The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-09
From the St. Louis Republican of the Cd inst.
Arrival from Santa Fe

Extraordinary 1racellin g-Eight Hundred Miles IN Sc
gen ,ssh Is eys rom segta F. T. s.
Forces Victorious
Very much to our astonishment, Mr.. F. X, Aubry, to
days from Santa Fe. He left Independence in March last
Se o rs "a r on e sh
May arrived at ndependence on the morning OF the 3oh the
whole time out being eight days and ten hours but he lost
from detention by the Indians than day and really
left santa Fe with six men but they gave out beioe they
had accomplished three hundred miles Of the distance and
days without provisions and slept only i've hours
tackled him. and obtained possession of his baggage, prov
S em Bsa NJ e1s esf Rs s s
nail and arrived at @ one day in ADVANCE of
up the 10Th of May from which extract
Gle OF interest; -,
by Messrs. Billiard Hook Co. which left the States last
fall had been off by the Indians The last heard of them
Or goods further stated that party of NIexicans from
manches reported that the camanche had just robbed
train Of wagons that they had large lot Of goods and
mail whif5 left Fort Isaysnysg The nth Of March
April Mr. Estes much annoyed by indians on the route
II ae ont fEsf
April and reported that General Price had received an order
up position sixty miles distant such place would fur
nh provisions and forage, and there until further
orders Hewas also ordered to give up all the munitions of
war belonging the Nexcans Withdraw the paroles of
all prisoners Of war; and give them their former liberty and
placed former position. At the time information
of the treaty was communicated We cannot find that
General Price obeyed this ORDER but is to be presumed that
he did SO.
rived at Santa Fe stated that Col Gpin few days after
he left the Moro encountered large party OF In
aH that Col n made an attack hs Upon them that the
atey ordered to charge which they did most calamity drv
and stock said to have been great that Of the Americans
one two killed, and few wounded Col. Gilpn was still
A young by the name Of ]. G. Deapp, Clerk in the
Commissary Department left his office in Santa Fe about
is supposed to have been on froc, and to have been
rob Mr. enay a % Jackson
in this State in the vicinity of Red River.
ceved at Santa F6 from Col Newly who had zone out on
n an aSen om Nf ss eleven
Navjos who fled before him. Pursuit war ordered and not
secured Capt Stockton OF Mai Reynolds battalion does
not to have executed this order promptly lie suffered
said that few of his party took upon themselves to
capture eleven Indian their and stock Col Newly,
ers the others having been suffered retain their horses and
escape at leisure He Immediately ordered the prisoners
to be disamed. Meantime those who had escaped, and
others who had joined them, attacked the American
firing upon them from tn the hills I IL every direction The
chiefs and three or four others and woundng several Nome
OF the troops injured. Next morning Col Newly sent
scouting parties and met three OF the chies-to
whom he gave three days bring in their people and make
satisfactory peace.
On Monday, the 18th ut.. Pablo Reals Mexican muir
dered his wife by striking her with axe, and then killed
bis sstern-law, girl of fifteen years OF age. He APP
pretended confessed the crime but assigned
-adopting avote mode of escaping punishment, by
feignng insanity.
Mr.. Aubry his route home, heard nothing of Col Gil
pins command and suppo:es him to have been in the heart
Of the Canaan he country.
Maj Singer u. 5. PARMA ter. returning with
train, attacked five miles south OF the crossing Of
the Arkansas, by the Indians and driven from their
The Indians piaged the wagons and took the Majors
per.
~ A correspondent Of the Republican states
that Capt. Peltzer who is in command at Fort
Mann, near the crossings of the Arkansas) 8 is
wholly incompetent to the discharge Of the duties "
of his position, and cites several instances to sup
port the allegation.
o. Capt. Hackleton. Assistant Commssary of
Subsistence at Santa Fe, was seriously sick the
18th ult.
~ Mr.. Hugh N. Smith, late. Attorney General
of the territory of New Mexico, arrived at ST. Louis
on the I'd inst. from Santa Fe.