Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-09-30
--LATEST NEWS FROM SANTA FEE.
MOST EXTRAORDINARY TRIP.

Mr.. F. x. AUBREY, is jus, in from Santa
Fe, which place he left on the 18th of Sep.
TENDER. lie made the trip, from Santa Fe
TO independence, in five days and sirteen
hours, including all delays and stoppages the
actual travelling time being about four days
and halt
Mr.. Aubrey reports as water bound. al
Sand Creek, Major Reynolds division ofthe
Missouri Volunteers; Major Walkers bat.
talon, and Lieut.. Love with small mum.
Der of u s. Dragons. There were with
this party Messrs. Finley, Allen, Carey and
McCariy, traders.
He passed Col. Rails and portion of the
Missouri Volunteers at the Battle Ground
Is miles beyond the Arkansas.
Col. Easlon's battalion, with the recruits
under Lieut.. Allen, were at Fort Mann.
Gen. Price and staff were water. bound
at the Pawnee Fork; also Maj. Donaldson's
division of Illinois Volunteers, and Lieut..
Cooley Of Col. Gilpin's command.
At Cow Creek, he passed Capts. Gun.
ming ham and Bonds division Of Illinois Vol.
unteers, ater.bound. At this place he also
saw s. rutland, Of this city.
He passed Col. Newly, DR.. Robinson and
Lieut.. Hamilton, at Willow Springs.
He met Governor Lane, en- route for Or
egon, at Council Grove.
Mr. Aubry thinks that The first deiach
ment of Gen. Prices command will reach
Independence about the first of October,
and the whole military force may be ex-
pec,ed TO arrive by the fifteenth.
From an Extra isseed from the Office of
the Santa Fe Republican, and dated on the
18th inst, we gather the following items of
information:
Company II. First Dragons, commanded
by Lieut.. Buford, from Fort Gibson, arri.
we'd a, Santa Fe on the 9th inst, all in good
health. Lieut.. Buford passed over hilh.
erio untravelled route. which he considers
the best and shortest between The United
States and Santa Fe.
b. Lieut.. Col. Washington, appointed,
it is said, civil and military governor of N.
Mexico. was expected at Santa Fe by the
Goth of this month. He left Chihuahua on
the goth of Aug, with two companies OF
Dragons and one of light Artillery, for the
department of New Mexico, and five com.
panies of Dragons for California. The Re.
publican hopes. that he may soon reach there
as it is impossible for 200 men TO garrison
and protect so extensive territory from
the savages.
Maj. Beall, United States Dragons, wa:
in command of the military force in New
Mexico. He had received petitions from
Taos. Peral,o Albuquerque and other points
asking for troops to garrison the frontiers
as the inhabitants were in constant danger
from the daily incursions of the Indians
: who continued to murder them and to drive
off their stock. The small force left to gar
rison the country made it impossible foI
Major Beall to comply with these requests
: Major Beall, in command of the 9th Mill
rary Deprt. has issued an order, permitting
: Diego Archuleta, the leader of The Tao.
revolution to return to his family and friends
without moleslalion from any quarer.-
Gen. Price and staff left Santa Fe on the
26ih ut.
The crops throughout the country are
said to look fine. and to bid fair to yield a
| beautiful harvest TO the growers. A much
larger amount of grain has been planted
this year than in any previous session.
| The Republican, noticing the passage by
the Texas Legislature, of bills 10 establish
the county of Santa Fe-,o arrange the mi,
itia of the county of Santa Fe--to esiab.
6 ish the eleventh Judicial Circuit to be for.
med Of that coun'y-and to allow the coun.
~ one representative in the House. says:
We would now inform our Texan friends
: that il is not necessary 10 send US Judge
nor District Attorney TO settle our affairs
or put "lhings to rights" for there is not a
citizen, either American or Mexican, that
will ever acknowledge themselves as citi-
zens of Texas, until it comes from higher
authorities. New Mexico does not belong
nor has Texas even a right TO claim her as
a part of Texas. We would also advise
Texas to send with her civil officers for this
county large force. in order that they may
have a sufficient body guard to escort them
back safe. Ii will also be well for Texas
IN pnt Mr. noemher frnn tho