i'll Santa Fe.-
Reputiicaa.