New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-23
Prom santa Re.

FROM tho 81 Louis Republican, June a.
On Saturday evening several Of our vel known
citizens arrived from SAINTS Re. Oh the number were
Aessrs - Vrsin Fo.ger r ?. Blair Jr Geo Bent and
2 Chadwick and Mr Hoffman Of Baltimore.
Toey left santa re the l3h Of May and were less
than ors month 10 making tie trip. These gentlemen
represent everything tranquil ''ste Al santa 50
fsr A. TIE native population concerned but there
~. general and deep sestsd Dissatisfaction With the
military branch Of the Government In existence there
Col Price il said g. BE- incompetent for the duties ~
he station and there has been axty 81 discipline
which ia objectionable IN the commander oil military
post
sigaCn and Indulgence o. depraved and vicious pas
sons on the part O OF ers o. vel soldiers for which
were ubprepered.
Gambling and druakcnaess. without any attenton 70
the discipline OF the tactics o.! camp prevailed ao'rf
santa re-
The people and al those exercising civil authority
there loud 10 their complaints Of the injury "nlch
the country suffers from these causes and tns 70 az
tressng picture Of Government "nice vas lnIen.eu
- promote the welfare sn5 comfort ana 70 pfoect t1e
property OF the people Of that territory, but which Is
admitted on all bands 70 have failed in these objects
The home Government ght AZ once % remedy tnese
grievances by sending regular military force mere
with commander Of sufficient experience and deierm.
nation 70 compel Observance Of the laws, ootn mil
tsry and civil and 70 protect the people from injury
Lieut. Col Wlcocks battalion was st IAos. nus oil-
Ger and Col Pnce we're not on good terms. snd helf
mutual jealousy operated % the prrGdc Of the service
The party we're fourteen days 10 travelling from oit
William % Westport and they represent our feianop'
with the Indians tho route as anything bui ifehcJ
benever they could DO 90 they have not hesAted %
attack and rob parties Of Americans. and This has re-
suited in crest loss % the United states and 10 ndg1
usls
A very great proportion Of the csttle mules &c be-
longing 10 the o. rtaes and many animals belonging ~
volunteer companies and 70 Bent 81 Nrsin & co have
been stolen By them. Bat this Is not the worst feature
Of the case.
Murder has been supersdded 10 H. and unless some
stop IL put % H. oy eieio Ut military force on the
plains ills likely % become frequent Occurrence
On tho 2-h Of last month. Bent 81 Frain 60 ualn
Of wagOnl and others owned by William Ihsrp. were
attacked Al Walnut Greek aud Mr.. Iharp was killed
Every precsution was taken against surpnse
The camp was formed in the shape Of corral and
guards stationed although the many buffalo IN the i
mediate ueighb0rhOOd induced belief that mere were
no Indians there.
In tie morning Mr. Thsrp and Mr. f. De Isle went
before starting 20 shoot some buffalo but they had
gone three hundred yards before simultaneous al
tack made them. the wagons. and the cattle
and mules which had been turned out - Craze Inc
Indians mounted
When the alarm given. Thsrp and De Lise 81
tempted 20 10 camp but they were intercepted
by the indiana Thsrp shot and be then fired his
gun a. them. De Isle reserved bic. and kept them al
bay by pointing fret nj and ihon a another oi the
indians a. they appeared o. him until his company
came 10 bis relief Tharp then brutsy manged BY
the Indians
This young man was formerly a citizen Of this place
he had been trading very successfully during me WIN,
Ter huo was sup poser 10 haft maui s'i' i'''
dollars bat by the robbery Of about sixty mules az this
time he lost more than half Of HE earnings. bent
It. Vran s. Co lost about forty mules and cattle. Inc
Indians were supposed 20 be ArsDah0es.
These robberes will be of common occurrence, unless
prompt measures are taken 70 prevent them Trains Of
Government wagons and those belonging - traders are
passing the plains every day and are liable 10 DC
plundered.
Al Taos these gentlemen learned from two MeXicans
that they left psrty of fifteen Americans at Green nv
er bringing dispatches from Gen kesrney in California
We may look for these dispatches in about week
The volunteers at Santa re were snxi0usly awaiting
the expiration of their OF service and the relief
which expected from home but in this they Will be
grievously disappointed.
Col Price wss. hear. expecting commission m
one of the ten regiments with authority to raise req
fnent Of men from those In New Mexico, but IN this ne
will be disappointed.